New-York tribune., 1897-08-04


has been used all winter and. unless the linen
closet is most elaborate one an individual set of
lace doylies is out Of the question. Two friends
or rather friendly rivals-both resourceful. clever
women consulted each other recently about this
problem and decided that at a dinner each was to
give they would use nothing but PAL or decorations
one used a large round table and the other an
ordinary dining table. and 1t was difficult to say
which had the better effect.
THE YELLOW DECORATIONS.
Tho round table first covered with swans
down calico foundation, ana over II We're
placed several layers of white tissue paper drawn
in round below the edge of the table and finished
with a full ruche of crnkled white paper made by
box pleating long succession of folded strips with
a needle and thread, If 1t had been so much
muslin.
This formed the tablecloth. Round mats OF
amber laced tissue-paper were arranged TO receive
each plate and each salt-celar and decanter stood
in a little nest of amber crnkled paper, made into
Auted ruches by the simple device of folding strips
of paper about one-eighth of yard wide and
ioining the edges either with thin gum or tackins
threads and then running round ruler through
TO give a rolled, puffed-out appearance.
Every lamp and candle shade was made OF yellow
cr,pklod paper two or three tints being used. so
,bat there might be no monotony. The receptaces
for flowers were low and round and consisted of
three ruches of shaded amber crinkled paper
yellow one at the top and another resting on the
SSaner tablecloth with a white one in between
rhey were filed with yellow and white chrysanthe
Nuns nicely made of crnkled paper, ana just
diversified with blades OF green tissue cut to ie-
1'hn servietas were white and amber paper Of
Jananese origin, and the menus were printed on
Willie card paper backed by small pan oi
Beside every plate white ana a yellow
the staf and the prnttness
Of that dinner table made II a decided success
DONE IN SHADES OF ROSE AND PINK.
The obIong table was all done in shades OF rose
pink with the exception of the cloth "Hich was
treated fundamentally In the same way as nc othef
but edged with cut-out scallop-sheH Design IN
stead Of the ruche The stands for salt-ceiiars de-
canters yater-jugs etc. were made OF three o. iour
shades Of pink paper, much in the same way as
tissue-paper mats turned out about a dczeh
@ S Dut ejyrs the effect OF cactus dahlia
The lamp and candle shades were on me 'Iine Iln7
arranged in cylinders Of various heights eacn , OF
which was surrounded by iuh NUNS Elm - q, nnk
paper that simulated ribbon and was eiADo'a'eu
Paper roses and carnations paced around al
ternately for the guests. The name caris Were APP
parenty petals and the menus Were "e be .er on
vetes OF course, were pink and white crepe paper
PAPER BAZAAR.
Somewhat of a novelty for summer rcscrt Is
bazaar entirely devoted to paper principally OF the
cr!nkled kind. Nothing Is costly. either to sell or
to make and lamp shades go off quickly. while
principle of the old ragdos and elaborately clothed
in smart paper frocks. with hats and pdiasols are
rapidly bought.
Paper flowers, TOO. sell well and nothing Is more
effective than punches OF tall blue ard white lFlSeS
and Of the small new peonies in rose-pihk ana
salmon tnts. Poppes are easily made OF paper. ana
carnations with a little care, are quite llichke.
Tea can be much better copied In paper tlan
the less artistic kinds and natural-looking shaded
leave may be bought by the dozen and help the ilu
SION considerably
Photograph frames and glove and handkerchief
boxes are easily covered with crlnked paper ana
unit tries she will never know where The paper
possibilities come 10 an end.
There has been some talk of Offering prizes FOR
rated bicycle a fashionable watering place some
timc in the course OF the present summer.
Ladies' dresses easily he managed, bu, mascu-
line attire presents greater difficulties But such a
blcycle parade could certsny be smar, and pretty.
We have calico balls and poverty balls. and why
sholjd we not have paper balls? The expense would
moi he ruinous either for material making. for
in tissue and crinkled paper Il would certainly be
a case OF evety girl her own drcssmaker. The more
fanciful the frocks the better.
PAPER WINDOW-CURTAiNs
These thin papers also make such pretty window
curtains and draperes and easily fesooned
INA. a plain-lookng and unin,eresng room could
he transformed by willing hands and clever fingers
,nto rcrfect bower and IL Is safe 10 predict that
ne entertainment would be the most enjoyable that
was carried through with mutual good humor on a
] ha ais of crinkled paper