Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions   By: Caroline French Benton

GALA DAY LUNCHEONS

A Little Book of Suggestions

BY CAROLINE BENEDICT BURRELL

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NEW YORK DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY 1901

Copyright, 1901 BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY

Thanks are due to Messrs. Harper and Brothers for their kind permission to use that part of this book which has already appeared in Harper's Bazar.

Table of Contents

PAGE LUNCHEON GIVING 1 A NEW YEAR'S LUNCHEON 19 A MUSICAL LUNCHEON 26 A JAPANESE LUNCHEON FOR CHILDREN 30 A VALENTINE'S DAY LUNCHEON 35 A WASHINGTON LUNCHEON 44 A SHROVE TUESDAY LUNCHEON 51 A LENTEN LUNCHEON 54 A SAINT PATRICK'S DAY LUNCHEON 61 A CHRISTENING LUNCHEON 65 AN EASTER LUNCHEON 70 A SHAKESPEARIAN LUNCHEON 78 A MAY DAY LUNCHEON 88 AN APPLE BLOSSOM LUNCHEON 93 A SCHOOL GIRL LUNCHEON 97 A MILITARY LUNCHEON 99 A DELFT LUNCHEON 103 A BRIDAL LUNCHEON 106 A GRADUATES' LUNCHEON 113 A ROSE LUNCHEON 115 A PEONY LUNCHEON 118 A FOURTH OF JULY LUNCHEON 123 A NAUTICAL LUNCHEON 129 A TRAVELLER'S LUNCHEON 134 A YALE LUNCHEON 141 A HARVARD LUNCHEON 144 A PRINCETON LUNCHEON 145 A POND LILY LUNCHEON 146 A FERN LUNCHEON 149 A POVERTY LUNCHEON 154 A GOLF LUNCHEON 156 A BICYCLE LUNCHEON 164 AN ALUMNI LUNCHEON 167 A LABOUR DAY LUNCHEON 171 A TIN WEDDING LUNCHEON 173 A HALLOWE'EN LUNCHEON 179 AN AUTHOR'S LUNCHEON 183 A THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON 188 A CARMEN LUNCHEON 193 A HORSE SHOW LUNCHEON 197 AN INDIAN LUNCHEON 199 A CARD LUNCHEON 201 A CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON 206 A SNOW LUNCHEON 215 AN ANNOUNCEMENT LUNCHEON 218

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