AS tulips are the national flower of Holland, a tulip tea is only
another form of a Dutch party. The Dutch games may be played, and for a
surprise, a tulip bed should be arranged, just as the daffodil bed was.
The same refreshments may be served at your “Tulip Tea,” as you had for
your afternoon in Holland, but your table decorations will need to be
different. The very prettiest centerpiece you can have would be gay red
and yellow tulips in a Japanese flower-holder. If you do not own one of
these latter, give one to mother for her birthday, for they do not cost
much, and are much prettier for flowers than a vase.
The candles should have red and yellow shades, and a little “tulip”
lamp should stand at each place as a souvenir to take home.
“One leaf is for love and one is for hope
And one is for faith, you know,
And God put another one in for luck;
If you search you will find where they grow.”
ELLA HIGGINSON.