Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-22
XMAS DINNER CARDS
PARROTS IN BRILLIANT PLUM
AGE-CoLoRED FLOWERS.

Odd but artistic dinner cards will be used
for both informal and elaborate Christmas
and New Year celebrations this year, and
fortunately for women whose expenses are
limited these place cards may be made at
/ home. and will be quite as pretty and eff
fective as those shown in the shops, if care
fully cut and decorated.
Instead of the cards being made of de-
signs that are unnlistsk ably for Christmas
and New Year use. as in previous seasons,
the varieties that finding most favor
just now are the ones that only suggest the
holiday festivities by a bit of mistletoe
bunch of holly perhaps the words
Christmas Greetings" or Happy New
Year in gilt. And these greetings are
tucked inconspicuously away in one corner
With these quaint dinner cards in favor
almost any original decoration that is suit
able for the table viii be appropriate and
in good taste for the coming festivities.
Just why vegetables, bright-colored flow
ers. birds in brilliant plumage and animals,
both domestic and wild, should be chosen
to ornament place cards is difficult to de-
termine, bu. Dame Fashion has decreed
that such cards smart and, as a result.
few of the more conservative kinds will be
used at either Christmas or New Year dim
ners.
Besides the unusual designs on these cards
is another difference that smart hostesses
will do well to follow, for it is not only a
tinctly TO the pleasure of the diners when
the name cards are all differently deco
rated. and such a happy arrangement OF
reality adds ornamen tation to a table that
would otherwise look bare, unless flowers
or ribbons were used in the spaces
OF the many odd cards to be used this
vacation period none will attract more at
tentfon on snowy white cloth than the
pumpkfn-vine leaves. These are of course,
shaped from the cardboard at the same
time the pumpkin is cut, and naturally are
in one piece.
must be pasted to give the natural colors
or. If the maker can paint in water colors,
the result Will be even more effective. II,
after the natural shadings are put on, a
wide mouth, two round eyes and a nose
are either painted on or are cut from paper
and pasted on, the pumpkin will be more
original and decidedly attractive.
Quite as unusual the pumpkin cards
are the ones shaped like parrots, with dark
green striped wings, brilliant yellow heads
with either red or white topknot. Made
Of plain cardboard, these birds may be
painted or covered with colored tissue pa
per in the natural tints.
| Flowers. such as poinsettas, orchids. tu-
| lips, cut from cardboard and covered with
| tissue paper In the shades that correspond
| to the natural ones of the blossoms are
| effective for use at either a simple home
| dinner or for an elaborate one where the
decorations are handsome and costly.
A large dogs head. or the small body of
| a cat cut from stI' paper makes striking
| place card when covered with coiored tissue
| or tinted with paint, and. put on a white
| square of cardboard, stands out If in
| frame.
| If desired lions or tigers head or the
| whole body of elephant or monkey.
placed a plain white card, makes de-
| Hshtfully original dinner card