The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-18

FLOWERS.


Easter some 20 years ago, and 1 am as
sured that the Easter trade has deveI-
oped within the past 10 years. But to-
day the demand exceeds the supply, and
many are sent from England. One we'll
known florist says he ordered nearly
$4,000 worth from across the water
for the Easter trade.
This stupendous expense might seem
wasteful if the flowers did not serve a
most charitable purpose, for after being
used in church decorations they are dis
tributed among the sick in hospitals as
sweet missives of sympathy.
The lily is the favorite flower for Eas-
ter, partly because of its loneliness and
partly because of it's legends 1t is a
symbol of innocence and has been called
the Virgins flower. Next to the lily
ranks the azalea. The hydrangea IS
also a great favOrite.
The average society woman of today
expects her need of favorite flowers at
Easter as naturally as she does the re-
membrance at Christmas.
Mrs. NICK. Twombly, who is a tall,
distingue blond, prefers pink. Her
house decorations are all pink, and she
never misses having it full Of mass of
pink blossoms at Easter
Mrs. G. B. De Forest, who is a sister
of Mrs. Duncan Elliot (Sally Hargou3)
and is brilliant brunette, is passion
ately fond of Jacqueminot roses.
Mrs. Jules Renaul who is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. E. H. Higgins, has punches
of violets and lilies of the valley to
match the white and gold decorations
of her house.
Mrs. Seward Webb is never without
American Beauty roses, which match
the colors of the heavy tapestry hang
| ings Of her residence. These odorous
roses are also the favorite flowers of
Mrs. Willie Sloan, Mrs. Ogden Goelet
and Mrs. Osborn, her sister-in-law
/ Mrs. Ogden Mills prefers lilies of The
valley, and her sister-in-Iaw, Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid, who was married under
a conopy of jaqueminot rases. still pre-
fers that beautiful flower, which she
fairly revels in at Easter.
| American Beauties are the favorites
of Mrs. James A. Burden, whose liking
for that flower may be spoken of as d
passion.
Mrs. John Sloan and Mrs. P. j.
WyckOff are particularly fond of violets
and are always seen at Easter with an
enormous corsage bouquet of the dain-
ty blossoms.
Mrs. Austin, Corbin delights in the
! pink blossoms of the La France rose,
and her daughter, Mrs. Corbin, has an
equally strong preference for the Nine.
Cucine rose.
| The wife of General Thomas T.. James
likes American Beauties, and the gem
eral is very careful to have the florist
send her an enormous box of the
choicest blossoms that can be procured
every Easter.
! Helen Gould's favUrite flowers are
orchids, and her house is profuseiy
decorated with them every Easter
Mrs. George Gould prefers violets
above all other flowers, that dainty
flower being one of the weapons Mr..
George Gould used to great advantage
during their courtship.
Pauline Hall, with Vernona Jarbeau
and Theresa Vaughan, has a decided
preference for jacks.
Mrs. Washington Conner uses flow
ers in .rofusion without having any
special favorte.
Mrs. Perry Belmont adores white
hyacinths. Mrs. Charles Lanier prefers
long stemmed American Beauties, and
Mrs. ]. Pierpont Morgan has a pas
sion for orchids.
1t would seem as if violets took the
blue ribbon, after ALL for the double
white ones are in highest favor with
Mrs. P. Obermeyer and Mrs c. G. Stec-
kelberg.
Agnes Booth is devoted to violets;
Marie Burroughs, to jack roses Viola
Allen, Lillian Russell and May Robson
share Agnes Booths preference for vio-
lets.
Mrs. August Belmont likes lilacs and
jack roses best.
Rose Coghlan has a passion for lilies
of the valley, in which her brother
Charles shares. LOTTIE GERMAN.