. The Century cook book : with a new supplement of one hundred receipts of especial excellence. DIAGRAM or TABLE. A. Plates. B. Plant, Flowers, Fruit, Lamp, or ornamental piece of silver. C. Compotiers, holding cakes, trult, or flowers. D. Candlesticks or Candelabra. E. Salt and Pepper Boxes. F. Water and Wme Glasses. G. Bonbons, or Horg dCEuvres, or Bonbons, or Hors DETAIL OF ONE COVER. TABLE DECORATION There is wide range for individual taste and artis-tic arrangement in table decoration, which is limitedonly by the resources at ones command. Pleasing effects of color a
. The Century cook book : with a new supplement of one hundred receipts of especial excellence. DIAGRAM or TABLE. A. Plates. B. Plant, Flowers, Fruit, Lamp, or ornamental piece of silver. C. Compotiers, holding cakes, trult, or flowers. D. Candlesticks or Candelabra. E. Salt and Pepper Boxes. F. Water and Wme Glasses. G. Bonbons, or Horg dCEuvres, or Bonbons, or Hors DETAIL OF ONE COVER. TABLE DECORATION There is wide range for individual taste and artis-tic arrangement in table decoration, which is limitedonly by the resources at ones command. Pleasing effects of color are perhaps the first con-sideration. Of late it has been a fashion to have oneprevailing color. In many cases this is very suitableas well as complimentary to the guests instance, a white dinner to a bride, pink to youngpeople, red to a Harvard company, or yellow to thosewith Princeton affiliations. The scheme of color is often carried through themenu as far as possible; the dishes served correspond-iag in color to the table decorations. Where this isdone the colors should be light and delicate. Darkshades are not pleasing, and suggest the name paintedfoods, which has been scornfully given to them. Of all colors green is the easiest to carry out, andperhaps the most pleasing. The many shades ofgreen give variety and contrasts. Ferns make alight and dainty centerpie
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