Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1911 — Valuing Violets. [ARTICLE]

Valuing Violets.

Most men are fond of violets, I suppose. They all say they are, especially when my violets are in season. I have seen a certain Intelligent, well educated person of my acquaintance, when given carte blanche of my frames, gather a huge crowded bunch, as nearly as possible the shape and size of a cauliflower; bind the fragile stems tightly with twine; swathe them in purple tinfoil; finish the result with a mauve cord and tassel, frugally saved from a florist’s nosegay; skewer the whole to her corsage and complacently go forth, conscious of the fact that "such a bunch of violets would cost five dollars.” These were her words and I quote them for what they are worth. —From "The Violet Lady," Good Housekeeping Magazine.