The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1869-12-03
Drevities for Ladies.


are tied under the chin.
Gold braided walking coats-d Ia
nRitaire are much worn.
-"No presents received" takes the
place of "no cards" at weddings.
Loose mantles will be more gene
rally worn than closely fitting basques.
Blue flannel jackets trimmed with
large brass buttons are worn by young
ladies.
Diamonds are going out of fashion,
save among shoddy-ites. Pearls are
coming in.
Small receptions and social tea par
ties are to be given this winter, in place
of large parties.
Small bouquets softuberoses,aren of now
carried by brides and bridesmaids, du-
ring the ceremony.
Velvet muffs, bound with fur are
the latest novelty, and promise to be
fashionable this winter.
-CdrteS de uisite have given place to
imperial photographs, with Illuminated
monograms stamped on the back.
The new fashion bonnets are so high
in front that ladies who wear them look
like drum majors of militia bands.
Fashionable weddings now take place
at home, and are followed by small and
quiet receptions, with no dancing.
Large black lace scarfs, for house or
street, have been named Ida Lewis"
in honor of Newport's heroine.
Evening dresses of very light silks
will be most worn this season-tarletan
and tulle having been given over to
very young girls.
Earrings of Roman gold, made to
represent oil manner of birds, animals
and toys, are now in vogue-being the
"Iatest from Paris
"Chinese fans and jewelry are all the
rage, and even Chinese braids are in
vogue, slightly modified, however, by
being gracefully looped up.
Large lace collars (such as our grand
mothers used to don)are again in vogue,
and when worn overs light silk dress,
the effect is beautiful.
Silver jewelry, or silver ornaments
of any kind, are entirely out of date,
they having been superseded by gilt,
Roman gold and Chinese jewelry.
jet, enamel and gold lockets, with
diamonds and emeralds in monogram,
are as popular as ever 4; but otherwise,
diamonds are not uppermost in favor
just now.
-Eugenie's trip has brought out
, new toilette, specially prepared for "the
3 Holy Places" The pattern is cross
[ made of lilies-black or white-upon
/, material black or white.
9 Rye Drop Cakes: One pint of milk,
} three eggs, one tablespoon of sugar, one
saltspoon of salt. Stir in rye -four till
: about the consistency of pancakes. Bake
, in buttered tins.
"A lady Just returned from Europe
boasted the other evening of having
smuggled six dozen pairs of kid gloves
and half dozen Roman scarfs through
the Custom house.
) The latest French gilt jewelry is a
little white guinea-pig in a gilt cage, al
so umbrellas, preserving kettles, and
lunches of keys, all done up in gilt and
intended to dangle from somebody's
, pretty ear.
. Among our better decorations, beau
9 tifui Roman beads, strung on bright
1 hued velvet, are worn about the throat
f in place of the ribbon or velvet, and
e small beads of real jet, carved, are also
d popular.
!. An Excellent Pudding: One quart
of milk, nine tablespoons of flour, five
z eggs. Beat separately, and put the
1 whites in last Leave very little room
D for swelling. Put in pot with boiling
water, boil one hour and half.
: Tea Cakes VERY good;) Eight ounce,
of flour, four ounces of butter, eigh
ounces of fcurrants, eight ounces of sugar
. the white of one egg, and the yellows O
9 two. Roll the paste into the thicknes
10 of biscuits, and cut in any form yo'
70 wish.
" The fashionable world is consIdera
- bly, stirred by rumor that the presen
+ fashion of overlooking dresses wit
trimmings will soon give way 10 style
o cOnscicuous for simplicity, but so ele
~ CANT in fabric that none but the riches
y :, can afford to go back to the seventeenth
~ , century for their models.
n. Ground Rice Pudding: One quar-
1 of milk fonr tohlaSponns nf orounl ri no
Put in the milk when cold set on tn
~ fire, and stir until it boils. When cool
add seven eggs, ,one-fourth pound of but
n. ter. Sugar to your taste. Season witt
d. either mace, nutmeg, or lemon, as yol
nj like best.
TX Tea Biscuit Six potatoes boile,
ne and grated in halfa milk-pan of flour
Is One tablespoon of salt, three tumbler
he of milk, one cup of yeast. Beat tn
er whites of three eggs to froth, and pu
in before kneading. Mix not quite a
stiff as bread. dough, and put to rise.
IL Poets Pudding; Soak six ounce
ee of the crumbs of stale loaf in quar-
,e' of new wilk. Add, after it has stood a
nc hour, four ounces of light. brown sugar
10, four well-beaten eggs, two ounces {
II freshly-grated cocoa-nut, half crate
's' nutmeg, or the rind of large lemon
and small pinch of salt.
re -TapiOca Pudding: Soak cupfl
ne of tapioca over night or for an hour
'u' the morning, make pudding same
rice, with milk, eggs, etc, or pour Il
ed soaked tapiOca using more water, al
for soaking longer into pudding dis
buttered, and filled with peeled apple
Bake an hour or less, eat with ha
All, sauce.
Nv Sponge Cake: A receipt that ne