Evening star., 1914-11-15


4 they are more expensive. and
of course they are more
wanted because they are scarcer and
because they are expensive.
There is a systematic way of buying
flowers in the winter. Plan to spend a
certain amount for flowers each week,
and keep to that average
Some florists take an order to send
flowers worth certain amount TO an
address every week They send good
fresh flowers. varying them according
to the season. This scheme is a good
one, of course. for the florist can AFFORD
TO give measure because the order in
standing one.
BUT the woman who really loves flow
ers probably finds choosing them half
tne pleasure of having them
She should choose such flowers as are
cheap Just at present carnations are
rather expensive. but in A few weeks
they will be cheap. In the spring bulh
nowers-daffodils and narcissus-are
tne cheapest. And so it goes through
the year: there is always a seasonable
and moderately cheap flower
Take the plan Of the woman who
spends SO cents week. Suppose she
begins tomorrow. Her first choice
should be something durable" Four
little hardy ferns. or perhaps five, can
be bought. These can he planted In
tiny brass dish or a china one. and
they will last for a month or so-aII
winter. if their owner has the knack
of making things grow. They form a
foundation, and even if they die quick
ly. they last longer than do cut flowers
The next week she can indulge in cut
flowers. She can buy chrysanthemums.
and when they wither the little ferns
furnish green spot in the house. Then
she might save up enough money to
buy big Bosom fern. This. with care
and proper surroundings in the way. OF
light and air. will last all winter and
form more background"
At Christmas time, of course the
money goes into Christmas greens and
wreaths. The ferns must be depended
| on perhaps for several weeks so that
money can be saved enough to buy
greens.
A little glass jar of red berries and
green leaves, that keep their brilliant
| color all winter. can be bought, and
| this is decidedly decorative. And from
time to time potted plants can be
bought. A begonia is a decided econo-
| my. for it thrives in the sunshine and il
a mass of blooms for weeks. Prim-
roses are cheap and effective, Rnd
geraniums are standbys for good color.
These potted plants and flowers and
ferns make the cut flowers go farther.
and they make 1t possible to indulge in
more expensive cut flowers and still
not to exceed the small weekly aver
age.
Remember, the arrangement of flow-
ers adds to their attractiveness. Some
week when you have not come up to
the average spend a little money for
attra ctive flower holders.
Very good glass holders can be had.
And long-stemmed roses. three or four
of them, with little green, give de
cidedly festive touch to a room II they
are arranged in a slender, tall glass
vase If they are put into broad
mouthed, squat vase or bowl. their
true beauty is lost. On the other hano.
short-stemmed flowers crowded into IA
narrow tall vase are quite as mis-
placed.
Glass flower holders are, for the most
mart more effective than those or
OPAQUE china. The stems of mowers
are beautiful, and as they show through
the glass, they add to the beauty of the
flowers Nevertheless, there are some
decidedly good little holders OF Whlte
china ware. simple in line. with Il
pleasing surface, and these, too, are
good investment.