Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
QUESTIONABLE
Brilliant Function for Pleasure
of Washington Public.
NUNS TO MAKE THEIR BOW
Annual Display of Rare and Beauti-
full Blooms This Week.
OPENS TOMORROW MORNING
Exhibit to Be Held In the Green
house Of Department of
Agriculture.
OPENS TOMORROW MORNING

Floral debutantes-onite a number Of
beautiful buds-win bow to society for
the first time this week at the recep-
ton by the NUNS to the Washington
public. The annual event will be held
in the mum greenhouse, in the grounds
of the Department Of Agriculture.
A thousand and more tremendously
big japanese blooms, some having at
tained the stately. regal height Of eight
or more feet, and three or five times as
many smaller. humber relatives. POM
upns and singles have donned their
best clothes and are gathered together
for the coming function The reception
room is a bower of beauty, and a mass
of rich color.
The dress toilets that adorn the NUNS
for this years reception are Of the
made up of the floral substitutes for
silks. satins and laces Of the finest
softest textures, and cut to the latest
patterns Of the prevailing graceful
mode Of mum fashions.
The opening reception is called for
the hour Of o'clock tomorrow morning,
and will continue throughout the day
and evening until o'clock tomorrow
night. Thereafter, until the closing
hour Of clock Sunday evening next.
the same twelve hours of every day will
find the reception in progress.
Wednesday Evening Attraction.
The event will be at is height We'd
nesday night. Then the blooms will be
at the zenith of their attractiveness
wearing their richest gems Of adornment
Those that are dif1ident to appearing in
full glory at the beginning of the fete
will then have put ON their fneiy. and
will display perfection Of form and color.
Many gracious blooms have never be-
fore appeared at public function. It Is
the debut for some Of the very lovelies..
And one Of the most beautiful buds to
make her bow on this occasion will be
Mademoise.le Rayonnette. who will wear
a gown of pa-e pink. Her couture is
curious in the quill. shape Of the radiating
petals.
Kimonos Of while will set of the
charms Of a number Of the g. eat Japa-
nese flowers. Mrs. Gilbert Drabble. evil
IDENTIFY bride, will wear pure white. with
petals Of the intricate design, reflex
and incurve. combined''-which is to say
that they curve out and back from the
center of the bloom.
Christy MathewsOn. masquerading as a
member Of the Senato:s base bel team,
al. In white uniform, will also attract
Another beauty in white will be the Man
haitian.
Bushes Of Artistic Queen.
Just a faint blush tints the graceful
petals Of the Arts &c Queen. also de-
butante- A great beauty from Michigan
is the delicate pink blossom. Smith SEN
sation.
In a rich costume Of magenta backed
with bright bun the William K.tenheinz
will be one of the bizarre attractions.
Among the yellows. the Ramapo is a
great bail shape flower Of perfect form.
The toilette Of the Roman Gold is even a
richer shade Of reddish yellow, almost
blood orange. costume of We low will
be worn by Mrs. George Burke. and
Francis Joiff will array his slender grace
in suit of lemon color.
Adonis will represent the gods Of classic
times, and will be adorned in a pink
cloud. with curly petals showing through
the mist. George j. Bruzard will wear a
garment Of red and shrimp pink petals.
Among the fine blossoms of one or more
virgin white in color and rotund in shape.
The DazZler will wear the brilliant red
dress that has been so frequently ad-
mired and written about.
Mary Poulton, pretty in pink, will also
| be in the receiving line. The Countess
| OF Granard. an artstocrattc flower Of
slender grace and long white petals taper
ing backward. will be one Of the dis
| tinguished hostesses.
These are only q few OF the NUNS which
viii have places in the flower show. There
| will be leo or more varieties Of the big
| japanese flower in the more than a thou
| sand big eight-inch pots that have been
| set in the center Of the greenhouse
Pompons and Singles.
Along the banks on either side are 600
| or 700 pots containing about 125 varieties
of ponpons and single NUNS. the smaller
flowers. which have. however, many
| ardent admirers. Here are growing hun
dreds of varieties Of unnamed seedlings,
| bearing a profusion Of buds that promise
a gorgeous display.
DR.. G. F. Galloway. head Of the bureau
of plant industry. has direction over the
propagating gardens OF the Department
| Of Agriculture. 1t Is under his direction
| that the annual mum shows are given.
The chrysanthemums are not the only
attractions OF the exhibition. In the
carnation house 10 a bench OF seedlings
running the whole length OF the build
| ing which will be mass OF bloom