The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-11
Originality
Should Get
Free Rein
BY JULIA BLANSHARD
NEA Service Writer


NEW YORK, Feb. H. Since
home-entertaining is much smarter
this winter than taking guests out
side to dine, table decorations as
sumo important proportions in the
plans Of the hostess with a reputa-
ton for originality
Presenting your refreshments
dramatically, whether you are CIV
ing bridge luncheon, a formal din
ner. or a hunt breakfast, Is a large
part in making your party unique
and memorable.
A current exhibit of twelve diff
ferent table settings, all suggestive
of various birthday celebrations
that you might want to give, has
some of the most imaginative table
uecoranuns seen anywhere.
There is, for instance, one table
set for February informal birth
day dinner party. Since the birth
day Of any one born in February
is amethyst, exquisite Venetian
Camille glass, in amethyst tone, is
used
Fruit Bowl Is Center
The cloth itself is hand
some embroidered table cloth. Cen
tering the table is a charming Span
lsh luster bowl filled with purple
grapes, plums, pears and other
beautiful fruit, and the English
earthenware has a fruit design in
color which was the inspiration for
this centerpiece. The candles are
white, like the cloth, in amethyst
glass candelabra.
Since yachting has become
much-talked-of pastime which has
even had its effect on fashion, it
is quite appropriate to plan yacht
dinner some time.
The smart dinner table suggest
ing this used a damask cloth with
a deep blue border, gold-rimmed
plates with little blue yachts in the
center, both of which seem to catch
the color of the sea; and the blue
grass candlesticks hold matching
blue candles.
An oblong mirror, unframed in
modern manner, makes q sea for a
centerpiece, and on this stand
quaint silver glass penguins with
some blue glass storks. The Gig
aret stands have little silver boats
and the silver nut dishes are lined
with the blue of the sea.
Fish Unique Centerpiece
For something very novel, one
table shows appropriate decorations
for a shore luncheon. The cloth
is a modern French one, with color
full stripes just around the outside
of the table, with opposite ends half
OF bright color, the rest white.
Simple trimmed china is used, but
the centerpiece consists of stun
ming crystal fish, standing upright
on his tail, mouth open and facing
him; two crystal fish bowls that are
f1sh-shaped, each containing gold
fish that are swimming merrily
about.
For another table, this one set
for hunt breakfast, trophy cups,
crops and whips and some moss
with group of handsome red china
foxes, make the centerpiece.
The refectory table is set with
novel linen squares, each a differ
ent scene from a hunt. The plates
repeat hunting scenes. in gay color.
Glasses, OF deep red glass add char
acter and brilliance to the scene.
Vegetables Are COIorfuI
Most distinctive, in many ways,
is the table setting that, instead of
flowers, or fancy glass, or fruit for
its centerpiece, take plain garden
vegetables and makes most color
full grouping of them.
This table uses a heavy linen
cloth with novel broken stripes in
rust, green and orange. The Ital-
ian pottery is equally colorful, bear
ing the same shades as the cloth,
and green-handled cutlery adds it's
bit of color. So does the green
crystal
There is one large group of
vegetables and two little ones, US
ing caulif1ower, onion, carrot, par
snip, summer squash, artichoke, GU
cumber, and some other vegetables.
They are scrubbed until they
CLEAN like silk and their colorS
mingle in a riotous and pleasing
effect. This is table that would
cause EXPLANATIONS Of appreciation
from any group any time of year..