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 HOLIDAY TABLE DECORATIONS

"Christmas Luncheon"
  

   

"Arrange a circular mirror in the center of a round table, with dolls in outing costumes. Skating costumes would be especially appropriate, and they may be made of ice-green cloth studded with crystal nail heads and trimmed with swan's-down. If the table is polished lace doilies may be used, in which case no cloth is necessary. Miniature Christmas trees may be placed around the pond, and holly may add further decoration. A bouillon cup is placed at each cover."

FROM: The Delineator, 1903

 


 

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