Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-22

girls, daIntlly dressed in pale gray cashmere,
large white aprons, elaborately trimmed with
feature of q recent afternoon reception.
The newest candle shades are the prettiest
little things In the shape Of o yacht-a cut
ter-some made entirely In one color. but the
most effective having colored hull and white
sails. They are in yellow, pink, heliotrope.
terra Gotta and apple green. the cords and
masts are gilded, and each is fitted with little
slip to fasten it to the candle
The latest fancy for juvenile bridesmaids 10
that they shall be dressed as flower girls and
carry wickerwork watering pots filled and en-
twined with roses. 1t Is charming to be pic
turesque, but 1t is rather pity to tread too
closely upon the grotesque We may yet have
the pleasure OF seeing six or eight lawn mowers,
wreathed with buttercups. rolled up the church
aisle by yellow-robed bridesmaids, as a symbol
of u smooth bridal pathway.
Refreshments on Gigantic Scale.
Our last Inauguration ball seemed to feed
people ON gigantic SCALE judging from the
hogsheads Of salads and hundreds Of boiled
hams reported gobbled. But it has been out
done. by the Prince Of Wales reception at the
Imperial Institute last month. The figures
there would hardly do discredit to an astron-
omers calculations Of comets and eclipses, so
tremendous we're they. In one of the galleries
was buffet, 290 yards long. where 400 girls
dispensed during The evening 40, 900 sandwiches.
Sc, 600 ices, several tons Of strawberries, and
several hundred gallons OF claret and cham
payne cup. In the dining room upstairs 5000
suppers were served to parties who had pre-
viously ordered special menus Apparently
John Bull and his wife have more vigorous
appetites than Brother Jonathan and Miss Hail
Columbia.
An Admirable Fad
The present enthusiasm Of the American So
ciety girl for cooking. not only dainty dishes,
but useful plain ones we'll, has plenty Of nota-
BILE encouragement Cooking was q pet girl
hood Amusement Of the crown princess Of Swe-
den. She used to delight her grandfather, the
late Emperor Wilhelm when she and her
mother were staying with him by cooking for
him exquisite little dishes. One Of his favorites
was gooseberry cream. II any American
princess wishes to crafty an American grand
father advise her to try it. am sure it would
sweeten the temper Of even the stormiest old
man. For the gooseberry cream stew a quart
OF gooseberries, with just enough water to pre-
vent their burning and some sugar. When
quite soft rub them all through a sieve, sweeten
little moro IL necessary, add halt pint of new
milk In which has been dissolved nearly one
half ounce Of best geatine and half pint Of
good, thick cream. Pour this mixture into a
border mold, and when set turn it out
and fill the center with stifiy whipped cream,
sweetened and favored with lemon juice. Scat
ter on the top Of the whipped cream a few
blanched and chopped almonds and some crys-
tallized rose leaves. II the American princess
longs to secure an English lord for her hus-
band, and her dowry is only family successful,
she might try the stomach route-warranted to
reach the masculine heart-with a goseberry
sauce for his broiled mackerel, and at no dis
tant day wedding bells surely ought to ring.
For this put one pound of very young goose
berries into a stewpan with gill Of water and
let them boil very gently indeed until tender.
Press them through sieve and niy n all
teaspoonful of sugar with the pulp. Mix the
fruit with a little melted butter and let the ves-
sci that contains it stand in a saucepan Of boil
ing water. 1t must be served hot
A Welcome Rival.
A new rival to sailed almonds has entered the
gastronomic field; it is the pinette These
pinettes nre the seeds of some kind OF FIR cone
and may be both sailed and deviled They
are considered an improvement on sailed
Almonds
A lady who resolutely dislains to laugh at
stale witticism had a curious table experience.
AT Boston luncheon, in helping herself to
Saratoga potatoes, they SO persisted in futter-
ing of the spoon back into the dish that the
gentleman sitting beside Der relieved her dis
couragement by saying that, in his opinion,
Saratoga potatoes ought to be served with q
dustpan and broom. 1t struck her q deli
ciously funny idea. and she laughed with the
most gratifying heartiness. A year later, far
away from Boston, she seated at a table
next to gentleman whose face perplexed her;
it seemed very familiar but she could not re-
member where she had seen it. Saratoga pota-
toes were offered. again she failed to secure
satisfactory supply, and again she was oblig-
ingly told that the spoon should be supplanted
by dustpnn and broom. But this time she did
not laugh. Instead. she remarked. "Ah, now
remember where met you. because You said
the same thing abort the potato chips" Then
he confessed that it had become his habit to nc
company Saratoga potatoes with the dustpan
suggestion but she was responsible for the rep
etition. The saying had amused her SO much
the first time. he said that he thought it worth
trying often. SAPPHIRE.