The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-29
DAINTY TABLE FAVORS
LITTLE KNlckkNACkS FOR THE
FORTHCOMING BRIDE.
Ideas, All More or Less Good, May BE
Taken From the Displays In the
Shop Windows-Some Novel;
ties In Pure White.

The teas given to forthcoming
brides are graced by the most charm
ing favors. The best of the trifles
are bought at the high class confec
tioneers, where they are to be found
in more novel and elegant form than
elsewhere, but smart florists also
show some pretty things for this pur
pose, as well as most of the large de.
partment stores. Here and there, too
one sees tea table embellished with
homemade knickknacks of uncommon
cleverness, some of these initiating
the shop articles, and some inspired
by the familys own taste and in.
genuity.
AS the brides newest bouquet il to
knots are made in this shape Of arti.
fetal flowers. Various tiny posies are
mixed together wee pink buds, or red
ones, or yellow ones. forget-me-nots in
several shades of blue, pansies in all
colors. The most delicate green is
used with these. fragile bits of as.
paragus fern and other feathery tufts
and small leaves. When the little
bouquet Is made up in the pointed
shape, it is inclosed in a horn of lace,
edged paper and the handle tinfoil.
All of the flowers used are very cheap
just now, and for the paper holders,
when the pretty things are made at
home, many girls buy the packages
Of round lace edged paper used upon
cake and bonbon dishes and sold at
the ten-cent store. If there are to be
men guests at the function bouton.
same manner. The rounds of paper
need to be cut the required size and
the edges pasted together Such cor.
sage knots and boutonnieres are per.
-missible for any smart tea, dinner or
luncheon.
The novelties strictly for bridal use
are always in pure white. There are
tiny dolls dressed as brides, wedding
trunks, slippers, little satin bags con
tanning rice or confetti, wedding bells
wee automobiles holding flowers OF
candy, etc. Occasionally a groom in
boutonniere, is shown in this snowy
gathering, and one such little gentle
man adds very realistic note to the
decorations of the table. Painted fig,
ures on cardboard bedeck place cards
the brides. bridesmaids and blackcoat
ed men all cut out and held up by 8
little rest at the back Of the card. The
cards are very easy to make IL any
body in the family has a gift for water
color painting, and when they are
printed they are cheap enough.
Mop caps and aprons made of Grin
killed. paper are new novelties for teas
and as the girls always don these fin
cries for the function such inexpen.
sive trifles give good deal Of fun
Only the paper itself is used, but the
more taste one has the prettier the
dainty things will be. The aprons
should be very small, but they may be
heart shaped or square and trimmed
about with ruffes of the same or lace
paper. The mop caps can have big
books or flower wreath, or be simply
tied about the crown with a strip OF
paper in contrasting color. If the
luncheon is given by the bride for her
bridesmaids, she has the cap and
aprons in the color OF the gowns they
Will wear. The bordered lampshade
paper makes very decorative effect,
and IL liked the headpiece could be a
sunbonnet instead of mop cap. The
apron and cap or bonnet are handed
to the guests as they enter the tea
room. so that they may at once be put
on.-Chicago News.