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The Florists^ Review 



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THE RETAIL 



FLORIST 



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DESIGNS OF IMMORTELLES. 



A florist is occasioiiiilly ciilicd ii|K)u 

 t execute worlc to l>e used under eon- 



■ tioiis whicli no ordiiiiuy materials 

 \ ill stand. it is tlieii tiiat lie uuist 

 , xcreise that injicuuity wliicdi shows 

 i 111 to 1)0 al>o\-e the oidiiiaiy. 11. 1\. 

 1 isher, ot -Marysxille, J\aii., i'ei"ei\'ed an 

 . dt>r for iloial pieces tor the rcMinion 

 i Kansas and .N'ehrasUa soldiers, which 

 i i^ted tor tour. days ot hot .Inly weather 

 1 , torrid Kansas. The two illustrations 

 I I this |ia<'(' show the ]]i('c(>s he tur- 

 : ished. 'riie_\- are both made ot iiii- 



I ortolles. with niajiiiolia and cycas 

 I a\'es tor the lia(d<<fround. 



To the jieopfe at the reunion the de- 

 -uns were (juite no\(d. The (|uestinn 



■ II their li|is ^vas, ''Why don't they 

 wilt.'"" Tliey had not seen immnrtelles 

 i.^ed in this manner lietoie. .\s Mr. 

 lisher lias no sho|i u]itown, he j^jot 

 pi'i inissioi! to ]dace the pieces in the 

 -liiiw window ot one id' the larjje np- 

 l(p\\n stores. The designs |iid\-ei| to 

 i'f Mil attiartixc displ;iy tor the stoir 

 ;iiid :i >iili'iidii| ;id\ crl isement tor Mr 

 rivjicr. 



THE LAW IN CHICAGO. 



Prohibits Second Use ot Wire Work. 



There arc roii-taiit i ninphii iit^ tli;it 

 liincial woi k i^ taUfii tiom tiie-ci'ine 



An Indestritctibt? Design 



lir- and the wire work ;iiid |i'ihap- 

 !'■ moss iiseil ;i;.;iiin and auain. In 

 'iiic cases tile cemeti lies aie ai-iu-cr| 

 : -(dliiiLT the designs allri the tlown- 

 ■■i\e perished, and in otinrs it i-~ al 

 Uc'(j the rriiiet eiy employees >.;i\i' the 

 i.itrlial to Nnlilf laxolcd llol isf. t )t' 



course no (iist-(dass (loiist would know 

 inyly use a i)iece ot wire that had a! 

 ready made a trij) to the cemetery, but 

 there are, uiit'(utiinatel\', those whose 

 perceptions are not so keen and whose 

 thought tiwidls more on the pennies 

 thus picUiMJ up than on the greater loss 

 wlii(di would ensne-shoiild the juactice 

 iiecome known to their customers. 



Ill ('hicaj^o tlie matter is covt'ied Uy 

 law. The ordinanci^ was .adopted ii> 

 iiiianiiiious \ ote ot tlie city c(uiiicil .and 

 no doubt a simil.ar ordinance can be put 

 tlir(ui<;li in any city where tlu're is 

 need tor it. Tln^ oidinaiiii' is as I'ol 

 low s: 



All Ordinance 



b'elatin^' to the disposition ot' tbual df 



si^fiis ill ('(Miieteries. 

 Ite it ordained by the cit\ council ot 



the city <d' ( hicayo: 



Section 1. That it shall hi>reattrr 

 be unlawtui I'or a superinteni.ient, man 

 aticr or persoii_ in (di.arjic ot an\ ceine 

 teiy loc.ateil within the city ot' <hica;;(i. 

 to permit an\' wire tloral desiiyn. moss 

 or other subst.aiice used in the ni.akin^- 

 and hlliii^' of tlie s.ame. when ^uch llorai 

 de-'i^ili hiis been oioe placed iipuli n|- :id 

 jaceiit to the eia\e ol' aiiN pei~<ni Imiied 

 in >-u<di i-cmetei\ or ill any \;iull in -lo-li 

 celiiete|-,\' ill which ;iny dead IpiuU ha- 

 beeli |d;iced. to lie reliloSiMJ tlnin -ii. ji 

 ccllietc'iy. e\ce| t tdr the piilpn-e nj de 

 --tiovili'^ ^ledl lliir.al de^i;^ll, llie^-^ 111 I'lliel 

 ^-iili^t ;! nee ii-|.,i ill iii.aliie^ .•iinl llllinu 

 the sa llie. 



It vlial! be the dilt\ el ll,, -',|i,.|'ii 



t eielel! t . ma IWIUer nl |..-l -n| li:' ; _;• 



dl' I \ el \ ceiiiet ei \ loca led I !! I Ih' . It \ 'it 



' llrcaUO to de-ll(l\ I'l '-ail^e III lie de 



-t roved l'\ lire, ^o I ;i'i .i- | ii-^il ie. ;ii! 

 lloral i|e~i;^li>-, tii.',etliel with the liiu-- 

 .ainl other suli-taiici> u-ed in iiiakinu •iii'i 

 lilliiiu t he -anie. w it Inn ten . lo dat- 

 aller --mil lliiial de-imi> have lieeii 

 placed upon or :id 'acent to l he .;i:i \ e 

 (it' ail\ person lilll led in -;,ii| i-einetel 



Sec. -2. 1 1 -hall be iiiilaw lid tm ;i ii\ 

 peisiiii, tiini or cnipoiat ion to -ell. ol 



ter I'or -ale or to purchase, leceiv ' 



leiiiovj' from any lemetiMx located 



III the city ol' (dlicaeo, except inu tol 

 the pill pose ol' de-t I ml ion. aii\ wire 

 or lloi'.al de-ien. moss er utlier -iili-taiiee 

 usi'd in lillin;^ the same, when -ludi 

 lloral desieii, iiio-s or other sub-lance 

 ha- been once jilaced on nr .adjacent 

 to tlie e|a\e ot aii\' |ier-oii buried in 

 -iich c,>meter\ in which .any de.ad liod\ 



ha- 1 11 pl.-iced. 



