corsage

On her shoulder was a corsage of two white orchids sent by her father from the ship’s florist.

Adding ribbons in school colors became popular after World War II, she said, when the corsage became an extension of school spirit.

She asked jurors if they’d be able to remember the color of their prom corsages or who was class president their junior year, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Solheim said she will happily provide bouquets and corsages for all celebrations.

On graduation day, teachers pinned corsages on the laughing graduates, usually a job for younger students.