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The prettiest possible decoration for this occasion is made by the
lavish use of sweet peas, the flowers which seem to suggest young
girlhood. The brilliant pink ones should be chosen, and bowls of them
should stand about the table, one large one in the centre and smaller
ones around irregularly; or else one large bowl may be in the centre and
a quantity of the blossoms with the stems broken off scattered all over
the table. This is one of the times when satin bows are not out of
place, for girls generally think a table all the more attractive for
them, though for most luncheons they are tabooed, as suggestive of the
professional decorator who revels in bows. The bonbons should be pink,
and the cards should be small sheets of paper rolled up to resemble
diplomas, each tied with a rose-coloured ribbon, with the name of the
guest written on the outside.