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The Weekly Rorists' Review. 



Dbcbmbbb 24, 1908. 



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DETROIT. 



TtuMMket. 



Twelve months ago Christmas business 

 came as a surprise to the florists, a 

 rather pleasant surprise, too. Many of 

 the stores were hardly prepared for the 

 rush which came, so unexpectedly after 

 the shadow cast by the general slump 

 in business. If predictions were true 

 this year we have a rollicking Christmas. 



There was a shortening up in all ^kinds 

 of good stock last week, although busi- 

 ness was anything but brisk. There was 

 a remarkable scarcity of funeral work 

 for several days the latter part of the 

 week of December 13, and as a result 

 white flowers commenced to pile up. 



Qub Meeting. 



At the club meeting December 16 it 

 was voted to move into larger quarters. 

 It was found that a suitable room could 

 be had in the Cowee building, where the 

 first meetings of the club were held. 

 There were twenty-two votes in favor of. 

 moving and four against. Hereafter the 

 meetings will be held Mondays, as the 

 new room cannot be had on Wednesdays. 

 The first meeting in the new place will 

 be held Monday evening, January 4. 

 Christmas business will be discussed. 



The Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 

 where the meetings have been held for 

 the last three years without any expense, 

 was given a hearty vote of thanks. A 

 vote of thanks was also extended to Al- 

 bert Sylvester, who took such good care 

 of the club's furniture. 



January 7 will be ladies' night. A 

 dancing party and entertainment will be 

 given at Harmonic hall. The entertain- 

 ment committee has been allowed a good- 

 ly sum for refreshments, music, talent, 

 and so on. All those desiring admission 

 cards for their friends can obtain them 

 at the Michigan Cut Flower Exchange. 



The subject of the evening was a 

 paper entitled, ' ' Reminiscences of Christ- 

 mas Thirty-five Years Ago." Mr. 

 Schroeter 's paper was received with much 

 applause. President Brown raised the 



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Various Notes. 



A number of pretty Christmas win- 

 dows were seen about town this week. 

 E. A. Fetters had an effective window, 

 an assortment of Christmas arrangements 

 set off with a background of imitation 

 snow. Breitmeyer's Sons' many large 

 windows contained the usual number of 

 fine specimens. Sullivan set off his holi- 

 day goods with a white screen covered 

 loosely with smilax and interspersed with 

 artificial poinsettias. Walter Taepke had 

 as the center of attraction in his win- 

 dows two tall lights with red shades. 

 These caught the attention of the passers- 

 by, who were then treated to a fine 

 variety of baskets and flowers. The 

 bare branches of trees covered with as- 

 bestos, giving a pretty snow effect, were 

 arranged on the sides of Schroeter 's win- 

 dows. Numerous small red lights gave 

 a Christmas tone. Brown's, Peterson's 

 and several other stores all took advan- 



tage of the occasion and showed pretty 

 wiiidows. 



The trials of Christmas business will 

 still be ringing in the ears of 

 Schroeter 's force when they commence 

 on the elaborate decoration for the 

 Stearns ball at Strassburg's hall Decem- 

 ber 28. About fifty cases of holly and 

 southern smilax will be used, also about 

 as many Christmas trees, besides hun- 

 dreds of yards of red ribbon. From the 

 ceiling will hang immense clusters of 

 hoUy. The dining-room will first be en- 

 tirely covered with red before the smilax 

 is applied. 



There was a noticeable falling off in 

 the call for violets just before the holi- 

 days. 



Mr. and Mrs. Philip Breitmeyer left 

 suddenly for Philadelphia the first part 

 of the week, owing to the serious illness 

 of Mrs. Breitmeyer's mother, whose home 

 is in the Quaker City. 



Another flower shop has been added 

 to the list of such establishments in De- 

 troit. The latest acquisition is the 



