St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01

made a practice OF Investing Tile money
earned by her books in silver, and very
many heirloomS of her old friends In the
South, VINO have been obliged TO sell
these family possessions. she has saved
from the melting pot and ADDED TO
her store, so that she not 2ndy
possesses great deal, but every piece
is uniune. During the winter she has
been at home on Thursdays in her
charming, old-fashioned house in irving
Place and behind the massive Old urn
has sat girl with blue eyes and radl-
ant skin. who made tea and was intro
duced as the neice of Lord Fairfax. Her
china, too, is matter OF interest TO
her and there is scarcely cup on the
tea table that has not a personal MS
tory, being either the gift, the handl-
work or the favorite of some dis
tinguished man or famous beauty.
MIS-. OGDEN GoELET'S RARE CHINA.
Mrs. Ogden GeClet cares more for eX-
pensiye and beautiful china than she
does for silver. Most of the appoint
ments of her tea table are japanese,
ivory and brass, inlaid and wrought In
exquisite forms. Her china is set
made to order for the Japanese minister,
who presented it to her, seeing now
pleased she was at its quaintnesS. Inc
teapot, cream jug and water Jug are Ut
tie blue ducks who emit their contents
through open bills, and the sugar-boWl
and cups are Water-lllleS, With nall un-
curled leaves for saucers.
MISS CowELL'S UNIQUE SPOONS.
Miss Cowell, The reader, has been at
home Wednesdays this winter, and her
spoons have attracted the attention OF
all her tea-drinkers. She has one OF the
most UNIQUE collections in New York,
and has been years in gathering them
together. Among them are several Old
Apostle spoons from Germany, and
full set made in the time of George L. OF
England. with the head of the monarch
and his crown forming the handles.
The tray OH which the tea service rests
is a very beautiful piece of engraved
and hammered copper. She discovered 1T
some time ago, black with age and want
of rubbing, in dark corner OF junk
shop.
A LOVELY DRESDEN SERVICE.
Mrs Hicks-Lord, since she has been
in Washington, has been giving her
friends tea in lovely Dresden service,
which she had made to order after her
own suggestions The teapot looks
like a bali of Parma violets, the handle
of a lilac ribbon in china tied in a bow
in the middle. The rest Of the service
matches this and the violet cups rest Oh
saucers of green violet leaves. Mrs.
Hicks-Lord has many others, among
them a set of cups given her by the
Turkish sultan and SeyreS set that
once belonged to the Empress Eugene.
MRS. VANDERBILT UNCANNY CUPS.
Mrs. Vanderbilt has curious and I'M
canny set of tea cups which she some
times uses, but which few OF her nerv-
Gus friends firmly decline to drink
from. They are made OF closely curled
green serpents. whose writhing neckS
form the handles.
MRS. GEORGE GOULD'S FAD.
Mrs. George Gould has great passion
for English things of the age OF 1.-THE
teacup time of hoop and hood. !" and has
a charming table of the period, across
which is thrown cloth of embroidered
linen. contemporary of the table, and
her little fat silver teapot and engraved
tray were made in the time of Queen
Anne, while the cups and SaucerS are
said to have belonged to court lady of
that time, probably the wife OF Bishop
TuSher.
DUTCH TULIP SET.
One of the old Knickerbocker families
here has, in memory of the craze of
their Dutch ancestors no doubt, a tulip
tea set, which is as beautiful as it is
unique. The teapot is a big red bios
som, with two twisted stems that curl
up to form handle and spout. No two
cups are alike, but run through all
shades of pink, yellow, scarlet and
striped white and red.
WoRTH'S CUISINE.
The apartment which Worth denOmi-
mates his cuisine has never been seen
by more than one OF two of his most
favored customers, yet it is here in this
very place that the fashions of the gar
mentS of the female world mostly have
their birth. 1t has often been asked,
''How are fashions started; who
does it?' and to certain
well-known American PROFOUND
ing a French translation of this
phrase to the great dreSsmaker he said,
'sCome with me, l will show you where
and how fashions are made" and car
ried her through passage, up pair of
stairs, and opened the door of what
might be called the fashion-hatcher. but
which Worth himself declares to be his
kitchen. 1t was good-siZed room, well
lighted, and contained eight large mir
rors, SO that the whole walls, the space
between the windows, was entirely coy
GU w ltil SAoooNc. LILO T" 10 Gal
it's furniture except table, stool and
a basket on three legs filed to the brim
with loose pins. With these tools and
pretty girl Worth evolves his master
pieces.
EVOLVING A PRETTY GOWN.
No dresses are maze here, but when
he wishes to study effect and make def
mite some vague conception floating in
his brain, he calls for the girl, hired for
this purpose-and it is an absolute
requisite that the person applying for
this position shall be pretty and grace
ful-and she promptly mounts the stool.
There she stands for hours. clothed in
the most perfect OF cOrsets, of course,
and lOw-necked, Short-Sleeyed waist
of white China silk, with plain, rather
scant skirt of the same. which falls over
a moderate-siZed touruure. She stands
motionleSs while the great dress
maker pins stuffS of all sorts upon
her, trying effects and getting sugges-
tions. Sometimes she is enyeloped in
clouds of tulle or yapory gauze, while
the mansmilliner works out his idea for
debut gown for royal princess, or
she stands amid sweeping folds OF satin
and velvet that will finally became the
court dress of dowager duchess, or OF
the wife of an American pork packer.
When he has the mood for composing
upon him, Worth is tireleSs, and some
times exhausts three poseuerS before he
has satisfied himself. The girl will
drop with fatigue, and is rapidly re-