JANUARY 25, UllKI. 



The Weekly Florists* Review* 



2J5 



E. H. iliiiil is receiving the first lilac 

 of tiie season. 



Variouf Items. 



Last Saturday was the tifteeiitli an- 

 niversary of tbe marriage of Mr. and 

 Mrs. Walter Kreitling and in tlie even- 

 ing tliey received tiie congratulations 

 of tlieir friends at a dancing party in 

 Kindergarten Hall. Tile proijram was 

 interspersi;d with recitations by Prof. 

 Carnes and his danghter and refresli- 

 ments were served. A large bunch of 

 tlie new pink carnation, Irene, decorat- 

 ed the table. Quite a large num- 

 ber was present and all enjoyed them- 

 selves heartily. A featiiro of the re- 

 freshments was a little blind i)ig that 

 Walter had prepared all l)y himself. 

 It was done to a turn. 



McKellar & Wiuterson luwi- long 

 handled hardy cut ferns largely and 

 last week they sold 160.000 in one day. 

 They will handle the stock of the fine 



NEV YORK. 



Crumbs from the Banquet Table. 



'Twas a great affair and the room 

 WHS full of stars. 



\Y. N. Rudd discovered tliat the Chi- 

 cago liulians were not to be compared 

 with the New York tribe. 



One end of tlie table was remarkable 

 for dignity, diamonds and flowers; the 

 other end for hilarity, smilax and 

 galax leaves. 



Messrs. Asmus and May were up to 

 date on boutonnieres. Uberty roses 

 and Olytnpia carnations were much 

 appreciated. 



The Teuton ignored liurgundy and 

 hugged his Steinwein; vice versa the 

 Caul; biit all nations agreed on cham- 

 pagne. 



If full dress suits were put on one 

 side the table the effect would be more 

 artistic and amusing. 



Nine of the toasts were on "Horti- 



About ten states were represented 

 and altogether It was a memorable 

 night. 



Menu. 



Celery Oysters Radlshea 



Italian Salad 



Chicken Bennolt-e. 



Steinwein Ked Snapper Dljlonnalse 



Sliced Cucumbers Boiled Potatoes 



liurgundy Filet Mignon Metropolitan 



New Peas Spaghetti 



Philadelphia Seiuab 



Champagne Salad 



SponRft Pudding 



Metropolitan Ice (Jream Assorted Cakes 



Compote of Fruit 



Camembert and Roquefort Cheese 



Toasted Crackers 



Cigars Coffee 



New York Florists' Club, St. Denis Hotel, 



January 17, 1900. 



President Wood's idea of a home for 

 the S. A. F. in New York is a good 

 one and should be seriously consid- 

 ered at the next convention. 



After Posey Carmody had almost 

 claimed the earth and heaven for In- 



Display of J. F. Wilcox, Council Bluffs, la., at the Chicago Club Meeting. 



new carnation Pink Beauty, that origi- 

 nated with .Jacob Rusler. 



Mr. Frank Garland, of Des Plaines, 

 met with an unpleasant accident last 

 Friday. While assisting in unloading 

 a new boiler a roller slipped out and 

 let the boiler down on his fingers. It 

 was a close call for the fingers and he 

 now offers his left hand when greeting 

 friends. 



Bowling. 



The bowling team played another 

 league game last Friday, night and 

 again lost three straight games. The 

 scores of the florists follow: 



Av. 



Coulson 1C3 ISl 156 167 



Asmus WS 140 167 153 



Wlnterson 106 132 147 148 



Degnan 12S 110 167 131 



Balluft 13S 106 136 126 



Later. — The bowling team captured a 

 league game last Tuesday evening 

 from the Auburn Park Club's team. 

 Ed. Wlnterson did splendid work, mak- 

 ing 198 in the winning game and an 

 average of 174 for the three games. 



culture," and yet our friend Herring- 

 ton thought it "a tail to a tailless 

 horse." Perhaps the tail is where the 

 head should be. 



There were several presidents of sing- 

 ing societies present, but alas! apropos 

 of a superabundance of talent wouldn't 

 it be well to make it a day and night 

 affair? 



Most of the local horticultural so- 

 cieties were represented by their presi- 

 dents, but none spoke; it was an af- 

 fair of big guns and blank cartridges. 



The improvised press table was 0. 

 K., but the seats were duly paid for. 

 If the club can afford to invite as 

 many as it did, the courtesy might 

 also be extended to the press. Much is 

 expected from the prints this year; 

 "one good turn deserves another." Be- 

 sides, how can we make note of all the 

 little jokes, laughs and orations and 

 eat five-dollar dinners at the same 

 time? 



Robert Craig's appeal for the rose 

 was all right and should be heartily 

 responded to. 



diana. Alderman Morris succeeded in 

 proving New York's share of glory. 



J. Austin Shaw's "Rooster" started 

 to crow before daylight. 



John Westcott gave fair warning 

 anent sports and what the Philadel- 

 phians intended to do next August. 



Mr. Ward made a happy refutation 

 of the Carnation Society's alleged 

 standing towards the S. A. F. 



The "Brave old Duke of York" seems 

 to be getting younger all the time. 



Some very fine flowers were ar- 

 ranged on the table by W. I. Brower. 

 They were donated by the following: 

 W. A. Manda, collection of rare cypri- 

 pediums; H. A. Siebrecht, vase of or- 

 chids and anthuriums; J. G. Esler, 

 seedling carnation; David Gindra, 

 bignonias; Lager & Hurrell, vases of 

 cattleyas, labiata, Tranae and Cho- 

 coensis; Dailledouze Bros., bunches of 

 their new carnations, "666" and James 

 Whitcomb Riley; W. H. Siebrecht, As- 

 paragus plumosus and Sprengeri. 

 There was quite a display of mignon- 

 ette, Rudolph Asmus, Robert McMil- 



