Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01

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For this reason, at beautiful lilac dinner
| given in Easter week, wonderful limitations
| ofthe too sweet flower were used for the
center piece, and occasional natural lilac,
| giving a delightful fragrance to the whole.
Outside the bank of lilacs was set q close
border Of white tulips, and fringe of as
paragus in turn cfrcled the whole. Indi-
| vidual tall candlesticks of white Corinthian
pillars held white candles with lilac shades.
A feature of this dinner were the furnishings
of the dining room, which held light white
and gold cabinet buffet; and the chairs
| about the table were also of this delicate
| finish, with lilac silk cushions and a broad
| scarf of lilac ribbon on which was the name
| of the occupant in gold letters, floating over
| each back. Candied violets of pale hue
were piled in satin boxes of the same tint
| as tavors at each plate, and white ice was
served in vIolet-tinted glass cups set in gold
standards. The luxury of the modern din
| ner increases constantly, One wonders if
the mental richness of the dinners expands
proportionately, or If perhaps, thought is
growing choked and stifed by things.
All housekeepers know that eggs froth
quicker when chilled; all may not know
that pinch of salt acts in the same way
that an hour OF the ice will; it cools and
freshens them.
A small flannel bag with one end left
open is good receptacle for the ends of
toilet soap. When a few have accumulated
sew up the opening and an excellent bath
bag is evolved. As only pure soaps of re-
liable make ought to be used it pays to uti-
lie every scrap.
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Correspondence cards seem to have van
ishcd completely from the stationer's shop.
The tiny note size, hardly larger than the
paper contained in the children's Christ
mas boxes, has completely supplanted them.
The plain engraved address at the head of
the sheet is really the only ornament which
is needed on American note paper, though
crests and monograms are somewhat af-
fected. Those who use heraldic stationery
should remember that the crest should
never appear on the envelope in private
use, that privilege being limited to clubs
and other corporations. The laws of her.
aldry also dictate that a married woman
should use not her own, but her husbands,
crest-a rule not always respected in this
republican country, where devices of line
age are 6esultory and not often parcelled
indeed that much, if any, significance
attaches to the American use of these in
dices of an order upon which we are sup
posed to frown, Mourning by inches on
ones stati onery is also not much affected.
Black edge d paper is used in the first six
months of mourning, but even in the case
of the deepest mourning seal of black
wax is considered sufficient after that It,
is so easy to make griet's gradations r1dicu-
lous that it is as we'll that the lines should
be rather obliterated. To measure ones
woe by the width of black dye on ones let
ter page is absurd, when the question is
really considered.
"Living Whist" has been told of as a COM
panion entertainment TO Living Chess. The
directions for its arrangement have recently
been given. Four players take raised seats.
A large square cloth of plain color stretched
on the floor represents the top of the card
table The cards then enter dressed in ap-
propriats costumes, which may be made as
simple or elaborate as desired. The court
cards should be tall performers, while the
spot cards may be children with simply
placard of their denomination in the pack.
To music, the cards 60 through movements
illustrating cutting, shutting and dealing,
finally sort themselves into hands in front
OF the respective players.
This part needs careful rehearsal to pre-
vent confusion. The play then regularly
begins, each card as he is indicated by his
player advancing to the center of the cloth
to music, the winning card leading the
others to the proper corner at the end of the
trick, where they stand in file. Six tricks
in file close up for a "book," and at the end
Of the game the winning tricks lead OFF in
procession those of the other side
MARGARET HI. WEIGH