The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-12-20
FAMILY CHRISTMAS DINNER.


Boiled fisii--eeg saiice.
Roast turkey vegetables crante-r1es salad cheese.
A1inee pie, lemon jelly fruit, cake.
Coffee.
Oysters placed on the plates before dinner is
announced with quarter Of a lemon on each
plate. Batter-plats before each plate, piece
Of bread on the napkin. A dish OF crackers
upon the table.
To make pretty Christmas table, place your
white cloth. and IN the center with tracery
of evergreen or holly, form large star, ex-
tending a. far as the plates. In the center
should be placed a shallow dish filed withever-
green, flowers making desirable addition al
ways.
Christmas anott0es made Of evergreen letters
and placed over the G80rways brighten and
beauiifg dining room. They may be left in
position AZ the winter and give an air Of hos
pitality to every home.
Make Christmas bright and beautiful. day
70 be remembered for smiling faces. kind words
loving wishes and the interchange Of gifts and
greetings. egen if il j. nothing Inor5 than q
Merry Christmas or a card or paper with
your name Ga il to friend TOO long neglected
Napkins should be adapted 70 the meal. For
dinner, large square napkins are nost Gesira-
be, while Tor a dainty tea they may be Of
fringel linea and very small.
High dishes are no longer desirable. The
table shou.d b. as fat as possible. Even
the flowers and the celery do not any longer
stand high.
Tomato soaF.--Put one quart Of tomatoes on the
IRE reservn- . haH cmp 10 mix with a large IA
tesPooniti 81 toaF adding little cold milk. Boil
Three plisis " iik separate. stir In tie t8icSeni8g
and cook ten minutes FHt sraDf teaspoonful OF
soda through. the tomatoes. stir well, strain add
butter. salt and pepper and just befOrs serving mix
The milk and tomatoes. Never let il stand.
Boiled Fish.-sew the fish in claan white ciotI,
and boil half an hour in salt water. Make egg
sauce by mixing together butter and four. each
the size Of an egg. TO paste. add hot water OF
nilIk, slowly stirring all the time slice hard
boiled eggs Ia The satsee. after saiing il. lit1le
ie1non suice of a spoonful oi vinegar improves H.
cBRIsTMAs PRoPHEcY.
IN the old war days the dear household poet
L0ngfe0w, sat down 10 write a Christmas
carol. but the sound OF cannon was In the
land, and the sweet numbers had died upon his
lips save that be remembered that truth oaIy
is immortal Here Is the poem, with It's peoph.
ecy long since ful6lied.
CHRISTMAS BELLS
Iheard tho bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play
And Wild asld sweet
The words Fepesit
OF peace on earth. good VIII TO men
And thought how. a. the day had come,
The DeifFies ~ all Christend0n
Had relied along
The HnbrolIcn song
% peace on earth good VIII 70 meni
TN ringing. singing on its way,
The world reVoyea from nj sht TO day,
voice, a chime,
Chant slhiisne
OF peace on earth, good VIII 10 neni
Then from each black, accurscd mouth
The cannon Numbered IN the south,
And Nitis tne sound
The car0is drowned
OF peace on earth, good viii 20 meni
II was as u an earthquake rent
lhe htnlhs.oncS OF continent,
And nude foE3oru
The households born
Opeace On earth good viii 20 men,
And IN despair bowed my head;
~Illcse Is no peace on earth / said;
For hate IL strong.
And mocl1s the song
OF peace on earth. good viii 10 neni
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"G0d i not dead nor doth lie sIeep,7
The wrong shall lali
The right prevail,
Wssh pehce ON Garth, good viii to nicni