Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1913 — RULES ON TABLE DECORATION [ARTICLE]

RULES ON TABLE DECORATION

Amateur N«eds No Help From the Professional If He Will Follow' These Hints. t It Is not necessary to have one's table decorated by a professional if the amateur will remember a few sa-. lient rules of table decoration. Do not have clashing colors. They Jar on the eye like a “calithumpian" serenade on the ear. To promote this harmony take into consideration the color of the rooms and of one’s principal china; likewise, unless your complexion is of the best, your own looks. A one-color scheme .is always safe, but should have a background of green in foliage or trailing vine. In combination do not try to be bizarre, and remember that all shadeß of the same color will not harmonize. Pink and lavender are charming together, and far less commonplace than blue or pink. Dark blue and purple and pale yellow are “effective; so, oddly enough, are orange and scarlet, as scarlet sage and golden rod. Further consider the season of the year. A vivid decoration that would look well in the fall or winter would be ugly in hot weather. Likewise would be ugly in your color scheme for the lighting standpoint—natural or artificial. • .