"The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter," live multicolored butterflies from Africa, Asia and the Americas on view in the rain forest of the Butterfly Conservatory; through May 28.

Some, on the finest Swiss cotton, have a multicolored butterfly, swan or fan in one corner.

The resulting flora are unique: Mediterranean and Alpine species meet here, attracting masses of tiny multicolored butterflies.

Kerchiefs fluttered like a flight of multicolored butterflies.

But even better was when we followed the signs to the Butterfly House and found ourselves walking on platforms among native vegetation while the air around us was filled with innumerable multicolored butterflies.

I lusted after Lot No. 9, "a fine black silk brocade vest with overall pattern of multicolored butterflies . . . made for Gertrude Stein."

Once more there was happy activity and they passed to and fro, stopping, bargaining, bowing to each other, seemingly oblivious of him, like so many multicolored butterflies.