Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-28

it be most informally, are look
ing for something unique iL
place cards and favors for dinners
luncheons or suppers. Those who are
gifted with artistic ability, especially
if combined with a sense of humor
may make these little accessories out
OF home material, and these are al
ways appreciated by the guest. But
there are to be found in few shops
some really unique arrangements for
designating the guests places at the
table.
The newest of these are little trees
and tiny bushes which take us back to
childhood's days.
Among them we find green pine
trees, growing in tiny white enamel.
wooden tubs, about an inch square,
with golden knob on each corner.
Small, very small, brass clips are
stuck in the inside of the pal1ng OF
these tubs to hold the name card.
There are also rose bushes growing
in the tubs with red, white, yellow OF
pink roses, SO that a color scheme
may be easily carried out. Then there
are trees and sprigs growing from tiny
wooden standards, with a slit in the
wood for the card
In this same collection one finds
tiny baskets filed with flowers. arti-
fetal of course, but really very near
to nature, they are so we'll done.
There are white baskets one an6
one-half inches in diameter filled with
violets. These have tall handles tieG
with narrow violet ribbon,@
Then there are pink baskets holding
pink clover; yellow buttercups OF
cornfowers in green baskets with
green ribbon, and white flowers il
yellow baskets with yellow ribbon.
These are all round, but these are
also oblong baskets with round ends
containing white daisies or yellow
flowers
For brides table there are oblone
baskets with square ends, in imitation
silver, with tall handles tied with
white ribbon. These are, of course.
filled with orange blossoms.
l must not forget the tiny fern
baskets filled with moss. The advant-
age of using these pretty German nov
elties-for they are all made in cIeven
Germany-is that of their lasting
quality, as guests are not supposed to
take them away unless told to do sG
by the hostess.
A set of these, in any one color, to
match the table decorations, is indeed,
very pretty table equipment.
Among the new dinner cards one(
finds quaint figures of men and wom-
en- which stand by the help of a paste
board back.
They are eighteenth century ladies
and gentlemen, and are made III
France. Each one carries distat6
on the top of which is a wreath of
flowers, in which the narrow card
bearing the name of the guest may bel
slipped
There are cards for the bridal ban
quet, which are also made in France.
The card for the bride is the bride
1ASA SSiI Win q huge SuOWGI u
and there are others for the groom
and guests
Some of these are suitable for an
engagement announcement, dinner
or luncheon, as there are cards with
cupids carrying suit cases labeled
with red hearts, and others represent
ing the bridal party on the way to the
altar, against string of red hearts
as background
Evidently of American manufacture
is another announcement card. # is
a small imitation box of flowers
which opens and discloses a card |
bearing the names of the engaged +
pair.
For Dutch dinners or suppers there |
are Delft blue figures with a back. /
ground of hearth thing, and some
broad, low cards holding on their up-
per edges two stiff Dutch bouquets
These are quaint and effective.
For special days there are orange
pumpkin jack-o' lanterns with a red /
devil on guard at the top and Japanese
w.,