Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
RETURN OF THE NosEaAY.
London Women Garry Huge Bouquets
Flowers FOR Decorations.

From the London NAH.
Quite speciality Is now being carried out
In the florists shops for coat bouquets for
women. The nosegays are cup shaped and
are particularly appropriate as the finishing
touch Of Directoire costume or an Incroy-
able coat, pinned on the left side Of the corr
sage or tucked into the waist belt. The
blossoms that are being principally used
now are lilies OF the valley, carnations OF
all colors. gardenias, white and tuberoses.
the exquisitely lovely yellow and brown Or
chids, which accord so well with the fash
Unable brown costume, and charming
mixture Of viOletS and lilies OF the valley
the violets used being those cultivated for
their specially long stalks.
Smart men are illdorsing the kings good
taste by following ais example and wearing
buttonholes. The Prince of Wales Is an
other votary of the little lapel nosegay. and
Is particularly fond of the modest violet or
of the sweetly scented malmaison carna-
ton.
What our French neighbors call the deco
rative flower of the moment is certainly the
chrysanthemum, with a huge ragged ball
shaped blossom and a very long stalk. The
freak chrysanthemum is the green one, the
flowers of which look just as If the leaves
had been taken and twisted into the SEM
blance of bloom by hand; but the ones
that are usually seen filling up the angles Of
halls, often right up to the ceiling, in COM
bronze, the mauve and the white varieties.
Among the fashionable foliage plants OF
this winter are the cfotans with their beau
tiful yellow and red shaded leaves, and the
pandanas, all white and green with prickly
edges to the leaves. 1t Is still not too late
for jewellers in the country to decorate
their houses with the beautiful faded leaves
of the beech. though. unfortunately, this
foliage has an unpleasant habit of falling,
forgetful that its autumn proclivfties should
not extend to the interior of a tidily kept
house.
Hostesses with plenty of wall space in the
halls, and even in their draw wing rooms, are
blossoms and foliage. Among other lovely
plants that are being used for this purpose
are the white, pink and red heather. tall
lilies, that most decorative plant. the bego-
mia, of a beautiful rose pink, and cyclamens
of the utmost fragility and loneliness in
white, mauve and purple; spireas, and pink
and white lanclfoiumS. Imagine bank or
apricot-colored mo4lis azaleas in full bloom,
or one in which the predominating motives
are tubs of orange trees with their pun
gently scented blossoms. their foliage. and
the ripe and green globes of fruit all on at
the same time. Another very decorative
adjunct which must not be forgotten is
it to order the plysalis, which is a large
variety of this favorite plant, often ia
miliarly called the Chinese lantern
Though some of the most recent brides
have elected to go to the altar without the
customary bouquet punches or sheaves Of
blossoms are usually ordered for that great
occasion. The bride, of course, carries
the list. But sheaves of tall Harrissi lilies,
borne in the crook of the left arm, so that
the flowers tower above the shoulders, have
been a good deal In request.