Evening star., 1923-09-21
EW luncheon Gets, composed
of ceRterpiece. tes. cloth and
matching napkins, are made


of ceRterpiece. tea. cloth and
matching napkins, are made
OF bright colored linen. en-
proidered in contrasting color or
In ecru. For instance, one of the
most effective pieces seen at a re-
cent exhibition was a lunch cloth Of
old rose linen embroidered in ecru.
The cloth was oblong in shape and
was made with a hem of irregular
line, tabs of the material extending
at even intervals throughout it's
length and width beyond the edge.
Another set in bright yellow. en-
broidered in ecru, was similarly made.
Very handsome also was a luncheon
set in sheer linen of bright yellow.
embroidered in Chinese blue. Linens
in natural color. trimmed with drawn
work, are alsosgood style for lunch
con sets.
When decorating a table 1T is well
to remember that the most artistic
effects are not always the most ex-
pensive. In October. and even later,
1t is very easy to obtain flowers and
tinted autumn leaves that are ex-
cellent to use for decoration, and
with chrysanthemums alone, or with
signs can be arranged. The flowers
can be placed In one or more vases,
according to the size of the table, and
the creeper can be made to trail
round the center vase to form a
fantastic design.
If lace or linen doilies are used
on a polished table, instead OF q
tablecloth, the leaves should be ar
ranged to lie on the table, but If
two or more vases of flowers are
used. sprays of the creeper can join
one another, the two ends being in
the vases themselves.
Very attractive Impressions of real
leaves for decorating menu cards
can be made in the following way:
First, make two "rubbers" by tying
up a quantity of cotton wool or soft
rags in pieces of chamois skin. and
then work up some dry color of the
Collect a number Of leaves for
printing purposes, and Sress them
for few hours so that they will be
fairly fiat. Now dip the ''rubbers"
in the prepared paint, and then rub
them against each other until there
paint on the surface. Hold leaf
between the fingers for a few min
utes until Ii is pliable, and then press
it gently between the "rubbers."
Now put the leaf onto the surface
which it is desired to decorate, place
a piece of thin paper over il and
rub gently. A beautiful imprint of
the leaf showing the delicate tracery
OF the veins. will appear.
The cobweb table decoration may
be used on a white tablecloth or on
an uncovered table with a polished
surface. The cobweb effect is OBJ
tanned by using coarse thread, which
should be placed on the table in the
desired shape, and then where the
threads cross each other they should
be tied or knotted together. The
cobweb can then be lifted on and OF
the table and used several times
without being remade. A bowl of
chrysanthemums. massed together,
can be arranged more or less to
simulate a spider, and placed in the
center of the cobweb.
Attractive Combinations.
A good way to serve melon for the
beginning of dinner is to cut il into
star shapes and lay it on shaved ice.
china individual cups, with q little
unsweetened cream floating on each
cup, is another good idea.
Turnip croquettes fried brown. laid
in a nest of white potato snow and
garnished with parsley, look well.
To serve salads, cups can be made
from beets or the shells of rosy ap-
pies can be filled with chopped cell
cry. Hard boiled eggs can be cut in
strips with yolk centers and laid
upon nasturtium leaves to look like
water lilies.
Ices can be served in the shape of
white roses with green leaves of an
gelica. Pistachio Ice cream may be
served in cup with a little creme
de menthe poured oyer IT and topped
with green grape.
1t is easy to color celery, which
looks very attractive on the table
when so treated. Prepare a rather
deep solution of cochineaI and water.
then select the whitest stalks Of cell
Grey that can be secured and allow
the ends of the stalks to rest in the