The morning times., 1896-10-04

is an importation from Newport, only In
New York they are having the dining
room first set with an abundance OF huge
date palms, tall fellows that almost brush
the ceiling and the tables spread ne
meath their shade. Upon these the hGhI
from above filters down through tine spread
lug green leaves, and the result is novel
and pleasing enough
AT Que oI the l!rst notable autumn
feasrs the electric light was introduced
ia gorgeous garlands OF orchids, Wreathed
around the palm trunks: clusters oi liiu-
inflated dates and big natural cocoanut
shells L!erced to let the rays through.
Such a setting as tIls IS used ior diihnss
where from twenty-five 10 thirty guests
are entertained, and one large table cannot
bt. employed and decorated to advantage
Whcn tne hig table is in evidence, how
eyer. its appareling is, ii possible, more
spleudId tnan ever. The most stately
crystal lamps, stanaiug three rect high
suruouute,i by polished silver oil bowls
and Coiured glass globes, are set at either
end, and the table itself is an exact
square.
Tie globes of the lamps mentioned are
dome and Delt-suaped SHADES, OF beaut
fully carved Bohemian glass, set IN eold
ana silver wicnrr WORK, of deIlshltui eN
amalrs ot stained glass, richly dyed, bat
l
| OF silver To say that one Of these lofty
lights is costly is to but mildly hint al
the hundreds OF dollars PAID ior sorie
OF them s.andlng iour leet, from cut
crystal base 10 Zip OF long chimney.
Therefore, host"sses OF moacfate means
are CuntentlHg themselves VITA less eA
| u,.nslye noveiLies Ill the shape OF flower
| Caut,,.laDra fine old Sheilield plate Is
lust as effective and much less dear than
| The real silver, ana good forms are iml
! tatrd in the yet cheaper queens and
prInce'S plate. But whatever your ware
may b.. and its 10 shame to you TO have
| IL plated, the two big candelabra must
stand very hIgn, say three feet from base
To tip OF candle flams
iunumerabie silver arms must brancl
| out from the central trunk. as many as
| ten On one stand. SIX OF them shoult
| hold candles anu lour, epulnS III Ing
! crystal cups, contains ilowers. some o
| these canuelabra have one large central
| flower basin and eight candles, at vary
| ing heights, L~InkIing found The biooiis
| W natcver you 10 Gun use Ccd-Iookltt
! white wax tapers, but dellCa,ely untet
| ones to ruaLcn some OI IN. cUioi> III You
| wers A novelty though this seems IL
| Ir,,lily il is an old 4ashIon revived auu
| in preference TO silver many wealth!
woman tnuIuphanuy displays me h.aeit
!uI o!u Dfesuen CInueiabra, winch once bc
| louueu TO her grandmother. The Iiow1i
cups she ILLS with Sorse anu hea,he!
| anu bauisEcS To tnc top pantry shell all iei
| SILVER JjartiiBie = ana vi, her llorai baskets
| Here and tncrr at the corners, or down th'
| center OF the table she places two or Three
| porcelain 10 wer baskets
| They are about as big around as desert
| plates, an inch deep, nave highly ofha
| tnsutc,i handles ANA perforated tops o
| hn lIiitu with walter
! thcn flowers Il nd sreenery stuck through tn,
| perIoratious, Until only the pictty hauule'
| show and ii YOU have no pccelain baskets
| cut crystal ones will serve as we'll
In OLru.euce to The emphatic demand II"
| cuior at table. artful Lapery dealers nav
| IlsCt,yeret. the glowing IossiltIi.iSs ci IA
| German tablecloths, which comes not OIL
| i'll richly cuiureu GHf.iasA, Iui I'll stlcip'
| pn,i,ruidryed linen. y lI:H'iSome 6crna
| dinner c.Gth has its Siuund OF white, bh
| So heavily Gamaske in green, req, ros
or blue That thc spIawiinS roses, leapin
| s,ars aCu charging knights thereon seei
| lo he embossed as high as velvet figure
| OIL satin. Another and more costly type {
| ci,I,h Is maze ul tac very iiiicsthciiNs VIII
liuen with a great coat of arms enlbla2
oned in the center. and surrounded by
wreath If flowers.
The arms must lie those Of The host al
| hostess aud the wreath represent inc Iai
ily's fayuritc flower. II The arms are IL
. used scene Of Bacchanalian rcvcier
. | or CllniDSeS of a stately mcdiaeVal Ia
quet is pictured, i'll rare stitching, all
I..r Cutuieu IiI.cn tfIi tsuS. al ;''."ii!"h
> | The central uecuIatiun Il toIGer OF ncedi
work is laid Just above the frinGed or hei
| stitched edge ard ty this device ctnte
t pieces and scarfs have Teen done aw;
Z with. Usually the table napkins and Goyli
| | are u.cora;e,i I o col TcspoLu " tth the Got
). though for luncheons. under the iihg
bowls strips instead Of squares or clrci
Of linen are adopted; every strip ef
= Srnidered with u vine framed Prorcrb
,he table, Gene in cid English lettering.
e Every year, however, table deccrat'o
,r grow more and more cNtravagant, ana !
o most as precious as jewels are the new ST
e of wine cups, lofty gracious vases they a
Q shaped like flower blossoms, and blown
q the ecccntricaly lovely favrile gas
4 Royal Copenhagen appears in place
y Dresden at luncheons, while the most
IS portant new ware is Royal Petrolaine.
n dazzling white china this, bearing
e | enameled crest or monogram in the cen
r OF every plate. The enameling is won'
l. OF jewellike colorings in ruby, or u
uuoise or emerald green, and IN place
/. the Empire and Louis Quinz court plat
d OF Sevres, every one showing the face o
y court beauty the most important course
r the dinner is served up on old blue Rid
+. way ware: hard to get and precious TO h
10 and bearing the lovely countenances OF
"a own colonial beauties, Nine. Washngt
Of Miss Byrd, Betty Fairfax and other
/. patriots NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.