Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-15
RETURN OF THE NosEcAY
London Women Carry Bouquets.
Flowers for Decoration

lowers TOT DcCoFaNlOn
quite a specially is now being carries
out in the florists shops for coat bou-
quets for women. The nosegays are
cup shaped and are particularly appro-
pirate as the finishing touch of Direc-
toire costume or an Incroyable coat,
pinned on the left side Of the corsage
or tucked into the waist belt. The
blossoms that are being principally
used now are lilies Of the valley, car
nations of all colors, gardenias, white
and tuberoses, the exquisitely lovely
yellow and brown orchids. which ac-
cord so we'll with the fashionable
brown costume, and q charming mix
ture of violets and lilies of the valley.
the violets used being those cultivated
for their specially long stalks.
Smart men are indorsing the kings
good taste by following his example
and wearing buttonholes. The Prince
of Wales is another votary of the little
lapel nosegay. and is particularly fond
Of the modest violet OF the sweetly
scented malmaison carnation.
What our French neighbors call the
certainly the chrysanthemum, with
huge ragged ball shaped blossom and
a very long stalk. The freak chrysan-
themum is the green one, the flowers
of which loog just as IL the leaves
had been taken and twisted into the
semblance of a bloom by hand; but the
ones that are usually seen filling up
the angles of the halls, often right up
to the ceiling, in company with rich
foliage plants, are the bronze, the
mauve and the white varieties.
Among the fashionable foliage plants
of this winter are the crotans, with
their beautiful yellow and red shaded
leaves, and the pandanas, all white and
green with prickly edges to the leaves.
It is still not too late for dwellers 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, forget
full that it's autumn proclivities 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
ing rooms, are filling the angles and
recesses with pots Of 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 begonia, of beautiful rose pink,
and cyclamens of the utmost fragility
and loveliness in white, mauve and
purple; spireas, and pink and white
lancifoliums. Imagine a bank of april
cot-colored mollis azaleas in. full
bloom, or one in which the predominant
| ing motives are tubs of orange trees
with their pungently 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 the Cape
gooseberry, though better still is it TO
order the physalis, which is large
variety of this favorite plant, often
Familiarity called the Chinese lantern.
Though some of the most recent
brides have elected to go to the altar
without the customary bouquet, bunch
es of sheaves OF blossoms are usually
ordered for that great occasion. The
bride, of course, carries white flowers
and orange blossoms lead 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.