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KERAMIC STUDIO 
JANET LAW 
Bird design in blue, rose and green. White enamel tray with deep blue linen cloth and napkins. 
If one has not yet adjusted oneself to lavender napkins and 
purple doilies, there is much to be accomplished with the na- 
tural or putty colored linens, or the warm creams, buff's, an 
tans, with colored embroideries or crochet. 
There are several simple ways in which the beginner may 
plan a set. All are familiar with the Japanese Seji ware, with 
its lovely green and its high glaze. Many good shapes are to 
be found in this pretty ware, which is sold in most large de- 
partment stores and china shops. The silvery grey of the 
Russian crash makes an admirable background for it. A 
paler shade of grey thread may be used with this. Try the 
china against pure white and then against the grey and any 
doubts you may have will vanish. The white seems hard and 
cold, while the grey is soft and charming and delights the eye. 
In planning a table for six, a very simple and effective way is 
to have a runner extending the length of the table, the ends 
serving as place mats. With this, use two oblong mats of the 
linen, on each side. It is no longer considered in entirely good 
taste to have the several doilies formerly used at each place. 
A far more sensible idea is that of the oblong table mat, which 
is large enough to hold a plate, cup and saucer, bread and butter 
plate, and the glass for water, together with the necessary silver. 
One thus does away with the fussiness of numerous small 
doilies. In planning this, it is wise to confine the decoration 
to the ends of the mat. Avoid the perfectly commonplace 
manner in which such things are ordinarily treated. A sim- 
ple narrow hem which may be quickly and neatly done, is far 
more satisfactory than the laborious one of elaborate embroidery 
Such a simple hem, with a row of Italian hemstitch or simple 
bands of satin stitch on the ends of the runner and table mats, 
has great charm and beauty. Or, the entire hem may be fin- 
ished with a crocheted edge, consisting of single crochet stitch 
with a picot at every tenth stitch. This is a most serviceable 
edge and has the advantage of being very quickly and easily 
IN BRILLIANT ENAMELS— ELIZABETH LIBBY 
