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How Hollywood
Entertains
just dusted the satin of her blue slippers. A few moments of informal discussion and then dinner was announced — this time by the butler.
THE first glimpse of a modern dinner table always carries an inspiration with it. Sue's was so delightfully colorful — in honor of the Autumn season. The large centerpiece was of brightly colored fall flowers. Dainty place cards of cardboard flowers in the same shades graced the table. High goblets -of red Venetian glass. Pale-blue Bavarian service plates — the blue matching, exactly, the blue flowers in the centerpiece. Dainty lace doilies separating the service plates from the smaller caviar ones, which were red and gold. The almost-cathedral candles, in gold, shedding a shadowy light from their high silver pedestals. Three candles at each end of the table.
Caviar, whites and yolks of eggs in a three-compartment glass and silver dish. Served by the butler and a waitress. A fork and spoon for the service. Melba toast. And onions! It was interesting that not a guest
failed to flavor their own caviar with shredded onions. The entire service was removed when we had finished and a new service plate — carrying out the fall colorings in Bavarian ware — substituted. The soup containers introduced the Lennox ware set, which was used in the main course of the dinner. Creamed tomato soup with whipped cream which was almost aerial in its lightness. Cheese straws as a complement.
HpHE main course consisted of turkey, walnut dressing. A candied sweet potatoes, cranberry ring with pickled peaches as a center, fresh peas and Brussels sprouts. All Hollywood hostesses feature fresh vegetables, in or out of season. Each offering came on a huge silver platter, served by the butler or the waitress to the left of each guest, of course. The dark-meat turkey was arranged on the outer part of the immense silver platter, with the white meat in the center. The cranberry ring in bright red, with pickled peaches in bright yellow with it. gave another Thanksgiving or Christmas color-touch which was charm (Continued on page 107)
How Sue Carol's dinner table was set, with the central piece of bright Fall flowers. The service plates were of colorful Bavarian ware and the high goblets of red Venetian glass