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Show Novel Way to Decorate the Table No mechanical achievement has ever opened up such unexplored realms of artistic possibilities, in every field, as the attainment of flight. The influence has already filtered down through to such humble arts as hair-dressing hair-dressing and wall-papering and table-trimming. table-trimming. Clever conceptions for table decoration, that suggest aerial pleasures and voyages, are being carried car-ried out in various particularly charming charm-ing fashions. At a recent dinner givon for a bride and groom who were supposed to be about to navigate tho "Seventh Heaven," Heav-en," the central point of Interest was a large toy aeroplane, which had been painted white and hung above the center of tho table. Sprays of white bridal wreath any small white flower would serve were twined about tho planes and at tho wheel sat a tiny wax Cupid. Narrow satin ribbons were strung from this wheel to each place and tied to the place cards. These were in tho form of large whito butterfly wings, splashed with gold, and so bent that the wings seemed poised for flight. In the center of the table was a low bowl of white roses and bridal wreath, with 1iero and there a golden butterfly hovering. If one does not happen to be handy at such things, instead of tho whito wings with their touches of gold ono may get a roll of tho crepo paper which is covered with gorgeous butterflies butter-flies of all sizes and colors. By cutting cut-ting these out and pasting on cards, ono may have most attractivo place cards and winged decorations. Although tho moro elaborate table decorations consist for the most part of flowers in profusion, candelabra and Individual electric lamps or candles in with flowor shades, for the small dinner din-ner or luncheon or reception there is nothing that may bo used to so good an advantage as ribbon. A most artistic ar-tistic effect was secured at a luncheon for six, by the use of a dull green basket filled with, palo pink moss roses. Tiod to tho high handlo of tho basket was a wide bow of soft ribbon in ono of those blurred pastel effects in which a dull green melted into a faint pink. Ono end of the bow was carried across to the cornor of tho table, and when the table was Set with the green and gold banded china the effect was delightfully quaint. i |