The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-26
Ioral Calendar in Place Of the New
Year Call.
holETS ARE FOR GOOD WISHES
hrnatiOns Tell of Deep Love and
Palms appreciation Of Hospi-
taIity."

In locations where the time honored
Years call has gene out, the florist s
pde has perceptibly increased. 1t is the
khioD to send al bouquet with New Year
shes instead OF going 10 make a call.
is easier 10 write Il wish you a happy
" Year aud all good things for ?S' than
IS 10 say it. And that is no doubt the
ason for the decrease in calling and tho
nseQuent increase in the florists bills.
Flowers are, however. not sent at zap
card. The stationers say there has
yer been such a call for floral albums
during the present month, which means
~ young men and old men are studying
Q moral album TO get an appropriate
rai message for their New Year gift.
big bunch of v%iolets, tied with pur-
ribbon. means Il wish you many hap
returns of the New Year" But if the
oiels are tied with white ribbon the signi-
auce changes to Il wish you a happier
w Year than the last" If tied with a
snseaoie ribbon, or sent in a basket
meaning becomes Happy New Year
all the family"
me Moral guides differ slightly, but
sM a careful study of them all the fol-
rr.ns correct sentiments are obtained:
@ias sent to a young woman mean
N, ~ are the most magnificently beau
- giri | know" Callas to d married
Man-ior men make calls with the ut
o, .reeuom and pay out sentimental
SSesn,s with the utmost liberality then
M no'e: 1t is dangerous for me to gaze
MI ma your oeauty-so discomfort do | be-
~. hui If tho ral1,S ona laid in N
"itn patnsies around their stems they
Although l admire your beauty,
only rejoice that you have SO happy
ome ana so delightful a family"
ounch or straw or a sheaf OF wheat,
ahy grain, punched and delivered 10
,ouhg lady. says; "Ycu have forced
y me a state OF p~latonic affection which
nuen against my Wishes Grain sent
ms. WIN a few flowers laid on top speaks
a .ay anectioa for you is as strorr
Th sincerely platonic as yours for mes
ta ~ gentleman who is going away upon
n.vuathey and must bid farewell TO, a
~ which he Is in the habit OF visiting,
,ir' ereen Things, MOSES, ferns, smilax.
~ anu mistletce. To the young lady
M, ne much admires he sends a box
ssinse noiiy. II he is very DESTROYS OF
m her goodbye before he departs
ist,..ne journey he sends her q box OF
.us'oe. Shelf she be 4 wise girl
~ little TO the chandelier.
~ man who feels that he he's beer or u
IN Iis iiited sends cold white flowers TO The
ior a New Year gift. He selects snow
I'M. little white flowers. cameiias an5
a~e pinks. The same flowers seut to !
~sh mean Il wish to be very friendly
rh family during the coming year"
realm of love Is reached with the
n uoabie pinks. These denata love. pure
simple. The girl who gets a box OF
Aaslons. without green or other coioI
read. II love you so dearly that ! can
! &c happy without you for my wife
lae same carnations to a natron say
lave received so many favors from you
~ yours that I offer you ny devote
ssee upon the threshold Of a new year.
~ san command Inc until DEATH
sohquiis mean Il hope that You N.il re-
y my fricndliness for YOU this year"
. chrysanthcmum falls from lis higt
sste into the commonplace IS ! New
!. greetinK. II means Think Q. me-
nioEie big chryssnthemum says nsys
-scpy New Year thought for you" And