The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-03


innate Friends = The Birthstone
Color Used for Color Scheme-Min-
iature Irish Castle for Centerpiece
An Emerald Birthday Cake
For May, nothing is prettier than an
Apple Blossom" tea. The idea of
massing and banking flowers for house
decoration, fortunately. is passing
nowadays it is considered far more eff
fective and pleasing to have great bou-
quets of the flower used in decoration
placed about the rooms in an order
more natural. Roses crushed against
each other and massed on wire frames
or carnations packed like sardines in
a box are libel against the freedom
of nature. They remind one most of
people in too tight clothes and are
comparatively stiff and uncomfortable
to look upon.
Gather your apple blossom branches
and place them about in the freest
manner possible. Tall vases, for the
floor, can hold tall branches, and jar
dinieres, small vases and other avail
able holders, can be used to make of
the drawing room a veritable apple
blossom garden. Set aside one corner
of the room for the punch bowl-or
perhaps there is an alcove which may
prove on this one occasion, at least,
that it has mission in life. Get the
artificial apple blossoms and string the
petals on heavy thread. Drape many
OF these strands to form curtain
across the front of the alcove or across
the corner where the punch is to be
served. Serve pink punch-straw-
berry. perhaps-and bury the bowl in
apple blossoms. Behind the bowl place
pretty young girl of your acquaint-
ance. wearing a pink and white gown.
to do the serving of the liquid, and she
will complete pretty picture.
The table in the dining room is laid
In the very daintiest of lace doilies.
The wall of the dining room may be
draped in strands of the artificial pet
ais, If the hostess is ambitious enough
for an extra touch of elaborateness to
go to the trouble. For the center of
the table secure large branch of the
blossoms, or several smaller ones. ar
ranging them to represent a tree with
spreading branches. Over the table
scatter loose petals, that the illusion
of the real tree and falling blossoms
may be more complete.
As this will be an elaborate affair,
1t is better to have a formal service in
the dining room. Seat the guests about
the wall and serve. Apple salad served
with thin bread and butter sandwiches,
or chicken salad served in followed
out apples, will make pretty course
Instead of ice cream serve frozen ap-
pie snow. This may be served in a
nest of apple blossoms, with small
cakes or waters, bon bons of pink and
white-or the small candy apples and
coffee.
A May Birthday Dinner.
The emerald is an appropriate May
birthstone, for all the earth is spring
ing during this month into the fulness
of its green, fresh beauty.
Now, the birthday may belong to
the host or hostess, but no matter
only the most intimate friends have a
place at this birthday feast. A birth
day celebration should always be the
most joyous and informal of occasions
and the stranger who cares little for
the remembrance of the day which
made you part of the world should be
absent.
In the first place, the invitations
should be issued on green paper, the
envelopes unsealed. Instead, purchase
the small green glass-headed pins and
pin the envelope flaps down and have
the invitations delivered. If it is more
convenient to post the invitations.
however, run the pin with the imita-
tion emerald through the corner of the
invitation card or folder, instead of in
the envelope. Only green should be
used in the decoration of the bouse
and the hostess should wear a green
gown, or white one with green sash
The florists have way now of color
ing white flowers and, if flowers are
used, special green carnations could
be used in decoration.
The emerald green" gives the birth
day hostess of this month n snlendid
opportunity to weave in the Irish In
her entertainment. OF course. on this
occasion the dinner will be the thing
AS many guests as the table will com
fortably seat may be asked The more
the merrier. For the centerpiece the
hostess will have an Irish castle of
pasteboard, covered with vines. This
will be placed in the center of an oh
long mirror and the mirror will be
sunk in bed of moss. The space be-
tween the moss and the castle will give
the appearance of the historic moat
and TO complete the illusion wired ba-
by ribbon of green can be arranged
across this space in imitation of draw
bridges. Have crystal dishes of olives
on the table and candied green plums
for the sWeets