Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06

large luncheon. A large square-cornered
table was used with four round tables
touching it at the corners. Each table was
| decorated with flowers of one sort-whits
water lilies for the long table, and alaman-
dias nasturtimus, passion flowers and laven-
| der sweet, peas for the others. As the ladies
| entered the room fans we're presented to
them, each bearing cluster Of flowers to
match those at the table at which the guest
was to be seated.
1t has been a caprice of this summer to
sit for ones silhouette. The proper gown
to pose in must have deep pointed V, with
white lawn stomacher crossed over and
knotted Then with the hair done high and
black velvet band around the neck, mi
ladys profile may match one of the eight
eenth century silhouettes, which are still
regarded as triumphs of profile art
A pretty foot warmer to throw across the
foot of the bed is made of white Eiderdowu
flannel worked in green fax, with q bunch
OF loose struggling grasses A white wool
fringe knotted with the fax Is on both endA
The foot warmer is about 80 inches wide.
An American girl, the Hon. Mrs WILL
lam Carington, OF England, who was form.
erly Miss Juliet Warden, has, in her lovely
country. home in Old Windsor, UNIQUELY
fitted room. 1t is her own bed room and il
most correctly done after the Chinese style.
A fr1eze running around the apartment is
set about with tiny metal bells, thousand
In all, whose musical tinkle rings family
out at every vibration of air through the
room.
Finely powdered Peruvian bark, it is
now announced, will keep bangs in curl in
moist weather. 1t should be lightly ap-
piled with powder puff, only, however, to
blonde or brown locks. On black hair it
shows, looking like fine dust But as black
hair ought never to be worn in curly fringe
this qualification does not detract from the
value of the suggestion.
A pretty hall chest is one of the things
which may be successfully produced at
home. If you live in seaport town the
chest of some ancient mariner is easily pro-
cured, otherwise one of similar style and
make must be fashioned for you by a car
penter. As it need only be made of soft
wood the cost is not great. After 1t has
left the carpenters hand it may be deco
rated with the applied ornamention in
scroll design, which is now obtainsbla
ready to put on, and afterward treated
to coat of stain. Old oak Ii
the most satisfactory, or it may
be ebonized if preferred. Polished brass
corners and hinges may be added and a row
of brass nails set around the edge with good
effect. The convenience of those chests for
hall use has been accepted They beauti-
fully conceal rubbers, mackintoshes, storm
shawl and various unsightly but useful i'm
pediments of the hall rack. II, in addition,
a seat is desired, a strip of dark leather.
with light pad beneath it, may be set on
across the middle of the lid and tackled down
with the brass nails.
A simple and easily prepared dessert is
called 'Lemon Sweet" The ingredients
are three ounces of lump sugar, five eggs,
one and half lemons. Rub the Jumps on
the lemons to extract the oil crush them,
then put them into stewpan, squeeze the
juice of the lemons over them beat up the
yolks of the eggs, add them and stir over
the fire till the mixture just thickens.
When cool whisk the whites of the eggs to
q very stiff froth, stir them in very lightly,
then turn out of the plan upon a glass dish
This dessert should not be inside too long
before it is required, as the whites of the
eggs will fall.
Butter dishes without covers, and spoon
handles more twisted than formerly are fall
fashions in silver.
In wall papers of the expensive sort the
new designs show geometrical. conventional
designs in place of the heretofore popular
patterns in leaves, grasses and flowers
Heavy frieze is still much used, but .sains-
coting has taken the place of dados very
largely.
The cabinet mantle is pushed still further
in the background by the new designs for
fire places, which show an increasing preva-
lence of colonial empire and Louis Quinze
styles. Andirons are used almost entirely
even where coal is burned, as the cradle
crate is then brought into service, resting
On the sndirons. Some of these are shown
in very beautiful Romanesque designs.
There is tendency in furnishings to the
use of portieres in light effects. Hand-em-
oroidered portieres are greatly admired, the
material used being art serges. A sugges-
ion for the use of light cretonne curtains
n sunny rooms is to line them with dark
,reen satine of light weight
MARGARET 81. WELCH.