Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
NOVEL TABLEWARE.

suitable tor serving SaiaQ IS 1aSt dying
out.
The latest thing in salad forks and
spoons are of silver, win handles of tint
ed ivory.
An attractive asparagus dish recently
seen has a sauceboat at either end-one
for white sauce and the other tor plain
melted butter. The asparagus holder and
server are among the new concerts. Ihe
holders somewhat resemble sugar tongs,
while the server is a very broad but
short fork, whose lines are much curved.
Butter spreaders are gaining in popu-
larity and can be had for $14 per dozen.
They resemble large butter KNIVES, only
that they are much smaller.
Among the latest novelties are butter
picks for serving butterballs. these
come in gold as well as silver and are
very unique.
The newest berry forks this season
have two tines instead of three. Plaln
ones sell for 50 dozen without the
case More elaborate ones come higher.
Some have handles of Russian enamel
or are inlaid
Ice tongs are among the seasons fads
and ill long-felt want in handling ice.
They show spoon at one end ana
claw at the other. Little silver cake
knives are now offered for compare
lively small sum.
A dainty bon-bon dish is Of Doulton
china in the form of an orchid. Ine
dish reclines on an orchid leaf, while
the stalk forms a most graceful handle.
This beautiful trife is exquisitely deco
rated with several known species OF the
orchid.
Very unique are the orange spoons,
with a pointed end and saw teeth on one
side of the bowl. Orange holders are ike
tongs, while basket frames just large
enough for half an orange to tit in are
considered the correct thing. Orange
knives have one sharp edge and the Other
cut in saw teeth. They are rounded like
a scimeter.
An odd tea ball is like a teaspoon with
a cover and has a twisted handle. Some
of the tea balls are spherical, acron--
shaped and even in the form OF eggs ana
hearts A tea-ball holder, upon which
the ball rests when not IN use, resemoles
an inverted tripod and the ball fits into 1t.
Bouillon spoons are among the late
fads. In size they are between an after
dinner coffee and a teaspoon. Their bowls
are rounded in shape.
Many novelties are noticed in the way
of grape scissors, bread forks, tunnels
and bon-bOn tOngs.
to accompany the bread and butter plates,
are rounded on one side, while the other
side forms a point which is broken, thus
forming two teeth The teeth are used to
break the butter ball, while the rounded
side is used for spreading the bread.
Ice cream spoons are found in two
styles, those which resemble tiny spade
being perfectly straight and those which
are rounded like a trOWel.
Silver and china are combined in many
of the new novelties in tableware. Hand
some tete-a-tete sets are now shown
where the pieces are set in silver stand
ards. The handles of the jug, pot, cups
Of ell 1~i11l Of h0
same metal extends around the saucers.
The effect is charming. The latest
fashions for water pitchers and salad
bowls show a combination of cut glass
and silver. It is with great difficulty
that one can tell where one begins and
the other ends as the glass is SO very
brilliant.
The individual egg-boiler is one of the
seasons novelties. 1t consists of a porce-
lain cup, with tight metal case. After
breaking the egg and screwing the cover
on, the dish is placed in boiling water
the required number of minutes. The
egg is served in the same cup
An odd fad which finds ready favor
amid the winter months is the single oys-
ter shell of fine china, which is a great
improvement over the plates formerly
used.
Very pretty are the new spoon holders,
which are in the form of oval china bas-
kets. They come in two sizes, one four
inches long for coffee spoons, and the
other six inches in length for teaspoons
Decorator and Furnisher