The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14

oCiIys
When the mythology of the north
and the south joined the elements in
giving to us the names Of our days
of the week, they likewise bestowed
upon each a flower and a sentiment
of its own. To the hostess who wishes
to be very up-to- date in the detail of
her entertainments these bits of day
history may be woven into one with
good results.
Sunday, as every one knows, Is
named after the sun and it's flower is
the heliotrOpe, with the flowers Senti-
ment, Il turn to thee" taken as the
sentiment of the day. This comes
from the old Greek analysis of the
flower name-Helio, the sun and
trope, to turn. AS yet Sunday enter
tainments of a formal kind are only a
part of city life, but the little tea or
evening spread is a hospitality Of the
country over and a bit Of decoration
bringing out the ideas of the day is
always pretty.
The decoration for Sunday may have
for a centerpiece a mound of hello
trope, made as fiat as possible. From
this circle, which may represent the
sun, have thin strands Of asparagus
fern, in irregular lengths representa-
tive Of the suns rays. For place
cards use the small square cards,
through the corner of which may be
run spray of heliotrope. On these
may be written the sentiment of the
day or quotations appropriate to the
day. For instance for party of six:
THE sun, which passeth through
pollutions and itself remains as pure
as before
Bacon.
eye and SOUL"
Milton.
"As sunshine, broken In the rill,
Though turned astray, is sunshine
still"
Moore
THE glorious lamp of heaven, the
radiant sun,
Is Natures eye"
Dryden.
Gods crest upon His azure shield
the Heavens"
Bailey.
THE gilded car Of day."
Milton
Monday is named for the moon. It's
flower is the big white daisy which
grows in the fields of our country. AL
though the flower, in truth more near
ly resembles the sun, with it's great
yellow center and its radiating white
petals, it has been chosen as the en-
blem for moons day because Of the
roundness Of the center.
The daisy sentiment is: II think of
thee" Few flowers lend themselves
more beautifully to decoration than
this white field daisy, and the Monday
hostess who follows the sentiment of
the day finds herself unusually for
tunate. The table should be laid in
silver and white. In the center a
round mirror mounted on silver or
metal closely resembling silver, may
assume the role of Luna at her great
est brilliancy. Over Q portion OF the
mirror, however, lay a crescent OF the
daisies, the mirror carrying out the
idea of the moon In its first stages.
The place cards may be the daisy cards
to be found in the stores or the small
plaster moons which come in various
stages and expressions and which
make an attractive bit of "den" wall
decoration later. If the sentiment OF
the day Is carried out In quotations |
for the daisy cards, samples may be
found in these:
The moon is silver pin-head vast,
That holds the heavens tent-hangings |
fast
/ Alger |
! Doth the moon care for thu barking |
of a dog?-Burton.
The moon looks
On many brooks,
The brook can see no moon but this. |
Moore. |
That orbed maiden, with white fire
laden,
Whom mortals call the moon.
; Shelley. |
Hail, pallid crescent, hail!-Mulock.
There is flower, little flower
With silver crest and golden eye, |
That welcomes every changing hour, |
: And weathers every sky.
Montgomery. |
And open pastures, where you scarcely !
J. tell
White daisies from white dew.
! Mrs. Browning |
The daisy's for simplicity and un-
affected air.-Burns.
Tuesday, named for the heather god |
Tuis, brings many possibilities of
decoration.
It's flower is the violet, and its senti
ment. faithful. The violet is the
favorite flower of so many folk that |
the Tuesday entertainment should find
favor. For the center decoration OF