Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-18
THREE WHITE ROSES
FAIL TO APPEAR
YOUNG Woman Goe5 Sleuthing and
Finds That Fiance Had Been
FaithfuI-FIorist Gets
Jolt

4 laundering florist, three punches
of Gala lilies instead of white roses, a
belated telegram of appreciation, a
weeping actress and worried lover In
New York-these We're the elements in
a queer comdy of errors which only
yesterday was Strengthened out when
Helen Grantley, now appearing in
THE Mover Never Land at the Or
pheum, stumbled upon the idea of ask
ing the florist and getting an explana.
ton that dried her tears. 1t was all
because the florist had no white roses
and thought callas were prettier.
Miss Grantley comes from New York,
where an anxious swain eagerly awaits
her return, with preacher already
engaged. But the little lady pleaded
for zone more tour" and he consented.
However, ne told her that he would be
present in spirit at every city she Wis
tied and his sign manual would be
three white roses. And she, on her
part, was to wire him promptly upon
discovery of the sign, and that was to
be his reward.
No White Roses
When Miss Grantley reached the
Orpheum Monday she found her dress
ing room bower of beauty. Strands
of smilaX were hung from chandelier
to walls; great vases of pink roses or
namented her makeup tables and
mounds of other blossoms intringed on
every vacant space. Over each mirror.
too, were groups of three callas. But
in the whole assemblage of Flora's
devotees was never a rose of white.
The little actress gasped at the mu-
nificence of the floral extravaganza,
forgetting that she was not in costly
New York. Then she noted the colors
and suddenly amazed her maid by
I IL. x
was to be found; not a glimmer of one.
She nearly tainted and the unbidden
tears flowed copiously.
Also no telegram was sent. Why
should there be a wire? There was
no sign manual of his appreciation.
All day Monday Miss Grantley
mourned. All day Tuesday Miss
Wednesday. a slight tinge of anger
arising, she had an inspiration. She
posted up to Manager Drown and de-
manded to know who had sent the
flowers. Mr.. Drown told her the orders
for them came in a letter addressed to
"the best florist in Los Angeles" which
letter was thereupon delivered un-
opened.
Did he know the florists name?
He did; and Miss Grantley was In
formed thereof.
The Plot Thickens
To the florists posted the actress
lady. Oh, yes; he had such an order;
flowers to the amount of so many dol
lars, paid for according to such and
such a schedule. And he had filled the
aforesaid order promptly; were the
flowers not there?
"Oh. yes" said Miss Grantley: "love-
ly. But are you sure that you filled the
order just as you got it?"
Mr.. Florist was sure.
Are you sure it said nothing about
any colors?"
Mr.. Florist was doubly sure.
Are you sure there was no mention
of white roses?"
"White roses?" Mr.. Florist came to.
"White roses? Oh. yes; there was
something about white roses. But. you
see, madam, I had no white roses;
there happened to be none at this time
SO | used pink ones; and where it said
three white roses over the mirrors I
used callas. | thought they would do.
THEY'RE white, Ell? And far prettier"
WhareupOn the overwrought Miss
Grantley burst into a combination of
tears and laughter and made for the
nearest telegraph office
at was almost q tragedy" she said
last night. But it's all right now. oh,
just suppose he hadn't mentioned white
roses in his order? And to think that
florist thought white roses and callas
were interchangeable"