New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-20
palms or for any growing plants The tardiners coso
% and the pedestal ga.

PAINS or Tor any growing piants ino JaiunAoa~SO
30 and the pedestal ga
Fruit gingerbread will keep moist long time. TO
make IT, take two pounds OF -four three quarters OF
pound OF butter. pound OF graduated suenr nve
six eggs two cups OF molasses Porto Rico moiasses
best onehalf cup sour cream, two tahlespoonmls OF
ginger teaspoonnl OF cinnamon. Of cloves ono
heapng teaspoonfu OF soda dissolved in hot water ono
pound OF seedless raisns and pound OF currants
Cream the butter and sugar, warm the molasses
slightly and beat these together add the beaten yoks
Of the eggs next the cream aerwnrd the soda, then
the -four into which the spices have been sifted, then
the whipped whites and lastly the fruit dredged Win
flour.
There are many Christmas gifts for those who pre-
fer to recognize the religious significance OF the day.
Hymnas aud prayer-b books now bound In solid
silver covers, in covers OF leather mounted with
silver and these mounngs decorated with churchly
insgua. hemldic signs flower patterns. There are
sets OF these church books bound In red morocco Or
namented with four conikc plaques, each one repre-
senting of the scnptura heads OF the cierubm OF
the ark, man, u Hon. an eagle and an OK. Others
of creamwhite sealskn simply bordered with tiny
silver henrsdelis and bound with silver edge Still
others are bound I'm solid silver set with tnrquoises OF
enamelled with a design OF purple passion flowers.
The dullanished ware made at the lockwood Pot
teries Is distinct departure from the highly glazed
ware for which this factory has been s9famous Fig
ure and flower decorations are both used In the new
A distinguishing feature of all work OF the fac
tory Is Its originality pieces ever being dupcated'
The new chiseled made at Trenton shows
mate' surface OF white finish dmilar 10 Parian
marble and this surface the flower. fruit, or conven-
tonal design used for decoration is chiseed out or cut
In ntsgo dull gold lining usually finishes each peoe
The shapes are eccentric and often very graceful and
In fancy form, suitable for flower holders.
Among dainty gifts for the library are mkstands
Of crystal, mounted In silver, with hny watch ses
in the top or finished with a mounting OF Russian
silver in ensmelled colors. rocking blotter has
back and handle Of Oxydized silver and Is an expen-
sve item OF an elegant desk. With q back OF en-
amelled Russian silver, tbs little piece costs $I5.
penwper of chamois leather or antelope skin, dyed
a harmonious brown hue with little knob Of silver
is 81 so, and Is picturesque and useful tre for tho
desk, answering its purpose admirably, as nothing
absorbs the ink well this soft leather. pretty
Quare of onyx with silver watch set I'm the centre
answers the useful purpose of desk timeplece ana
a paper weight. stamp and envelope mostener
is new piece for the desk. II is tiny bottle Oh
crystal filed with water. BY means Of syphon
attachment to the pad top, it mostens the stamp or
envelope which is fastened upon 1t. Thermometers
like watches are now mounted for the library desk
in the centre of globe of crystal
The wassail bowl Of ale or wine spced with nutmeg
ana ginger, Sweetened Win HoatiS
roasted crabs has not appezng sound to our mod
ern ears, though like to hear Of the nubrown bev-
erage" and might the olden loving In which 1t was
served. The day Of these things has gone By fru-
menty, which simply whole wheat-the same pearl
wheat that We get todayboiled three or four hours
till DONE mixed with milk and with eggs, sugar ana
spice added merely wheat pudding II was quite
similar to our breakfast cereal Of whole wheat but
with the addition OF spice and rasins and was no doub7
a wholesome dish, though hardly delicate enough for
modern tastes. There is hardly workman Of to-day
who could relish the oden fare, and head cheese or
Drawn is apparently the only dish of that era that re-
mains as 1t Our plum pudding has been remod-
eed by French chefs and English cooks from plumb
broth to its present solid form. Our mince pies were
formerly spced mutton pies, with fruit and sweeen-
ing added Our food in these latter years OF tho
nineteenth century quite far In advance OF than
Of 900 wears ago as table manners in advance
OF those of the time when the host passed doubtful
Jokes with the man in waiting behind his chair ana
sworc at expense when he called for another plate
OF cheese.
pretty model for chld's dress which has re-
Gently been sent over from Lbertys" In London,
Is OF wine-color velveteen gathered into yoke OF
Mechn lace with deep cuffs of the same. ms roeK