The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-22
HOLIDAY NOVELTIES.
Pretty and serviceable Gifts to Ex-
change at ThanlssEiving Time.

change mt Thanksgiving Time.
There is never time when novelties
for the table are out of season. though
during the month preceding Christmas
they seem to be particularly in demand
/ Among the latest designs is a unique
/ dish for asparagus. If you can imagine
Z a strip of china ii or II inches long
and seven or eight inches wide. doubled
up in -he shape of the letter u, and
fastened to a platter of this same ware,
you VIII have a very good idea of the
new asparagus dish. In the bottom of
/ this U-shaped device are numerous
/ perforations. through which the vege-
table may drain its suDerf1uous water.
This, with set of plates to match,
IS desirable acquisition to ones china
| closet
Very pretty toast racks in Dresden
are also in great favor. These are much
more ornate than the plain old silver
contrlvances, and the graceful scroll
work, decorated with bright little flow
ers, makes charming ornament out
OF the useful article.
Pattie dishes on silver Standards
are also among the latest novelties
The cups themselves are of exquisite
emma, and fit firmly into their silver
holders. Sets of pattie dishes are now
frequently sent as wedding gifts.
There are usually six in one case. with
forks matching in design the silver
standards. China and cut-glass COW
cred with d tracery of silver are to be
among the most popular of this
seasons wares.
The new orange cup is bound to meet
with welcome from those who have
vainly struggled with the problem of
eating an orange gracefully This
cup resembles in shape a claret glaes
considerably enlarged, and is in silver.
ra fNpN ctr
that hold the orange firmly in place
while one takes out the juicy contents
with the long. trough-like orange spoon
quite at his ease.
NOT quite so new perhaps. but
equally convenient. and certainly quite
as beautiful, are the solid silver muffo-
meers which distribute so evenly the
powdered sugar over waffle and flap-
jack.
An exquisite little device to take the
place of tray in serving a glass of
water is the very latest thing from
Dresden. This is a beautifully dec
GRATED plate, in the center of which is a
oppression perhaps an inch and a half
deep, In which the glass exactly fits
The newest finger bowls are in
charming colored glass, and rest in
half silver bowl. standing on four
legs Even the plain glass finger bowls
stand on short legs
y receptacle in Dresden Specially
designed for growing ferns makes a
most Lovely center-piece. This is
circular dish, nine or ten inches in d.
ameter. and two and a half or three
inches high, provided with an inside
pan TO hold the earth. l was assured
tha- the vessel was quite deep enough
Tor the proper growth of the fern.
A most convenient spoon, also re-
cently from Dresden, ought to have its
place IN every household 1t is solely
for the purpose of giving medicines and
other liquids to people too i'll 10 sit I'D.
1t holds perhaps more than an ordinary
tablespoon, has almost no handle. and
is entirely rooted over with china. ex-
cept for the opening at the handle end
anc the aperture at the tip through
which the liquid passes.
Punch cups in all sorts of odd shapes
in Venetian and Bohemian glass are
decidedly to the fore this fall. Perhaps
the most popular designs are those re-
sembling luscious peaches. apples.
pears, ETC. Some of the most delicate
look as though they were enveloped in.
a piece of lace. These are naturally
very expensive. as the lace-work is
hand-wrought.
Bohemian glass puff boxes and odd
shape cream boxes, pin trays and hair
pin cases are really exquisite affairs.
and among the latest additions to the
toilet table
There is a new article also to add to
your Dresden toilet set. viz: a hair re-
ceiver in this lovely ware This is an
oval receptacle with a little hole in the
top, through which you can put ycur
cast-on tresses, and which opens like 2
box in the center for the convenience
of emptying