St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-10
NOW THE TENNIS TEA.
a Delightful Entertainment for q
Summer Afternoon.

summer girl is enthusiastic in its praise.
1t is a delightful substitute for the D.
O'Clock tea of the winter, and it Is quite
as capable Of artistic effect. Sixteen
guests make it an agreeable number to
entertain in this way, just enough tor
two sets of tennis. Have the courts
smooth and hard, if possible, and be
careful not to have the nets too
of the tennis court spread ON the
ground some large Oriental.lOOking
rugs. These should be covered with
as large Japanese parasoI as can be
bought, having pink its predominant
color. Beneath the paras0l arrange on
the center of the rugs pine table made
in the shape of a big fOur-leaf clover.
This u carpenter can easily make for
you. Cover the table carefully with a
pale green linen lunch cloth, cut so that
it will show the outline of the clover.
green glass bowl trimming over
with clover blossoms should stand in the
centre Of the table, and the legs of the
table should be twined with sweet
clover.
The Refreshment Table.
Dishes of green glass should hold
daintily-cut sandwiches tied with pink
and green ribbon. Have the sand witches
little out of the ordinary. Make one
little pile filled with well-salted En-
glish walnuts; have another contain
layers OF sailed almonds; another
candied rose leaves. Tie these with the
pink ribbon. Use leaf or two of fresh
lettuce, slightly spread with mayonnaise
dressing, for the between part of an
other plate of sandwiches. and pistache
nuts chopped fine for the inside of
other thinly sliced pieces of bread and
butter. These sandwiches should be
tied with green ribbons. Beside the
sandwiches there should be fancy cakes
adorned with pink or green fr0sting,
and tempting-looking pitchers filled
with claret cup and lemonade. Both the
pitchers should he of green glass.
Peach ice cream and frozen peaches,
served with whipped cream, should com
plete the refreshments.
Rattan chairs, upholstered In pale
green Or old pink cretonne, should stand
under the shadow of the parasol and
piazza; cushions covered with pale
green mating should be thrown care
ieSsly here and there. They have an
upequaled way of adding to the artistic,
yet informal, effect.
a. The Lawn Furnishings.
Should you be fortunate enough to
have trees upon the lawn let hammocks
swing between them. Not the common,
ordinary hammock, but those decorated
with fringe and made of delicately-
tinted cords. There is nothing like a
hammock after hard game of tennis.
Dan't forget the pillow. Don't have too
many. Let those you do have be
stuffed with sweet grass and comfort
ably covered.
10 %
not play. She will have plenty to do
arranging for the game, distributing the
prizes and presiding over the good
things under the pink-tinted umbrella.
In order that the partners may be
chosen according to chance, and not
choice, small basket of woven sweet
grass should contain sixteen small four
leaf clovers made of thick water-color
paper, and each painted in a different
coler.
The stems should be tied with narrow
pink or green ribbon. and upon one leaf
the name OF one of the guests written
in guilt with drawing pen. The clovers
that match in color should play togeth.
er. The prizes may be as single or
elaborate as you please. Blotters hand
painted with clover blossoms and tied
with pink OF green ribbons could be
used for one prize. A picture frame of
white suede with clovers painted upon
it might be another. or stick-pins with
green enameled rOur-leaf clover for
the top.
The tendency for draped or double
skirts is gaining quite hold. especially
In evening gowns, as q natural con-
sequence the combinations of two mat
erials in the double skirt or drapery.
The simplest form of the new skirt is
the bell skirt slashea to open on a
tabIler or panel that Stimulates an
underskirt. For this panel mo usseline
de sole plated is a favorite material.
Many of the more elaborate toilets are
made with draped Overskirt of some
soft m aterial like crepe de Chine over
plain underskirt of MORE or satin in a
darker shade than the crepe. The
corsage Is usually of the same material
as the upper skirt aud gracefully draped
with knots of satin ribbon Tor the