March 18, 1920 



The Rorists^ Review 



Tb » florists whose cards appMUf on the paces carrrlnc this bead* are prepared to fill orders 

 .•._ from otber florists for local dellTcry on tHe oenal basis. 



fern to various Australian sorts. Sus- 

 pended electric lights of high power 

 showed the auditorium decorations to 

 full advantage. 



An improvised dining room was 

 screened off with smilax and foliage. 

 Plants and flowers of every description 

 were arranged in baskets at each of the 

 separate booths. 



As one precaution against the pos- 

 sible destruction of the valuable exhib- 

 its by fire, all of the smilax and other 

 greens used in the decoration were 

 treated with a fircproofing dressing, 

 which, however, did not affect their ap- 

 pearance. 



TRAVEL KESTRIOTIONS OFF. 



The removal of restrictions on tourist 

 travel to Europe is greatly increasing 

 the number who are making the ocean 

 trip. The military control at the Brit- 

 ish passport bureau in New York has 

 been abolished and now there is no 

 longer need of tourists giving five days 

 notice, but they may have their pass- 

 ports vised at the consulate in a few 

 minutes. Other restrictions have been 

 dropped, with the result that tourist 

 travel has been greatly accelerated. 



All the berths on vessels leaving New 

 York are taken long beforehand and 

 there is in addition a waiting list to 

 take advantage of last-minute cancella- 

 tions. The hotels in London and Paris 

 are reported to be so crowded that reser- 

 vations must be cabled from this side 

 if one does not wish to walk the streets 

 after he arrives there. 



At the present time the New York 

 florists who cater to such trade are en- 

 joyinff good business in steamer orders, 

 which seem to grow constantly. Of 

 course, it is not back at the old pre-war 

 level, but with the resumption of tour- 

 ist travel as of yore and renewal of 

 florists' efforts to develop steamer busi- 

 ness, this branch of trade gives indica- 

 tion of climbing to a high mark this 

 coming season. 



DINNER-DANCE DECORATION. 



Decorations for those who dine may 

 be thought of as intensive decorations; 

 decorations for those who dance, as ex- 

 tensive. In one case, the people are sit- 

 ting down and their attention is fo- 

 cused mainly on that part of the table 

 in front of them. In the other, they 

 ^^c either moving around or sitting 

 wliere their gaze may wander over large 

 ^all spaces. In the first instance, the 

 individual flowers are likely to be scru- 

 tinized; in the second, the mass effects 

 ^'ill make a more general impression 

 °n the observer's mind. The room in 

 ^hich the dinner is given may be light- 

 ed entirely from the table itself, thus 

 increasing the prominence of the table 

 'I'oorations, while the ballroom is al- 

 '^ost certain to be lighted from the 

 ^ails or ceiling, or both, thereby spread- 

 in? the attention over all the interior. 



Decorating for a dinner-dance com- 

 bines the two problems. An interesting 

 3<'"!t solution of them is illustrated on 

 "' following page. These deco- 

 rations Henry A. Siebrecht, Jr., of Pas- 

 fv^"?:' ^^'•' designed and executed for 



'■ dinner-dance given March 1 by Mr. 

 ^'I'l Mrs. Charles Canfield, of Chicago, 



,11110 



WHAT I LEARNED ONE SUNDAY 

 RIDING DOWN HILL 



The Sunday after that last snow, I was prowling around in the garret, 

 looking for something or other for tny wife, when what should I run 

 against buD my old sled. 



The little old red and blue sled that Dad gave nie over thirty years ago. 



Say, do you know what happened next ? 



In fifteen minutes that sled, and a pair of rubber boots with me inside of 

 them, was scooting lickety-brindle down Deacon Hadden's big hill, just 

 as he was coming home from church. 



The Deacon waited for me to come pufifing and blowing back up the hill 

 and kind o' took me to task for " a man of my age doing so unseemly 

 a thing on the Sabbath day." 



Hold on. Deacon, says I, don't you go and spoil the most fun I've had * 

 since Carlo was a pup, by poking any of your fird-and-brinistone Sabbath 

 day stuff at me. 



Furthermore, I've got a more important matter to talk to you about. 



See that old sled ? Recognize it? ' 



You don't ? Well, that's the very sled you made for me over thirty 



years ago last Xmas, 



I'll bet there are ten more of them made that same year, that are hanging . 



up in garrets or wood sheds right now. 



Yes. and a lot more besides, standing on their runner ends, waiting for 

 tomorrojv to come so they and their little owners can go whooping and 

 hollering down this very hill. 



Sleds that their Dad used to have when they were boys. 



Sleds that y.ju made. Deacon. 



You sure did know how to make sleds. 



Well," says he, 'whatever I build in my life, I try to BUILD TO LAST, 

 whether it's building sleds, or building the sled business. 



Reckon it's a pretty safe way. 



Say, George, you've made nie gol darn pleased, saying what you said 

 about them old sleds of mine. Seems like I ain't been so dojj-gone happy 

 in many a day." 



That night, when toasting my shins before the open fire, got to thinVin? 

 about us Sorists and wondering how many of us are building our business 

 the way the old Deacon built his V 



New York's 

 Favorite Flower Shop 



Fifth Avenue at S8th Street 



in the palm room of the Hotel Mary- 

 land, Pasadena. The tastefully ar- 

 ranged centerpieces of daffodils, rain- 

 bow freesias, tulips, snowdrops, ranun- 

 culuses and anemones, with adiantum, 

 gave each table distinct attractiveness, 

 especially when the delicate flowers and 

 greenery were seen by candle-light. 

 From the dancers' point of view, the 

 general appearance was that of a gar- 



den, an appearance which was strength- 

 ened by the changing lighting effects, 

 from sunset glow to twilight and starry 

 night. 



In the center of the room stood a 

 blooming peach tree, with a spread of 

 twenty-five feet; its base was sur- 

 rounded by ferns. On all four sides of 

 the room were specially constructed 

 walls seven feet high, covered With rose 



