New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-22
HOME AND SOCIETY.
CHAT OF THE SEASON.
raE DINNER DANcE-RopEs OF rEAEIs-ELABo

THE DELICIOUS TIMBALE.
Tho elaborate dinners that TO be Gen reCle'
,,,s winter are quite diScouragng to modest folks
mo would love 10 ask their friends TO II leg o
r,,on- now and again II The standard he'd not be-
ans :, high. The pendulum Of fashion swings from
mo extreme 10 The other in quick succession. ana
ono ha, only begun to adapt one, sell 20 the new
oraer Of things when the Whole fabric dsSolvcs and
tho fashion i found to he exactly opposite 10 what
:, va, before Thus year or two ago people had
,,, commenced 30 congratulate themselves that
,pne dinner, OF ceh, or ten had become the thing.
9Th in ,r comparatively modest number Of courses.
rbcn back come, the wearlS0me Old spread that we
mod we had got rid of forever. with their eighteen
=. twenty guests. iu'crminaLle length, and proper.
tomato cost
CLANCY Mrs. y. dining eighteen OF us in her
mall dining ROOM said fashionable woman the
,ber day. " nearly squeezed To death, and
AS bored beyond measure" And this all tlr
,,nks the poor hostess got I'm her attempt to keep
m with the times. Another eXagSeralon Of the
ssy Is The length Of time that cEpSc, between the
sste specified and The invitation. Three weeks has
,arome n comparatively moderate notice. 81 have
inst had an invitation from Mrs. l.. for the 2Oih OF
February" SAYS "Chappie7 to "Choiy": "are You
.ans by any chance2" "Oh you must be
fan, de micux. my dear fellow" rcjonS the latter
afor received my notice fortnight ago.
1T is mos, perplexine,7 sighed wouldbc
hos.ers "If ask NV guests long ahead they
marty and IL give short notice people are sure to
mink that they are asked TO fill up gap Ii Is
really very puzzNng"
The usual way OF giving dinner dance, which Is
ou,s the "swlgger, thing I'm entertaining just now,
ia 10 iii the dining room-and the drawng-room, too
n the house is smsll-with round tables. each Of
which seats about eight people. After the dinner
has been served and eaten the tables are removed
tho men congregnto In the dining room for smoke.
a Shorf IL dancing
fashion insurcs small and early" which otherwise
IA an impossiblity in NewlOrh-POplr who are
asked at nine usually arriving about eleven
Theatre clubs are very popular Just now as the
season commences TO wane, and will undoubtedly be
the fsvor,e form of amusement among Young people
during Lent. Every person who Is invited 70 JON
rub Of this kind subScrlbes certain amount wnic1
covers the whole expense of six entertainments,
comprising theatre tickets. stage and supper or
a,nnsr n, the case may be- For the latter. however.
Il * customary for each lady member TO be tespon-
,ble. and the collation.. Whatever II Is Is given at
her OWL house.
Fashionable mammals are twisting up half Of tne.
utt,e drls' hair in a psyche knot on Tie cr""n OF
me head leaving the rest OF The cirvrlure either
coating on the shoulders or tied with bow at the
neck With ,Dis arrangement tie hair in front i
worn either brushed straight back or with little
eurled fringe, which Is more becoming
a
has been invented 1t Is clean. cheap and saie-threc
verv imputani things We are indebted 10 Yankee
land for this clever conrivancc, which L. simply
case containing several bricks and l. hied WIN
kerosene The bricks made OF some peculiarly
p,rous CLAW that retains the oil for long nme' ana
which Will ignite hard coal without the ara OF
either wood paper. The bricks. OF 'ou''e' m'N
b. used over and over again.
Promises are lightly made and lightly broken In
the world Of fashion. 1t Is quite astonishing TO
not. how many people who upright and honor
able IN other matters and who would be surprised
and offended beyond II easurc II any one should I'm
peach their vcracity, quite unreliable In htue
matters-such as keeping engagements remembering
to attend TO this and that rccoccting small promises
etc. Children brought up in such an atmosphere
cannot help regarding their pledged word lightly and
that Is the worst OF TIA venla sin In one generation
Is spt 10 bear bitter fruit in the mex. Even
wording should make IL point OF honor ana sell
respect TO keep the smallest obligation sacred and
remember that much promised to him that svearrih
Tor promises 10 his ncighbor and DISAPPOINTMENT hun
not, though IL were to ais own hnderance.'
Here Is an invitation from Mrs. b. for chldreis
PARTY. Dolly" said a mother handing her little girl
a note. see how nicely you answer II yourself
without my help" The child went on and in a few
moments returned with the following Miss Dolly A.
cannot accept Mrs. BIS kind invitation. as she has
something else to do that she likes much better"
l
lie. said the parent. laughnsy, rs she hahded the
production 10 a visitor.
Il should call 1t conventiOnai,y. but consider
alton for the feelings OF others. 1t is not necessary
TO q. brisque be truthful" rejoned the friend
There is great deal said about soGetyS white
lies but am quite sure that children are 100
genuinely honest not detect the difference between
inc false and the true. and there is no danger Of
a chiId's becoming untrathiul by using the formulas
current Ia society,"
When DTsraell. In Lothsir7 mentioned C''isande''
arop., OF pearl the idea seemed rather barbarlc In
It's splendor, and merely outburst Of The oneh'al
Imagination a the writer. Now. however, several
NJ our women OF society boast OF these spiehoin long
strings each separate pearl Of which may De "oF'"
from $500 10 81 900 These sump(u0us chaihs are
from yard TO yard and a half In circumference
and sr. worn wound once around the throat with Tie
rest Of the "rope7 hanging loosely over 'he c"sa5o
to the waist Diamonds. too are also worn III TINS
gorgeous reckless looking fashion, the modern fNere
which iust encircled the throat and when used 10
be thought 50 agnlhcent being quite suprrceieu oS
the long gitterlng, scintatins chain wach miauy
Winds once or twice around her stately neck ana
then leaves hanging In careless. Hch-lookns fashion
loosely over the front OF the dress.
A new teapot has been invented in the interest OF
lea dr,nker, /, Is made OF brown earthenwarc or
Of porceaIn There Ia metal. not even silver uSeu
IN Us make The chief characteristic OF thls teapot
Is the porcelain drip" OF perforated ware when MS
Inside the teapot below the cover Tue Tea Is p"ceu
In this drip" and the boiling water is poured over
A. nv This means the tea-eaves are prevented from
sinking 10 the bottom and there Is no possible CANCER
Of that deleterious element known as tannin being
extracted from the tea. Where the tea lies III uc
bottom OF the teapot for any length OF time consider
able tannin Is taken up BY the pure extract Oh tea'
While this teapot has everything to recommend IL
from he yienic point OF view. 1t IS yet no novelty
The Chinese have used teapot OF this Knd Tor
centuries and a tiny Of blue and white Dwarf
ware may be purchased in any OF the oriental shop.
Is low as ten cents with the porcelain ARP anu
al fitted under the cover.