Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27
SINGLE COLOR SCHEMES RULE
One Wedding Of the Spring to Be All
Yellow.
FASHION SETS NEW PROBLEM
Florists OFTEN Have difficulty IN Sc
curing Enough Flowers of One
shadc-WRuy New shades
Now Grown.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Contrasting colors
are tabooed in this seasons fashionable
color schemes. This applies particularly
to floral decorations and women's cos
tunes and extends to house decorations.
draperies and furniture.
From toe to plume the well dressed
woman in her new spring clothes will pre-.
sent a consistently harmonious color
scheme and the Easter brides will be sur
rounded by a color scheme which to the
last detail represents complete harmony in
expression.
one year ago, for a brief season, con-
trasts between hat and gown we're advo-
Gated by the fashion makers, and women
just from Europe appeared In mauve gowns
and blue hats or blue gowns and mauve
hats This arrangement was called stylish,
but lasted only a short time. This spring
there will be no contrasts in the color
schemes advised by the leading authori-
ties. The varieties Of new tones Of color
with wonderful names which are produced
In dress fabrics are also produced in every
thing else appertaining to a woman's cos
tune. Hosiery, gloves, artificial flowers.
plumes, laces, shoes even, may be had to
agree with the gown, which I'm turn from
undermost underllnging to topmost layer
OF lace, chiffon, beads or metals, is self
toned or q combination of slightly varying
tones Of the same color.
The well dressed woman will be known
by her harmony in color. Nor is it likely
that that ordinarily familiar sight, brides
maids in pink or blue or other color gown
topped with a big black hat. will be seen
at the fashionable church weddings.
At the marriage soon Of a well known
young woman, for example, whose fav-
orite color Is pale yellow, the maid of
honor and bridesmaids will wear costumes
and hats of that tint made over a stiII
paler shade of yellow, and their bouquets
Will be of yellow flowers. The decorations
at the church, in the drawing room, In the
dining room, entrance hall and foyer will
be OF yellow flowers with southern smilax.
1t is only In reception and cloak rooms
that flowers Of another color will be per-
mitted, and then only II the florists supply
OF yellow blossoms gives out.
Fortunately, as one florist explained,
orders OF this sort are placed several weeks
ahead; as soon, in fact, as the wedding
date is fixed, which allows the florist In
turn to contract In advance with whole
sale growsrs When, as happened the
other day, 200 dozen roses Of a certain
bright shade OF pink are needed for one
wedding reception, q florist must do some
careful managing beforehand in order not
to disappoint his customer. He must find
out how many blooms Of the kind required
he can get from one and another grower
or II he can get any at all. II a large
order or several orders for the same flower
have been received ahead Of his, a grower
may refuse to promise to the last conner
more than a dozen or two of 1t at the time
mentioned.
Very we'll" says the florist. II shall
count on you for two dozen, say, and more
If you can spare them"
The florist then communicates with two.
three or half a dozen more nurseries. NOT
stopping till he has secured for
enough flowers OF the kind required At a
given date.
Even more distinctive, Il possible, is the
dinner color scheme, which no longer ner-
mits flowers Of one kind and color on the
table and another kind in other parts Of
the room. In fact, at present the floral
framing OF a fashionable dinner is a dis
tlpct art Of which comparatively few
have the secret. These few are kent
pussy Broad ribbons, or what look like
'ASNNh9i maui entirely OF flowers CROSSING
table at intervals from the center and
dropping over the edge of the table to the
edge Of the cloth, together with a
low, circular centerpiece, Is a design which
one hostess recently ordered made from
salmon pink roses, which color she said
must be adhered to in the dining room ana
room decorations.
To the uniformed this doesn't represent
order particularly hard to fill at short
notice, but as a matter of fact salmon
pink roses are never plentiful and TO GET
other blooms of a color to match Is ex-
difficult. The florist did NOT ra-
fuse the contract though, and the lady had
her floral salmon pink color scheme car
ried out entirely to her satisfaction.
Fortunately the propagation OF all sorts
OF flowers has reached a stage which pro-
duces shades OF color unknown to the
florists a few years ago, especially in the
yellows and puppies. the latter now
own every variety Of shade from the
palest pink mauve to deepest blue purple.
In place of the half a dozen shades of
pink OF a few years ago there are now
dozens OF shades, and the same thing
holds good in yellow flowers, ranging as
they now do, frow an almost brown to a
deep cream, with gold high lights.
Before long, one grower thinks, florists
will be able to compete in colors with man
Ifacturers of silks and satins.