St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-05

square lilac boxes, upon which were
tied. with marrow i,ooons OF the same
their stems incased III tlnfoil, which
greatly helped to the pellel or their
being natural flowers
Tie name cards had q tiny bunch Of
violetS painted In one corner. which was
more novel in effect than a spray or
single flowers. The stems were appar-
emily tied together by a lilac ribbon,
caught by passing breeze, and waving
i'm artistic careleSSneSS over the card,
while the ladies' names were written in
violet ink. On the reverse side was
written upon each different quotation,
appropriate to or descriptive of spring.
For instance:
Come gentle spring, ethereal mildness
come!
The apple trees Ill May,
Whose green leaves make little, tender
night,
With flowers for stars,
The summer table, was a mass of
roses: even the little crimped paper
shades over the pink candles looked like
Some new and gorgeous variety at lit
tie distance. Every ching here was soft
blushing pink. The name cards were rose
leaves uelicattlv tinted. The names
were printed with brush in Oddshaped
gilt letters, and OH the backs were writ
ten:
The radiant summer, with her azure eyes
And tioWer-croWned head.
It is the time when lilies blow
And clouds are highest up III air.
The favors were round pink bonbon-
nieres, crowned with tiny wreaths of
roses. the flowers following the outline
of the boxes The ice cream was
mOlued to represent flowers, pink roses
predomlnating, and held in broad gar
den hat. made of pink candy. braided
10 look like straw, and shining like
spun glass, from which the. flowers
seemed 70 be tumbling. The hat was
garlanded with natural roses about the
crown.
The autumn table" was golden
glory of chrysanthemumS, the month
being November. All the decorations,
bonbons, candles. shades, ETC., were pale
yellow. The name cards were natural
autumn leaves. very slightly vanished,
their stems tied with narrow yellow
ribbons, and the names boldly written
with a brush across them in broad. gilt
lines. The surface was not favorable
to any elaborate writing of quotations.
So. on the under side of the leaf was
merely the word "Welcome," in gilt
lettering.
The ice cream was in the form of va
rious fruits, held i'll an oblong basket OF
braided straw -colored candy, the small
handles at the ends tied with satin rib
bon of the same shade. The bonbon-
nipres of this table were Intended to
represent yellow chrysanthemumS.
The "winttr table, was all white in
decoration, with the exception OF its
centerpiece of holly, the dish concealed
by a wide white satin ribbon. Many
thought this the prettiest table OF all i'll
its chaste simplicity.
The name cards we're white, glisten-
ing apparently with frost work, the
effect produced by mica, and painted i'll
one corner of each was sprlg OF bright
hollyberries. On the backs were quota
lions about the season. for instance:
Fair winter clad in bridal white,
Chaste virgin of the year!
Bluff old winter, brisk and jolly.
Bringing Christmas In his tram,
Crowned with spruce and fir and holly,
Welcome back again.
The ice cream represented Snowballs,
perfectly round.
The favOrs were round boxes. white
and glistening, surmounted with sprlgs
of artificial holly.