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Show BUDS OF EASTER. The florists are looking happy. According Ac-cording to experls, this Kaster will create a new record lor tho flower market. Last Kaster's flower prices Indicated Indi-cated that nearly ...uon.miii waa expended ex-pended In New York city alone for cut flowers and plants, and thero arc llorlsta who conllilently predict that even this sum will be overtopped this The Illy, both cut and polled. :, queen of the Kuxtcr market. This enr florists aro making a specialty of sut pieces made of Jnpan llllei. In one of the most heautllul of these a shallow basket or tub la lined with mosB In which aro burled tlie atems of the lilies. "I'lanta," said a florist, "are more In, demand at Kaater than cut flowers, and next to them In popularity are fancy baskets tilled with cut flowers. The baskets aro of many shapes. "A favorite design resemblea a small hamper of lilac rough straw, the cover held hack wifi a broad aatln ribbon tied lu a bow between the hinges. This la filled with rosea of the valley standing upright. A three-cornered, open-faced baa-kct baa-kct of white and B"lu stiaw finished with a tall, Blender handle, la a novelty. nov-elty. The handle la wound with flowers flow-ers and smllax and tno howcra lu the basket are arranged to droop gracefully grace-fully to one side. "A very beautiful receptacle for vlotets Is a Hat tray llko onlong bna-ket bna-ket suspended by a wl.le satin ribbon. Wide ribbons uf gauzo, satin and taffeta taf-feta are again a distinctive feature alike uf Dm Kaster planta and made pieces, preference being given to white, pink and mauve." If Knster spells prosperity to the flower growers. It la equally a boon ta the confect loners. To be strictly up to date, one must aend a preaont of candy enclosed lu a handsome Easter hox and Indeed In many cases the candy Is used only as a medium for the bestowal of a gilt really worth having. Among tho more noticeable of the boxes la a variety made of a aort of papier mnehii In luiita.ion cream and of pale ei-rii lenlher, which la ornamented orna-mented with embossed sprays ot flowers In their natural tint and tha heart of each flower sparkles like a Jewel. Another vnrleiy of box U covered with sulln white, pale blue, pink, mauve or yellow and huud painted with flowers and with birds and foil age. A third style Is of i-eru silk embellished em-bellished wlci vines and flowers of raised embroidery done with apilliun segments of s.... und gauze In gay colulH. Koine of thru' buves are c ill to lurgt! aid of iiiany stapes, Hie s-)iinre per ,lni"H liuilng most udiuirrrs. Iloxea 1.1 Ctrl,- v.oien. tit. ted straw aro also Included lu the ilopliiy, trimmed on top with uitlilc'ul (lowers. Alt' mirli b'-s rosily tmin Mm silver ed. ulbi.- l. enameled und Jeweled hon bonnier, wlinh lite also cihimpIi-uouh In die eonlei I loner liUHlcr stock, the bo-:es arc by fur the more populur. |