The Washington herald., 1913-12-25

When the holidays are here. the desire
to do some little entertaining. to draw
your friends together at a festive board
whether meager or grand. is as likely a:
to want to take 4 trip In the summer
But in planning your little spreads
consider your purses and your friends
and above all, keep the spirit of youth
throughout. Even the grown-up folks
though older in years. are still youne
in their thoughts and capable Of en-
joying a good frolic as we'll as the boys
and Eirls in their teens.
Now for the little set-out for during
the holidays. Have your color
scheme red and green. the color OF
holly. Have your holly decorations scat
tered. a sprig there, a big bunch in a
vase in the center OF the library table
and some fastened TO the center of the
chandelier Last. but not least, have a
piece Of mistletoe tied with a bow OF
narrow white ribbon. in some convenient
place. possibly in the doorway. Although
kissing games are decidedly Ill bred. a
little innocent fun in connection with mis-
tletoe is quite harmless and, indeed / am
afraid your friends will look for IT. You
know how susceptible that longing Is
that boys and girls bear toward one
another and how on the alert they are
When IL comes to setting your table,
do not arrange for more than eighteen.
as any more is rather hard TO handle.
II you have the regular extension table,
put in your extra leaves, which VIII give
you the required length.
White table cloths are not very easy
to iron. so a good plan Is to nave
paper one. These can be purchased al
most anywhere. They come in white.
with a very pretty damask design, are
about two yards wide by four long. and
cost from twenty to twenty-five cents.
White napkins are the prettiest and can
be purchased for about five cents a
dozen. A novel idea is to have a gift
box in the center Of the table.
Simple Place Cards.
Place cards are very pretty, but if you
are unable to get any pretty ones where
you are. fasten the end Of your ribbon
to a small sprig of mistletoe. OF course,
II you have a friend who could help
you out by doing some by hand. all the
better A card the size Of a gentlemans $
visiting card is about right, little long,
er would not matter very much In
case you do not use place cards. have
the name Of your guest written on each
one and fasten your ribbon IN one cor
ner, running inc HistiesOe ~
knot
In arranging the table, use candle
sticks. II you can, get pressed glass
sticks Colonial. they call them; white
holders and red shades. Eight is good
number, and they should be placed evenly
around the table. Do not get flow
cred shade, for when lighted they do not
show up prettily at all. and then. again,
red is warm and coy looking. Have the
candle holders by all means as protec-
ton against fire, otherwise your candles
will have to be watched very closely.
Two spoons and a fork are sufficient
silver to put at each place, the spoons
to the left, the fork to the right. Place
your napkin, neatly folded, in the CEN
ter, and let your place card rest on 1t.
Have four neat little dishes, glass or
pretty china, filled with salted almonds
and chocolate covered mints, two OF
each, and arrange at the ends OF the
table. These can remain on throughout
the evening.
Suitable Refre an n,ents.
For the set-out itself. have a little salad.
for instance. chopped celery and chopped
apples, covered with mayonnaise dress
ing, and garnished with a few shreds of
red pepper or a few candied cherries.
Allow a good heaping tablespoonful for
each one, resting II on a salad leaf. Serve
with coffee and rolls. A soft roll. about
four inches long. is tasty. These can be
cut open and buttered an hour or so be-
fore the guests arrive. Allow two rolls
FOR each one. and. of course. the second
serving of coffee. As finishing touch
serve an ice, lemon. orange. or cherry,