FOR THE DINNER TABLE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20541, 6 October 1936, Page 10

FOR THE DINNER TABLE

Salads, advocated more and more by doctosr during the hot weather, are now served in large wooden bowls that are lacquered On the outside in bright colours. The latest bread trays and cheese platters also decide to be cheerful. Made mostly of natural wood they are nevertheless given a square surround that is gaily painted, and may be further embellished with a studded pattern of chromium nail heads or chromium stars. Table scarves, actually a revival of an old fashion, are having a great success, and are being used by many well-known hostesses. They are not very long, have fringed ends, and are woven either in silk or in a silk-finished linen, and they feature lovely colour schemes that make a delightful background for flowers and silver and crystal. Persian blues and greens are chosen a good deal for these scarves; green, flame and off-white are also favoured. One of the latest flower centrepieces is made of crystal set into a flat frame of mirror glass, tinted a soft peach shade. It has shallow grooves for holding the flowerheads that are now so fashionable for table decoration, hydrangeas, and azaleas and rhododendrons being often used, as well as roses and lilies.