[Illustration: FOR A MAYFLOWER LUNCHEON.]
The table may be laid with a cloth, by way of a change, one with an open
border preferably. The centrepiece may be of lace over pale pink silk,
and rows of baby ribbon may be drawn across the table, three or four
strands each way, with a bunch of the ribbon where they cross. In the
centre may be a large toy ship, all in white, with the word "Mayflower"
in gilt on the prow. The deck should be heaped with mayflowers, if this
loveliest of our spring blossoms is to be had, and around the table at
irregular intervals may be shallow bowls of the same flower. The cards
may have the monogram of the hostess at the top, and a cluster of the
arbutus painted below, if that is fancied. Care should be taken to keep
all the decorations of the table in a very pale shade of pink, or the
effect of the flowers will be spoiled.