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Table Settings
August 1954
Table decorations created by Matha Hart in a formal summer style.
Table Settings
August 3, 1954
Cecelia Maas created a table setting with a wild fowl theme. Walter and Cecelia love to hunt and to serve wild game when they entertain.
Louise Brown
August 3, 1954
Louise Brown, who created a table setting in the French style, is pictured in an article about table decorations.
Table Settings
August 3, 1954
June McLean uses a Hawaiian theme to decorate her table. Flowers are flown in from Hawaii and the menu centers around Chinese or Hawaiian foods.
June McLean
July 3, 1954
Portrait of June McLean, creator of a table setting with a Hawaiian theme. She lived in Hawaii for many years.
Table Settings
August 3, 1954
Louise Brown's table is set with a tablecloth that her husband bought back from Brittany, France and plates depicting native French birds.
