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House Furnishing and Decorating: Table

Center Table. - Have a low center table, with a reading lamp or a hanging lamp suspended over it, drawn out from the wall, and covered with books and periodicals, so that all the members of the family can gather about it. Cover this with a suitable cloth to harmonize with the color scheme of the room. The opportunity thus suggested of drawing up a number of chairs invites just the sort of informal social life that is so much needed in every community, and that cements the family bond as well as strengthens the ties of neighborliness. "Have a Low Center Table."

Tea Table.-Have, if possible, in one corner of the room a small, low table with an alcohol lamp and suitable tea things for making a cup of tea without going for it to the kitchen. This simple expression of hospitality gives a note of good cheer that is much needed in modern social life. There need be no formality suggested by a cup of tea offered to a caller even in the most quiet neighborhoods, and having all of the needful articles at hand helps to give the serving of tea an air of grace and naturalness.