Here are tor the
deedfotion of the Thanksgiving dinner
table:-'-
Instead ef the costiy floweis for, the
centei .ur^uiuent of tbe table tnaik®
centerpiece that will delight eve*y one
by its novel appropvTatenese. 0n a
mirror plateau place a ptuoupkin, the
yelldwefit and (BlKst that ever glowed
between rows of"
fading eem. The cop
muet be cut off and some of the ceBter
removed. The space .fis then lined with
emiiak. asparagus fern op the hardy
ddgtootb- fern that every country boy
knows defies the. frost. and can be
found as fresh under the snow sa
when wet by summer rains.' Heap
the space high with lady apples, grace
ful bunches of grapes and yet more
ferns, allowing a fe^ of the latter to
stray, down the side and/rest their
pretty tracery on the white cloth.
Or get af low, round wicker basket
and pile it hiph with rosy ebeehed ap
ples. letting three or four of ^Kam drop
from it. on the tablecloth fw signify
abundance. At each plate place a red
apple decorated with a ruff and frilled
paper cap and sketch with ink a comic
face on the smooth skin, it wil» create
no end of fun for the children.
Or pile a basket with either apples or
pears and place a border of autumn
leaves around it also one around each
,of the plates at the table.