Sec. ;i. Any person, linn or cmpoi-.a 



tioll who \ iol.ates, liei^lects ii|- vetUseis 

 t<p comply with or who resi-ts ,ir op 

 |io-es till' ent'orcemeiit ot any ot the 

 pro\ isiuii- it' thi- ordin.ance shall be 

 tilled not le<s than spi nor more than 

 *l'(Mi tor eaidl olVelise. ;iiid e\er> -mil 

 pel-oil. linn or coipoi ;it ion -h.all be 

 deemed guilts ot .a -eparati^ olleii-e tor 

 e\cr\ day -indl \iolatloli. Ileelect III 

 letllsal -hall culitinue. 



Sec. I, All ordinance- or jiait- ot 



onlinances inconsistent with this ordi- 

 nance are lier(d>y rejiealed. 



S(M'. ."). This oiilinaiice shall be in 

 tull Torce ami (dl'ect trom tiiid after 

 its jiassage and publiciit ion. 



THOROUGHNESS. 



I,ack ol thorouehness is ,a n extreinelv 

 latmmoii t.ault. .amcme llorists as ainonL' 

 others. 



ThoKUiuhiu'ss practictillx' measures the 

 diltereiice betucen the a\eraee .and tin 

 hiiihlx' siiccessl'iil man. 



If \'ou wish to pass till' other work- 

 er- think in this w;iy: ■"The a\eraj;t- 

 peison is not thoroueh, I hereldre 'even 

 •a little thoroujiliness will -lU-jLas- him."' 



This thoueht should inspii'e any am- 

 liitiolls Ibilist to be thoiolleli. 



.Most ot the peo|p|e in the ' • a \ er;iye " ' 

 class are content to let uadl enouffli 

 alone and sa,\'. ''That's eood enoiiy[h''; 

 inste.-id (d' s.-iyiii"', ''1 can do tli.at bet 

 ter and I will do it better. 



There comes ;i time when e\ ery flo 

 list "s work is put to the test and it is 



Flag Madi of Immortelles. 



t hell I hat tie I I (irie,:'_ii ae.e je; - the 



■ ■ edit. 



\'v' liet her II i le a II i a I i \ id a ; nr .'i 

 liii-iiie--. -lime da\ the cii lit will come 

 fur dm 1114 e\ 1 : \ i hi II .: ;i i dt le let bet 



lei 1 ha II ill' o! her feliiiW a le I t he r<- 

 v\ a id will I e i in liied i;i te. 



FATHERS" DAY AGAIN. 



The fill low inu let ter ha- been le 

 lei \ e.| I'liini a '.\ idely K iiiiW II I eta ii 

 Mm i-t: 



W.' Mie l-he!,~,l.- .1 1 :l,- ..1 l..-l|. - WccUl.l 

 u 1 ii ll :;|M- .III illll-l I :i I iili ol 111.- ■■; i- ili.-itur 111 

 l.illi-i-' ■l;i\. ll il .-.-III lie v\"rki-i| il|. till- -;niie 

 1- Vliillci-' il^iv . 11, Ml \\..iil.| 111. -.11! ,ih..lliiT hie 

 .l:i,\ ll.; li'c ll.i.iln-. 1 Mill -III-.- 'I'lic l;cvi<'\v 

 .|. -i-iM-- .1 -.^ii-Ml iL.-il ..1 . r,,lii I., I |.ii-;iiir.' Miitli 



■ I-' .!;i> Ilic \V:l,\ il .IhI, ;iI|i| 1 IlliliU I'lltlu'r-' 



■ ':l\ ...i;lil I,- m.-MJe ill-| ,1- Ll;; ,, .|:u HJtll tilC 



|i|"|i-r ; iImi I i-iii;:. I.r il.-i. ;ii(- ,i - | iiiiiiix 



.11-1 - will. Ikiv :i-ki.|. \\ li.-i, i- I Jlli.a-s' 



il.-iv ■•" .1 ml I Imhiu III I iici I- -1 M Ii.- eh. 



Leslie'- \\'eekl\ for .liil\- L' I ciiiitailied 



a paee of pictures ol' •'I'eople Titlked 



.\ bout . ' ' r ndi'i' ol I' I hem It -aid : 



I in; iii;ii.i \ \ I ill; ii|- i A I Hi:i;s n \ v 



Ml V. .|..l|h 111 III . I ,,1,1 ,,| S|„,U:ii,,-. W,l-ll.. 

 \x;... ~ii:;:;.-v|,.,| iK. i,|,-:i ,,1 r.ii;,,-!-' ,\.,\ uilli ;,. 

 \ je» ,,l Mii|il ••--il;:; |,illi-;li;il I i--| ,• ,h-l 1 ,il ijv allil 

 ,-.|il;il,H ill ll:.- 1,.,'n.-. \li • ,i :; :i li /;i I !• 'ti li:i- bc.'tl 



l.,1 1 I., I-I 'le vvi'lc 1,1 -,l\: ,,| I'lltlicr-' 



,|:i \ el! I 111- - Il'l Sl|l|,l.-1> 111 .llllie 



'the " ' 111 i'.: i iia t or ' ' of fattiei-' .lay. 

 and It- piniiiot el -, a it hiiii:;h tliev will 

 have iiiithiiie i-.imiiie U< tliein nn the 



