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The Old Order Has Changed and Now All Sorts of Table Linen Is Seen.

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The day has passed when there observed in graceful bowls for flow every scheme and whim of decora- was a definite type of table linen ers, salad and dessert plates, tion. selected for the formal and infor-sandwich plates, goblets, shërbets, China, of course, has always mal settings of the table. The fruit cocktail, iced tea glasses and given a note of great appeal in the coloured and decorated Kneus were compotes. All may be seen in de-setting of the table. In the peas- formerly reserved for breakfast, signs and patterns for every use ant styles it is auited to breakfast, the summer cottage and very in- from the most informal meals to luncheon and cottage effects; while formal luncheon. The heavy white the most formal table settings. in Dresden chiná, coin gold and all damask reserved for dinners and And, too, there are colours for the lovely patterns of France and luncheons with embroidered pieces

Britnin it lends a formal note when and laces used for very formal lun- cheons and dinners. Now the old order has changed and everything is used for variety. The dinner is often served on a delicately tinted damask with china and glass that. harmonize. Colour dominates the scene in table decorations.

most ex-

There are Been the quisite damask in delicate tints. Pale green--delightfully cocl and refreshing for summer months but also smart for other seasons,

CHOOSING A DINNER SERVICE.

Traditional Designs in Modern Colourings.

One of the newest sarvices seen the other day was an instance of the preference for traditional de- signs in modern colourings. The charmingly graceful old shape of a bowl on feet was used for soup tureen and sauce-boats; the design of a basket of Howers was taken from old Chelsea, but it was paint al in the gay primary colours that are so much used to-day.

chosen for the formal setting.

Silver, of course, is an essential in creating a formal effect. It lends a sparkle to the table that is always appreciated. In the more informal table settings, however, china and glassware take the place of silver in candlesticks, compotes, centrepieces and odd service plates. flower forms make a brilliant table Gossamer glass in ornamental decoration and are much seen in all the lovely shades of the natural flowers.

is matched in napkins. With it per haps is combined a centrepiece of

Bowls of fruit in colourful china delicate green glassware holding

Plates with plain centres are lik-with a peasant aspect are seen on roses of a shell pink. Pink candlesed hest, and most popular of all ia tables that lean towarda variety. in green glass candlesticks form an white, with a coloured band the Runners of gay tones, luncheon sets effective setting around the flower width of the rim. Mazzarine blue of colourful appeal and other odd bowl. Tall compotiers of pale is still the favourite cloour for such effects are used with this sort of green Venetian glass of great bantis, though old "powder" blue table decoration, beauty also help to make effective is also very popular. In costly this colour combination.

A new and very interesting, table china services this band is often linen is seen that lenda much colour Pale blue damask and peach decorated with gold. One design to the dining table. It comes in coloured flowers are also delightful in best Minton shows a gold "shot," many unusual effects and may have ly combined in a colour harmony. which is a line of gold dote, on A very low bowl of blue with glass-mazzarine

a natural background and a bril- ware that matches makes a charm beautiful decoration consists of aa border in plain linen in harmoniz- ground, and another liantly coloured flower design with ing picture. Pale pink, old blue, or wide band of mazzarine blue, withing tones or have coloured posies cornflowers are also effective com- an inner border of acidised gold on a blue, green, yellow, rose or binations. Yellow with orchids for giving the effect of chasing. a floral centrepiece in amber glass- ware make an exquisite combina- tion.

The white damask used with field flowers and rose glassware le also colourful and unusual. The entire colour scheme being followed throughout the serving of the meal with goblets, centrepieces, service plates and salad plates used of the deep rose or garnet glassware.

Glassware is beginning to take a most important place in the artistic table. Enchanting effects may be

Malachite Green and Gold.

even black ground. This sort of cloth naturally calls for china and glassware in simple colours and de- sign, and the very plainest sort of, centrepieces.

on her

A lovely and quite new service that would give a wonderful effect on a polished table has a band of malachite green, broken at intervals

In Hollywood, where variety is with an oval medallion

in geld always to be desired, Colleen Moore colour that has the appearance of has one of the best assorted linen gilt. White and gold is also very closets to achieve all sorts of artis popular, because it goes with any tic and colourful effects thing in the way of flowers. One table. Glassware, china and silver of the most charming and simple also are used to give a harmonious designs shows a narrow gold band effect. Miss Moore is seen at pre- on white, with a tiny black Greek gent in the First National film, key pattern. '-

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"Naughty But Nice.” called semi-porcelain, is sold much more VIEUX ROSE BELOW. than china in these days, as the lat table dishes. A single set for ter is too expensive for most people. twelve in these days consists rough- One new dance frock seen recent. As much as £270 may be given for ly of about seventy pleces, instead ly was a billowy affair of layers of a modern Derby service in blue and of a hundred. petalled tulle which looked all back gold, with lovely hand-painted

At one time every dinner service while the mannequin who wore it panels of flowers. That perennial included a set of salad plates. Now stood still. When, however, she favourite, the Indian tree pattern, only about one set of these plates began to sway up and down the copied all over the Fotteries, will is sold in a hundred services, small room in the way that mannequins cost about £40 a set of sixty-seven plates being used instead. Salad do the flounces swayed too, and re- pieces for twelve people, while the bowls to match the service, as in vealed a vieux rose foundation. The same thing may be had in earthen the old service, are rarely seen. It frock had a aash-hardly a frock or ware for a quarter the price.

seems a pity, as they really look a coat or a jumper suit is consider-

Lack of Cupboards... better than those of cut glass. ed complete without a sack or a Services are much smaller than Large-nized meat dishes are dis- belt-midway between the hips and they used to be partly, no doubt, due pensed with, China soup cups to the natural waistline, and this was to the lack of store cupboards in match the service are purchased in of twlated strands of the black and the modern flat. The old services place of a cumbersome soup tureen, rose-colour tulles, fished on the of the celebrated makers almost al- or little individual casseroles in red left hip with two huge tulle roses, ways used to be made double, with or brown fireproof ware are used. the petals of alternate layers of about two hundred pieces, includ-This also does away with the neces black and pink,

ing two soup tureens and four vegesity for soup plates.

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