Breakfasts and teas

Breakfast Decorations. The sunburst done in one color is a very popular design for summer hostesses. Suppose one is giving a pond lily breakfast. In the center of the table have a cut glass bowl of the lilies. From beneath the bowl radiate long streamers of pale green ribbon ending at the plates of the guests with name cards decorated with the lilies cut out of watercolor paper. Half way between the bowl and the plate, the ribbon is knotted about a bouquet of the flowers or a bunch of maidenhair ferns which will become the corsage bouquet of the guest. Sometimes several strands of narrower ribbon are used giving more rays; a very pretty effect. Do not have artificial light at a summer breakfast. Garden flowers are all the rage, either one kind or several kinds mixed. Coreopsis, mignonette, featherfew, nasturtiums, lilies, sweet peas, geraniums, all the simple garden flowers are used now in place of the hothouse products. Breakfast to Bride-Elect. To a Bride. Happy is the bride whom the sun shines on, And happy to-day are you ; May all of the glad dreams you have dreamed In all of your life come true; May every good there is in life Step down from the years to you. There's nothing so sweet as a maid is sweet, On the day she becomes a bride*, Breakfasts and Teas 13 Oh, the paths that ope to the dancing feet! Oh, the true love by her side ! Oh, the gray old world looks a glad old world, And it's fields of pleasure, wide. A breakfast for a bride-elect can be made very dainty and pretty by following out a pink color scheme, unless one prefers the more common scheme of white. Cover the table with the prettiest, whitest damask, and over this lay lace-trimmed or openwork doilies, with a foundation of pink satin underneath. For flowers have pink begonias (very pretty and effective), carnations, roses, azaleas or cyclamens. Arrange the flowers in a center basket with a large pink butterfly bow on the handle. Light the table with pink candles and shades in silver or china candlesticks. Have the place cards in heart shapes with pen and ink sketches or watercolors of brides, or tiny cupids. Mark the bride-elect's chair by a large bow of ribbon or a bouquet of pink flowers matching those on the table. If white flowers are used, lilies of the valley and hyacinths make a pretty bouquet, tied with white gauze ribbon. Serve this menu: Grape Fruit with Rum and Cherries L Turkey Cutlets Stuffed Peppers {Serve on Heart-Shaped Pieces of Bread) Tiny Heart-Shaped Hot Rolls Peach Mangoes Sweetbread Salad in Tomato Cups on Lettuce Leaf Cheese Straws Ice Cream in Shape of Wedding Bells Filled with Candied Fruits Cocoanut Cake and Angel Food in Heart Shape Coffee 14 Breakfasts and Teas A tiny bouquet of violets tied with gauze ribbon at each plate makes the table pretty and is a dainty souvenir for the guest. Sometimes the individual favors are tiny wicker hampers filled with fine flowers tied with white silk cord. For the Bride-Elect.