Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-19
OLD FAVORITES AGAIN.
Popular Flowers for Decorations an,
WOmen's Wear.

Popular Flowers for Decorations and
"Omen's Wear.
From the Philadelphia Press.
The rose will continue in favor with So
ciety this winter.
The double violet and the orchid have
reared their modest, though expensive, heads
close to the blushing rose and have shared
with her the patronage of the smart set.
But the rose has cast its fragrant spell
over her rivals and society alike, and this
year will be more popular than ever.
N othing will take the place of the Amer
lean Beauty rose." said one of Philadel-
phia's foremost florists yesterday. mo
flow IT approaches it in beauty fragrance
or slowiness, and for all hgh-class func-
lions it will be the popular flower.
Now the double violet is all right for
street wear or for midday luncheons. But
the violet needs daylight to emphasize it
night or artificial light makes the violet
iat-makes 1t shadowy and indlstinct.
The orchid is popular, of course, but its
uses are somewhat limited. Two varieties
are most effected-the Dendrobium and the
Cattlya. The latter is a pinkish lavender
the other white. Some men affect the Den
drobium as boutOnnieres, but this is not
good form.
Il have been asked on one or two occa-
sons to send double vioets to woman
who was going to the assembly, but such
orders have been few. American Beauty
roses alone. roses and orchids made up
in a bouquet, are in better taste. Frequently
a bride will carry lilies of the valley and
often an orchid is put in the bouquet for a
all purposes where the absolutely correct
is aimed at one can't go wrong in selecting
the American Beauty rose.
This Is going to be tremendous year
for flowers he continued mo one knows
why this is so. but individual orders booked
with other florists and myself are more
numerous now than ever before, and by
far greater quantity Of flowers Is wanted.
Certain decorations last year called for
twenty dozen roses. This year we are told
to make it forty dozen.
"A fact not to be overlooked is the rapid
rise Of the violet in popular favor. Year
before last the violet began to make its in
huence felt. Last year there were three
times as many violets cultivated and sold
there were in the year proceding-and
this year there will be twice as mary sold
as last year. But this does not mean that
the violet will! be the fashionable flower.
1t is growing to be the popular one, but Its
uses are circumscribed-it will never be
accepted the correct thing for evening.
because it is not an evening flower.
THE mems flower for ultra occasions
is the Gardenia. 1t is white, f1axen-
leaved flower. with heavy, olive-green
leaves New Workers have worn 1t for quite
a long time, while the Londoner would not
think of wearing any other flower in his
buttonhole at a swagger affair. The Gar
denia fades quickly. breaks easily and costs
fifty cents apiece.
"A many of the early fall weddings the
color scheme of the flower decorations has
been yellow-a fact that has induced many
peop to think that yellow will be the
fash enable color this season. But 1t is
much too soon to prophesy, as the season
is not yet in full swing, and because the
tee n1aC
head to market to arbtrate on the Ques-
ton