Mrs. Robert Fife, Chairman. Color scheme, grey, Veronese-green, and MlDDLETOWN 
sulphur with a touch of cerise and ultramarine; four Veronese-green 
edged Russian doilies arranged as a centerpiece ; fine old pewter plates, 
pie crust edge; two German pewter compotes of graceful feudal figures 
with high head-dresses, intense dark blue china receptacles at their base 
filled with flowers and pine cones; old Belgian pewter potato ring holding 
low Primroses, Violets, Forget-me-nots, two brilliant Sweet-peas and pine 
cones. (Note: The water leaked from central vase and flowers wilted 
before the judging.) 
Mrs. Howard Wood, Jr., Chairman. Color scheme, canary-yellow and THE 
lavender; square Italian linen centerpiece and doilies; delightful greenish- VVeedERS 
blue Dedham pottery; four very small iridescent yellow dishes of candy p TTTT . 
fruits in shades of yellow; unusually nice greenish-blue bowl of yellow * " 
Tulips, Columbine, Campernal Jonquils combined with cream Ranunculus DELPHIA 
and blue Lace flower ; Japanese Ivy leaves placed in a design on table. 
Mrs. E. M. Townsend, Chairman. Blue and salmon coloring; Japanese NoRTH 
printed blue and white cotton cloth; old Nankeen china, willow-pattern p, 
plates, compotes and central bowl on a teakwood stand; fruit in salmon 
and dull tones filled the two low and two high compotes; the central arrange- 
ment, an exceptionally graceful one of salmon and buff Snapdragons of 
exactly the right height for a dining table; the real old Nankeen was a 
joy to behold. Much admired table. 
Mrs. Charles Reiman, Chairman. A salmon-pink beauty; oblong Italian AMATEUR 
centerpiece and doilies in Reticelli work; Japanese plates covered with Q-ardeners 
black butterflies ; oblong low bronze central vase with figures on either -,-, 
end; naturalistic arrangement of salmon -pmk and white Azalias, showing ■ i -> J ^>-> i - i - i -'<^n,n 
great taste and skill. Better on a larger table. 
Mrs. Charles Piatt, III, Chairman. Color scheme, palest pinks, blues, PfflAL- 
buffs, with dull strawberry -red ; large square cream-linen cloth with design DELPHI 4 
of eleven rows of hemstitching; pink and white Staffordshire plates match- 
ing the strawberries; white openwork basket dish in white colonial china 
filled with strawberries in center, flanked by two quaint white bisque vases 
like cockle-shells, which held the fan-shaped arrangements of pale Bella- 
donna Larkspur, pale pink, buff and white single Stock and Poet's Nar- 
cissus. The coolest bit of dainty elegance. 
Mrs. T. T. Bates, Chairman. Color scheme, lavender, pink and white, MORRISTOWN 
square white ratine cloth with crochet edge ; Italian pottery plates with 
blue edge; large wooden chopping bowl planted with blue, white and pink 
Hyacinths and moss. Most suitable for a bungalow, it would last for 
weeks, created a great deal of comment as being most practical and 
original. 
Mrs. Howard Clark, Jr., Chairman. Mixed coloring; runner and MONTGOMERY 
oblong doilies of Reticelli with tassels; grey -blue Wedgewood plates; an .„„ 
oblong low basket of fine brown willow in the center contained a luscious t-. 
combination of mixed flowers, well arranged — Spanish Iris, Ranunculus, -DELAWARE 
Anemones, blue Lace Flower, Primroses, Poet's Narcissus, Sweet Alyssum COUNTIES 
and Wall-flowers. Just why this did not get a prize Ave cannot tell. It 
was a little large for our small tables, but was most delightful. 
Mrs. Samuel Riker, Jr., Chairman. Color scheme, three shades of blues RtjmsON 
and yellows; corn-colored linen runner and doilies edged with rick-rack 
braid; plates, central vase and side vases of cream Wedgewood; tall loose 
arrangements of Delphinium, Spanish Iris and Polyanthus Primroses in 
the five urn-shaped vases. Superb splash of brilliant color, which took 
your breath away — too large for the table and looking much better the 
second day when the stems were shortened. Very popular. 
Mrs. L. V. Lockwood, Chairma,n. Color scheme, meadow-green and GREENWICH 
pure white; set of old crochet mats; beautiful heavy green Copeland plates, 
grape leaf design; two simple low white glass compotes filled with large 
green mint drops; low green glass circular vases and platter filled with 
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