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Show Tray for Invalid There are so many dainty, pretty things nowadays for serving a meal in i bed that there Is no excuse for not (making the invalid's tray so attractive i ha i It will coax an appetite. Even Mi-' plainest tray will he pieas-', pieas-', ing to look at if covered with a fresh mat tray cloth or even a linen or paper napkin Small dishes are usually most desirable 'o usi for small amounts I actuall) make the pat w nt hungrier and ' BT far lighter to carry and easier fori I the invalid lo balance when in a recumbent re-cumbent position. Moreover, the tray Itself will look much better If not I crowded If meals for an invalid are a regular event in a household one uf the glass and cretonne trays is both pretty and practical, for they arc good looking enough to please even the most fastidious, fas-tidious, and they clean easily with just a dampened cloth. Thus there is no linen to launder except the patient's napkin, which should really be a paper one if the case is contagious or permanent per-manent and involves constant work from the home nurse. A change of trays Is worth while to relieve the endless monotony of meals in bed and in one room. Another pretty pret-ty tray to use Is the one made ol pol-1 ished wood framed with raffia. Mans inexpensive tin trays in bright colors i are cheerful, artistic and up to date. Among other bits of fancy work nice ; for the invalid s tray are a tea cozy, an egg cozy and an envelope shaped ' square of buttonholed linen to keep bread hot |