The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
In a Summer Entertainment.

IN al summer hhtcftlhnI nenIs
New York Tribune.
How to arrange a table for a garden
party dinner almost invariably puzzles the
hostess. Damask has been used all winter,
and, unless the linen closet is a most elabo-
rate 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 recent
ly about this problem and decided that at
a dinner each was to give they would use
nothing but paper decorations.
One used a large round table, and the
other an ordinary dining table, and it was
difficult to say which had the better effect.
The round table was first covered with
swansdown calico as a foundation, and
over it were placed several layers of white
tissue paper, drawn in round below the
edge of the table and finished with a full
ruche of crinkled white paper, made by
stripes with a needle and thread, as ii it
had been SO much muslin.
This formed the tablecloth. Round mats
of amber lace tissue paper We're arranged
to receive each plate, and each salt-cellar
and decanter stood in a little nest of amber
crinkled paper, made into f1uted ruches by
the simple device OF folding strips of paper
about one-eighth of n yard wide and join
ing the edges either with thin gum or tack
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ruler through to give a rolled, pufed-out
appearance.
Every lamp and candle shade was made
of yellow crinkled paper, two or three tints
being used, SO that there might be no
monotony. The receptacles for flowers
were low and round, and consisted of three
ruche of shaded amber crinkled paper, a
yellow one at the top and another resting
on the paper tablecloth, with a white one
in between. They were filled Will yellow
and white chrysanthenuns, nicely made of
crinkled paper, and lust diversified with
blades of green tissue, cut to resemble
grass.
The serviettes were White and amber
paper of Japanese origin. and the menus
backed by a small pan of crinkled amber.
Beside every plate was a white and d
yellow chrysanthemqm, the stalks deity
blades. and the prettiness of that Dime
table made it a decided success.
The oblong table was all done in shades
Of rose-pink, with the exception of the
cloth. which was treated fundamentally in
the same way as the other, but edged with
a cut-out scallop-shell design instead of the
ruche. The stands for salt-cellars, decant-
or four shades of pink paper, much in the
same way as tissue paper mats. were turned
out about a dozen years ago; but the petal
like pieces of paper were cut much finer,
lamp and candle shades were on the same
principle. The flowers were pink carna-
tons and roses, arranged in cylinders Of
various heights, each of which was sur
rounded by a full fluting of white crinkled
paper, tied in the middle by a strap Of
pink paper that simulated ribbon and was
elaborated into q smart bow.
Paper roses and carnations were placed
around alternately for the guests. The
name cards were apparently rose petals,
and the menus We're written on %fanciful
shields of white and pink paper. The SER
~viettes, of course, were pink and white
crepe paper.