The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-11

Imitation "Moonshine."
When the heat of August comes on,
entertaining becomes a difficult task,
both for the entertainer and the en-
tertained. The rooms of even the best
ventilated houses are very apt to; be-
hot and stuffy and an effort to keep
cool is about the only amusement in
which folk care to indulge. For this
reason the hostess who is clever
enough to arrange a cool looking en-
Lertainment-one which chases away
the memory of the sun outside and the
heats joy forever to her friends
Such hostess may find this "arctic"
luncheon an inviting and original AL
lust entertainment
II the hostess is fortunate enough to
possess one Of the broad, roomy vefan-
Las with which many of the modern
houses are blessed, Or a great lawn,
The luncheon may be served on either
but if she must seek her dining room,
The house can be made to look quite
Wintry with the aid of cotton batting
bprinkled with diamond dust, decora-
Ion Of imitation snowballs and the use
Of much pure white. For the table use
rs centerpiece a block of ice in which
flowers of the month have been frozen
This will rise from an arrangement of
The dust-besprinkled batting or Of pure
white flowers. On the very top of the
Ice block stick pure white pole, bear
Ing white flag on which has been
printed north pole" Catch as many
narrow white ribbons as there are
guests to the top Of the flag pole and
run to the covers, the souvenir place
card Of tiny polar bears, miniature arc
tic overshoes, snowshoes, skis, sledges,
sleigh bells and everything bearing
upon winter, being attached to the 9TH
er ends of the ribbons.
The menu for this luncheon of course
must be in pure white, or as nearly so
rs possible. Iced muskmelon for the
first course iced bouillon or bouillon with
whipped cream; roast chicken served
In a platter dressed with rice; potato
Enow-which is very Snowy" ar
rangement Of mashed potatoes;
creamed caulifiower or white aspara-
gus; cabbage or apple salad; ice cream
Or apple snow with whipped cream,
snow cake and coffee frappe. Serve
frozen pineapple with the chicken
course, the object being to serve as
many frozen" dishes as possible.
Nasturtium Luncheon.
The nasturtium has grown to be one
Of the most popular flowers in Ameri-
ca. Easily grown in almost any
climate, happy in coloring, lending it.
self readily to decoration and pretty
for every occasion, the flower has be-
come favorite with every home gar
dener. For nasturtium luncheon the
color scheme should be in bright yell
low and the red-gold of the flower. The
table should be laid in pure white or
In yellow and white, using the yellow
and white doilies-those worked in
nasturtiums to be preferred, of course.
Over the cloth the flowers may be scat
tered carelessly Or may be arranged in
wreath fashion, using the smaller
green leaves also. For the center of
the table use one of the great flower
baskets which has the tall handle. Tie
ribbons of red and gold or yellow in
a broad bow on the handle and fill the
basket with the flowers and their
leaves. Small reproductions of the
centerpiece may be used as place cards.
For the menu, open the luncheon with
sliced yellow peaches, piled with whip
ped cream and served on a bed of the
flowers. Next may come sweetbreads.
Fried chicken served ON the flowers
with fancy potatoes; corn on the cob
or creamed, and orange ice or punch
may follow. Nasturtium salad and wa
fers may be used as the next course.
For the desert, serve gelatine mold
in which has been frozen sliced
oranges, candied cherries and a single
nasturtium. This should be served on
a dish hand-painted in nasturtiums or
on one outlined in these flowers. For
the drink, serve egg lemonade, iced tea
or coffee frappe.
sCurrant Luncheon.
Few hostesses realize how prettily
the small fruits lend themselves to dec
GRAFTON. For instance, take the cur
rant. With it's rich, CLASSY red against
the green and it's crisp stems, it is one
of the most attractive productions of
the fruit world. Arrange low mound
of the currants on the branch for q
centerpiece and use the regular cards.
painted in currants, for the place cards.
Broad red ribbons running diagonally
across the table and ending in large
dropping bow, is effective.
For the first course serve currants
on the stem, with tiny paper cup of
sugar at the side. The red scheme
must be carried out in this luncheon.
Tomato bouillon with whipped cream:
baked salmon, creamed chicken with
red beets, radishes, potatoes and the
regular relishes for the solid course.
followed by chopped cherry salad.
Finally, current ice and cherry phos-
plate with currant drops for bon bons.
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August Birthday Picnic.
The hostess whose birthday comes
along in August is not as fortunate as
others Of the year. August brings the
moonstone. with all kinds of promises
for conjugal felicity, but little beauty
in the gem itself. The stone gives lit
tie opportunity for detail of decoration
and for this reason the hostess who
really desires to follow birthday plan