New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-16

wide, and outlined one side by q g0id or sllV0
soutache braid. Such decoration is very pretty
used dIagonally in the Of bodice and on the
sleeve.
The Russian Knot" is not so simple as 1t seems
to be and ailors say 1t is quite difficult to get work
man who is expert in it. The braid Is laid on hao
but is in and ont, first over, then UNDER from
one portion of the design to the other never crossing
It fatty. Altogether it is very pretty and perpex'
ing bit Of garniture.
Tokay Is eminenly ladies' wine, and, inasmuch as,
thanks to Mr.. McAliter's recent literary elucubraons,
this royal vintage has been greatly under discussion 1t
may be apropos give in this column few particulars
about the vineyards Of TOlay.
uhay is situated at the junction of the Bodrog aud
the Thesis, or Tisza, the mighty river which. 200
miles further down, throws itself in the Danube
little above Belgrade spur Of the Carpathans, the
Hegyala mountains, rise to the north OF the stream
and 1t this volcanic group that there still hero
and there few vineyards, whence come the nectar
known to all gOurmets TOkay Every wine merchants
list contains the name but, sad to relate, no wine mer
chants can possibly supply their most cherished custom
ers with genuine Tolay The produce Of these vineyards
has always been very restricted, and, moreover 1t may
be said as a conclusive for the non existence Oh
the vintage in the market that the only Tokay vino
yards now existing owned by the Emperor Of Aus.
ra and BY Prince Wndshgraetz. who do not sell the
produce thereof. The wine sold under the name Of
whittier large numbers of Hungarian vines long
ago transplanted In Vienna it is sometimes possible
for the public to obtain bottle OF tho finest I'm
pera Tokay and this is owing to lordly custom Of
the Austrian Court according 10 which nothing that
is served at their Majesties table for State dinner
ever appears second time. Uncorked bottles OF
Tokay THIS become the perqustes of Court servants,
sell them almost for their weight In goid 10 anna
teurs aware Of this custom.
The Tokay which Emperor Francis Joseph sent TO
Queen Victoria Jubilee present was OF the rare
variety known as "Mezesmale" or Honey Beams"
This is produced only in Tarczal. near Toksy. 10
manufacture this particular brand the grapes are never
gathered until fully ripe and are put into cask wish'
out any artificial pressure being applied the juice ex
racted from sundried grapes Is then added, ana the
mixture becomes really essence Of Tokay. Mezes-
maeo is owned altogether by the Emperor and even
Prince windshgretzs vineyards cen offer nothing to
compare with this wondrous nectar which Is served AZ
the Court Of Vienna in tiny glasses hardly bggo' than
thimble and whose bouquet Of perfume Is so power
f,l that single Of these diminutive glasses Il
spn,cient 10 fill a room with penetrating odOr OF
extreme sweetness
The destinations Of Nantucket not exhausted
when the of islanders carried away her antique fur
nture and her carved sandalwoOd boxes redoent OF fr
egn lands and corrupted the economic ideas OF her car
rage drivers There remains behind for the privileged
few who have genius for getting the best rom every
Mace the sailors cot made by Cbed swah III d psch
Nantucket street whose name we iorse-pach stree's
in Nantucket so absurd
This cot is made Of white canvas The oo"om'
stretched over q wooden frame, does not " give any
more than the seat Of chair. The advantage over
the ordinary hammock is apparent. Inc hammock
has way OF catching you where You doh't waho
II TO, and holding you In AN UNCOMFORTABLE position.
The cot never does. In IL ''e mos' a"A~".1
can recline with the grace Of Nine Reoamier. IL Is
swung from the ceiling by ropes attached to the end
pieces. ,.,
this luxurous substitute for a hammock as swung on
summer piazzas but to only few has occurred 70
carry IL with them to their city homes. II you
cader are one Of those few and you have suspended
~ from cildsd hooks In the ceiling Of airy CHAM
her ~ Won have upholstered 1t In pretty cretonne.
twisted the ropes with ribbons and filed 1t with soft
cushions, then not only have you oncred uioute
AT the shrine OF the picturesque but insomnia has fer
ever fed from your dwelling.
OF making lamps there Is no end, but many lamps ore
beooming a WEAKNESS to the flesh. When the milIen-
mimi dawns possibly the ordinary housemad VIII %
equal TO the task Of keeping lamps brightly burning
FREQ from any odor Of Oil think the average mouse
keeper Of ample experience has sort OF symps.ny M
the foolish virgins since experience has Taught her Una.
nothing Is easier for person charged with the ouy VI
putting oil In the lamps than negecting TO ressnasA
them
In the absence OF the millennium an overworkes
housekeeper has ngcniously solved the lamp prooo.
she had gaspipc brought ont Just above the oaeo""
I'm an unobtrsive Of her parior ana an ou'hsy
dop,,cht t,be attached She connected IL with lamp
made Of handsome vase fitted up for gas Inc enecs
when burning was precisely the same as IL oil naa oeSu
used The little table that held the lamp eoneee' INC
tube from the casual observer.
A new Kind Of note paper has made is appearance
In Paris. 1t Is called "papier heraldique.' ana mas
a huge lion or griffin "passsnt' covering the entne
sheet and also the envelope. The paper itself Is o.
s,. -, tint and the i,cradic animal u In pc