A Bridal Bouquet

A Germán horticultural journal is responsible f or this story abont a bridal bouquet: A certain schoolteacher in the town of Konitz had ordered a bouquet for his wedding day, stipulating that it should not cost more than 4 marks ($1), but not designating what kind of fiowers should be selected. It was in the antumn, when hothouse flowers were few and dear, so the fiorist composed it of white dahlias, but the bride and her fainily declaiing that theae flowers were unfit for the puipose the schoolteacher rehtrned the bouquet to its maker and refused to pay for it. The florist then sued him, but the position of the schoolmaster was sustained in court, in accordance with the testimony of experts in mattere of taste whom he had called in and who echoed the opinión of the bride. A similar resul t followed upon an appeal to a higher court, despite the testimony of experts now snmmoned by the florist, and the florist was ordereci to pay the costs of the suit, amounting to 300 marks.