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Show ( . i r A ' i ! '- I fV v -A x- ! FOOD TALK by FERN TnHMAJT ! . 7 " New Mode Of Dining . I "1 I r i j yz 'rz. . Lj is to use dishes of different but complementary colors in the same place setting. Now there's something new on the dining scene to give imaginative imagina-tive homemakers even greater op- f ortunity to set attractive tables, t's patterned Melmac dinner-ware, dinner-ware, (shown in photo above with stainless steel flatware with Melmac Mel-mac handles) . This type of dinner-ware dinner-ware is now being offered by several molders in different surface sur-face designs as well as in solid or mottled colors under their own brand names. Highly break-resist- ant and attractively styled, it lends itself well toward helping I Table-setting practices have been undergoing some interesting changes in recent years. Whereas only recently virtually every hostess got out her white damask tablecloth, crystal-clear tumblers and formally designed dishes these days individuality and imagination are coming more and more into play when guests are on the way, and in family dining, din-ing, too. For example, flower arrangements arrange-ments are no longer confined to the center of the table, but may be used on one or both ends of the table for interesting decorative effects, or on one side, or an end American homemakers exercise their ingenuity in creating imaginative imagi-native table settings. Melmac dinnerware as a gift for Mother's Day or the June bride in any of a number of individual indi-vidual brands could well provide the answer for someone who's been looking for a way to "spark up" her table and at the same time enjoy the long, faithful service serv-ice that goes hand in hand with thi3 modern, molded type of product. The use of color in table coverings cover-ings is expanding, too, just as it is in auto exteriors and interiors, home appliances and many other products. Ingenious homemakers are taking advantage of this new appetite for color by harmonizing the color of their tablecloth with that of the dining room wall paper or paint. Or, they'll shop for dinnerware din-nerware that goes well with the color of their tablecloth or vice versa. Another popular practice |