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Jolt 18, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



23 



THE RETAIL STORE 



A PAGE OF HINTS AND HELPS 

 FOR THE RETAIL FLORIST 



LAWN WEDDINO DECORATION. 



Large quantities of flowers, massed 

 against one of the most attractive land- 

 scapes in the vicinity of Washington, 

 formed the background against which 

 Miss Margaret Fitzgibbons and Ensign 

 Eobert H. Gary, U. 8. N., were married 

 last week at Laurel, Md. The floral 

 decorations were supplied by Gude Bros. 

 Co., and those who attended the cere- 

 mony pronounced the wedding one of 

 the finest outdoor affairs consummated 

 here this year. 



A canopy of rambler roses, with a 

 base of Boston ferns and a top of 

 cibotium ferns, led to an arch, also of 

 pink ramblers, beneath which was 

 placed the prie-dieu. Twelve large 

 Boston ferns were used, while the huge 

 spread of the cibotium ferns mingled 

 above with the green of the trees. The 

 canopy itself consisted of twelve 

 screens, each three feet wide and from 

 six to eight feet in height. More than 

 2,500 sprays of rambler roses were re- 

 quired, and large bouquets of gladioli 

 were also used in the arch. 



An aisle 150 feet long of green bur- 

 lap decorated with ten aisle posts, each 

 bearing a bouquet of gladioli, led from 

 the house to the prie-dieu, which was 

 decorated with bunches of pink roses. 

 During the ceremony the bride carried 

 a shower bouquet of valley and orchids. 

 The bridesmaids' bouquets were of pink 

 roses and light blue delphiniums, while 

 the matron of honor carried a bouquet 

 of Butterfly roses and light blue 

 delphiniums. 



The general wedding party was taken 

 care of on the lawn, where twenty-two 

 small tables, each bearing a silver vase 

 containing four large Mock roses, had 

 been placed. The house itself had been 

 extensively decorated, banks of Boston 

 ferns and pink gladioli decorating the 

 mantel in the room in which the wed- 

 ding luncheon was served, while eight- 

 een baskets of pink and white gladioli 

 and pink, blue and white hydrangeas 

 were also scattered around the room. 

 The table, spread for twenty persons, 

 carried three large vases of Mock roses 

 and blue delphiniums, and the cloth it- 

 self was covered with Dorothy Perkins 

 and Lady Gay ramblers. T. N. S. 



BARNES DECORATES FLOATS. 



Taking part in the floral parade held 

 June 16 as a part of the program of 

 Kansas City's park and plan week, com- 

 memorating the thirtieth year of parks 

 and boulevards in Kansas City, there 

 were many floats of attractive design, 

 decorated with flowers and greens, and 

 the day was a triumph for the florists. 

 Many hundreds of dollars ' worth of flow- 

 ers were displayed, while original ideas 

 in decorating with flowers and greens 

 were rampant. Among the foremost of 

 these were two floats decorated by W. J. 

 Barnes, which indicated decorative ge- 

 nius of a high caliber and which did 

 credit to the name of Barnes. 



One of the two floats designed by 

 Mr. Barnes was that of the Cosmopoli- 

 tan Club. This car was covered with 

 green oak foliage, interspersed with 

 Dorothy Perkins sprays and pink chif- 

 fon bows in a delightfully artistic fash- 

 ion. Six 6-foot baskets filled with spring 

 flowers were distributed at regular in- 

 tervals throughout the float and were 

 an outstanding feature. 



The second float was that of W. J. 

 Barnes, Florist. A group of white doves 

 with wings spread, as if in flight, were 

 seen in the front of the float, guiding 

 the way, as it were. These doves were 

 set over a bed of ferns and blooming 

 plants, which were placed in a frame 

 over the car. They were being directed 

 by a fairy who used ribbons as reins 

 and who stood high in the center of 

 the float between two 6-foot vases con- 

 taining gladioli, larkspur and tamarix. 

 The background of the setting was 

 made up of russet preserved oak. Large 

 areca palms were placed upon the run- 

 ning boards of the car, lending the fin- 

 ishing touch to the picturesque setting. 

 Large placards on either side of the two 

 floats indicated what organization and 

 firm they represented. 



firm has a "bird hotel." When people 

 go away for their vacations and have 

 no place to leave their birds, the Wilson 

 Seed & Floral Co. offers its shelter and 

 care, at regular rates. The birds furnish 

 their own cages and baths. 



This is an idea that can be adopted 

 by many florists during the dull season. 

 Whv not a bird hotel for a while? 



A HOTEL FOR BIRDS. 



Got a little extra space, some sun- 

 light and some love for feathery bipeds? 

 If you have you will be interested to 

 hear about an idea being carried out by 

 the Wilson Seed & Floral Co., of Co- 

 lumbus, O. 



As described by a local paper, the 



CUSTOMER INJURED IN STORE. 



Where a retail merchant has permit- 

 ted an aisle in his store to become ob- 

 structed by boxes and a customer is in- 

 jured through falling over them in step- 

 ping backwards, under such circum- 

 stances that the customer is excusable 

 in not having discovered the presence 

 of the obstruction, it is held by the 

 California District Court of Appeal 

 that damages may be assessed against 

 the storekeeper. (Brinkworth vs. Sam 

 Seelig Co., 197 Pacific Reporter, 427.) 

 The court incidentally remarks: 



"One who, during business hours, 

 lawfullv enters a store to purchase 

 goods does so at the implied invita- 

 tion of the' owner, upon whom the law 

 imposes the duty of exercising ordinary 

 care and prudence to keep the aisles 

 and passageways of the premises, in 

 and through which, by their location 

 and arrangement, a customer in making 

 purchases is induced to go, in a reason- 

 ably safe condition, so as not unnec- 

 essarily to expose him to danger or acci- 

 dent. 



"The jury might have properly con- 

 cluded that in so obstructing the aisle 



Floral Altar for Lawn Wedding Last Week at LaureU Md. 



