The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-07

The Reign of Yellow.
The ali prevailing tone of dinner and
luncheon tables is yellow. 1t was, they
say. the favorite color of the guilotined
with masses Of dafodils. jonquils, ge-
nesta yellow lilies, dog-tooth violets and
yellow taffeta ribbon; or, better than
all, breadths of what must have been
a maize colored brocade gown, of Marie
Antoinette's time, stripped up TO form
a. broad scarf, laid lengthWise over a
white damask cloth.
At these repasts the sentiment OF
Easter week is prettily echoed on COW
er cards, now in such general use. They
are cut from long strips Of long paper,
decorated with spring-like scenes in
water colors, the names of the guests
wreathed in flowers and verses Of old
English Easter carols on the back. One
of these for each person is as much OF
a souvenir as it is now thought requi-
site to supply, and, as in some cases
the cards are the signed work of q
well-known water colorist, it is a
greedy guest who would expect more.
Farewell Feasts.
AS Easter week usually brings TO 4
close the work Of various fashionable
literary, philanthropy or amusement
clubs that thrive among womanlzind
during lent. their dissolution is cele-
brated by splendid and final luncheons.
The most effective of these tables arc
set in crystal and silver, no other ware
allowed, and the decorations done IN
hedgerow violets, trailing arbitus. and
q new odd and lovely pink and yellow
flower the florists call wild crocus.
Some of the features of the meal are
ices served in the form and color of
well known popular essays and novels
of today. Du Maurier's and Froude's
works. charmingly bound, were eaten
volume by volume at one literary lun-
cheon. At another, served at u o'clock,
and, therefore, called a breakfast,
huge silver platter. heaped with hot
cross buns was passed at one course.
These, though made in the shape of
the English bun, are. in reality, fruit
cakes, highly Spiced, dashed over with
sherry and served smoking hot under
a napkin. The rule in passing them is.
that hot as they are every guest must
pluck hers forth with her bare fingers
as the maid swiftly passes, a most diff
ficult feat to accomplish with grace
and security for ones bun.
The Bicycle Luncheon.
Next in Importance is the bicycle
luncheon. The table for this is round
as a wheel. bound by a tire of ribbon,
and has the covers lain between ribbon
epokes, all radiating to a centre, where
a woman's little safety, wreathed with
flowers and mounted on a MESSY plea
teau, occupies the post of honor.
One enthusiastic he ytess goes a step
farther and crowns her bicycle with a
wax figure Of an artistically gowned
cyclist, bending slightly over her ham
die bar as though ready to reel off
many miles an hour. The room Is
darkened, the table Illuminated with
bicycle lanterns and the decorations
done in the color of the hostess wheel
ing club.
For Easter CotiIlions.
The prettiest favors for Easter cotil
lions are big white tissue paper eggs,
popped open at one end to admit the
head of a downy chick, or bright-eyed
wtiterabbit, wearing a wide satin pier
rot frill around his neck. These are
swung from long white satin ribbons,
and are frilled with bon-bons, There
are more costly Marie Antoinette reti-
cules of yellow satin, porcelain comht
boxes of that period. and sugared cher
ries strung on long silk threads, are
meant to be eaten through one of the
new figures, called the Shepherds rev.
Ell, when all the dancers carry long