The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-14
THE KIND OF 4 TABLE.


oNni Tor EHectfNc Dinucrs-A Con-
vcnicnt Ten Table.
New York Evening Post
For beauty. without doubt a round table.
DO what you will to impropc upon it. there
can be nothing 80 graceful as tho long
curve OF an ample circle. and the central
ornaments are always very lovely when
they conform TO 1t and close in narrowing
circles toward the center, but when seating
the guests 1t Is not always the most con
ycnicnt form.
long. wide oval seems after all the
most easily arranged. and one is still free
from the sharp corners which arc ungra-
cious and ungraceful. Yet the most effect
i've table remember was square aud wide
enough for two to cit at head and foot.
Thus paired. each with an honorcd guest
the host and hostess appeared to singular
advantage. and as their duty, through the
perfect service was limited to gracious
listening and kindly promotion OF social en-
! joymcnt, the arrangement WIS perfectly
| feasible.
| Recently have heard of table thirteen
F., feet square to decorate which runners
| had To he laid across the board, and the de
corator walked about on them white carry
| INK out her plan OF decoration. which was
ON SO colossal a scale that SHE could only
| Judge OF H. by comins down occasionally
and examining at distance the result OF
her handiwork. This vastncss must. I
should think. be very injurious to general
| enjoyment. and act as much as a means of
| dividing the guests into groups as If they
| were seated NJ separate tables.
| mot less than six nor more than ten
was the rule of famous gvcr OF delight o.
! ful dinners. when advising younger people
| how to reach his successful cminencc as an
entertainer land always choose congcnial
people: this IL more 10 DO thought of than
| the menu"
The o'clock tea, the amount OF ingonu-
| ity and art which has been expended on
| the manufacture of tables is really aston
| ishing The beautiful and convenient shap,
| to which they have given the ugly name NJ
| Kidney" is particularly nice because II al
| lows her who pours tea To sit a little near
| err just at thc center, and the delicate
| guard takes two pretty curves IN making
| the edge. Then those with strong and yet
| very decorative handles by which they may
| be carried are very convenient and the var
| icty of little shelves, higher and lower
| broader and narrower for all the pretty
accessories. vie with each other to WOO us
| 10 purchase them. There Is one which has
a little upper shelf, Just wide enough for
| a row Of teacups. where they show to great
| advantage. InlCr tniA sugar nnu cfcuu
! etc. have their places. and n narrow plush
| lined drawer holds extra silver.
| The East Indian lockwood tables, though
| never cosy or very convenient, have the
| merit of great beauty and stability. a Lamp
| is always safe upon them, or n punch bowl
| or anything we fear to break or spill. and
| they are harmonious with everything and
| always give an old world touch to a room.
which is very dignlficd and takes away the
brand new look so hard to Iuench.
And let me not forget that genuine bless
| ing, the inyalil's table. To how many has
| II made that drcary function, eating in bed,
| a comfortable possibility Perfectly bal
anced its one sided iron frame can be rolled
| to the bedside and an absolutely steady.
amply large hoard passes across without
| touching the body OF the patient. II is as
safe us n dining table. and after the meal
| can be made useful for holding tho writing
materials, work basket or books which are
| TO beguilc the tiresnme hours. To persons
confined to chairs they can be readily adj
justed, nothing Is dropped out OF tho Grip
| pied occupants reach or sight, and nll their
attempts at work or amusement are madh
caster and pleasanter
Recently n students table has been in
vented which, under many circumstances.
ought to prove of great service. strong
metal rod secured 20 four heavy. castered
| feet. terminates In large, steady base for
a lamp. Attached to this and balanced as
exactly as Is the invalid coutriyancc. is an
adjustable and sufficiently large table.
which can be used fiat or inclined AZ one
l chooses. and which can be lowered mr. raised
to the level demanded by your chair.