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ILLUSTRATION NO. 2 
with ordinary table furnishings better than many wares. How- 
ever, it was a pleasure to try to study out an environment 
for it which would be entirely consistent. The elaborate land- 
scape decoration on the china could be best enhanced by severe 
simplicity in the linen. A gray-white linen of exquisite silvery 
texture was found which suited the china so well that it seemed 
as if no enrichment of the linen were necessary, a simple hem 
being sufficient. 
We finally added simple lines of embroidery which gave 
a touch of charm without destroying the severity and restraint. 
The comports were of Canton, filled with black, yellow and 
green fruit, and all the other table furniture, including flat 
bowl in center, with crab flower holders, four duck flower 
holders and two little figurines of the Japanese goddess "Kwan- 
non," were of the same greenish grey glaze as the background 
of the Canton ware. 
The flowers were Japanese Iris of the most dazzling purple, 
and this strong color in combination with the blue china, the 
very grey linen, blue and grey table, was most interesting. 
In arranging flowers on the table we of course try to manage 
so that the view of persons sitting opposite may not be ob- 
structed, and the iris in this present case has been criticised 
on that score. However, the arrangement of the flowers 
is sufficiently thin and open so that the vision is not greatly 
interfered with, and even though it were, the beauty and dig- 
nity of the tall stemmed iris would be full compensation. 
ILLUSTRATION NO. 3 
