. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Cotsage ol Paosies. satisfaction and that is the end of the storekeeper's striving. One Modem Flower StoM. The illustration shows the store of a progressive retailer in a smaU town, the new store of the Kemble Floral Co., •t Oskaloosa, la., which was opened JiBB 4. Tb^ store proper is 23x50 and ihJm rear is a workroom 20x50, while ov^^^ad is a conservatory 20x50. The dM^P^tions are in brown, and the fix- tures and furniture a mission green. The T*irigerators,~ counters and wall oases w^te built to order by Buchbinder Bros., of Chicago. For a town o
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Cotsage ol Paosies. satisfaction and that is the end of the storekeeper's striving. One Modem Flower StoM. The illustration shows the store of a progressive retailer in a smaU town, the new store of the Kemble Floral Co., •t Oskaloosa, la., which was opened JiBB 4. Tb^ store proper is 23x50 and ihJm rear is a workroom 20x50, while ov^^^ad is a conservatory 20x50. The dM^P^tions are in brown, and the fix- tures and furniture a mission green. The T*irigerators,~ counters and wall oases w^te built to order by Buchbinder Bros., of Chicago. For a town of 10,000, the store is ^ quite up-to-date. One of its progress- ive points is a corner where a writ- ing desk, chairs, etc., for customers make the store a convenience as well as a place of business. COBSAOES FOB ALL. "Sweet peas are so common," said the society lady, as she considered the question of a simple corsage to wear to her club that afternoon; "but orchids are so expensive," she added under her breath, with the "so" in italics. She was a happy lady when she wore the fine looking corsage of pansies her flo- rist made up for her, and received the compliments of her friends at the club that afternoon on the "sweet" ar- rangement. And her husband had no reason to grumble when he saw the bill. A pansy corsage, especially when made up of fine flowers two and three inches across, is an extremely fine decoration for the society lady, when it is made by a florist who takes pains. Just how fine one may be can be seen from that shown in the illustration on this page. This particular one was finished with shaded green ribbon and a violet cord. But if, for perhaps a more important occasion, the lady had wanted some- thing really fioie, or her husband had "loosened up" to give her a token of his regard, the florist might have sent something of orchids like the corsage shown on this page. Then, indeed, she would have been a happy l
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