Evening star., 1911-06-04

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rN the month Of roses what moro de-
hghtful than . rose showsr. o rose
luncheon. rose fsts o. party.
~ whether the function bs gtven With
the sweet girl graduate a. central
figure. happy June bride an honored
guest or some pet charity for which it 10
desirable to raise money In . way that
will appeal to every one.
| Decoratively. there IL nothing more
beautiful than the rose. no flower or Soior
using the pink rose a. . motif-so uni
versally becoming to al the rosebud gar
den OF girls. or so easy 20 carry out % .
satisfactory finish In menu. favors. dress
and decorations. Not only the potter. the
painter and poet have Joined to idealixs
and perpetuate In their arts the queen
OF flowers. but manufacturers Of iinans.
laces, jewels, perfumes. paper conceits
OF all sorts and sweets have done their
part as WELL
Dainty name cards can be found already
decorated with roses, unless there are
clever fingers at home. For those who
40 not paint single line or couplet from
the poets may be written or printed In old
English diagonaliy across the page.
Any book of quotations win yield these
In abundance.
When these quotations are suited to the
recipient. they at once set the conversa-
tional ball rolling into pleasant chan
nels.
| The lunch cloth may be appropriately
OF nne linen, rose pattern, Of lace or
drawn work over rose pink foundation.
small tables. OF the pretty rose bordered
Japanese napkins. -Four OF hese are past
ed together to make the square. Where
the table top is such as to permit the
omission OF a cloth. the centerpieces and
doilies may be embroidered in roses.
| For the candelabra or candles there
are dainty pink rose shades. while the
candles themselves may be pink. white or
the lovely and fragrant pale green bay
berry.
For salads and ices there are little floral
paper cups. while compotiers OF crystal
and vases of the same material may be
found In rose forms. In the finger bowls
| rose petals should hoat. and In the menu,
| simple or ornate, the rose should be much
in evidence. For the first course there
may be grape juice bouillon, tomato soup
or nne stems of red and white currants-
A second course may be creamed lobster
In cases, salmon outlets or chicken TIM
bales; for the salad. lobster, salmon or
tomato; the relishes radishes cut In rose
or the sd:
France ice cream, candied rose leaves.
rose connections, angel food with rose
leaves or rose sherbet.
"a Rose Shower
A few evenings ago I attended Q rose
shower. which was given for the daughter
OF a friend. The house was beautifully
decorated with hearts. cupids, bows. ar
rows and true lovers knots. Each guest
brought bunch of roses with which the
floral bell which was suspended from the
center Of one Of the doors. This shower
was given the day before the wedding.
and the roses were used to make her
home bower Of beauty at that time.
Rose-crowned girls acted a. mattresses.
A large vase, which was filed with pink
roses, was used for the centerpiece on
the dining table, while small roses and
around each place. In the center Of these
the covers were laid. Pink candles In cut
glass candlesticks, shaded by pink rose
shades. occupied each end OF the table,
Dainty refreshments were served. con-
sisting OF heart-shaped chicken sand
wiches, creamed oysters IN heart-shaped
pattie shell. a fruit salad. over which
small hearts cut from red beets were
scattered: pink Ice cream In pink and
white icing, and pink bonbons in little
rose cases. Each place card was a long
stemmed rose, to which was attached q
card. At the close OF the supper each
guest was requested to write q good wish
on the card. These were then handed 20
a little girl dressed to represent q. pink
rose. who presented them to the bride
elect.
A musical guessing contest was the
chief feature OF amusement Then songs.
which were significant Of events IN the
life Of the young girl, were played on
the plano The guests were handed heart
shaped cards. on which to write the
guesses. The one having the most COR
rect answers was awarded q box OF pink
and white banbons. The following songs
were selected for the occasion;
l-'Romeo and Juliet"
9-"Hearts and FlowerR
8-"After the Ball"
l-'rRed Roses"
6"Oniy one Girl in the worid for Ne"
o-"Under the Shadowing Palms"
E"Sweet and Low"
6-"My Queen"
e"When the Leaves Begin to Turn"
1o-"Home Sweet Home"
Tincture Of Roses for EIavortng.
EN- Q glass bottle With fresh fra
grant petals. then pour In spirits OF wine
or pure alcohol to submerge them. Cork
securely and set away for use IN flavor
Ing cakes, puddings. ices and the like.
This ,tincture will keep Tor years. q few
drops sufficing to I'LL Q large room with
delicious fragrance. a iittis added to the
contents OF the finger bowl b q welcome
innovation, few fresh petals being scat
tered over the surface 70 look pretty and
In keeping with the fragrance A few
drops added to table vinegar 1ondS var
r1ety when dressing fruit saladA
Strawberry Variations
Aioug with the posao eems tho straw.
berries. delightful eoGhinaxion- while
thsrs u no better way ef serving beryis0
than au naturel or with cream, some pso-
pls ere 90 constituted that samensss,
even n the service of barries. pals upon
out ef the ordinary recipes are given.
Strawberry Pie.