The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-05


Truth Hes In the loOking-glass
Where, Gear mirrored. grace for grace,
Peggy sees her wlnsOme face.
Peggy uses well her charms.
Counts her swains rounded score;
yet ety. Win h',. empty heart and arms,
Lovely Peggy, by and by,
We Will wed. yes. you and I,
But, sweet thorn in roses hid,
Not each Other--heaYen fOrbiu.
Madeline s. Bridges in the Century,.
Dinners.
Dinner-giving should not be Il great tax
on any good housekecper; her domestic
affairs should be so arranged and in sucl,
good running order that the mere fact of
having few extra persons to entertain
is of very little moment Table decora-
ton, to be in good taste, should be very
simple. There was time, only few
years ago, when we ran into tremendous
extremes i'll this regard. At dinners ia
vOrs were sometimes given which for
many persons it was All embarrassment
to accept. But we have seen the folly
of all this, and have modified our ways.
ate and certainly in a much more re-
fined manner. Any destinations display
of wealth is vulgar, and is generally SO
considered.
Candles are used for lighting dinner
tables, chiefly because the light is sup
posed TO be softer and more becoming,
These are placed either in single candle
sticks disposed in some regular way on
the table, or i'll low candclabra. Shades
are used or not, as one prefers. If they
are used, the table decorations should be
Kept harmonious III color. There is an
asbestos lining which can be bought sep
aratc from the shades, and can be rcadi-
~ used. This prevents any danger of
their burning. The candles themselves
should b" very cold, and if they are laid
i'll the ice-chest all day they will burn
evenly without any of that disagrce;blc
melting which is SO disiiSurllg to the
candle and so damaging to the candle
stick. There are all sorts and kinds of
devices used as Il substitute for candles,
but the best taste is to have the real
thing, and with just little thought Civ
ell to the subject the wax candles ought
to burn satisfactorily. Small lamps are
often used, and sometimes there is NO
light on the table itself. illumination de-
pending entirely upon Il drop-light, which,
with handsome shade, casts a mellow
glow OH the table. and is absolutely 10
trouble ut all TO arrange. | have seen
Il pretty effect produced, when there was
chandelier directly over the table. 10y
arranging an open Japanese umbrella sc
that the light was softly diff,sel through
this medium. and at the same time one
head was protected from the heat of the
gas.
Flowers should be odorlrss, if possible
when used for Il dinner-table decorati ton
as strOng-Sccnted blossoms are ant to
ma Ike some persons feel faint OF cours.
viOletS, roses and the like would not
come under the head of heavy perfumes
The floral decoration should be kept low
so as not to obstruct the view across the
table. A boutonllicre is often placed at
each gentlrmans plate, and Il long
stemmcd rose ut each lady's. 1t is q pret-
ty fashion, sometimes observed. to nut a
few violcts i'll each tingcr-bowl. The
centerplrcc can be so arranged as to b,
fashioned of Il number of bOuuuets, so
that after dinner the man or maid can
pass tray upon which these bouuuets
are placed, and each lady may select her
own.
Besides the flowers and the candles
there are also placed on the table quaint
silver bonhon dishes containing candies,
cakes, etc.-Harpers Bazaar.
They Were Breakfasted.
Now for little feast, good cheer and laugh
ter:
Feasting and meditation follow after
Fila Wheeler Wilcox.
Ibis was the original couplet which Or
namcnted the menu card of each guest
at an anteLenten breakfast given by the
poet Ella, and whose characteristic au-
tograph further adorned the verse.
The breakfast was given at the Gerard,
Mrs. WilcoX's home for the winter. in
honor Of Mrs. Sclden Bacon and Miss
Fairchild, daughter of Gen. Lucius Fair
child, formerly minister to France and
governor of Wisconsin, Mrs. Wilcox
native state.
The unique feature of the affair was
the arrangement of the menu. Opposite
each course was an alliterarive sugges-
ton of subject to be discussed during
the respective courses. CLANS. "Courte-
sies:. bouillon, Bachelors" fish. Fash
ion;'' entree, "Entanglements:' fish,
Gossip" salad, Society" ice, '.Ideals;''
crackers, cheese, coffee. 'Conundrums ~
The menu card consisted Of two gilt
edged ovals, tied together in such man
ner as to form a heart These were il
Illuminated in gold. the menu on the top
one, the couplet OH the second and the
name of the guest on the back.
The discussions of the subject afforded
an immense amount of entertainment to
the guests, some of, them provoking much
laughter. The three unmarried ladies of
the party held an animated conversat ton
on the attributes and propensities of bache-
lors as they slipped their bouillon. When
fish was served, strange to say, fashion in
reality was not touched upon. The con-
versation somehow drifted onto occult
ism, and when the fair partakers of the
repast discovered that they were not keep
ing to the letter Of their list they with
womanlike sophistry, persuaded them
selves that they had. for" said one, sis
not occultism the fashion.
'Entanglements' brought out q lot of
e., 4
a bit of gossip was INDUCED in; for. of
whom shall we talk, if not Of 1eople?
There were so many ''they says that this
subject usurped the time that had been
planned for society and ideals-but then,
gossip concerns society, and there you are!
After this there was an adjournment to
the drawing room.
The fair hostess was quietly arrayed in
one Of her own famous GOWNS. 1t was {;
trimmings Miss Ella Powell sang delight
full songs delightful way. Item Trilby
was never once mentioned,
The decorations were pink exclusively,
the table being loaded with pink carna-
tions the favOrte flower of the poet host
ess.-New York Recorder.
Womans Work.
Any thinking mind can easily reason
1t out that 1t hes with our women, 1af
more than with our men. to right things
in this world. Woman is the moral pow
err; she is the axis upon which genera
lions must turn. She is that today. she
will be that tomorrow. And she will
hold that power, and that influence will
be hers, and solely hers. just as long as
she remains womanly and is willing to he
lieye and content to feel that her greatest
university is the home, and her best stu
dents her children and husband. Away
from that arena she can never be what
she is in it. This is the reason why the
so-called new woman can never he,
and while her advent finds no favor with
the intelligent. And any movement which
seeks to disassociatc woman from the
home will always meet with the same in
surmountable disfavor. Woman is the
superior of man, and that is why God
placed her in the most important place
in the world which He creatcd-the home.
He never intended that she should be
mans equal. He created her last, show
ing plainly. by that act that He wished
that she might improve upon what had
gone before. 1t is for woman to point
men to good deeds; it is for men to bat
tie for contamination. Men are only
leaders from outward appearances; close
scrutiny will almost Invariably reveal
a woman's power, a woman's encourage