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 589 WOMAN'S HOME TABILE BECORATIOM FOR JANUARY Chrysanthemums arranged in a bright pottery vase Lilies in a silver stand surraiiKlcl wiih small pots are effective if small daisies are placed among of growing ferns give a simple colour contrast that the blossoms. To preserve an effect of lightness is restful and soothing The line of trailing smilax and grace, the flowers should not be massed too on the table-cloth affords an additional and extremely closely together attractive effect January roses, with their own foliage, in crystal va'es of graduated heights, placed upon an oblong nmroi, bordered with sprays of maidenhair fern, present a very dainty appearance. The mirror is an invaluable aid to effective table decoration. If a mirror is not available, a sheet of plate glass forms an excellent substitute, and can be cut to any size desired