The Household

The remainder of thedinner service ontracted for bj the Government with laviland & Co. for the use of the Pres3ent on state occasions was to-daj devered at the exècutivë mansión, ly [r. W. L. Brigga a re.presentatjive of Xcw ïork house. The ftot order vas executed last smiuiHT and mrised all that it was then Lnterided hould forra the state dinnet set. The 'i-csideiii. liiiwe -cv, was so well pleased t!i the manner in wliieli the details Í the lirsi oxder were executed Ihat he ularged the courses and added new ;! uaake the serviee more comliete. Il has now neaiïy olie tiioiisaud lieees. Those added to-day were rtsli, jame, and (liniieriilattevs, salad, oysler. nd individual butter jilates. liidian ilates for crackers and cheese, sauceioats, and ice-crearo tvays and plates, n all over thrce hunjdred new pieces. 'iie designs for the entire set were rawn bj Mr. Theoitore I!. I)ais and ted by Mrs. [layes. The inteñtion to [Ilústrate the launa and flora of riiiied Oddly enough,howver, when the goods were unpacked o-day, ni the miils! of a ch'i ■nf snow torm. t was discoered that the icep trays and plates were model of Canadian súcrtr shoe, the imitiition jehig perfect. When, sübsequently( hoy were displayed with the other , in' state dining room, for inpection by the President' family. he einarked 'that they would be souvelirs of the accuracy of the ('anadian veather prophet's prediction. The set atare will be used for the hst time ïext week at the diimer to he giveil by lie President to the memoei-s of the ii'.ernational Sanilary Conference, viiieh will inelude all the foreign minsters and incinhcrs of the ('aliinet. -