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Show ! THE SUMMER TEA TRAY. rr: serving afternoon lea on ihe hmn 'r veranda the young girl is offered this season most attractive trnys and I tea sets, which suggest summer In their , cooking and design. The cretonne tray covered with glass nnd supplied with i . light wooden frame and handles is a favorite favor-ite just now. and so is the round bamboo Japanese Ir.iy, which (nines iu several sizes. 'Ihe cretonue nml chinlr ones are liked liecniise they have quaint flowered patterns which con he reproduce,! almost lexactly iu the china. A new s,. f Mnglish mrce.iin is culled t. phe.is.mt tea set ou iiiasnint of ihe bird being used as a feature t,f the ilecomtioii. It has bright pinks, reds and jcllow bhuded nrti-tiiily in the pattern on u creamy white ground The pieces are will shaped and are not so expensive as In place the sel beyond the reach of any but the wealthy. An oral tray covered w ith i hiiiiz in a pln-asjiiii piiti'in completed ,1,;,, ;nK. jlish set. uhlch always brought forth ex- ' prcivsioii, of delight from those who en-ijo.Vi.sl en-ijo.Vi.sl veranda tea l-nuted , the youth- fnl hoKtesv. who prrsnlid over it. The , truy had a wnwu bamlnsi rim siained jdnll brown, and ihe two handles were of tlie name material, stout enough, how-jever, how-jever, lo carry all the tray would hold. In w arm weather guests ;ippri ( inlc dishes nd j( ce-Hories which suggest i-ool-inss and the wise Joung Woman aiiiih to have her tea table .md tray meet with her guests' appmal. The circular bamboo bam-boo trays huve no bundles and they are seldom curried, for the reason that' they are not .juite steady. The usual thing is lo have I hem places) on u urKe tC(l table or a frame, w ith nil the lea set arranged conveniently, and for serving individuals smaller bamboo trays are Used. Tru.vs aud sets of this description, art liked for indoor service ulso, and they match the coloring of the room. Sometimes Some-times blue, pink or yellow Is the predominating pre-dominating lone. 1'nr indoor Use It Is much more Important lo have Ihe is dot lioruioui. with tin surroundingii than t have it uf;et roolnesa. |