The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-05-17

in little warm water, and add it to one cup
of sour cream. Cream one cup of butter with
two of sugar, add two eggs beaten light with
out separating, and add to this the sour cream
and soda. Mix smooth with three and a half
cups of thriee-sifted -four Make the dough
soft, roll, and cut it lightly, and bake in mod
erately- quick oven.
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most popular way of providing an even
ing's entertainment, either for pure fun's sake
or for profit to aid some charitable work. is
arranging "Tableaux." or Living Pictures"
1t provides outlet for variety of talent-prac-
tical management in procuring the frames and
curtains and in arranging the program, and for
all kinds of feminine prettiness and masculine
attractiveness in the pictures themselves The
stage settings involve nothing complicated nor
impossible. There ought to be two frames One
big one for groups o. for full-length pictures;
another smaller-oval square or round-for
heads and small effects. These frames can be
roughly made and stained a dark-wood color
or gilded. There must be some dark curtains
hung back OF them to afford back ground for
the pictures, as the walls of an ordinary room,
or church, or hall are not at all satisfactory.
But these curtains need be only long widths of
canton flannel sewed or basted together Dark
green red, or black makes a good effect. Then
there ought to be some kind of a curtain to
hide the pcture-folk from the audience be-
tween the acts. A piece of black mosquito
netting stretched across the stage between the
audience and the pictures completes the illu-
sion, though this last is not absolutely neces-
sary. The lighting must be experimental with
row of footlights is not always necessary, but
the lighting must be carefully attended to.
Now for the pictures themselves. First of
all that will be asked for will be the senti-
mental ones, for there always will be Romeos
and Juliets; girls who want 1.-The Talking
Well" and men who insist upon "The Hugue-
not Lovers" The Ecclesiastical Quarrel" is
an excellent and effective one for two boys.
The one churchman in red gown and hat and
shoes, the other in black robes are sitting with
their chairs turned back to back Books are
sprawling on the floor. and other details show
the quarreipg spirit. Fabiola is an oval faced,
dark haired girl, with red, pointed, hood like
drapery over her head, and sober, shadowy
profile. "In Love" is a well-known picture
and easily shown. Puritan maidens and nuns
are favorite resort when other ideas are
wanting. Shaksperian pictures are pleasing
and intelligent. The Century articles and their
illustrations will be great help. Then, of
course, there are inRumerable well-known pic
lures that can be copied. "Nydia"; Queen
Louise of Prussia" on the steps or walking
with her two sons; illustrations of Dickens's
characters; Vatican portraits will afford beau
ty, humor. and strength enough to make an
evening enjoyable.
These are the fewest possible to think of.
Costumes can sometimes be arranged from
cheap NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., canton flannel,
lawns, and ginghams; or sometimes they can
be arranged from combinations of handsomer
garments, begged from willing friends.
ELSIE PoMERoY MCELRoY