Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-24
Table Decorations.

A TABLE may be beautifully ar
~ ranged with just q few violets.
If a centerpiece is desired. cover the
dish or vessel with coarse meshed wire
net and the flowers may be arranged
in their natural growing position. yfo-
lets may be painted or sketched on the
place cards. Place some nasturtiums
and leaves in a clear glass bowl filled
with carbonated water and they will
soon become a mass Of frostlike moist
ure. The escaping gas in the water
creeps over each leaf and flower, maxi
Ing the whole seem to be covered with
dew Such decoration Is a refreshing
bit of GOODNESS. It is q pretty touch to
have flower like those used for the
decoration of the table floating in each
OF the finger bowls.
When roses are used for decorative
purposes the linen and china should
be of the finest, while flowers never
look as beautiful rs when carelessly
yet artistically arranged. Dainty
creams may be served In the hearts Of
roses. but these roses must be made
from the white hearts of bleached let
tuce Use roses to surround dishes, but
not to touch foods unless caildied
leaves are served with bonbons. Dec
crate the chandelier, candelabra and
candles with silk roses. preferably red
Tor night, or pink and white when
candles are not lighted. Place a rose
with each dessert and float one in each
nnger bowl Do not use a profusion
OF flowers to give studied effect, but
use a sufficient amount Of real roses
and artificial ones to look tasteful and
simple.
If daisy decorations are used. edge
the cloth with border of daisies and
feathery ferns. Arrange In the center
a cake decorated with daisies and can
dies fitted into little daisy holders. An
other suggestion is to decorate the
bowls filled with daisies and serve re-
freshments composed of yellow ice and
daisy cookies. Invitations to such
luncheon should be on daisies cut from
white bristol board. Write the invi-
tation on the petals.
When sunflowers are used for decora-
ton, the refreshments should carry out
the color scheme. They should be used
on small tables with a sunflower CEN
terpiece on each. Yellow ices in sau-
GERS with clusters Of paper sunftower
petals gracefully arranged round each
are very effective. The cake should be
Homemade bonbons, coiored yellow,
with strips of bright green citron stuck
into each, are very appetizing. Festoon
the rooms with punches of the flower.
Stalks could be crossed upon the walls
and great clusters banked in the cor
ners.
If chrysanthemums are used to deco
rate a table, place in the center q tall
glass vase and put into II six large
bowl of water and I'LL the bowl with
white chrysanthemums. hardy hydran-
seas and asparagus or maidernhair
ferns. This makes a solid base with
greenery trailing out on the table. Put
one yellow chrysanthemum at each
plate and put the place card on 1t. III
the stems are not pretty. hide them
with ferns. A big brass bowl would
be effective filled with great yellow
chrysanthemums.
One can do charming things in tho
way of table decorations by combining
flowers and fruit. If pink and green
takes your fancy, set a silver dish in
the center of the table, pile 1t high with
and place at the corners Of the table
tall cases holding pink dahlias AMI
ferns. For another scheme one may
choose a mass of Bartlett pears, Japa-
grapes. surrounding it with ring OF
blossoms and leaves, the,
blossoms shading from yellow to deep
red.
For a wedding table decoration take,
q barrel hoop twenty inches in dame,
ter and bind with white cheesec1oth.
then at intervals of two inches place
tin candleholders in the top of the hoop.
has the appearance OF a fou--incii.
wreath. filling the holder with small
white candles.
The table at an autumn luncheon may
be decorated with bright autumn
leaves. while the doilies, all sizes and
shapes. may be made of leaves pasted
on white glazed paper, the outer edgs
cut out. Inexpensive green for table
decoration may be gathered in the au-
-umn, provided one can get mountain
laurel. If the laurel is placed in fresh
water. it will not only keep green all
Turing the winter. blu 1t will also take j
IN a new lease Of life. throwing out :
fresh leaves. !