Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1913 — MAKES A PRETTY OECORATION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MAKES A PRETTY OECORATION

Dainty and Original Scheme for Dili* Ing Table That May Be Carried Out at Small Coat. One of the pleasantest of the mtjsf duties of the housewife is certainly that of arranging the decorations of the dinner table, bat it is rather difficult to vary them much, unless, of. course, means are unlimited The suggestion, therefore, contained in the accompanying sketch for a very dainty and original decoration, which may be carried out at a trifling cost, should be welcome to many of our readers. In constructing it, in the first place, the framework of wire shown in the diagram on the right must be made, and no difficulty will be found in doing this. The base consists of a piece of wire bent into a circle, and to thia portion of the framework two hoops of wire are fastened and arranged to cross each other in the center, where they are tied "tightly together with string; when this has been done, the wire

can be painted dark greeu and' left to dry. Rc«:nd this framework leaves of a creeper (ivy can be used in winter when other leaves are not available! are twisted until the wire is entirely hidden, and attached to the top is s smart rosette of broad colored ribbon, with ends banging down. In the center of this decoration, a vase filled with flowers or other ornaments may find a place, and when blossoms are cheap, they can be intermingled with the teaves-amL fastened to the wire with green cotton, and will greatly add to the prettiness oi ' the decoration.