vase in the middle of the table. To carry the place cards, there may be
a butterfly alighting upon each rose cup holding nuts. These butterflies
can be made of vegetable candy, water color paper, or bolting cloth;
whatever their material, they must be wired, or glued, with a few drops
of crystal syrup, to the edge of the rose.

If, however, the luncheon is to be violet, other decorations can be
used. The center piece may be a large bunch of pop-corn violets. At each
plate there may be French baskets, made from potato fondant colored pale
violet, filled with cocoanut violets. To give the idea that the baskets
have just come from the florist's, to each there may well be tied a card
bearing the name of the guest. In this instance, it would be well for
the ice to be served in a fondant basket and capped with a few violets.

The caterer will readily see that vegetable candy offers itself in
countless ways in connection with place cards. The new candy can not
only be used as the holder for daintily designed cards, but the design
itself may be painted directly upon the object modeled from potato
fondant or potato paste. The first method is likely to be rather more
easy in its process and attractive in its results, on the whole, but the
second has the distinction of novelty. It surely is an interesting thing
for the guests to be able to eat their place cards, decoration, design,
and all!

For Easter, yellow is a particularly good color. For ices, cups and
cases can be made of white and yellow fondant modeled in the form of
jonquils or daffodils. Carrot rings, served with the salad course, would
add a touch of variety. As is suggested in the chapter concerning
decorative candies, potato fondant can be made to serve the table
decorator especially well for special times and functions. Insignia can
easily be formed of fondant, either as separate forms to be wired and
used as place cards or as place cards attached to the little
cases--paper or fondant. A Masonic dinner, for instance, would use the
square and compass in different ways, and one for the Odd Fellows would
make use of their three links. For college banquets, the appropriate
Greek letter insignia could be used. In this case, however, the caterer
must make sure that he is not violating any of the rules of the
societies to which his guests belong.

For any decoration that is flat instead of modeled, the potato paste can
be substituted for the potato fondant. Thus, in t