The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-16

oeason the cnop WIN salt ana pepper, place IL
near the centre of the paper, and fold the
edges of the paper over several times and
pinch them together close to the meat The
paper will char long time before blazing, If
care be taken not to break through the paper
and thus let in the air and let out all the fat.
The meat will be basted by its own fat, and
although longer time will be required for the
broiling, it will be found juicy and delicious,
free from all smoky flavor. When the paper
is well Drowned the chop will be done. Pan
broiling is broiling in a Kissing hot spider or
frying pan. Heat the pan to a blue heat
Rub it with bit of the beef fat, just enough
to keep the meat from sticking, but do not
have any fat in the pan. Scar the meat quick
ly on one side, then turn without cutting into
the meat and brown the other side before any
juice escapes into the pan. Cook about four
minutes, turning twice, and serve very hot
with salt and butter. If the pan be hot enough
and no fat used this is not frying, but broiling
on hot iron, and the flavor is almost equal TO
broiling over the GOALS Indeed, many prefer
it, since there is absolutely no smoky flavor.
1t is always to be understood that 10 preparing
meal the broiling must be the very last
thing done, and the meat should be served in
stantly Ii these simple directions are fol-
lowed there will be no more grumbling over
dry, smoky steaks and chops, but they will be
credit rather than reproach to the cook.
CALICO PARTIES.
Calico parties are being revived again this
winter, and are proving very popular form
OF amusement When private calico party
for dancing is given, the ladies wear calico or
cambria dresses, made in simple manner,
usually with plain round skirt, ample over
skirt, which is draped with drawing strings that
may be let out when the dress is laundried,
and basque or half fitting jacket The gem
tlemen wear calico neekties, and it is the COR
rect thing for lady to make necktie like her
dress and present it to her escort. 1t has re-
NAMED for Philadelphia to inaugurate the
'calieo carnival" as a means of raising money
for benevolent purpose. 1t was on large
scale, given in the Academy of Music, and
| was an immense social and financial success
1t could be done, on a miniature scale, in
smaller places, and is SO novel that it would be
sure to attract. Characters are chosen as for
fancy party, but all must be dressed in Calico
| or some form of cotton fabric. The Mother
Goose book affords an infinite variety Of char
acters, and the dresses may be made as gro
tesque or as elegant as the wearers desire or
| the characters demand. For the snowy
| dresses worn by queens, maids of honor &C..
little labor will accomplish all that is need
ed Take for instance ssthe queen in the par
Tor eating bread and honey" Have petit
coat of lemOn-coored silesia or Cambria, " Ises
may be plain or may be trimmed with rows
of cotton lace; if one wants it quite elabc-
rate, and has time enough to give to the
| preparation, she may make founces of darned
net that will be very snowy. for the court
train take pale blue silesia. Cut out the large
figures from piece Of copper plate glaze or
| cretonne, and paste them at intervals on the
silesia. In the evening and at a distance the
| effect will be that of brocade. You have no
idea how really lovely dress may be made
The close fitting pointed bodice should be like
the train, and the neck shou Id be left open to
point; finish with high standing ruffle of
the blue siesia lined with the lemon color; in
side this should be rufie of lace; 1.-THE sleeves
should fit close TO the arm to the elbow, and
be finished there with frill of lace Long
wristed Isle thread mits or gloves should be
worn with this costume. The hair should be
dressed high with gilt paper crown, and on
the arm should be carried little fancy basket
in which is a tiny loaf of bread and small Jar
of honey "Bessy Bell and Mary Grey usual
ly go in couples. Mary gray wears a plain
Quaker dress of Grey silesia made with plain
round skirt gathered at the belt, and a plain
waist with long sleeves. A plain muslin kerr
chief is worn around the neck, folded primly
and pinned in front. The apron is plain white
cambria, hemmed on the bottom and tied
around the waist with cambria strings hemmed
on each edge. The hair is plainly dressed and
a little muslin cap aud Quaker bonnet OF grew
silesia complete the dress. Bessy Bell wears a
gay colored dress with skirt reaching
just above the ankles and hung
with fringe of tiny bells; the
tunic OF printed calico is tucked up with
panier like the "Bo Peep dress, and on the
head is q mob cap trimmed with gay ribbons.
"Tommy Shocks and Bessy Brooks" who
event walking out one Sunday came in all
their holiday attire. Tommy wears a blouse
and knee trousers of colored cretonne, wide
white ruffle tied with tassel at his neck, and
he has cuffs of the same. The trousers are
full gathered in at the knee and tied with
bright ribbons; balbriggan stockings ard low
shoes are worn, and the shoes are tied with
bows of gay ribbon. The straight brim. straw
hat is trimmed with the same colored ribbon
with long ends. It adds to the effect If "Ton-
N.Y. will wear fiaxen wig banged in front.
"Bessy Brooks" wears gay figured calico,
made with a scant skirt, short waist and leg o.
mutton sleeves; she has red stockings and SHIP
pers laced over the instep and around the an
kle with narrow black ribbon. A white hand
kerchief is pinned around her throat, and on
her head she wears large old-fashioned bon
net trimmed with red ribbons. The hair
should be dressed high in pnffs across the fore
head with high comb in the pack "Boy
Blues dress is made like Tommy Shocks ),
but 1t is of blue silesia or cambria, with hat
trimmed with blue ribbons; he has horn
slung across his shoulder and shepherds
crook in his hand. "The maid in the garden
hanging out clothes wears a pretty light cal
leo with white apron and sun bonnet; clothes
line is hung over her shoulder and her apron
pockets are full of clothes pins. "The old wom-
an who lived in the shoe" should wear dress
of black cambria, black stockings low shoes
with large buckles, a large circular cloak of
turkey red, and black high pointed crowned
hat. Her children, both boys and girls, may
be dressed in all sorts of fantastic fashions.
"Peter the pumpkin eater" should wear a full
suit of yellow cambria or slesia; it should be
made with knee breeches, deep waistcoat
and an old fashioned dress coat with a shirt
waist, high collar and long tails, rufied shirt
and powdered wig tied in a queue. These
are but few of the costumes, but from these
others may be evolved. There is literally no
end to the possibilities of calico character par
ty. All the characters should enter together
in grand march, and afterwards the enter
tanment may take any form the managers de-
sire. It may be dancing party or tableau
party, or both in combination. If it is tab
leau party, or if tableaux are combined with
the dancing, the characters do not come on
the floor, but march and counter-march on the
stage SO that the audience can see all the cos
TUNES. The tableaux may be interspersed with
the dancing OF the minuet by eight gentlemen
and ladies', broom or fan drill. All the
dresses, however elaborate, must be of some
cotton fabric. This makes the expense of get
ting up. the costumes very much less than