The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-20
FLOWERS IN HIGHEST FAVOR.
vAsARixs 90 rmE rRADE rHAr
FLORISTS CANr EXPLAIN.


Oschtns the safdener's Held On Neu
me ressse ohs sssJ the sfs~ers
Ihs~s are dull DAYS for the city norists.
IN. s-ason h over. Few flowers sre In the
msrk.t and ,hsrs h lit,l. call even Tor
tho~e few.
A host Of flower buycrv h ott % town,
n,tIe entertaining b bring done. the Juns
wedding. nv past and gone. and. though
Oh. city folk who have not yvt escaped from
durancs vito. try to solAce themseivcs by
having mor flowers than usual In their
houses or apartments. they arr very likely
20 buy neld flowers or common s.rdrn
fow~~ from tho street v-nders. Daiae..
mignonettes. sweet rsas. larkrpur and
their comrades sem more In tune with the
summer than hothou~s roses.
Rut the florists arr not complaining
They arr u-ed 20 the summer dulne~-. and
they can hook back over a prosperous sea
con
Zach wear flowers are used morn lavishly
In New York and greater sums ~ money
srr sr-.nt upon them. There was a tine
when only the rich ioush, flowers. Now
only the very poor go without them.
few aorst. hold practically all tho
ultra-faShionnhlc trade hut on every street
and avenue from the Rnv~ry and Avcnu"
A TO furflsrp1O~t ttarletn, tn'ff arr UOflNth
shop~ whcr- thriving business il done.
Down In the heart ~ tho business distric,
Hnris,a have established themselves and
are doing well
American men are willing. oven glad
90 huv flowers for their wives and women
friends II they are reminded - II. and
th. prorea= doesn't consum" valuable time
The average New York business man would
never him ~ buving fiowrr unless u
wer~ suggested 20 him. or he wer- Violently
in ~"
Even II h- didn'' think ~ II. he wouldn't
Give M (. .~at In a northhound car 10 visit
nm uptown aorist and leave an order: hut
~h.n, on his dirrc, way from ONCE 70 car.
Re 10 confronted with a brilliant mass ~
rn-~s and violets. Nlie~ and carnations. he
gp~s down into his pocket. changes money
fur flowers. grabs the latter and runs for his
car Iife'- little amenities ar" done on
srh~dula tims In 'his busy country
One or two ~ New Works swell florists
have branch establishments at Newport
and other rrsorts. but others sav that the
gain In such an arrangement does not ray
for tho bother and that IL IL nicer Ia resign
one. s@lf to q few months Of comparative
idlencSs
AFTER all. II isn't IN" smart -, that
swells our hank n~ccount-.- said a success
nj New York florist. recently. The great
middle class supports us
Yes. know YOU re'h' IN 'he s"'F"''
notes. about the phenomenal floral decorn-
ton at such and such q ball. or such and
such q wedding thousands Of orchids,
thousands 81 American Realities, mountains
OF violets. acres Of lilies Of thu valley. IL
soun's imposing.
.parbans tho flower. were really there
-, 40 - ,ht,L ,ha so,is, mad. n f,r,une
w. -" II, r,,s,aL,,
oht OF 'ho u'h' ~" Nv"
He got any amount OF advertising f"Si-
bly he gets a fair profit. but the chancee
ar. that n. didn't
IN" amount OF No's N's u"' 49,
but mo margin Oh pr""' ""S e"'n """'
and many a tim" th"r" no Pf"n' ~ y"
The thing has been figured too closely.
.,J luck goes asain.t the florist. He lpses.
-. III. To-. and acts il down Ia adj
"
1870" ow MAN eo,i.,. ui,ho,, n
,;~r r..n vho are son.,im.-
~ t'pu,H',"h. ! mTsn, n,tn, q, . dead
n"'k W :" 800, any nav a, all for
,,. ,rrtb,Id in the swell
a., -, L,s,e.-e. worth
-, -n'ii',. 10 ac,,ep, such an arrange
n,."r 80, 80
mn, Sr Ia, n. .,c.,,ional cas-.
o,, assI,hv tsnnie are willing
:, 49, Tta,aIIy One famnn. hostess. in
,J,, j".sp', carc What .h. paws 50
M.'-u'H - -. ri ,iraIi, y
$500 heau,y
~, H., In, hand anoth.r woman.
r ,,ch al f,rnr,,s Tor her entertain.
-. - ,..aat hy a"ri.ts 81. viii hoat A
~ ., 10 Ia, co,, ard don't
m u'"m a., In ,orn ever made n
-, - b,,t he,auss ~ nor s,endin =
80 d, a,,s,c. an. In. to ak. The contract.
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