The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24

knew society woman who takes time
by the forelock, and she has prepared
for her coming winter functions set
after set of elegantly equipped linens,
and laid them away to serve for table
decora ton.
For September luncheons she has
dainty plate doilies, carving mats and
others of smaller size to ACCOMPANY
them, each one in a pretty design of
golden-rod and groupings of china as
tiers in all the delicate tones of this
beautiful flower
During October she will use for for
NAL dinners the chrysanthemum, her
favorite blossom. These linens con-
sist of centerpieces and corner doy-
lies. whose borders are a delight of
nuffy blossoms, some of creamy white,
others in delicate pastel shades.
For November the linens showed a
preference for the more cultivated
flowers; and as this month is given
over to bridal festivities she selected
boiling cloth in the finest of textures
and decorated it with bride roses To
give body to the edges. two dinner
sets were Respondent in convention
allied mass of the roses, with lovely
buds and half-open blossoms, a rose
leaf peeping out here and there. The
whole made charming background
for the tall, fluted, cloud-like glass
bouquet-holder filed with the same in
natural flowers
In one box she had stored away her
Christmas linens, a decoration of yule
colors on fine Belgian cream sur
face, the design a picturesque adorn-
ment of holly and mistletoe with their
gray and red berries. For an extra
holiday inspiration the fall-over of the
cloth was monogramed at each corner
IN pure white French work, set in a
wealth of Christmas green, with a
touch here and there of red, making
a cheerful note for the whole.
Quite apart from the rest were large
centerpieces, doilies for accessories
and small mats of a rich, heavy tan
and light brown linen, the edges beau
tlfully finished in scrolls, leaf effects
and oriental patterns, in silks of red
yellow and purple. Each linen, at one
point or another, had decorative mot
to referring to the New Year. These
We're intended to be used on a bare
mahogany table, making good treat
ment for chatting dish supper, or a
spread where sandwiches and punch is
the evening rejection.
AS a contrast to the others. green
and white for February seemed to lead
the way. These charming appoint
ments were delicate treatments of lilies
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in which borders with bow-knots and
half circles were the floral plan.
For March this clever woman's mind
turned to violets. These linens were
so embroidered as to appear in tum-
bling masses of these purple flowers
those of the more delicate hue scat
tered here and there over the sur
face.
AZ the spring began to unfold its
blossoms her linens were a gorgeous
scheme of tulips and crocuses. Some
were embroidered only in corners, 9TH
ers of more elaborate patterns were
on japanese linen in colors, pale and
delicate combined with white.
In her country home in May. when
giving pretty and simple entertain
ments, her table was a charm of fruit
blossoms. A wide table scarf of cher
ry and apple blossom was the central
scheme. This table runner was clev-
erly worked in an all-over design. the
edge finished in renaissance pattern
Of lace some four inches wide.
This clever artist asserted that her
summer work was an easy task. She
had the field to choose from. and when
the sketches were made she had them
transferred 10 the linens. These floral
subjects consisted Of daisies. butter
cups. cardinal flowers or old-fashioned
garden plants, or groupings OF nastur-
fiums which bloom all summer. For
June, July and August Il was merely
a question Of choosing few Of many
subjects.
Olive Bell Bunce.