TROMPE L'OEIL STRINGER OF FISH Option:A

TROMPE L'OEIL STRINGER OF FISH Option:Acatch of the day Downstairs there's a scurry "The queen is coming!" The scullery staff are in a whirl preparing for tonight's important supper. Strung with twine and stacked up on a wooden cutting board, these fish are part of the bounty. Or perhaps they're part of your seafood buffet down by the bay. Hand painted by milliner Maor Zabar in his Tel Aviv studio exclusively for Houses & Parties. Choose from two styles. Sold in stringers of 3. Style A:

Every day (not on your life

the gatherings' menus include such dishes as grillades (my college hangover cure)

Rimmed with gold and ready for any soiree under the sun

…actions speak louder

filled with Lay's potato chips (pick out the imperfections)

Dare to break the mold

Dress them up in this punchy print

and flowers on European shapes

This hand-pleated (code for lush and imperfect) silk shade in pink silk faille is the color of the inside of my Frenchie's ear

Your sweet spot

" like all the decorators say

Tracy Chapman