The Washington times., 1934-03-03


first glimpse Retsy Caswell
of the dining
room was perfection; and this
atmosphere was sustained all
through dinner.
The room itself is large, and
of lovely proportions. The wood
work is painted white, and the
: Wallpapers white background
is thickly covered with scarlet
vines. There are scarlet drap-
cries covering the long windows.
That evening, the two tables
Shone with silvery white da-
mask. The silver candelabra
held tall white candles, and the
glasses were Of clear crystal. In
the center of each table was
large round mirrored plaque, on
which stood a tall silver urn
filled with long stemmed white
Gala lilies. Our hostess herself,
all IN white, looked like one of
her own lilies.
The whole effect was one OF
breathtaking lovelineSS.
Survives Rage
ident ly, the mirror
plaques are just about the most
uSefurand effective bits of deco
ration that can be found. They
. can be used in so many ways as
a background for every imagi-
nable type of table centerS.
OF course, every one knows
the familiar lineup of every
known kind of bloWn-glass bird,
beast and fish repoSing in a
great hodge-podge on a mirror
lake. There was period when
every hostess ambition was to
own more and stranger figures
than any of her friends did,
and the number of frogs, lob
SterS and odd fish that found
their way into our finger-bowls
during that era, was enough to
give any one the jitterS.
However, like all RACES, that
one has subsidized, leaving only
its better marks on our house
holds. Among these, the best
are the plaques, and they really
seem here to stay, and to
lend their shining surfaces to
all sorts of useful and lovely
combinations.
Suggestions -
One shop in town has the
most graceful ones, in all shapes
and sizes, and also makes Sug-
gestions on what to use with
them. They have one little
group of china huntsmen and
hounds, delightfully."- colored,
and only lacking the fox which,
presumably. has not yet been
viewed.
In another shop I saw milky
white and gilt fish-so large
that three or four would be
plenty, just by themselves, to
carry out a white and gold
decor. Also here were long
sprays of fruits and flowers, in
glistening white, which could
be used to frame the mirror,
and produce a softening effect.
a@- If you want to cheer up the
dining-room, which, at this time
a:of year always seems to need
o little facial toning up. buy
yourself a plaque of suitable
& proportions for your table, and
go on the hunt for something
J: really amusing and unusual to
! place on it. It is as much of
o tonic to you as buying a new
hat-and you know what that
does for your morale!
SUNDAYS MENUS
Dinner
@ Black bean soup
Roast turkey, cranberry sauce
Lima beans
Mashed potatoes
Lemon meringue pie
Coffee
Children'S Supper
* Oatmeal
Romaine and tomato salad
49,. Apple sauce
Milk
Supper
Cold sliced turkey
Hot creamed mushrooms
Romaine and tomato salad
Cheese and rye bread
Coffee or beer
Black Bean Soup
pt. black beans.
u teaspoon celery salt.
"a teaspoon mustard.
2 hard boiled eggs.
2 quarts cold water.
2 tablespoons water.
3 tablespoons butter.
lemon.
small onion.
1s teaspoon pepper.
~ tablespoons flour.
After soaking beans overnight,
drain, and add the cold water.
Slice the onion, and cook five
minutes with half the butter.