dlesticks, but now appropriately used for the symbol of
hospitality.

[Illustration: FREE FROM THE RESTRAINTS OF SOCIETY.]

[Illustration: OUT FOR HEALTHFUL EXERCISE.]

Dresden cupids, in pretty and artistic poses, held dishes filled with
candied rose leaves and heart-shaped cakes covered with pink icing.

A wreath of paper roses surrounded the drop-light above the table; the
ladies' names were written on rose-petals (of cardboard), the sorbet
was in the form of pink roses and flavored with the cordial _parfait
amour_, while the ice cream repeated the design, and was served in a
garden hat of straw-colored candy wreathed with natural roses. The
human flowers around the table against such a background of "sweetness
and light" made the scene one to be remembered.

Blue and White Tableware.

A contrast to the foregoing (which was, perhaps, rather suggestive of
languors and luxury) was a dainty, prim little luncheon, where the
table decorations were all of the soft delf, blue and white.

The centerpiece held bluets and "marguerites," that carried one's
thoughts far afield, and brought memories of flower-scented breezes
and of joys, healthful, pure and vivifying.

The service was entirely of blue and white delf china, and the quaint
candelabra, of like material, were decorated with crimped paper candle
shades repeating the same colors. Under the dish holding the flowers
was a square of linen embroidered in blue. The design was an exact
copy of that on the china.

The candlelight merely illuminated the little shades and added to the
effectiveness of the decorations, but its pale beams were lost in the
sunshine that streamed into the room and lighted up the intelligent
faces of the women about the table.

Each guest read on the reverse side of her name card a little rhyming
assurance of her welcome. For instance:

"If wishes were dishes,
These should be so rare,
You would vow that you never
Had tasted such fare!

"If wishes were riches,
A feast should be spread
That would tempt old Lucullus
To rise from the dead.

"But, since wishing is vain,
Take the will for the deed,
And the warmest of welcomes
I offer instead."

A Dresden Luncheon.

A Dresden luncheon is a dainty and flowery style of entertainment for
springtime, that is considered a more perfect combination of the
exquisite and the elegant than any artistic gathering yet seen. The
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