New Britain herald., 1930-11-25

New York. Nov. 95-pepping up the Manufacturing dinuer-and the diners appetites-is q worthy task set the modern hostess.
 You must have turkey and i,s ac- cessorics. You can. however. change i the aspect Of the Thanksgiving table and put zcst into the meal by rovo- lutionizing and modernizing the cen terpiece and the appetizcrs. Everybody is tired Of the good old fruit group as a decorative mo- tiff. Likewise the usual autumn flowers. even if they step out of vases and into hollowed-out pump kIns.
 This year there is something brand new in the way of Thanks giving dinner table decorations. Vegetables, Fresh, raw thoroughly washed and dressed vegetables, ar | Itisticdlly arranged You'd he sur prisad how attractive. they look. grouped artisricaily in ;he middle Of your best damash. crystal. polish cd silver and cleaning candle light.
 Variety of Designs What Nou can do m the way Of entertaining Innovations for the appctizers and the salads also is worth looking in,o Vegetables have arrived artIstigaljy-and in tho raw,
 Decide first or all whether you want a round canterpIece or an oval one. If you want a round one, perfect head Of curly cabbage,
 hc italian variety, is soumptuous set ou a low round table mirror or silver dish. Surround if wIlh four small summer s4uashes. the little round @rconlsh-White kind uifh pretty fusoI edges Altornat" tL,so with wnuubers. pointing out from the rabba4r. Or carrots pointing in. Rcd cabbage has an autumn look about It. I' IS lovely for the contrrpicce. with art,- cLoEcs around it. filled in with mushrooms.
 For an oval piece, usc fruit bowl or a wooden nut dish Of that shape. For rhe center Of th" group, use a perfect caulifloWcr, or big, gloaming eggplant. Around the caulifloWcr you may group artjchokcs and small cgEplauts, with watcrcr,ss and mushrooms making Il pretty contrast. 1T you use th" eggplant. put it in nest of fresh spinach with flut"d white squash at each end and 4'ol- lshcd bccts around the sides
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 There ja 10 ,ud 10 inc variety and color combinations you can got. Just b. sure that every Vc@c- table you Uso Is perfect. Your guests appreciation will be thanks enough for your trouble
 Another innovation is the vrgc- table bouquet placed at each place tor a favor - and incidentally 10 eat, because 1t is made of appetiZ- CTS. Besides the appptIzers, which might include celery watcrcress, radishes, olives and parsley you sill need some tin foil lace paper doIlies. and a good pair of kitchen scissors.
 Buud z-lr bouquets as you would an oll-fashioncd noscgay, parEn1 tight. In the center put large radi-b. and around Ii place ploccs of celery. with the ends curl .d. Next add stuffed olives on toothpichs. and around this pack "a'ercress or parsley. Place inc lsr" dolly so that tho stems com" through tho center and the edge toms a holder. Wrap piece of in foil around inc ends and your bouquet is complete. Since they are n~w. your guests are hound 10 e>claIm as they find one beside their plates,
 For your fruIl cup to start your meal you can halye your oranges and put the skins together again tor q containcr for your sliced fruit. or you can make a basket hy carefully cutting the orange skin with the handle Of Inc basket out O. one slG" ana inc Otnel Slle seal Iopcd al the center.
 i In Form of a Turkey If you ever have made Il bird of paradise salad, turkey salad will be simple, Take one tomato for each salad, pour boiling water over them 10 take the skin off easily ard chill. Use the white or faintlN- green celery leaves for the tail and
 Q stick out or the sides for wings. The neck and head are made by uolding cream cheese around q tOothpick. A quarter of a peanut 1 is the bcak and q tiny piece Of 1 caviar the eyes. Sprinkle paprlka pepper to give the effect of his red crop. Perch him on lettuce leaves and have the mayonnaise at the ! side.
 Even the cheese for the pump l kin or mince pie may be decora- ! tive Have it sliced for you at the 1 store. in even thin slices Then l use cookie cutter or you can cut | Up your own shapes with scissors.
 None of these tricks of decora- tion are heavy strain on the