The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-02-13

A pretty fashion for dressy frock is to have
n pointed collar of velvet edged with ruffles of
lace. One gown of white silk lowered with
little rosy blossoms had rosecolored velvet
collar edged with fluffy white lace The
standing collar was also of the velvet, and
narrow belt and a facing for the sleeves were
of it. For dark dress, blue or brown silk.
the dark-velvet collar edged with ecru lace,
is very effective.
Mayor Pingree, the reform Mayor of Detroit,
has been visiting in Washington. and is quoted
as saying that the people here spend too much
OF their time at pink teas
Separate stock collars of black or white satin
are in vogue-white satin is just now the
favorite. A high band of folded satin is first
made, and around this is the narrow satin tie
like mans. The high stock may be made
without any folds just n straight. stiff. close
fitting collar with slken cord at the top and
the little tic.
Perfumed butter is one Of the novelties. The
butter is made into little rolls already to serve
on the individual plates. The rolls are wrapped
in thin musliH and put on a bed of roses violets
or carnations, aud another layer of fragrant
flowers is put on top, aud it is all bundled mp
in another sheet of the muslin and is put in
the ice-hox for several hours. Tho butter gains
a delightful howery fragrance, but it seems a
waste Of the blossoms 10 use them for that pur-
pose.
Englands poor Laureate! Everybody's
making fun of him.
Mrs. Jennes-Miller gives a definition of
"plain cooking: at is the bringing together
of flour, water, meat, vegetables. and fire, and
letting them fight it out"
s.
There is proverb to the effect that the tea
drinking races shall overcome the coffee
drinkers, which is very nice for England,
Russia, China, and japan, but hard on Italy,
France, Spain. Mexico, and Turkey. As for
u.s. inasmuch as we drink coffee for breakfast
and tea for supper, there's no telling what'll
happen to the United States.
s"s
The girls at Cornell are planning to have
crew; not for racing at ALL but because rowing
is most excellent exercise.
An icing for cake, that will be found mex
pensve and good, may be made by taking tn rec
tablespoonfuls of milk and letting il come to a
boil. Then set it aside, and when it is cool
add one teaspoonfu of vanilla or other extract
and stir in confeetioners sugar until thick
enough to spread without running.
Peanut sandwiches said to be fashionable
in Washington society, and are usually accom-
panied at midnight by Welsh rarebit, or they
appear at afternoon teas with salads. The pea.
nuts are roasted aud sailed and moistened with
a little sherry or mayonaise, ground or pound
ed into paste. aud then spread on thin slices
of bread and butter. Or the peanuts may be
sailed as almonds are-that is put in the oven
in little oil ~ melted butter with consider
able salt After sailing aud roasting them i'm
this fashion they should DO spread on soft
paper to rid them of the superfuous grease.
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An experiment is being made to evaporate
sauces SO that they may be preserved in the
form Of tablets These to be put in water and
allowed to melt and heat and the sauce to be
as good as ever. If successful it will make an
important addition to the convenienees for tho
housewife, for sauces require great skill. and
we'll made are delight, but carelessly put
together are IN abomination.
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1t is always a wonder that women do not
perfect themselves in the art of cooking. 1t
has been in their hands for so long. and it is
an important art, and one that almost always
finds ready appreciation. The making of good
soups. sauces. salads. and desserts. as we'll as
baking, broiling. stewing and frying, are all
fine opportunities for skill and daintiness.