The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-12-31
The Christmas Dinner.
The ChrIStnas Dinner.
Someone gives this Christmas receipt;
Take mistletoe,


Take a mistletoe,
A dash Of snow
Then add sprig of holly;
To. sweeten this
You steal kiss
From the red lips of Molly
Christmas decorations, greetings and
kisses all contribute to make the day
merry and blithesome, but an essential
part of the programme for this day is the
family gathering of both old and young
around the table laden with the tradi-
tional Christmas fare Of turkey, cakes,
sweets and the rich plum pudding, which
comes from the English relatives. Near
for festive days, but many of this coun-
try are borrowed from Great Britain, the
American Christmas dinner being similar
to the Thanksgiving and Christmas din
ners Of the English forefathers.
The English housewife now frequently
varies her menu, and serves a roasted
goose in place of this country's turkey.
macaroni with the renowned turkey,
while the Russian would not think it was
Christmas unless a small roasted pig was
served upon his dinner table.
A long menu is not appropriate for q
Christmas dinner, soup, a Well-coOked
turkey with cranberry jelly and vegeta-
bles, light salad and the substantial
Christmas pudding with ices and cakes
sible should be done before the day, thus
helping to make the work light for the
servants upon the holiday. Cakes, PIES
buildings, jellies and sweets may all be
prepared now.-New York Sun.
Modish Crinkled SleeveA
The long, crinkly sleeves of gauze,
chiffon and crepe which are fashionable
this season for all house gowns, from
the matinee to the frock for ballroom
an. SculptOrs declare that nothing is
more beautiful or more hideous than the
human arm, and when fairness and
sharpness, boniness or breadth take the
place of rounded, dimpled and perfectly
harmonious proportions, the sooner and
the more completely that arm is covered
the better for it's owner and for the cap
tiOus critics of society. Thin arms and
thin necks do not always conspire to
ing charms go. Many women with fine
ly-shaped threats and well-covered shout
ders are afflicted with ungainly arms,
while the possessor of fine arms is often
obliged to hide her scrawny neck with
strings of pearls and jeweled collarettes
until one wonders why she ever wears
decollete gowns. The latest concession of
fashion to the painfully slender woman
is the decree that high-necked dinner
gowns and dancing frocks are good form
if the bodice be cut low as usual and
the space filled in with pleated or fulled
gauze, lace or chiffon. All sorts of be-
coming variations of the hackneyed
transparent yoke" are employed, and
when the neck and shoulders are covered
with the same filmy material as that used
for the sleeves the effect is extremely
pretty.
Gayety at a Family Dinner.
1t too often happens that family din
possible affairs. OF course, the guests are
we'll acquainted. All have heard the pet
story of each Of the others, and every
subject of conversation has been thor
oughly rehashed on former occasions of
the same kind. The soul of the family
dlner-out longs for intellectual novelty,
and, alas! he finds it not. This awful
question of entertainment of family
fteasts was very cleverly settled by one
worth repeating. She sent out her notes
of invitation, and in each requested the
recipient to appear in costume which
would suggest the title of some we'll
known book. Some of the ingenious de-
vices caused q great deal of amusement,
and thus the dead level Of monotony was
relieved. The largest man i'll the family,
across bis chest a ribbon bearing the le-
gend by Sir Walter Scott" he was
the 'Talismah," or tallest man. Another,
a young girl this time, had for a necklace
three brown eggs, on each Of which was
painted Rome, B. 6. $780," and she was
finally found to represent the Lays Of
Ancient Rome" A little scrap of burned
with a ribbon. and '"rhe Light: That
Failed" was discovered to be his name.
These are only a few suggestions. Re-
course to the catalogue of library will
offer many of more value.-EXchange.
The Late Duchess of Teck. =
As the younger sister of the old Duke of
Cambridge her hand was sought in mar
riage by the Prince of Orange, to whom
: she was actually engaged, by Emperor
SapoleG NIL III: and , py his cousin, the late
of German princes placed their heart and
their hand at the disposal Of Il princess,
who up to- the age of 80 was renowned
for her beauty and grace throughout all
Europe. : =, Il AE7 81 - = . 4 81
But the Queen, acting as head of the
family, barred every match that was pro-
posed, until, finally, when the penniless,
but good looking Duke Of Teck presented
himself, the princess announced that hav-
ing attained the age of 40 she was. de-
termineds to wed him with or without the
Queen consent, it was immaterial to her
which, ~ q: n - .sss} 80. s =. { 9
Innumerable stories are. told 81 her good
nature, and Of her. geninlity, besides
which she was more; thoroughly and who'll
royal house of England, to- which may
be Inscribed the warm hold which she had
upon the hearts Of her country IN az.
sailise de- Eoptenoy. 80 g