. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. lOLii The American Florist. Feb. 2j, Washington. THB STORY OF THE DSUAL ROUND OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS.—M,ORE GOOD DBCOEATIONS.— TRADE BRISK. A. Gude & Brother decorated the Epiphany church for the wedding of Lieutenant R S. Hooker and Miss Mary Condit-Smith. Large bunches of white roses, a number of aza'eas and palms were used. They also are doing a large shipping trade in cut flowers. A wetk ago they shipped 10,000 violets on a wedding order to Augusta, Ga. Tuesday evening. February IS, Presi- dent and Mrs. McKinle
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. lOLii The American Florist. Feb. 2j, Washington. THB STORY OF THE DSUAL ROUND OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS.—M,ORE GOOD DBCOEATIONS.— TRADE BRISK. A. Gude & Brother decorated the Epiphany church for the wedding of Lieutenant R S. Hooker and Miss Mary Condit-Smith. Large bunches of white roses, a number of aza'eas and palms were used. They also are doing a large shipping trade in cut flowers. A wetk ago they shipped 10,000 violets on a wedding order to Augusta, Ga. Tuesday evening. February IS, Presi- dent and Mrs. McKinley gave the final state dinner and reception of the season. Henry Pfister arranged a beautiful table decoration for the event, using among other items, 400 red roses and 600 red carnations supplied by A. Gude & Brother. George H. Brown decorated the East Room in his best stvle. The decorations at the White House, February 14, for the diplomatic dinner, were, as usual, very elaborate and taste- ful. The center pieces were cattleyas and adiantum and on the other tables were vases of Ivory rose. The Assembly ball at the Arlington hotel was one of the most brilliant affairs of the season. The decorations, which were at once novel and beautiful, were by J. H. Small & Sons. Trade is quite active, with weddings, receptions, cotillions and teas. Every- body is on the move. Roses and car- nations are fine and violets are also good and in demand. Litzinger& Wade did the decoration for the Knights of Columbus fair at the Light Infantry Armory. The whole rep- resented the streets of Barcelona, Spain. P. G. Dubuque, I a —A. L. Glasser, for a num- ber of years proprietor and manager of the Capitol City Floral Co., of Des- Moines, and more recently superinten- dent of Linwood Cemetery in this city, has purchased the Nicholas Mettel property on Windsor avenue, and will engage in the greenhouse business, enlarging the place as soon as spring opens Gut Prices VERBENA KING. Expre
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