Show WOMAN'S WORLD Simple Table Decorations Help Build Family Culture By Ertta Haley YOU TRY TO make every DO meal a of A memory to A way of building taste and try It for awhile and see how much pleasure you and the family can One woman can get together an economical casserole and salad and set it on the table with while another has to spend hours In her kitchen on a meal that is not en-Joyed nearly as Often the secret of enjoyment lies In the way the table is and the way in which the meal is Even the simplest meals can be turned Into the loveliest occasions with the proper A single houseplant placed in the proper container and tasteful appointments in china and glassware can increase the appeal of the Eye-catching accessories need not Involve straining the but they will probably stretch the It's fun to see how creative you can really even with a limited budget and storage Many decorations which are chosen can be used for both table and and they may go on desk and console as The style and trends reflected in the furnishings of your homo will dictate in some degree the kind of table settings you You will have china and along with which goes along with tallies mi simple Imes a Colonial or modern Table decor should conform to these to be in the best possible Seasons will help you to plan Interesting for your and this will help foster appreciation of nature in the Provincial Styles Use Copper If your home is done in one of the Provincial then or any of the early American china patterns will be perfectly In keeping for table Any of the pottery pieces might also be used for The burnished or sun-baked sand tones which you see In pottery can De use these for table especially for the very Informal They can serve a dual purpose by being used as fruit and plant containers when the occasion Burnished copper and even brass have the color and which Is also in good taste for homes in Provincial The skillets can be used to serve oven meals from the for plants or If you have a collection of peasant figurines and can tuck plants In these are excellent to use either singly or in groups as a centerpiece for the Backgrounds for the table depend a great deal on what particular style your dishes For use cloths or place mats in one of the colors predominating the or at least one which harmonizes well with For delicate floral sheer white cloths are always and they may be starched organdies or Modern Tables Need Simple Should the predominating style of decoration In the home be then you'll need to make the table sleek and completely Table decor for tables In homes where Modern is the main influence may be as inexpensive as or they may be as expensive as you wish since glass or high priced silverware are Lines are often rectangular or but they may have odd shapes even though the basic lines are simple and Many pieces of this period have square shapes with suddenly or turned up Colors may be muted or whatever is in keeping with the but most often solids are Deep colors and off shades are especially Breakfast which these homes often have pieces which can serve dual Many of the water pitchers make clever Period adhere to flower and plant while crystal bowls and pieces used on coffee or side tables may olten be brought to the dining table for Plants offer excellent material for the and are best when used such as a single spray In a rectangular container without any Ming trees and other Oriental figurines may also fit well into Modern Table linens for the modern table are severely and most often rely just on color and texture for their handsome You might have an assortment of inexpensive table cloths in textured cotton or rayon in forest wine or as a basis for the dining table Woven and simulated place mats in natural or deeper colors will help out for breakfasts and Traditional Types Should Spell Elegance when Formal Elegant crystal and silverware are part of the traditional or Eighteenth century and are therefore at home on the dining When you have to be it can be done on short notice with your fine damask or ornate silverware and exquisite In this case the floral centerpieces which are most should have a purely classical and must be carefully arranged rather than Tall tall salt and pepper and even tall silver vases for the will be entirely In keeping with the traditional table set for formal Informal dining will call for your porcelain figurines and ceramic flowers that can be arranged to fit any shape in Flowers are not necessary if you have enough figurines and ceramics to make pleasing settings from Many of the will hold flowers and fruit nt the same and are in good taste for informal occasions that will still have that For long buffet you will probably want to use more of stately silverware In your Serving dishes and their set end to end are good for holding in the absence of other suitable Olve Variety to Table With Different Cloths silver and glassware are usually not changed at different Intervals and women want to know how they can achieve different effects with the The easiest way to do no matter what style of decor you is to change the background on which you set the china and Linens are and these hold the key to changing the table Just enough to give the necessary For informal dining you can have place mats of inexpensive many of which can be made at The same is true of the smaller cloths so useful at breakfast and A colorful solution to this problem can also be provided by smartly styled place mats made from flexible plastic sheeting formed with three dimensional surfaces that look like but give no laundering or ironing They're easily cleaned with running water or a damp In the absence of much centerpiece you can add colorful coasters to the thus giving it more These If match the place |