The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-29
PARL0R AND HOME.
Latest and INCEST About Silver
ware and Other Things.
Homes, With Pointers for Various
Household Functions.

1t is no longer fashionable to have the
fruit appear at the beginning of the meal
as table decoration 1t now comes on
only with the dessert. Very richly scented
flowers are not used either, and for the
same reason. 1t is held that the perfume
OF the fruit as well as of some flowers, is
out of harmony with the finest fumes of
some OF the courses, and that the sight of
the fruit during the entire meal robs one of
the desire to partake of it at the close.
Ferns, palms, and few odorless blossoms
are used instead.
NEW TABLEWARE
Among new tableware, the waffle plate
is great addition to housekeeping com
forts. 1t has deep, bowl-like shape, and
the top is perforated to admit the escape of
steam, keeping the delicious circles hot,
yet free from any moisture, which would
soon prove their ruin. They come in plain
china, costing 81, and when handsomely
decorated are 50 or SO each.
NOVELTY IN GLASSWARE.
A pretty decorated holder for iellv
glasses is novelty. 1t is just large enough
for the glass of jelly to slip into neatly,
and has fiat lid with blossom, stem, or
knob of china, whereby to lift it. A small
hole at the bottom permits the finger to
raise the glass when tits to be lifted out.
CHINAHANDLED KNIVES.
Dresden china handles are seen on some
handsome new table knives, usually to
match the service. New salad spoons and
forks are still of wood, hut some have
handles OF cut glass extremely beautiful,
but frail looking.
THE NEW sILvERwARE.
The new silverware shows a tendency to
return to the f1uted patterns of the seven
teenth century. The bowls of the spoons
are larger and rounder than those we now
use, and the plain straight handles show
the fine huted pattern at the ends. The
design Is much prettier than the repousse
silver so long used. Perfectly plain silver
is apt to become scratched, and is no more
desired than the deliberately chased designs.
so that the simple futed patterns will be
welcomed by all.
NEW SALAD BOWLS
The newest shapes in French salad bowIs
are triangular. They are quite different
from anything we ever had, being lower at
the sides and something like leaf in form.
These styles will not easily become popu-
lar, as there are too many crevices. and
they are too difficult to keep clean. A salad
bowl should be smooth, so that it NAV be
easily washed.
BISCUIT JARS,
Cut glass biscuit jars for the afternoon
tea table come in great variety of shapes.
some Of which are delightfully."- Quaint
These, of course, have covers, and they are
pleasant change from the conventional
china jars.
NEW BREAD PLATES.
The new bread plates are oblonR. SQUARE
cornered and leaf-shaped, with curyinp
edges bordered with gold.
FLOWER JARS.
We find the greatest variety of new
things in the glass and china Jars for hold
ing flowers These are truly beautiful
and the English glass is moderate in price.
Simplicity, however, does not appeal to
everyone, and the elaborate gilt and glass
centre pieces are chosen instead; to accom-
pany these are bonbon, almond and relieve
dishes, all of guilt, and even the trays that
hold the opaline bowl containing the dinner
flower are of gilt
ROMAN PUNCH GLASSES
The prettiest glasses imaginable are sold
for Roman punch. The French ware excels
the Bohemian and Venetian glass in deli
cacy and brilliancy of color CUPS and
ssucers of colored glass are used in serving
Roman punch, and the glass tulips and
other flower shapes are exceedingly lovely
to look at.