Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-12


CHRISTMAS PUDDINGs.-The largest
Christmas pudding on record says
London Tft-Btts. was supplied to the
Mediterranean fleet last year. Il
weighed two hundred pounds, measured
three feet across, and was two feet
deep! A special basin had to be con-
structed for the purpose of cooking it
aud, taking into account the time spent
in stoning the plums and scaldiBg the
almonds, it took close upon three weeks
before the gigantic mass was ready to
be sent away.
Has the reader tasks contributor
ever been in Christmas pudding fac
tory? Up to now, no commercial
genius has had the enterprise to coz
struct building for the special purpose,
but such structure is likely to be
raised in the near future in consequence
of the world wide demand for the good
old English fare. From all our colonies,
and almost every country on the globe
besides. arrive orders from soldiers,
sailors and settlers for Christmas pud-
iiugs. One firn alone-that of Messrs.
w. & G. Buszard-sends yearly no
fewer than 1000 Christmas buildings
of various sizes to different parts of the
world.
Every September about fifty extra
hands are added to Buszard's ordinary
staff of 200 cooks on account of the
stoning of plumbs having to be done by
hand, as no machinery has yet been
devised for the purpose. Until No
vember is reached they are kept busy
at this work then the so, 900 buildings
are boiled, packed away in tins. and
dispatched to their various destina-
tions. To see fifty women deity ston
ing plums, and still larger number
coating thousands of tin bowls with
dough, is sight not Soon forgotten.
Then, until Christmas time, the ex
ira hands are engaged i'll turning out
twelve tons of mincemeat (sold in tins),
about 10000 bon bons, and hundreds of
hand painted fancy boxes, ranging in
price from shilling to twenty guineas.
For DANvILLE BR1DE.--A hand
some trosseau has just been completed
by Charles street importing modiste
and hes been sent to Danville Va, for
a bride who is to be married December
Is.
The bride is Miss Jane Sutherlin
Smith, who is to be married at her
home, 953 Main street, Dauville, to
Mr.. E. W. Barrett, Washington
Journalist. The wedding is of interest
TO Baltimoreans, many ofwhom will at
tend it. Miss Gray Morehead, of Dan
vile, will be maid of honor. The
bridesmaids will be Miss Cornelia Boy
kin, of Baltimore; Miss Clarke and Miss
Selden, of Danville;; Miss Burt, of Au-
gusta, Ca, and Miss Dsingerfsld. of
Ale1audria. The wedding take place
at o'clock at night, giving opportuni-
ty for an effective display of gowns.
For the bride gown has been made
with skirt of ivory satin, plain full
Paquin model. The bodice is of chit
fon and satin. a soft, drawn collar of
satin is continued in lapeis of many in
dentations, which are double over the
shoulders From between the should
ers extends in deep point over the
sleeves fall of Brussels lace. The
collar is fastened with a spray of
orange blossoms, which extends from
over the left shoulder across the front
of the bodice to the waist. The sleeves
are of satin of full, mosquetaire pattern.
a satin belt completes the bodice.
Other gowns for the bride for house
and street wear are of equally artistic
design. The bridesmaids will wear
gowns hav=n white satin skirts, with
mousselin bodiees, trimmed with Mi ( =
Antoinette 6ehus. They will carry
American Beauty roses to complete
their umes.-Bal6more Sun.