Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-30
ALEAF LUNCHEON.
Unique Feature For Home Entertain
nent f0rsuy season OF the Year.

Unique Feature For Home Entertain
ment fOrsuy season OF the Year.
Some Hospitality inclined hoSteSses
are debarred from giving many Of the
UNIQUE and dainty entertainments Sug-
gested by fancy, owing 70 tue cost OF
flowers and favOrs made necessary TO
carry out these functions TO a success
full termination. Therefore, in looking
about them for q pleasant way OF
entertaining their friends, they sig
for something original, yet not beyond
the reach Of the pinched pOcketbOOk.
The leaf luncheon answers most ade-
QuRtely 20 all these demands, and is 10
itself as pretty and enjoyable as any Of
the more elaborate affairs, costing many
times as much.
III you wish to be- strikinglV unique
the meal may be served on separate
tables, each one representing different
species Of leaf, suggests writer in the
Philadelphia Times. This scheme is
easily followed out in this way:
Draw on a plain board large enough
TO DO used for table seating
four the outline Of a clover, maple, oak
or any other leaf that you may
choose, those having the simpler out
lines being better for the purpose, as
they are 90 be covered with the green
oil cloth that we were all so we'll &C
Quaiuted with in childhood. II but one
long table is prepared a leaf having
large lObes Is the wiser choice, allowing
greater and more comfortable seating
space for the guests, as we'll as being
better adapted for the novel mode Of
seating the tables as will be shown
later on. Have carpenter saw these
out according TO outline. These tops
are set over ths regular table or tables,
Just as ia fashionable restaurants. They
convert a square into round board st
the shortest notice.
The covers made, the next step is the
tracery OF the veins This Is done by
means Of the small dishes being used to
follow the outline customary in the
veiniug OF whatever leaf is chosen.
One particularly realistic effect was
achieved by using dozens OF small glass
dishes exactly Of size that could be
formed into curves and branches by the
mere joining. A contrasting color,
though not strictly in accordance
ject, is most effective for decora-
tive purposes. Therefore white or
red is generally chosen for the dishes
themselves, and contents as well, as FAR
as possible. II the tiny glass cellars
are not available, any small reCeptacies
for olives, bonboDs or almonds, II set on
In regulation form, will at ouce be
recognized for what they are intended
TO represent, namely, the veins. The
stems OF all the leaves are necessarily
omitted.
Lamps or candles, the holder spring
ing from a dat leaf Of CHINA or silver,
should, Of course, have shades, 10 green,
representing overlapping leaves. ~ As it
would be considered most incOngTuous
20 have a centre piece, each plate is in
stead Wreathed with bright red leaves if
they are obtainabe, collins, pOinsetts.
and begOnia being the most decorative
AMI all but she second TO be obtained
fora song. II the luncheon is TO be set
down for autumn. florists and green =
houbes can be tabooed, the woods fur
nishiug all that is necessary in the color
line.l
lt seems 20 one who has given such =
luncheon that the china aud glass IAN
uiact Arers must have had some such ai-
fair 4 mind when they turned heir
wares Sosa upon the market, for thNre
Is an ost endless choice Of pls Is
ana 50 for even the most econo n
cal 81 = ed plates Ia Limo es.
- ngla leai, green Az re-