Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-15
THANKSGIVING NOVELTIES.
Some Dainty Devices of the Caterers
Art Brought From Paris.

I'VE have turkeys in every imaginable
guise for Thanksgiving" said a fashionable
caterer to a Star reporter. They appear
on the menus as hunters bringing strings
of miniature men home to be cooked by
white -aproned motheriy looking old turkeys
who already have "a few men sizzling in
dutch ovens in front OF the open wood fire
or dressed up as dudes they ogle through
monocles with quite the proper air of in
science. We have new Thanksgiving
entree 1t is made of game and is in the
shape of dindinots with farce of marrons a
la creme. Each person at the dinner has a
little turkey, and it makes a particularly
pretty as well as delicious course. We
have ice cream in the shape of turkeys,
Also either as one large bird, or as indiVid-
ual ices. The French, of course, do not
keep this American holiday, but here Is
a Partisan bonbonniere that seems made
for the season. 1t represents a chestnut
gatherer, you see, clad in a peasants rough
dress, with wooden shoes and soft felt hat.
He has large bag of marrons, still in the
prickly burrs, upon his wheelbarrow. He is
represented as taking a little rest after his
labors, and is seated on the barrow reading
the Petit Journal The bag Of chestnuts
opens and is filled with bonbons.
Pretty French Novelties.
Il have just come back from Paris" con-
tinued the confectioner, 'and have brought
great many pretty and new things with
me. The business of collecting these French
novelties, by the way. is very interesting.
The people who make them do their work
in their own apartments, usually at the top
of some big fiat or tenement house, and as
they have no shops or offices, they must
actually be hunted to their lairs. Usually
only one or two things are made in each
household, and great many workshops
must be searched in order to secure va
riety. 1t has occurred to me that the rea-
son why the French 'favors, bonbonnieres
and toys have so much individuality about
them, so much chic as the French would
say, Is because they are made in this way
by hand. and something of the personality
as we'll as the taste Of the maker creeps
into the work This Is obviously impos-
sibe where things are made in factories
and the different parts cut out by ma
chinery.
China Terrapin.
THE very newest thing 1 have for the
ia ole is Of my own designing. When 1
went abroad last August / took with ME a
real diamond-back terrapia of moderate
size. This 1 took to the celebrated china
factory at Limoges and had plaster cast
made directly from the luscious reptile. and
from that mold were made the china terra
pin which i have brought home with me-
The ba tx. shell lifts off, and beneath 1t is
little receptacle for the stewed delicacy so
dear to the hearts of bon vivants. The lit
tie turtles are in their natural color, or as
near 1t as the manufacturers could get, and
also in gold and white. l have another very
pretty dish for terrapin, or for lobster la
Newberg. These little open-work silver
stands are shaped, you see, like stewpans
with twisted handles. and in these little
round porcelain dishes fit. The china parts
can also ee used for baked dishes. and
simply put from the oven into the little
stands.
For Weddings.
This is favorite' season for weddings,
ard we have several novelties for those in
teresting events The cake. Of course, is
still used in boxes the newest shape being
an oblong. Satin paper with raised feurs
de lis is the prcl er thing, and the initials Of
the bride and groom are intertwined In sill
yer letters on the middle Of the cover, and
at each end two little white satin ribbon
bowknots keep the lid in place. Small heart.
shaped tables are used for wedding break
fasts, and we make red BISCUITS Slaces
served in little white heart-shaped boxes
They are very cunning.
1--WE have very pretty design for ice
cream for weddings. 1t is a little Roman
CHI lr:ot decorated with wreaths Of flowers
and drawn by two white doves harnessed
together. This bonbonniere Is intended as
an Offering to bride. 1t is light green
basket tied with white satin bow, while
the half lifted lids disclose sprays OF orange
blossoms together with the fully developed
gol IN fruit"