Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-06
FLOWERS FOR EASTER
The Extent to Which They Are Used in
Church Decoration.
Kinds of Floral Beauties That Are
Most Employed-POtted Plants the
Correct Easter Presents.

Most Employed-Potted Plants the
Correct Easter Presents.
Easter is the time of flowers. The festi-
val, which is in some respects the greatest
in the calendar of the Christian church,
typifying, as it does. the risen Christ.
comes in the early spring, when nature.
freed from the pressure of the SHOWS and
frosts Of winter, Is making an effort to
show her gratitude for balmy air and warm
sunshine. She sends forth her earliest and
most beautiful floral treasures and they
have the freshness and vigor of youth and
| the fragrance that goes with the first bios
sons The dainty and fragrant violet is
then at its best, and the same is true of
other flowers that might be named.
Decorating the Churches.
The observance Of Easter by the churches
calls for the employment of large number
of flowers in the decorations of affairs and
chancel rails. In this city 1t is rare that
any formal design of decoration is carried
out but masses of flowers and palms are
banked in profusion wherever they can be
placed most effectively. The Easter lilies
those Familiarity known as the St. Joseph's
lilies, as well as those Of the Gala variety,
are most frequently employed, but besides
these there are used hydrangeas, both of
dodendrons the yellow penesta nlacs both
purple and white, the splrea taponica,
azaleas and tulips. These, with palms and
ferns in pots, can be combined to make
Churches snend a eood dasi ~ mon.v for
their Easter decorafions II is not I msal I'm IN
this city for the church authorities to give
him the RESPONSIBILITIES for the character
of the work. It is customary for the la
| dies of a church or a Committee of them
to undertake. tn. Easter adornmant and
they make their purchases Of the flowers
required from many different places.
Easter decorations are growing each wear.
and larger number of flowers will un-
doubtedly be used this wear than ever he
Tore.
The Custom Becoming General.
The custo m is so beautiful that congrega-
lions that formerly paid no special atten-
ton to the Observance Of Easter now look
forward to that festival with pleasur-
able anticipation of the Joyous appearance
that their houses of worshin will nresent
decked In fra,ront eou,.rs ond .r.o.f,I
Mains on tha 10 ~ ne,,s, onu ,,,a
isst act IN the cnnsn,, ~ ,inn IF the
scheme of saivst,cn T. 10 not uLaIv that
there is a chnrch a. ,ha 6,str;ot tho, Iii
not he da,oratad ~ - 9ansn - &C. -
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that mi ~ De naeo Al An 'n ,.Ssr are IL en1s
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hafiiiohies u eo'o.'
Easter Gifts of Flowers.
The custom of making Easter presents
go ~, .,anra-for tho amnIov.
mas iouha e" a,s -. ~ .ara,n
ment OF flowers. The old hablt OF senoing
cards is out of date, and instead the gift
ia now something of beauty or utility If
tha fo-n,or nothino 10 mora welcome to a
lady than a box of cut flowers or a bloom
ing piant. Inc elVnis VI mowers az Las.ef
o ainne rs .Sts o,,G nonst.ntIv inc-easine
Flowers are so beautiful SO graceful. SO
fragrant, SO suggestive of all that is ten
der and refined that they Indicate the cui-
lure anu sooo taste oI the siVel as wen
as 1urnisn satisfaction ana pleasure 10
rxiF oP
oeen SCREENED oy elit OF mowers, ana
many an estrahgeneht mas peen heaieu
s enrousn .ne nieoiuni OIL roses vi o'her
horaI prssents.
Formerly IL was IN eooa lorh 10 sena
mowers eltner Iooseiy cut IN pox OF ar
ranged IN oouque' OF oashe.. inns Is
sun aiioWaoie, only ~ ehey are workeo
INTO pouquet or oasket OF any other SET
oesisn tney are oInal,enteo MIN BOWS
anu 81 eas VI nausoe iioooh, .he
th tho 20 DG nf I'M OF go
WIN W. ~, .ne IDIOTS oa .he mowers as ,he TASTE
~ u .me sax ~ may SUSSEX. me niost
1r - -, gus IS pIooapy 'ouna IN
IA se ueep oasAet win sfea. iohs hanoie,
haaht can th oe pan.eu anu s.ioea SO as 10
TIE has,, az. 10 aitha an. .ne Woie lung.
.nia oashe. - esnei uie1 win eart u or
49, h.ashea 10 naue, eheh Ia Ian oe piaceo rose
rnododendron or a bydranpe or In fact
any number of flowers that the basket will
hold, all with roots. and a good prospect
pl Son'inuis ne. Ihen the handle OF the
anv go al no. nc W., IN daein WIN riopoh IN
Wy N' 'e oeu.
POtted Plants as Presents.