The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-27
BY EDITH A. BROWN
The Topaz, November's Birthstone.
Furnishes Color-Scheme - Yellow
Kid Admits the Guests-Host and
Hostess Gowned as the "Yellow
Peril"-A Yellow Journal Menu.

The birthstone for November is tn
topaz. and with the yellow chrysan
themums coming on and the roses o
yellow filling the greenhouses, ther
should be little difficulty in findin,
plenty of floral decoration at least
The golden rod, which comes neare
the deep, rich shade of the topaz thai
any OF the other blooms, may be th'
very hardest to find at this time O.
year, but if some effort is made it cal
be secured.
Yellow as a decoration is old; anG
new ideas for the working out of the
color scheme are not very plentiful
Perhaps the newest may be found ir
an attempt to play upon the yellow
newspaper idea.
II this is done, go to a newspaper
or telegraph office and secure some
yellow "flimsy." Have the invitations
written on this and send to the guests
The invitations may read after this
fashion:
News comes from Michigan boule
ward that Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob
Graham will celebrate the birthday an
Diversary of Mr.. Graham by giving a
dinner to their close friends on the
evening of -, and that Mr.. and Mrs.
1t0maS Jones are among the hidden
gAests. The dinner will be informal,
and will be served at seven-thirty
O'clock at their home. number -, on
&he boulevard and the invited guests
are asked TOPAZ upon the invitations
early and respond"
The house may be decorated in the
9owers, yellow bunting draperies and
yellow flags. The lights should be
shaded in yellow. If there is a small
aon in the family or among the friends
who can be persuaded to serve at
servants, dress him as the "Yel-
tow Kid" and let him admit the guests.
The host and hostess may be dressed
AS Chinese, representing the yellow
Peril about which we have heard SO
much in recent years, or if either OBJ
lect to this, the servants who wait
upon the table may be dressed in this
fashion
The affair, being a dinner, naturally
will depend greatly upon the table ar
rangements for the completion of the
central idea of the evening, and this
can be carried out without difficulty.
Flowers, arranged as the hostess de-
sires, should form the center decora-
ton. For the menu cards issue small
editions of yellow paper, and these
may serve as place cards as well. The
common white newspaper print print
ed in yellow ink or yellow print print
ed in fiaring black letters may be
used. The size of the sheet may be
determined by the entertainers, but at
least an eight-page paper should be
arranged. I
On the first page at the top have
this line:
GRAHAM'S YELL-er.
Thirty-fifth year-No. l.
Chicago, November %, 1905.
Eight Parts.
The year in the upper left-hand cor
ner, Of course, is the age of the host,
men not hesitating to tell their ages,
according to proverb. Where the car
foon in the average city paper Is
placed have the picture of newsboy
with his mouth wide open and from
his throat supposedly coming the
newsboy's yell-"All About" In the
apace below have this line: what is
for@ A Of q
page write the name of the guest for |
whom it is intended.
The courses, of course, will follow, |
each occupying page and each de- |!
scribed in true yellow Journalism style. |
The menu may be elaborate or SIM
ple-the one given below as sample |
Is very simple, but wholesome and |
good enough for an informal gather
ing of close friends on such an occa-
sion as a birthday celebration. The |
first course may be tomato soup, and |
The second page of the paper will read:
CRUSHED that we may
DRINK of their BLOOD!
Arranged in headline fashion, with !
che capitalized letters in big type, and |
the other letters in agate or smaller.
this line will be yellow enough for
The most CORY.
For the second or the fish course
may be:
Fish: NETS of the heartless CATCH
UNWARY.
The meat course may consist Of q
luicy roast of beef with Drowned pota-
toes and creamed corn for the princi-
pals. The next page of the paper will
read:
cow ROASTS
while the potatoes are
DONE BROWN
and
EARS
Of corn are ~.
EASHED
70 q cream.