Evening star., 1928-12-09
BY Aida vREELAND.

To feast the eye as well as the body
IN the mission of the well set table
today, the holiday hostess can per-
form this double duty best by using
some OF the sparkling and beautiful COL
ored crystal tableware so temptingly
displayed in the shops
The lure of delicateIy tinted glass
has won over so many of the most
conservative hoStesses from the tradi-
tional all-white table that one rarely
ever dimes without color in glass being
introduced during some course of the
meal.
Naturally the well planned table will
carry out one color scheme in glass.
For 1t may be noted that the ensemble
theme which dominates our wardrobeS
Is just as vigorously observed on the
festive board. If one has glass CENTER
piece the tumblers, gobletS and other
glassware used at the individual places
must harmonic withSit. ~
Perhaps the most difficult feature in
the selection of glass ensemble is the
bewildering effect of these jewel-like
creations when you are trying to con-
centrate on one color. Amethyst, sap
phire, amber. dark green, smoky blue
and ruby all seem to outdazzle one
another to influence your choice.
A safe plan is to keep in mind the
colors featured In your own interior,
contrasting or harmonizing your glass
with 1t.
For example, dining room with dark
blue and gold or beige predominating
IN its color scheme would have its
effect further enchanced in the ap-
pearance of amber or aquamarine glass
on the table. The deep blue or rose
tinted glasses are lovely with warm
grays and the dull glow Of pewter.
Austria, Czechoslovakia, Sweden,
Venice and England are among the
chief sources of handmade glass to-
day. A glass from England is famous
for its wonderful texture, its durability
and its Mstrous and its resonant quail
ties
Made from the same formula as old
Waterford glass, the earliest crystal
glass made in Ireland its original de-
signs as well as its copies of famous
old pieces give it unqualified claim to
distinction.
One of the newest patterns of this
glass to arrive in America is the quaint
old Thistle design made In Scotland.
The entire set was in amber. Fashioned
on generous proportions it breathed an
air of substantially as well as of old
world beauty. From round, Short
stemmed bases, they swelled into
grooved bowl shapes and then tapered
outward in smooth, clear surfaces, CIV
ing grace as well as girth to their
sides.
finger bowl followed a modified
version of the same design. This, OF
course, was accompanied by a service
plate quite suitable for use as salad
plate. For variety, white glass was
combined with the amber in simple
Solid-looking candleSticks. Ivory or pale
jade in candles was suggested as the
proper color.
Pepper and salt so often indistin-
guishable on the table when they wear
similar exteriors are highly individual
lied according to the best traditions OF
England, for no one could ever mistake
the bulbous single-eyed pepper shaker
for the squat round salt cellar. A
mustard pot, without which no British
table is complete, had the same shape
as the salt cellar adding cover. These
accessories were executed in the Thistle
pattern as well as in many other colorS
and styles.
White crystal with a moired effect
of old blue coloring waving through II
or with fine raised lines swirling around
were other forms of color decoration In
which matching sets could be found