. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. '9*3- The American Florist. 331 half sheltered In the l ( a canvas- covered stall, sits the flower sales girl, who may be a "jeuno IIlie" of twenty summers or again a grand- motherly Old matron of seventy. In Bummer she effects the shade, but in winter she will sit all day In the pale sunlight, which she calls the "cheml- nee du rol Rene," with her feet on a chauffrette, a tiny charcoal enclosed brasier, and invite passing customers to buy her flowers. Neither rain, wind nor sun can deter her f
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. '9*3- The American Florist. 331 half sheltered In the l ( a canvas- covered stall, sits the flower sales girl, who may be a "jeuno IIlie" of twenty summers or again a grand- motherly Old matron of seventy. In Bummer she effects the shade, but in winter she will sit all day In the pale sunlight, which she calls the "cheml- nee du rol Rene," with her feet on a chauffrette, a tiny charcoal enclosed brasier, and invite passing customers to buy her flowers. Neither rain, wind nor sun can deter her from de- votion to her trade, she Is not the best of saleswomen, the Paris flower seller, for she always claims thai her blooms are fresher and better than those of her neighbor. This we know Is bad business, but it seems to work here, and since when one buys flow- ers in Paris lie. or she. thinks it neces- sary to "shop" and "bargain" one can't blame the seller for using all her wiles and glacis. I Hiring the beautiful days of spring the Paris flower markets are at their greatest splendor; there is always an embar- rassment of choice of early blooms from every part of France; competi- tion is then the strongest, and if prices are not then al their lowest the stock is at its best. The most violent cold snap does not in the least discourage nor cool the ardor of the Parisian flower seller of the gentler sex. Their booths are closed in with thick hangings and a charcoal-burn- ing stove raises the temperature suf- ficiently that the flowers and plants may not suffer. One could hardly tell from a cursory glance that several of the vendeuses of the Paris flower stalls were wealthy individuals, though their large diamond earrings would suggest that they are not poor; though, on the other hand, that indeed is no indication that they own large prop- erties in the suburbs. One of these women who sits out in the open rain or shine 365 days in the year is sa
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