Some of the modern dark linens are beautiful A particularly good dinner table was seen recently in America. The table mats were of dark wineicoloured Jinen, the flowers in a big glass fish-bowl, an lo was lighted by very high w d candles. These formed the only lighlng in the room At first sight the gei effect was. perhaps, a little dim; but when the guests were seated the table seemed to sparkle and the depths of colour in linen, flowers, and gleaming wood were soothing as well as beautiful.
Dark polished wood is a good foil for white or pale-coloured flower: and often augments their beauty by reflecting them.
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