The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-27

lier hang a monks hood filled with
! the flowers SO arranged that they
straggle out upon the cloth and are
scattered about For the place cards
| hang at each cover small monks
| hood filled with the flowers and hold
| ing the card upCn which is written the
| name and the quotation which bears
| the message Of chivalry-the senti-
ment of the day. These quotations
may he toasts and may be gay or
sober. For instance:
Were't the last drop in the well,
AS gasped upon the brink
| Ere my fainting spirit fell
tbs to thee that | would drink.
Byron.
Here's 10 the prettiest
Here's to the wittiest,
Here's to the truest of all who are
true.
Here's to the neatest one,
Here's to the sweetest one,
Here's to them all in one
Here's to YOU.
Woman The fairest work Of tn.
great author The edition is large and
no man should be without copy.
Here's to the maiden Of bashtul IF,
teen;
Here's 10 the widow of fifty;
Here's to the Haunting eXtrayagant
queen;
Here's to the housewife that's
thrifty.
Sheridan
Woman-A mistress of arts, who
robs a bachelor Of his degree and
forces him to study philosophy by
means of curtain lectures.
Thursday is the day of Thor, god
of thunder
The flower is the burduck. whose
sentiment is beware and both these
ideas may be woven into the general
decorative scheme. The big burdock
leaves, familiar to most Americans,
may he arranged in a low mound or
loose bouquet from which rises a red
lantern--the trainmens signal for
danger. Carrying out green and
white color scheme-aside from the
lantern-the burdock leaves may be
used for doiles At the covers have
tiny green umbrellas for place cards
Friday is named for the marriage
goddess, Frea.
The flower is the orchid which
comes in many Colors and which VIII
form a particularly beautiful decora-
ton. A wedding wreath or bell of the
orchids may be dropped over the table
and tiny wedding bells, wells, or
bouquets may be used for place cards.
This entertainment is especially pref
~ for bride. although all brides
shun Friday as a marriage day. The
sentiment of the day is "favorte.
something OF q paradox since Friday
is considered the unlucky day of the
week-the one about which turks the
superstition Of the ages.
Saturday is Saturn's day, whose
flower is he horsetail.
The flower, which is of cine cattaH
family. is the emblem of courage ard
strength. and it is told OF The OLD
Romans that on their way to battle
they would gather tine horsctails from
HE wayside and place them in their
helmets tO court the favor of tne goda
if strength and daring. These flow
FRS are too stiff to lend themselves
readily 10 decoration and there re.
mains nothing for The hostess to do
bat arrange them in the ordinary
bouquet In this instance little impln.
nents of warfare might be used for
place cards and for a centerpiece small
Tort of the horsetails could be built
quotations for the day may be found
n the following
A man of courage is also fun Of
sith.
Cicero.
And fearless minds climb soonest
nto crowns.
Shakespeare.
And what he greatly thought, he
lobly dared.
Homer.
He that climbs the tall tree has Won
light to the frult
Scott
And weaponless himself
Made arms ridiculous.
Milton.
Screw your courage to the sticking
lace.
Shakespeare
COPYRIGHT. by Joseph b Boulesl
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