Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
FESTIVE FIxINGs FOR HOLIDAYS.
A White Chrysanthe mum Lunch-NOv
elites for Dinner Tables.

cities Tor D1nner IuDleS.
What shall we have for our white chrys-
anthemum lunch?" said the fashionably at
tired lady, as she stepped out Of her car
rage upon the sidewalk. accompanied by a
younger edition of herself in even more ex-
travagant balloon sleeves.
1T is a horrible puzzle indeed, mamma, u
replied the girl, gazing into the French ca
terers window through wholly supertiuous
gold-framed lorgnette.
Thinking on the subject had fatigued them
both to such an extent that, after enter
ing the shop, they sat down and consumed a
chocolate eclair apiece in a wearied manner
while the polite artist in charge bowed
many bows and told them what he thought
he could do
You see. madame" said he. at will be a
pretty idea to have the ice-cream made in
the shape Of chrysanthemums, one for each
person, with artificial leaves and stems"
"Oh. that would be quite too charming
said the young lady, removing with the tip
OF her tongue a small fragment of eclair
from a finger of her glove.
so nice" echoed mamma.
Then. madame. you may have little cakes
10 go With the ice cream, each with chryS-
anthemum in white icing on top of it,"
That suggestion being likewise highly ap-
proved. the ladies condescended to gaze up
on some of the latest novelties imported
for dinner parties and luncheons. They
asked to see some menu cards, which are
prettier than ever before this year and in
great variety of design. Some of them were
hand-painted in water colors, for $40 doz-
en-quite pretty enough and artistic enough
to keep as decorative souvenirs. Others
bore little colored sketches of French SOL
diers of different corps and engaged in va
riouS exercises. They were worth from 81 sc
to 50 a dozen. Yet another series of such
t01 rNfn fol
OF dog in trying to get at two large frogs
on plank projecting over a stream.
Other designs for menu cards were comic
One series exhibited the humorous adven-
lures OF a cook. while another represented
various vegetables engaged in queer per-
formances. For example, there was an
onion, weeping bitter tears at the idea of
being cooked, while an artichoke was wrest-
ing with casters of pepper and salt. Still
other cards were decorated with beautiful
and elaborate conventional designs. One
series displayed picturesque Spanish figures.
There were many cunning little toys for
dinners in white and yellow metals which
initiated silver and gold wonderfully well.
For instance, little mandolin, apparently
OF silver. held paper cup for a sorbet. For
the same purpose was intended a small
golden basket. These. the caterer explained,
could be used several times. More cunning
yet was miniature champagne cooler full
OF ice and holding a bottle of champagne.
On lfting the glass bottle, the top of the
COOlST came OH, ulSclOSlnS a SOrOet inside.
There was a funny little sleigh of candy,
driven by two owls, with big SNOWFALL of
ice cream on board. 1t was one of a number
that had just been made for a lunch party
that was to come off within an hours time.
At the same lunch bonbonnieres in the
shape of grandfathers' clocks of pasteboa I'd
were to be provided. Other kinds Of bonbon
boxes shown were in the form of tambour-
ines, match boxes-labeled I'm me q match
you'll always fnd''-and full-sized parasols
Nobody could possibly tell off-hand that one
OF these last was not a real parasol tightly
rolled. But. on pulling it in two 1t proved
TO be box. Yet other bonbonnieres were
beautiful things in Bohemian glass and
gold.
There were celluloid baskets of curious
patterns for candies, but suitable for turn
ing to use as sewing baskets later being
quite substantial A novelty in decorations
Tor the table at a wedding breakfast was
candles and shades adorned with orange
blossoms. Motto crackers were most elab-
crate with funny pictures. One series rep
resented comic band of music with a lit
ue scroll or real written music attached to
each motto. Little boxes of silk called
Iolles. were for holding biscuit elace
Inc upper part of them was in each case a
comic punchinello with cap and bells. An
Other Kind of favor was a mimic cham
payne bottle. On touching a spring in the
Iaoei OUT popped the cork and comic head
appeared from the neck of the bottle Re-
ceptscles Tor sorbets were in the shane of
tennis racqGets, stars and hearts of Daner
as the two ladies entered their carria sc
again and drove off up the avenue the aIder
one remarked: Taste, my dear. viii acl
complish anything nowadays-eyen a cbrvs-
anthemum lunch' 1