The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-04
Eow BoNBoNs ARE MADE.


NJ Girandin's palace of sweet delights is
built over deep cellars, where myrads of work
men, with NAKED arms and faces Illuminated by
the glare from the fHrnace fires, eXpeHd strength
suited to the torges OF Vulcan, in manufacturing
bonbCns for women and babies. Progress and
science are invoked in aid Of this manufacture
as strenUousy as for Others of more Importance.
VARIOUS methods of candying have been in
vented, popularzed, ana then thrown aside.
Great pains have been expended on the accu-
rate sculpture of moulds Tor limitations of truths
and hgures Complicated machinery for the
prepal alton and sugarIne OF almonds has been
brought INTO service. The lQueur bonbons are
made by special process. The mOulds are
hlled with a syrup. whose cIy stalllzable con-
sutuents are precipltated upon the periphery of
the mould; a sohd exterior is thus for med
Eyle %nlle the interior remains liquid, and guarded
from evaporation. During the last month the
mason Girandm manufactured one million four
huhdred and tOlty-four thousand bonDons, eX-
elusive of other confectionery.
One kind OF bonbon invented by Girandn,
named les ephemeres," has become especially
Iamous' "slr," said an epicure who had tasted
ttnls, tnls ceG .qGuOre, your achievement is not
pohpon, IL Is caress !" Upon my word OF
hohor" SAID another, zone might swear that he
%n4u nag all the flowers of Paradise in his mouth ~
pCr my part" sand a youth, timidly, who had
Deen present at the trial. when | tasted it for
tme nrst tlme, lcould have believed that Theresa
was kissing me.n
But the highest art of the master is not ex-
penGed upon the sugar plums. The boxes that
no m4ld them furnish held for in6uite ingenuity.
Inc paper bag has been replaced By box of
eLamelled pasteboaTd, white, blue rose or
magenta colored, lied with ribbon OF The same
shaoe. The Lancret basket Is composed of q
hanoBerchiet OF point d'Alencop, the four cor
ners oil which are raised by four bouquets of
mowers, and are held by two handles covered
with satin. The Trianon has ket is coduettishlv
pretty, made of rice straw. earIanded with
piahches OF roses, or OF straw OF gold, lined
with white satin ornamented with grapes made
Oh pearls, The Mignou box ornamented with a
poItIalt lt ot AIRY Shaetier's mignon, is called,
mex neAt 10 tne Lancret basket, the great success Of
THE SHOP GIRLS
Glrandln employs thirty-dve Girls in the sales
uepaI ment OF his house. These oirls. who all
ooard IN the house. are watched over with
peculiar care. He exacts of themU saws
writer 10 the Figaro, mot only zeal and dill-
gence IN their business, but also the most
terocious virtue Wv "'SO WV
"Mademoiselle,n said M. Girandin on re-
celVlng a new clerk, remember that YOU are
mere 10 sen sweet things, and not TO near them.n
M: SlIahdin adopts singular method 10 pre-
N Neht the glrls from stealing The su0ar plums.
Ine nrst day OF her arrival the new clerk is shut
up lor nearly day in the room where the re-
serves are Kept, with permission 10 hello herself
ireely 10 Whaleyer she wants She does not fail
70 aVali herself of this permission. and enjoys
Ihe least 80 much that she Is sorry 10 be iibe-
fateo rom the place of confinement. But in
nttle whlle, she Is seized with kuch violent in
digestion and heartburn, that she bitterly