The record-union., 1896-09-27

Crystallized mint leaves are popular
dainty for the luncheon table, and are
voted very appetizing by even those un-
fcrtunates who do not possess a sweet
tooth.
forerunners of the naughty chrysanthe-
NUNS, make a charming dinner table
decoration, and when mixed in a big
japanese bowl, with late peaches,
grapes and pears. make as artistic and
effective a centerpiece as the most criti-
cal hostess could desire.
Pretty oyster plates may be bought
at very reasonable price, and now that
the season for the Succulent bivalve IS
here, will prove a good investment for
the little housekeeper who delights in an
attractive dinner table.
new breakfast dish which is an
agreeable change from Oat meal or
cracked wheat, is called shredded
wheat Truth compels us to state that
it somewhat resembles ones bath loo
fab, but as it has the advantage OF be-
ing ready prepared for the table, and IS
really delicious when eaten with cream,
it will doubtless become a favorite as a
cereal.
There is a veritable craze for whole
some and nutritious bread food among
people who indulge in fads, and German
biscuits, whole wheat bread and the
ever popular Boston brown bread figure
conspicuously on the breakfast table OF
up-to-date households.
ST. Clement ware is a new kind of pot
terry with bold decorations, suggesting
the earlier Greenaway figures. 1t has
the merit of being strong as we'll as odd
ly pretty, and is most suitable for nur-
sery use and for the children'S early
evening meal.
pretty method of displaying ones
after-dinner coffee service or chocolate
set is to range the pieces on light bam-
boo book rack, which, hung on the wall
against a background of plain cartridge
paper, makes a really attractive china
cabinet.
No well-appointed dining-room is
without its pretty and convenient serv-
Ing HSy are Iiol Oiliy VI
as a piece of furniture, but serve as a
sort of supplement to the sideboard for
the display of odd bits of china and save
the maid countless steps while waiting
on the table.
not know that they existed, for in front
where women appear as bullfighters is
Barcelona Providencia Almeda and
Maria Alvarado have both attained re-
nown in that capacity.
Miss Ellen Arthur a daughter of the
late President Arthur, has just arrived
in this country after an extended visit
to the old country. She will reside at
her old home in Albany.
Princess Isabella Of Genoa has be-
come the mother of the only girl baby
in the Italian royal family.
Both hats and hair will. it is said, be
decidedly less exaggerated next sea-
son, and the former will not be worn so
much tilted over the face. In some of
the latest coiffures by Hyacinthe, the
hair is so loosely waved and held in a
sort of a puff by a semi circular comb
IndI the eIlecI - dlIiOSt lidt VI lhC
old-fashioned waterfall" In a very
pretty arrangement intended for full
dress, this circular comb is surmount-
ed by small wreath of roses, which
also holds back the pompadour roll in
front and encircles an airy looking
structure of curls and puffs, the wreath
being finished by a high white algrette
on the left side.
It seems to be conceded that this sea-
son any style whatever may be worn
Louis XIV, Henri ~, Marie Antoin-
cite, 1880; in fact, anything that suits
the style and taste of the wearer. For
this reason, doubtless, there seems so
far no very marked change in the aut-
unn gowns.
All the latest frocks have medium
sized, If not actually narrow sleeves
This IS now a well-recogniZed fact, the
arm being covered with a tight-fitting
smooth or wrinkled sleeve, with a very
short puff or drapery arranged at the
very top.
The newest dress fabrics for general
use. writes Margery Daw in the New
York Press" are in basket effect.
Those for which a good price is asked
are stoutly but coarsely woven, and l
think they will wear well. Some are in
solid colors, but many of the more i'm
pressive, at the better shops. are in
ouarter-inch checks; black, with color,
brown, blue or green Many Of these
checkings sell at 81 %.
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appears to have lost its cachet as a
inserting and spangled chiffon seem to
be in line for popular favor
Crepons are out. None are seen in
fashionable places. But there are fab
rics in which crepe effects are combined
with satin or figures, that yet are dig
nified with high prices.
Paris frock of black and white
striped satin has a narrowish skirt, a
bodice of white satin, with fine jet pas
sementerie and curious puffs of the
striped material upon the sleeves. The
collar band is of cherry silk, the frill of
white silk muslin.
In a Long Island cottage rented for
the summer the room that must be used
for dining-room contained pump and
sink on one side, and in one corner
small square table for dish-washing,
with the space below inclosed as
closet for pots and pans Both OF these
Objectionable features were so well con-