This is come to be a common notice under funeral advertisements, or marriage festivals - and it is no wonder, when we see the premium designs that often get honors at exhibitions and elsewhere. Even the reporters of the daily papers make fun of them. This is what a New York paper says of an event that occurred after a theatrical performance in which Miss Clara Morris had a prominent part:

" As the curtain went down after the second act of Miss Multon last night an usher rushed down the middle aisle of the theatre bearing a most unique floral device. It looked much like a big baby swaddled in white laces, with its little red head protruding. Some of the audience took it for a snow man with a piece of red flannel around its throat. As Miss Morris received the offering and wrestled it behind the curtain she looked much bewildered. It was, in fact, a floral representation of 'Liberty enlightening the world.' The florist had used poetic license with Liberty, however, and as a result she was lop-sided, one-armed, legless, and grinning".