The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
along down to the charming little SOU
venir store and delightful little curios.
Way So Mucl, Variety.

Why SO Much Variety.
The fact is. as before intimatcd, that
because of Washington's unique dis
.t~tnctiyeness las a worldwide city, z u
peculiarly Cosmopolitan city, a ethyl
where the representatives of -ail.the-I
worldflive; It's retail stores must needs
be the most varied and the most in.
tensely attractive TO be found any
where on the American continent, and
they are undoubtedly that. The shop
per who m to Washington during
the next two weeks. OF at any time. as
for that matter. and mo be suited
II the way of selection n the matter.
CT price. will not be suited nrywherei
e!se on the green earth. That. In a
nutshell. is the, impression that has
tbeen made upon me after an extended
stroll through the great shopping dis
trict in what is to be, and as @ truth
is now, the most interesting and at
tractive cit, in the world.
The attractions OF Washington az a
retail centre are becoming greater and
greater every day in the year, and the
retail trade committee of the Cha mber
Inf Commerce, of which Mr.. D. J. Kauf-
man, one of the most extensive dealers
IN clothing and mems furnishings II;
the United States, is the chairman. 10
not falling to let the shopping world
t!'dtG pdIl9 Oili IL WlllCu SuEIOulQS w dSI,
lngton-.know the fact. The work OF
this special effort to make these facts
known during the newt two weeks was
delegated to Mr.. G. II. Gall. and right
Well has he done the good work.
Great Flower Gardens.
1t would be impossible to give a COM
rlete idea OF the immense scopef.of
N'ashington's trade without reference
to Its flower and floral trade. In the
very nature Of the case. Washington
is q city OF flowers. and It mag not be
house n flower-raising art shax been
drought to absolute perfection In thu
iI,istrict Of Columbia. Nowhere perhaps
on earth are flowers brought to a
gIe s ter state OF perfection than in the
lgardenssia this district. The reason for
this is easy enough to find. Omclaldom
Of the G .oital demands many flowers.
There are but few hours in the twenty.
four Or any day In the year that there
is not a banquet. a reception. a funeral.
or something that looks for flowers
and floral decorations one kind and
another. This has created a demand
for flowers, and In order to meet that
tdemand q large partfof the District Of
Columbia has been made into Flower
gardens and %hothouses.
Worldwide Trade.
Just a little story. related to me
yesterday, will give al idea of the Inn
portance and the perfection OF the
flower trade in this city. and of the
vast facilities of the Flower men to
meet tho demands.
Less han a year ago the invalid wife
Iof a millionaire was sent by her rhysi-s
1 clans to the south OF Europe for. Her
health. Her husband is the head of one
of the wealthiest organizations in the
country, all organization that has
offices in nearly every State in the
Union and In all the cities OF any im-
]! portance. This man is popular with al;
the men connected with the company.
and when 1t became known, among
them that the invalid wife was 70
make the long journey, they wanted
to do something handsome. They raised
Il fund and contracted with a. WASH,
ington flower dealer. Special artists
In the flower. line We're sent TO New
York. two weeks ahead of the date for
the departure OF the ship on which the
sick lady was to sail. Cold storage ar
~rangenlents We're made on %shipboard,
and an.sagent obtained passage on the
ship. To mako a long story short. OH
te,very morning during the voyage the
departments OF the sick lady on board
the ship Were decorated with fresh
FLOWERS from Washington, Just ms fresh
ms If they had just been cut from the
Furthermore, when athe&lady entered
ilier rooms In a London hotel. h Found
| fresh Washington flowers,tand8 the same
was true when she reached Paris and
when she arrived In Rome.
A. 5Yeternn's Views.
~ But, going back TO the general re-i
! tail proposition; 4 called this morning