The New York herald., 1921-03-16
Roses and a uthOrS
Have Their Day
at Fl0wer Shon
Mrs. Twombly, Mrs. Payne
Whitney and Mrs. Guthrie
Among Prize Winners.

Between the effulgent allurements or
the Flower Show and the substantial
charms of the Tea Garden that is an
important part of 1t. the Grand Central
Palace yesterday was a fascinating
place. easy to get into and hard to get
away from. 1t was Rose Day" at the
second day OF the show and Authors
Day" in the Tea Garden. Among the 500
persons who sat about the tea tables
between and were some celebrated
pen were lost in the crowd that paid
| court to the flowers.
Added TO the miracle Of bloom that
started the eighth annual International
Flower Show, under the auspices OF the
| horticultural Society of New York and
the New York Florists Club, were added
yesterday masses OF cut roses-huge
bouquets of 500 blooms. Prizes were
awarded for exhibits by commercial and
private growers. There also were spe-
by private growers as we'll as for dis
plays In vases and baskets
Mr.. Adolph Lewisohn carried off chief
honors with Mrs. Hamilton Nick. Twom-
bly,, Mrs. Payne Whitney. Mrs. William
ID. Guthrie, Mrs Ridley Watts and Mr..
Percy Chubb of New York and Countess
Mildred Hohenstein and Mr.. Joseph T..
Widener OF Philadelphia crowding him
closely in the matter OF awards.
The magnet OF Rose Day. was a
trilogy--each 4 complete rose drama in
zeal - 10 ,,At a
for Miss Geraldine Farrar: the Golden
Dawn" aptly named. and the Miss Flor
cnce Spendiff," a pink creation. which
won a prize. The first two were de-
veloped by c. II. Totty of Madison,
\. J., and the third by T. r. Pierson Of
Tarrytown.
Mrs. Twomb1y Wins Prize.
In table decorations pink color
schemes were the favorite motifs and
simplicity the keynote. Mrs. Twomblv
won a first prize in competition that
was closely contested. Mrs. Whitney
won second. Mrs. Watts third and Mr.
Chubb fourth. Tables were set for eight
guests and only roses from the exhibi-
tors' hothouses were used In the decora-
tions. Specimens Of the popular Golden
Ophelia were used by Mrs. Twombly and
Mrs. Whitney. In the cut rose compe-
tition Mr.. Lewisohn won two firsts for
roses in pots and tubs. Other prizes in
this class were taken by Mrs Guthrie.
Mr.. Widener. Countess Hohenstein and
Mr.. Howard Cole among private grow
ers. In class for collection Of a
variety of roses covering one hundred
square feet and arranged for mass eff
feet Mr.. Lewisohn won over Mr.. Will
lam d. Thompson. Mr.. Lewisohn also
| F1, III
The Tea Garden, which is earning
hundreds OF dollars for fund for Corva-
lescent Relief of Bellevue Hospital. un-
der the Craftsmanship Of Mrs. Joseph p
Truesdale. was the social nerve centre.
Mrs. william +. Sheehan. Mrs. Belmont
Tiffany, Mrs. Linzee Blagden. Mrs.
James Shewan. Mrs. Egerton l.. Win
throp, and Mrs. Halstead G. Freeman
were among the busiest executives In
any department of the show In thel- SUI
pervlsion of the attractive refreshment
garden. which was truly refreshing.
Some authors slipped tea while not
watching Miss Dorothy Dickson and
Carl Hyson dance in the ballroom.
Mattresses md Flower Vendors.
Miss Marion Tiffany and Miss Gene
We've Clendenin were captains of the
mattresses, but they worked as hard as
their aids, who were the Misses Audrey
Hoffman, Wandern Mathews. Frances
Norton Dorothy Sharp Margaret
Schroeder and Isabel McMillin and Mrs.
James Blackstone Taylor, Jr.. Mrs Shan
non Meany. Mr.. Philip Rhinelander I'd
and Mrs. Spencer Kennard. Several Of
the subdebutantes sold flowers success
fully. but they are not expected to see
their names in print yet. The Misses
Adelaide Kip Rhinelandcr and Mary
Van n. Cogswell and Mrs. Joel Ellis
Fisher and Mrs. Edward Powis Jones
also were among the efficient aids in the
ten garden.
Grouped about the tables were Louis
Tracy. Sir John Foster Fraser. j. Hart
Icy Manners, Herbert Waring and Miss
Julia Arthur. who was a guest of Mrs.
Alma Clayburgh. Society also was there
n the persons Of Mrs. Stephen II. Olin,
Mrs. Joseph Hartman, Mrs. Work Hew-
TT. Mrs. De Lancey Astor Kane. Mrs.
Edward ]. Berwind, Mrs. Edwin Gould.
Mrs. George +. Messervy. Miss Helen
II. A L.