New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-22

the tuTeen and strain the consomme over IT, NO con-
sommc be perfectly clear If paste or grain Is
cooked in it.
a consomme a la royalc is one of the most delicious
forms Of this dinner soup. To make the royaie paste
beat together two eggs, two tablespoonful oil ik an
even saltspoOnful Of salt and a pinch oil oeyenne
Turn the paste into buttered cup 10 COOK TIL 1t is
flrm in the centre When the paste is cold cut 1t In
slices and cut out the slice In stars any other pretty
shape you have in tin cutters Add the royale paste
to the tureen and pour the consOmme over Ii.
Ihere Is nothing in dainty nursery outfits more az
tractive than the little sponge bowls, divided In the
centre TO hold hot and cold water and made of French
pottery, decorated soft, cOlorcd ground
with chldrcns figures In old English dress. The soap
dish and powderboX, OF the same pottery, are shown
with il. The sponge bowls are often mounted in
wicker frames enameed I'm white and gold and deco
rated with gay ribbons The hamper Is similarly en-
amced decorated with ribbons and lined with full
Swiss muslin fued silk, 10 contain tie wardrobe
of the child 1t is furnished with lid or which are
fitted the various necessities of the baby basket the
hamper being trunk and baby basket in There is
fancy this season for using pale, buttcrcup-yellow
ribbons on these baskets, and ncrininS the hampers
with pale yellow silk under the muslin. soft sachct
Of silk perfumed with violet powder Is fitted into the
bottom of the hamper The space below the lid is
large enough to contain the entire wardrobe OF the
child.
pies vi grape ifult WHICH arc to NC
on the fruit stalls call to mind the tonic value OF this
fruit eaten salad or as an introduction to break
fast. For the Enter the thick rind and tear
OIL the epidermls around each lobe arrange the pulp
in salad-b0w and II cc-coM and an nature'
II is delicious served salad with French dressing.
This is the Forbidden Fruit of Paris shops II you
notice the depressons near the stem end, yOu will see
that they resemble the print OF teeth. This accord
Ing to popular tradition, is the mark Of Ewes teeth
when she bit the fruit, which sweet orange be-
FORE but afterward became bitter The negroes at the
South tell the same story about pcTsimmon, though
they do not show the print of teeth They believe 1t
well-navored but the one forbidden tree
in Eden and when Eve tasted It, IL became acrid and
has remained since.
A salad Of grape fruit is also delicious served
with mayonnasc. salad that is generally popular
| is made of rather oranges and lettuce. The
oranges are peeled and each lobe freed from its
thin skin and its seeds. and the pulp is then laid on
bed Of the crispest, whitest lettuce leaves mat
| can DO found A tablespoonful Of mayonnaise com
plees a delicious salad. when it is possible to OBJ
Seville bitter Florida oranges In market they
| make an excellent salad to with wild ducks.
| serve them in the way sweet oranges on
| bed of white lettuce.
at makes me fairly shuddcr.7 said clever little
woman the other Cay, when | hear Of the prices
| paid for bOnncs. l lunched with Elsie the other
| day, and she and Mrs who was Uefc, Dc-
gan talking about what they had paid this winter
Girls said 4 think 1t Is downright wicked even to
| mention $50 or $40 for little connection OF lace.
velvet and flowers that any one Of you could make
yourselves and the materials would not co,t you over
50 the outside. II You have never made bonnet
| begin and you will be aStonished To find how
easy il Is. You both good enough to say you
liked this little toquc which matches dress. Well.
| do you know how much IL cost Exactly nothing.
That is 10 say the materials were left over from my
| dress and would not have been used for anything
else and the agrete and feathers from my last
winters bonnet. | first made neat little skull-cap
of white crossbaTed muslin lined il. laid the folds Of
my cloth and around it, and lmottcd them in
trOnt-for the fiat arrangements yOu all wearing
are very unbecOming 10 me. The black aigrete and
tuft OF feathers go well with the tan color. and when
il was all finished stuck In tiny bunch Of vOlets
which had and here am, dressed quite well rs
either Of you and with nothing 10 pay. l forgot to
say that the gold braid that just shows at the top
of each fold was also left from the dress
frcslde cornern Is Of the prcttiest and new
est ideas in decoration Slender pillars supporting
delicate grllewOrk placed about two and half feet
from the chimney with which IS connected by cur
tain rod The lattice grille work is nearly as high