The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-22


ears of corn.
Floral Decorations.
Let the only floral decoration consist
of yellow chrynsanthemums, distribut-
ing vases of the gorgeous blooms at
effective intervals throughout the
| rooms. If you can hire few plants
| growing in large jardiniers (Which
should preferably be of blue shaded,
| so much the better, for these will make
stunning background if judiciously
grouped.
Shut out the daylight entirely-it
gets dark early these days, anyway
and have your globes covered with
large yellow paper chrysanthemums.
| This makes a very charming light, and
| moreover, fits in nicely with your
| scheme of decoration.
! The refreshments will, of course, be
| served in the dining-room. Cover the
| table with a white cloth and have as
| centerpiece blue vase filled with vel
low chrysanthemums, resting on
| white dolly embroidered in either one
of the two shades. If the design could
also harmonic with your scheme. so
much the better.
Let the illumination consist of either
gas or electricity shining through yell
low paper shades, and of candles, one
at each corner of the table. These last
might be held in Colonial candlesticks,
( if you are SO lucky as to possess any,
but at any rate they could have the
chrysanthemum shade to match the up
per lights
| An Appropriate Menu.
Let your menu consist as much as
possible of articles said to be upon the
Puritan bill of fare. In an affair of
this sort of course, this will not be so
feasible as if you were giving full
meal, but still you can succeed to
some extent.
We are told that the Puritans dined
upon oysters, game, vegetables. and so
forth, and even in the delicate bill OF
have demanded by a tea all Of tnese
things could be made to figure
| Fried oysters and turkey salad with
! mayonaise dressing would not be IN
appropriate from any point of view
! This course should be accompanied
nv tinv crescent shaped rolls, and by
dainty triangular~san served
without any crust, and filled with
mixture of celery, chopped nuts and
mavonaise These should be passed
upon a pretty dish on a folded dolly.
In fact, everything should be passed
by the waitress upon tray covered
with a dolly, a stock of clean ones be-
ing at hand in the pantry to replace
any that may accidentally become
spoiled during the afternoon.
Candy Boxes.
Olives and candied CONNECTIONS OF
various sorts should be upon the table,
the former in a pretty dish, and the
latter in various significant recepta-
cles. such as boxes to represent books
bearing the titles, 1.-The Courtship Of
Miles Standish" and "The Scarlet Let
ter"
Candied fruits and vegetables of all
sorts in such receptacles as sailing
vessels and Colonial hats would be in
keeping with the occasion, While q
laver cake ornamented with Puritan
girl in vanilla icing would not only
make good eating, but striking orna-
ment to your table.
Your young friends would no doubt
look upon your menu as incomplete,
no matter what the temperature, if it
did not include ice cream. You could
humor them by serving a vanilla cream
but out of consideration for their stom-
achs, pour over it hot chocolate.
Recipe for Hot Chocolate Sauce.
This is not hard to prepare A pint
of water is to be boiled with one-half
pound of sugar until the latter hard
ems, then two tablespoonful of grated
chocolate that has been dissolved in
three tablespoonfuls of boiling water
is to be added Flavor with vanilla
and serve at once.
Steaming coffee should be poured at
each end of the table from percola-
tors bv friends of the hostess mother.
It would make nice finishing touch to
the affair to present every girl as she
leaves the dining-room with a tiny
old fashioned reticule.