The record-union., 1896-04-19

flavoring. To make this to perfection,
follow this recipe: Cut up five or six
fine, large and firm bananas into small
bits. Put them in deep glass dish.
Make a dressing of the juice of six
oranges, sugar to taste, little sherry,
and add a drop or two of Parma
cologne. The last ingredient has a
subtle and peculiar quality which gives
great body to the combination if just
the limited quantity is given. French
cooks make frequent use of the cologne,
but care should be taken that the choice
brands should be used This salad when
finished should stand four hours on ice
before serving.
Two decorative magazine covers have
been made for handsome libraries. One
Of them is of velvet of raspberry color,
lined with ecru silk The word "maga-
zine is couched in large letters diagon-
ally across the upper side of the cover.
The work is in dull gold cord. layer
of wadding sprinkled with violet pow
der is between the outside and lining.
The other cover is of dark olive green
lined with pale blue. On the show side
Of the cover the crest of the owner is
WOIktO WITH SClt Unread.
At a dinner to be given to forty per-
sons the guests are to be seated at four
tables. over each table there will be a
floral umbrella of flowers and vines.
with lights twinkling among the bios
SONS. The color of the flowers used on
the umbrellas will determine the color
of those on the tables
A bunch Of fresh violets may be pre-
served for several days if when they are
worn the stems are first wrapped in cot
ton dipped in salt water, and then wrap
ped in tin foil. When not wearing the
flowers put the stems only in salted
water, sprinkle the tops and cover close
ly with confectioners' paper to keep
from the air and light Set the flowers
in cool place.
beautiful piece of needlework lately
finished by a young woman is a wide
shoulder collar to be worn with summer
gowns. In the back the collar is
slashed in three deep turrets; the front
is two wide reverS that narrow toward
the belt. The collar is made of boiling
cloth, edged with Valenciennes, and
decorated with a dainty design of yell
low Honiton braids appliqued to the
boiling cloth.
The menu cards and souvenirs suit
able for a Colonial" breakfast or
luncheon are booklets of parchment
tied with orange ribbons and stamped
with the seals of the thirteen original
States. Ices for such an entertainment
| may be served in Continental cooked
hats of buff and blue
Chains are extremely fashionable this
year, and the jewelers. in Paris are
showing them in great variety, but the
fine gold chain with a single pearl
every four or five inches has the pref
erence. A pretty chain of fanciful de-
scription is composed of pearls set al
ternately with olive-shaped beads of
dull chased gold Some chains are
made of small black agate beads, also
separated at intervals of single pearls
There is decided fancy for these black
agate beads, which are deemed-not
without reason-eXtremely becoming to
the complexion; necklaces are made of
| them, their simplicity relieved by the
addition of a diamond clasp. A row of
black beads, divided on either side by
a long S makes a beautiful ornament
for the throat. In the gold chains
pink coral beads are sometimes substi-
tuted for pearls. Chains are also made
of black or blue steel-a metal in as
high favor as ever-the pearls intro
duced as in those of the most precious
metal; they are not only used for
watches and eyeglasses, but chain
purses and other knicknacks. such as
pencil cases, tiny powder boxes, mirrors
and charms, and are suspended from
| them. These, however must not be
worn openly; it is considered a breach
| of good breeding to have a bunch of
valuable trinkets dangling about the
| person-to say nothing Of the, danger
| of such a proceeding-and it must be
| hidden either in the breast pocket OF
| the coat or beneath the folds of the
dress.
A unique story is going the rounds
about Brooklyn's female monk. A
| writer in the World" tells the story in
this way:
Though New York is becoming rea-
sonably familiar with the titles and
doctrines of the "Swamis," it is rather
astonishing to learn that there is nov
! living in Brooklyn a woman monk
Swami Abhayananda, or, being inter-
preted, the Monk of Fearless Bliss"
Her code and teachings are precisely
those of the Swami Vivekanada, and to
her the famous HindOo represents the
highest example of earthly perfection.
For twenty-five years she has been
studying the Vedantic philosophy. Last
summer she took the monkish vows of
poverty and celibacy and now she is
devoting her life to the spread of the
philosophy.
With her initiation the Swami re-
nounced all connection with her former
life, and refuses absolutely to remember
her family nationality and creed. She
has no property, does not believe in
rites and ceremonies and breaches es-
pecially the necessity and honor of
work.
Personally. the Swami Abhayananda
is an attractive woman of about 30,
with a large head, broad, masculine
face, and rough, short, gray hair. She
is a Frenchwoman and retains a
marked accent.
The costume of her order is a strik-
ing one of mustard -colored cashmere,
caught in at the waist with a soft silk
sash Of the same color. Her tie and
every other portion of her costume are
of this same bright hue, which signi-
fies purifcation. Ordinarily she wears
about her neck string of yellow beads,
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