New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23

FASHIONS-THE RIGlit WAY TO COOK
MANY NICE DISHES.
At recent dinner the extra leaves of the elongated
table arranged that plants could be sunk
a box below, showing only thin stalks and branches
above like miniature garden. II was very pretty.
but had the somewhat serious disadvantage of quite
screening one side Of the table from the other 1t
Is well known that at the beautiful balls given at
the Winter Palace In ct. Petersburg the circular
supper tables are built around great palms. whose
leaves hang over like green canopies WHY coa!d
no, palms be utilized We're other plants AT this
dinner, with low soft maiden hair ferns to cover the
he'd from which they spring. Underneath the branches
Of TIE palms and above the fcahery ferris would b.
opn vi,tas through which to view the guests across
the way.
Now that spring is slowly opening the doors Of
her garden II Is time 10 give up the products OF
winters greenhouses. and please ourselves with the
seasons flowers. At an AT Home last week the
floral decorations conSistd entirely Of branches Of
the towering cherry. From great glass four
or five feet in height that stood OH the floor the
white blossoms spread out like little trees Huge
bowls were filled with them, and placed on tables IN
various hooks and corners o. the room Each cluster
Of the flowers seemed like a group OF pendent Snow
fakes caught by of ,iny green leaves TO the
iianch and the whole had a charming japanese suS
eestlon. The deep pink blossom of the Towering
peach would be equally effective, and would add tone
and color TO sonbre room.
After fashionable wedding the other day the
gentleman who had supported the bridegroom at the
altar discovered the newly made wife in Sciz-
Ing the opportunity he promptly propounded the
conundrum. why is marriage Il failure ~ and
answered 10 his satisfaction Because YOU didn't
marry the best man.
While the fin dc steele maiden Is better educated
by far as rule than her mother the latter in nine
cases out Of ten writes mich more creditable letter
and an infinitely better note than her daughter.
am really ashamed of Doly's m~sivcs." said old
time clcgan,e whose daughter the very exponent
Of wceducatcd girl of the day. u never saw
such dlsgraocful scribblcs II had written notes
Ike her when i girl should have been
sdcicd quite uneducatcd. and yet Dolly. who knows
more than ever dreamed of knowing, writes like
SOCIOLOGY"
The fact Of the matter is that there Is no time
at all given nowadays 70 any such detail. After i
girl finishes with her copyho school, writing
dropped. her only practice being to take vOlum!nous
notes. where her chief aim /, 10 write rapidly n
possible ANA to crowd much on one page as IT
Will hold The consequence is that the girls of the
oay write cramped boylsh hands that present the
strongest contrast possible the beautifully neat
allan and English handwriting of their mothers.
which used in times gone by 10 be the criterion Of
lady.
Like the fashionable Athcnians OF old. the men and
women of the modern Vanity Fair are ever crying
for Il new sensation and it orsina, .il1
curious idea OF eminent artist who was dining
LOT OF people not long TO take his guests To the
Chinese quarter In stage with detective lhcre
,Acy visited the theatre, where they some very
queer acting. gorgeous costumes. and some
clever jug glery and aiterward, TO the terrified
delch: of the ladies' they admitted to bona
hde opium de-. But sadly disappointed"
said OF fair convives in describing her expo
riences afterward at ali looked so respectable
and clean. really not bit more interesting than
n1f- n.gnp
Chinese. under the influence of the drug. neatly
tucked away in hunks one Of them the defective
shook 10 show us the effect Of the opium. ana heih
= light so close the sole OF his foot that 1t could
not have failed TO burn him: but he was far away
in Lotus land. and quite insensible to everything.
We had all ina incd opium den to he something
weirdly horrible, and Mr.. -. our host quite
apoloczed for the apparent responsibility OF the
place still IT novelty, and any new expo
rience is always interesting
The Long Island trains quite full on FRIDAYS
and SATURDAYS at this season OF the year with we'll
known people who visiting their summer homes
10 see what needed In the way OF renovation ana
rcfnrnishing for the coming season. II : delight
ful task when money is plenty to "do mp" the bed
rooms Of a country house at all times but ms wear
especially the fashions in furniture leave nothing 10
he desired the only difficulty being to choose from
such fascinating variety. For g'csi rooms thcrc
Is nothing prettcr than the cnameled suits white
mink or line with the pretty "hdn"y' Nhapou
drsssjnctablcs with their oval mirrors and twin
beds Double beds have quite gone out Of fashion
a large room being now furnished with two single
beds instead Of one large one These cnalneli'd Se'
are cutie expensive. the four pieces two h'd' dress
tnctable and washstand) costing 800 s"'' OF
blrd's-cyc maple however, which Is lovely wood
can be bought for so $50. The very n"wci'
snd latest thing in furniture-Empire sets OF ma
bocany with brass knobs and garlands-coSt from
$40 TO 5000 the set. Many pcopl" prefer brass
or enamelled iron bedStcads With Only 'e
sro,s;nr,abc and washs,ant to maich-ihe
rest OF the furniture consisting OF odd
nseces The prices that have been quoted refer to
goods superior On finish and construction. VERY
neat little bedroom sets. however, III OAK may ID
bought as low Slo or s2o
Pretty porcelain washstand sets are n'uch irs'
cos,lv than they used TO be. Floors covered with
frc white India mating find more favor a, present
,ba, tho hard wood floors. but should b" equally
supplemented with rugs. The best mating Has :"
very fnc weave. and costs from FL 10 Tio roI.'
the olalashioncd coarse kind costing as low rs -
the roll--whlch contains as everyone hio"' ~
yards.
Tho language OF flowers has been more or less
understood Cor centuries, and now IL seems '""'
orar cclinrvax may be made the medium OF comm''
DIcatjon II rightly Interpreted. the ioiowhs oei"-
IT, accepted symbolisms White, marriage vi pro-
posal OF marriage; black, mourning Vioie' oo"'o
lence: dark rcd invitation TO dinner paie gray
friendship: light red, business; PINK 'o'r "''e's
green. hope; yellow, Jealousy; gold or ohve' con
stancy. ,.
ANY fanciful and pretty accessory Tor nlauS
wIitlng.tsble is always welcome ana th's year
novelty comes In the shape OF lovely gray ana p'o"
undressed kid penwpers. with punches Of perfume"
yoles or lilies of the valley fastened on the on's'oe
leaf With a silver pin.
The small lace mask wells have quite gone out OF
fashion A veil now must entirely cover the chii
and IS worn much loosely than has been III
custom for the past few years Instead OF NUM-
smoothly over the face II Is gathered up III ioius ~
iho Lido and fnstnncd q the baCk OF INC heau