The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-16

olnner! exclaimed Mrs. Law
renee in dismay; "IW never dare get
up dinner till / know more than
1 do now. 1 should be worried sick
Tor week before, and as for ration
al conversation while we were at
the table, It would simply be out OF
the question. I should be wonder
ing If everything would go of all
right"
Well" suggested her friend. "if
you would like to entertain, why
don't you give a luncheon to some
OF your girl friends? Luncheons are
30 much more informal than dinners.
and If your luncheon goes of well.
1t will give you courage to attempt
dinner"
The bride dropped her embroidery
suddenly.
II have it." she cried; 'Tn get ND
an Easter luncheon, and invite nv
bridesmaid: Now you know" she
continued, confdentially, 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 a chance to show of
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 a very pretty
affair"
You're ever so good" replied the
other gratefully, "for I'm so stupid
about such things. Now. if It were
case of doing some Greek prose. or
translating a bit of Horace. I'd feel
more at home. And l do wish I'd
had chance TO learn housekeeping
at college"
Well" responded her companion.
TN be only too glad to give YOU the
benefit of my experience, such as it
is In the first place, as long as it is
TO be an Easter luncheon, your dec
orations must be Niles, of course. and
the color scheme green and white"
That would be pretty" comment
ed Mrs. Lawrence, "and have a
handsome cut glass vase that would
do for the lilies"
Mrs. Kirke shook her head
mo, I have a newer idea than that.
Get one OF those pretty green mats
from the florists with frinRed
edges), and double 1t over corner.
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 a 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 ghastly light?" objected the bride
Not If you get the right shade"
responded her friend, "and anyway
you want 1t to harmonic with the
rest of the luncheon.
NOW for your menu. l think II Is
a 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 CLAIMS served with water cress: !
ohere's your green for that course.
Then for your soup. Let me see. If |
l were you, I'd have cream of Gu
cumber. It's dainty and It isn't a |
very common kind either"
us it hard to make? / 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 halfbut with
parsley sauce. for that's a 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
pccketbcok could stand sweetbreads?
Creamed, they would make a lovely
entree, and you can make ny for 1t
on your salad Just have plain .let-