The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-24
AMONG
WOMEN
A CALENDAR DINNER


A small dinner given during this
month can be planned for just twelve
guests and arranged as o calendar al
lair, following Il plan which is new
and attractive.
The idea is to have each place rep
resent certain month Of the year,
tae entire Twelve being suggested
around the hospitabe blarl, and to
: have place cards, tavors and other
decoration at each cover suggest the
month which Is there intended
/ Thus the January cover is trimmed
with snowdrc rs; or the place cara
there might be handpainted with this
flower if preferred, While the favor
is a calendar for the year. The place
plate at this cover may be laid upon
bed 6~raN -o.ton snow
For February the favor might take
the form Of heart-shaped candy
box Ii the occupant of the seat vii.
he woman or silver heart shaped
cigar case ii man. For the place
card have an oid-fashionel lace-paper
valentine or the place card could be
the valentine. while the favor repre-
sents Washington's birthday auotl-
er celebration OF the same month. by
"a Ratchet filed With bonbons. cock
ed hat or the like Have more snow
mere and sprinkle with silver dust or
iraw tinsel rope around the cover in
the form of a wavy circle.
For March have a daffOdil or cro.
Gus or any early SD ing flower, and in
c mbination with these have Easter
D. Al ar
chickens. again wild March hares cut
from paper would be decorative The
name Of the guest may be tied around
the neck OF plaster rabbit or an
Easter chick
For April the entire cover should
be tricked out with LIST OF April sells
and JOKES and scattered with the
many-tinted confetti Have the pace
card cut cut and tinted in the shape
Of Il iester hear with a cluster OF real
little bell ta"ked on 70 IT, and in
addition to the name of the guest .
nonsense quotation from Alice t.
" Wonderland.
May. flowery Mas, is represented
By little basket Of yioets The
handle Of the basket should be tall
and from it are drawn strands 81 G.-
ferent colored baby riblon somewhat |
resembling a May pole. The gift or
place card can be attached to lhe
handle OF The basket
The flowers at the Jnne cover will |
be roses. and from the ceiling in
front OF this place hangs a tiny Orient |
al lantern with lighted tapers inside. |
The lanterns which are but few
inches around should be chosen FIR
this.
For July. if the comic pan is pre-
ferred, replace the ordinary water
Glass With huge one of iced lemon
lde and tie the place card with baby
-ibbon to the straw5 thereof
Inclose the gift appropriate for the
snest, who is TO sit there in raw cot
On and brown tissue paper cut and
glued into the shape OF huge mos
quito which practically fills the place
'ate
zoe august cover might represent
wee tennis court with the aid of a
iels tennis net and balls Have a
wee doll dressed rs a tennis PLAYER,
md Oh il pin the name of the guest
written Jr card
For Scptember streW the cover with
littlc eeashore sand fine and dry
Which is To be brushed away before
ne meal and decorate with shells or, ,
{ ii Is 10 be comic strew with tiny
rabs and Holsters and their ilk from
he japanese store. A basket OF
hells with a place card tied 20 the
andle makes a pretty souvenir for :
woman. while one designe for a ,
aan will usually be Of a comic turn =
'hus bonbonniere in the form of q
teamer trunk may contain a tiny
rustacean or the like
Fer October many ideas are avail
bic A pretty one is TO cut from the
aper which comes in a design OF =
utumn leaves a number of these '
saves with hich to decorate the GOV
r These may be used in connection
it'll tiny pumpkin lanterns. witches
nd black cats cf Hallowe en-
Or if the guest : a motorst, have 7
toy motor filed with chrysanthe 0
lums scuddlng across the colored in
'aEes. and conducting it, a doll lam a
! for the person who vii occupy .
rat chair
For November the favor might be :
d i.dfeshioned dipped candle in a 4
loice candlestjck Encircle this Gov (
: with a string of cranberries and
e the name OF the guest 20 the ne,
a strutting turkey. One of the ;.Ey
litatoa pies sold in toy shops or q
nall but edible real nne, might be
lded in honor Of the feast OF diners
is month.
Holly and mstletoe deck the Christ
as cover, amid which rises a little
steboard Santa filed with candies
glitterng miniature Christina /
&c with the name of the guest writ
II OH star at the very top Any II
uVenir intenlcd here can be tied
1h Christmas ribbon and sealed II