The Washington times., 1905-12-06

Though there are no new kinds OF I
flowers for table decorations, the ar
rangement OF them Tor dinners this sea-
son shows much of originality. especial
" those for big functions, that are
elaborately made IN designs 10 show
just what kind OF a feast the guests are
attending. For instance. an automobile
Of flowers could be used to adorn a table
prepared for an automobile party or
coach and four horses for a coaching
party. For a private dinner, however,
the arrangement OF the flowers Is quite
simple, and Is done in really pretty
styles that lack the stiffness charac-
teristic of many floral decorations.
What could be more attractive than
an automobile of vioiets and white car
nations placed I'm the middle OF a table
gIittering with silverware and cut glass.
With a miniature motor car beside each
guests plate2 II desired, there could
be a streamer run from the center
floral piece to each machine. This
should be made as light as possible, and
would be easiest carried out by tying
small punches OF violets and one or two
white carnations into the ribbons about
every three inches.
An appropriate floral decoration at
this season OF the year, when everybody
Is returning from abroad, or for yacht
enthusiasts, is a yacht made of flowers.
One of white ard yellow carnations
would be decidedly effective where the
color scheme was white and yellow The
hull and rnasts OF yellow, and the sails
and rigging in white would make a good
balance OF color. and should be beaut!-
fui IL well made. For a golfing party an
immense golf bag Of white or yellow
carnations filled with sticks having
violet or red, yellow, and white carna-
ton tops, should be attractive II
placed il: the center of the table.
At each plate there should be goii
hall made OF Violets. or red or wnlte
carnations. 10 match the clubs Tennis
and skating parties, or persons paruc-
ularly Interested IN these sports, "ouiu
appreciate decorations carried Oul II
In entertaining musical clubs at din
ner beautiful ideas could be worked ohl
in harps banjos, guitars, Vloilns, and
nandolins for centerpieces, ana llolI
vidual instruments in miniature place.
nt the plate for each guest. Tiny BABY
ribbons of q color TO harmoniZe couic
be twisted 20 represent strings siie
strung from the center 10 each plate.
What a lot of enthusiasm there woulc
be II a man who was entertaining po'
Iltical club would have "a red elephant
made Of carnations In the center OF th'
table when his republican friends ar
rived or a tiger OF carnations In yellow
ar6 vbite stripes for democrats Ths,
kind of decoration IS bound to be pop
uiar with college girls and men and 70
class dinners. where their emblem o
that OF the college can be made, or the,
car have biz beetle for the center o
fhe able around which the members o
the biology class sit, with individual
heetles al each plate as "A favor.
Especially timely just now would b
hinge mound OF chrysanthemurns
et,beT yellow or white. and they cOul
he made into a gorgeous centerpiece b.
tvinR between each flower "a bow o
ss,ne satty rIbbon The flowers shOul
~ stuck In "A mound or moss prepare
~ hoid them in place. so that only IN
huge bloom would show. and with foid
nS hlne bet geen the effect would b
oargeous I'm a handsomely appointe
dining room where the table chlha
etc. were I'm keeping
Mounds built IN the center "a