Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-11
NrItleh Tor The EVENING bIAR-
ATTRACTIVE HOMES.
Quaint, Pretty and Useful Things for
Table and Fireside.

XtaAhtS ECtty anu SStIui IOE
Table and Fireside.
THE ANTIQUE IN Ks-coNvENrESr
LITTLE LAMPS FOR THE WRITING TABLE-How
SOME GIRLS GET IDEAS on DREss-A DINSE9
ALL IN WHITE AND ANOTHER BLAZING IN GOLD.
Almost before a need is felt some quick wit
and deft hands have provided for it's supply.
Ihus, for the young woman who takes to do
mestic economy the outfit can be found at the
woman's exchanges. The same dress in which
she taxes morning promenade can be as well
worn IN the kitchen. Over il is worn o kitchen
! gown that ties about the neck and waist with
shlrr string. This overwhelming garment is
called By the clerical title of surplice. II Is
| made of crash. seersucker or ticking. A pair
OF white rubber gauntlets, to be found at rub
Der stores, completes this cooking costume.
They are durable and plable and no odor is
apparent They come to the elbow, where
they button. and afford perfect protection for
hands and aims. Thus arrayed the maiden
VINO mas carried off the honors at her college,
maybe. can also prove herself beyond culinary
criticism.
TINY LAMPS FOR THE WRITING TABLE.
Another want whose supply is among the
novelties is the lamp for a desk-or writing
toDAS, a. 10 Inc ulOIe way Vi Putsth6 is-
| When desk is set far from gas light and
| large lamp would be an awkward neighbor the
| miniature lamp gives all the light necessary
for writing. Though so small they Will burn
| several hours. Candles are used for sealing
| letters and a candlestick ls one OF the lmple-
ments usually found on desk, but no one in
| these DAYS likes to write a letter by a candles
dim flicker. The small lamps come in low
! prices or high. according to the mounting. In
pretty tinted glass or of Bohemian with shade
of real lace they are seen at various establish
ments waiting to be transferred to where they
make one OF the prettiest ornaments OF the
writing table.
COOPERATIVE CRITICISM.
A mutual admiration society" of a new kind
has been started in one city, with good success
and with benefit to the privileged members. A
few girls invented it joke, but have kept it
| up finding it to be good thing. The plan is
to observe each other, with a view as to what is
most becoming in dress and what combinations
| CT color and style best set Off each others at
tractlonS-Or lack of them. Observations are
then exchanged and at the monthly meetings
| at each others houses each member brings
| sketch of a dress she has designed. Votes are
then taken as to who shall use them, and armed
with this guide to an artistic and stylish cos.
tune girl can bid defiance to high-prlced
gown makers by either having a good seam
stress carry out the idea or, ii she has a knack
that way, doing it herself.
THE ANTIQUE CANDLEsTIcK.
The reign of the antique is apparent in many
ways. In dress and in ornament, whatever is
| old-fashioned is popular, provided 1t is old
| fashioned enough. There is a world of differ
ence between antique and antiquated. The one
effect is sought after with eagerness, both in
household and personal adornment, while the
other Is as carefully avoided. One of the appli-
cations of the old to the new is in the shape of
silver candlesticks. The pillar style is the
latest style shown and very pretty it is too.
i With the column plain surface with Fittings
and with eight-sided effects they are seen, some
| quite low. others tall and stately. The bright
FURNISHED finish is the one chosen for this form
| OF ornament. In the candeabra the dull silver
| with frosted look is combined with the bright,
| IN preference to using oxidized-just for a
change, however, for oxidized silver is still
/ very prominent, in many articles.
| MAKING TEA.
There are various ways Of making tea to be
served at once as it is called for. The tea can
be made fresh for each cup as wanted by using
the tea ball. This pretty little silver affair
| adds to the looks of tea table and if the tea
| server is an expert can be an attractive utcnsil
| III her hands. Enough tea for one cup only is
| put into the ball, which opens in the center to
| receive it, and few minutes is sufficient to
/ leave it in the cup filed with boiling water
| Then the grounds are emptied out and a fresh
| supply of tea inserted. Sometimes tea is put
| In small tarletan bags of different colors
| These are piled on tray and bag at a time
put into the cups of hot water. When the
| strength Is drawn out the bag is pulled out by
means of a thread and dropped into the slop
| bowl. This is so much trouble for such small
result that few would care to undertake it.
| Another way, the simplest 1t would seem. is to
make a rather small quantity of very strong tea
in tea pot by pouring boiling water ON the
/ tea and letting 1t steep about five minutes.
/ As cup Is called for pour out a little
/ of this strong tea and then fill
! the cup from the kettle at hand, which should
| be kept boiling by an alcohol lamp. In tea
making a little practice viii enable one to be
! quite accurate as to the proportions of strong
| tea and water to insure a palataole cup of the
| beverage. This last Is the method used by
young lady whose friends generally find her
| tea SO much TO their liking as to inquire into
| the mode of its connection. For her own taste
and it suits many others she fnds-she adds
two Jumps al sugar and slice of lemon to each
| cup.
| One of the revivals of the antique is seen in
| the wood boxes, which are among the desired
| objects at present. They vary in size-some
are small affairs, only large enough for a few
| sticks OF tircwood, Others big enougRto shelter
| coal seuttle. Oak Is the tavOrIte wood and
the popular oxidized brass trimmings are gen.
| orally added.
| CoLoRED AND CoLoRLEss DINNERS
| There is a controversy going on, with of
[ be or not to be- is the gist of the matter ap-
( piled to colored decorations for the dinner
table. One of the rebels who protest that COL
/ ored dinners have been oyerdOno gave as an
earnest of her views a white dinner, The
| china was royal Derby of pure white White
| silver and cut glass csndelabra held white cam
/ dies with silver shades. The vases and bowls
] for flowers held white lilies. The bonbons
! were silyery IN tone. tied with white MORE
/ ribbons. which also fastened the napkins
I White violets pertumed the water i'll the finger
/ bowls, while the bouquets were white orchids
White soups, fish and meats were served as
/ su5stantials. while vegetables were concealed
/ by the cream sauces poured over them. The
! buildings were spriDkled with preserved
orange blossoms and the sweet bis
I cut were covered with white frosting
| The white grapes and light-colOred fruits
selected were tied with the white moire rib
bon. 1t is very seldom that one is able to give
such an exquisite Interpretation of an idea
When one realizes that 80 pound is the price
/ asked for the preserved orange blossoms as
one item of the feast, it is easy to predict that
such entertainments will be comparatively
rare. As offset to the lack of color at this
t dinner another. which is all aglow with golden
| light, may be described. The table was draped
wILh Irish lace over gold-colored satin. The
| flowers were yellow chrysanthemums Yellow
candles were in gold candles ticks, while dishes
OF solid gold appeared in more than one course.
The bouquets we're yellow chrysanthemums and
| the guest cards were gold painted.