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, placed on lettuce and parsley

foliage. might have come from the florist in-

stead of«the.caterer..

‘An attractiveboxof salml is cleverly made

with aackel-s.’held xrith a ribbing and

trimmd"lith tiny floaersor c ' The
a spoonful

box is dial yith lettuce and holds
91' chiehu mind. i

Biscuits. to be good. must be right out of the
oven‘: watermelon right off the ice. Salad must
be fresh. wilted '

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_4 l Nature Teaches Use of Color

Theidghtbeautyofacz-imsonpoppyorthe.
softflcshofaciiiappleblossomadeyou

use with an exclamation of appreciation as
you paassd'by hurriedly. wi your mind on the
more pieadng matters of and the
of it appeared. xpectedly like a lost iewel
a gray winter and sin over
the rough  One of the most obrious
sources ofbeatity is color co
'ons. has in never-fail- ‘

ing % . The most successful artists turn
to this master for guidance.
When the

sources has faded to a «drab uncar-
tainty, try this ’method and seewhat beauti-
f diflcent com ’ tions you can‘
from a half hour of careful observation in the
garden. .
The guest room will look lovely in the deli-
der of ‘d. The

as the7flrtt buds of spring. A
The dab-deb's room takes its color from the
rose. with varying s rom p to
deep wild rose. and will look like the fresh flush
of youth itself.
The white and gold of the water lily or bright
_ ’ in the sunroom looks as if the drapes
hadalmrbedsomeofthesunlightasitplased
. sunroom must. be- gay, and the
_ deeper shades of the Japanese
,jonqnil:will,givo it a translucent golden gleam.
 Thegaeaest. most sought.-after colors . are
taken  -dffsmne: Pistaélo
‘creen. .-ashes‘-of roses. ‘plum. cherry. tomato
‘and ‘  and rubies’-

’ 4-‘ll’
. -_ ‘blue, yellow, leaf and wood .
brown.’-pbadr asses. --V  ; ‘

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,1'LOWme NAMES SUGGEST

is at times_ a
It was‘sald at one time, “Do not

1  aarly masters af manners certainly did

nbt know about vitamines,

bit by being
eaten. Since the war. extravagance is again .1.
and even encouraged. so lettuce-—eating is

and unsettled question. .

ANIMALS, DISEASE TERMS
OR HUMAN POSSESSIONS

Varied and numerous  : person's reactions
to the tunes am! at
in a seed catalog.

random

lb: names as ladies’ all Dutchman's
PM I when may conclude out many flowers
5"‘: llltnstlng articles of human own-
er-lup. lflflllrlllanceof-thisideahewillob.
serve such names as ladies’ eardrop and monk's
"°°‘- Pmmion by tnbnm characters is sug

not f the 1' '3 mm Animh’ '00 m
0110 ll. or the '

fun ‘ndreflgrehtneelephants ear,
_ J'l_w-breaking scientific terms are
L‘ _ ‘ um. Mexicannmlpoerulenm. 'Bl')’0nopsis
lucxmfisa. and Warsceunczn. Some such names
“:6 3°" ¢-‘Quivalents. such as Umbel-

rflndiflhdwa, or sand \'€l"b¢llI.' One loge; we
h‘¢"‘°e Wow.  the name of this {lower when
"A “MIC his urstrsentence of the description:
he‘dsh"o‘mfmén‘;‘t' ‘fl owfl1.3M.{ zith Verbena-like
‘hm "mu." 3 ° flxht rose with

ll! contract to these are names

daintiueas or sweetness. for example,
‘'“'3- °" "'57 17%. One wonders if there is
811)’ colllrction between Jack-in-the-pulpit and
the "‘°‘“""’*C 5559- ‘Pllerson would surely
3:?" 50  enough to touch carelessly such
pokwo;-‘rs. as pmcushion. sneezewort or red hot

connoting

c .
.The colors of flowers, too,

as the following’ attest: "E w“c$m.e'

Heavenly blue. chamois

 white Inn. rolden pheasant. and fire ban.

inexpensively, too.
_one’s favorite books

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‘-it s.~  to'IIave’ a 'snahog_any desk
thatls " anothertohsveadesk

flu-act!
3o! vood that is a charming spot in one‘:
"room. -
But

thenerare ways of beautifying a desk,
In the first place. a for of
may he kept togeth

thebackoftbe bybookendsthatcanbe
bought for 10 uts. These are hear} and
in figures. such as. for example.

person is handy with the paint-
brush. she can achieve pretty effects is
corating plain black metal book ends with
flower patterns or conventional designs.

The next thing to consider is an inkwell. A

> o I
vivid

. glass lnksrell and a pencil rack of bronze-like
' :5

material are often com . These are

cents at a local store. if one cared to pay
more, a lovely blue and gold or green and gold
wooden stand with an iukwell. a rack for un-
answered letters and a place for pencils can
be had for 81.60. Individual ink— bottles with
grotesque cork faces are available. too. It adds
much to a room to use an ink bottle other than
the regulation ones the ink '

If the desk is a hit scratched. the cover-all
blotter is an advantage. Blotters come in all
shades and an be thumb-tacked to the desk. or
used in an inexpensive holder.

The kind of calendar that has a blank space
above the date and lies flat on the back is
useful as a memorandum. ca

a blue binding across the
top of the calendar, not over half an inch wide.
gives it a look of “be ng.”
. As a finishing touch, every desk should have
a shaded study lamp that is adjustable.
Several clever models of such lamps are of-
fered in the local shops. The feature of ad-
justability, either in the lamp or shade, enables
one to focus the light just where it is needed.
that is. on the letter or book. thus eliminating a
common source of eyestrain.

These accessories are practical as well as
attractive, and they leave enough room on the
desk to work easily.

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One begins to speculate on the genealogy of the
royal family when he notes such wonders as
scarlet king. violet queen, black prince and pink
princess.

‘Another interesting sidelight on the names
of flowers is brought out in Susan Etta’ book,
“Madame Claire." We are told that Madame
Claire is “writing to Stephen and when she did
that she gave her whole attention to it."
first paragraph of the letter is as follows: “I
am so sorry you are feeling less well. How is
the phlebitis? No one ought to suffer from
anything with such a pretty name. id you
ever stop to think that the names of diseases

el
I'm very proud of my trailing phlebitis, _
and the laryngitises and deep purple quiusies
that I put out last year are a joy to behold.
The bed of asthmas and malarias that you used
to admire is finer than ever this summer. and
the dear little dropsles are all in bloom down
by the lake. and make such a pretty showing
with. the blue of the anthrax border behind
'09!

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Of the table expenses should go for
DAIRY PRODUCTS  
According to the U. S. Bureau of Economics