The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-03-27

- a dinner till know more
9-ecrsc than do now. should
be worried sick for a week before,
and as for rational conversation while
we were at the table, II would simply
be out of the question. ] should be
wondering II everything would so off
all right"
WELL" suggested her friend, "lf
you would like to entertain, why
don't you give luncheon to some
of your girl friends? Luncheons are
so much more informal than dinners,
and IL your luncheon goes off well,
1t will give you courage to attempt
a dinner"
The bride dropped her embroidery
suddenly.
II have It," she cried; "I'll get up
an Easter luncheon, and invite my
bridesmaids. Now you know" she
continued, confidentially, as she re-
sumed her work, I'm a greenhorn.
and ! wish you'd just advise me how
to do 1t. Between you and me, I'm
Just aching for chance to show off
my pretty cut glass and silver"
Mrs. Kirke smiled. Vanity" she
demonstrated, "but If you would like
to invite your bridesmaids, think
can help you get up very pretty
affair"
You're ever so good" replied the
other gratefully, "for I'm so stupid
about such things. Now, II 1t were
case of doing some Greek prose, or
translating bit of Horace, I'd feel
more at home. And | do wish I'd
had chance to learn housekeeping
at college"
We'll" responded her companion,
'I'll be only too glad to give you the
benefit of my experience, such as II is.
In the first place, as long as 1t is to
be an Easter luncheon, your decora-
tions must be lilies, of course, and
the color scheme green and white"
THAT would be pretty" comment
ed Mrs. Lawrence, land | have a
handsome cut glass vase that would
do for the lilies"
Mrs. Kirke shook her head.
mo, have newer idea than that.
Get one of those pretty green mats
from the florists with fringed
edges, and double it over eornsr-
wise, fastening with a big bow of
green ribbon. Then you can lay the
lilies in that, so that some come out
each end, 1t gives kind of basket
effect The silver candelabra that
your aunt gave you will be Just the
thing for the table, with green shaded
candles"
But don't you think green gives
a CHASTITY light?" objected the bride.
mot If you get the right shade"
responded her friend, "and anyway
you want 1t to harmonize with the
rest of the luncheon.
Now for your menu. I think II Is
good idea to let the various courses
carry out the color scheme, and you
can have great variation in green and
white. First of all, have little neck
clans served with water cress;
there's your green for that course.
Then for your soup. Let me see. If
were you I'd have cream of cucum-
ber. RS dainty and it isn't q very
common kind either"
"Is 1t hard to make? l have a
good cook, you know"
"Oh, not at all. If you can make
one kind of cream soup, you can
make them all. Now for your fish.
Suppose you have boiled halibut with
parsley sauce, for that's good green
and white combination. For your
meat, Dreaded spring lamb chops with
peas, and If you want to do things up
nicely. follow this up with a mint
sherbet.
DO you think your husbands
pocketbook could stand sweetbreads?
Creamed, they would make a lovely
entree, and you can make up for 1t
on your salad. Just have plain let
tuce with French dressing, and crack
ers and cheese"
Mrs Lawrence held up her hands
in dismay. "Oh, never could man.
age all that! don't mean the ex-
pense, but getting the luncheon up"
Her friend laughed.
"Oh, don't get frightened I'll
help you out. Now for your last
course. If you want something real
pretty, have your ice-cream in the
form of lilies. They will be Just the
thing for lily luncheon"
Il want some candy, don't II" sug-
gested Mrs. Lawrence.
-'Oh, bless mel" exclaimed her
friend. What am l thinking Of?
OF course you want candy. Green
and white, let me see. Suppose you
get mint straws and vanilla bonbons,
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