Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-16
NEW SILVER TABLEWARE.
Ingenious Devices That Are Useful Besides
Being Highly Ornamental.

NEW olLVeR lADLCWHnG'
Ingenious Devices That Are Useful Besides
Being Highly Ornamental.
The unusually attractive and original
novelties in sterling and plated silver
ware now shown in the shops make the
buying of useful wedding gifts, birth
day remembrances and prizes no longer
a task. Dainty table accessories are par
ticularly tempting and every young
housewife is much more pleased to re-
ceive something useful to beautify her
dining table than she is to have her
dressing table or secretary receive all
the attention, and so many really new
ard pretty things are now being devised
that the matron who has passed her sill
yer wedding day may also find an album
dance of articles that fill a long felt
want.
The new bread baskets are oblong in
shape, shallow, and have four tiny little
claw feet to rest upon. The sides Of the
basket are of a very open pattern to rep
resent wheat ears and grass. Stalks of
the same grain form a graceful handle
at each end Of the dish. Silver jelly
tumblers and marmalade jar holders are
in Openwork scroll patterns, are fastened
firmly to a silver plate and have a solid
cover. The glass or jar is placed inside,
and the jam spoon rests upon the plate.
Both worcestershire and tabasco sauce
are thought by epicures not to have the
same flavor if not taken from the orig
inal bottles. Some quick witted person
has devised a holder Of fligree silver in
which to stand the bottle, thus making
the unsightly bottle an ornament.
Hot sauces are indispensable for many
dishes, and a clever Englishman has in
vented something to take the place Of
the unsatisfactory gravy boats so long
in use. 1t is a vessel Of silver, shaped
like low shallow pitcher with long
pointed nose and a burnt ivory or ebony
handle. A hinged cover fits closely over
the top of this vessel, with an ivory
knob for handle. This pitcher rests
upon slender standard fastened secure
ly to an oblong silver plate holding a
tiny alcohol lamp, so that the sauce can
be kept steaming and the guest unfortu
nate enough to be served last at long
table need not decline his much desired
sauce because the gravy is already be-
coming set.
Eight dollars for a nutmeg crater?
And why not? These graters are Of IL
yer and exceedingly ornamental as well
as useful. The flavor of nutmeg is dis
liked by many, but for others a dish is
not complete without a dash Of this
condiment. With this handy device, each
guest may suit his own taste, and one
almost wishes to like nutmeg for the
pleasure Of having a closer look at the
little silver ornaments.
Silver mutton bone holders are boon
to every carver They are Of plain sill
yer, with a chased rim, and made to fit
over the bone. They are held securely
in place by a small thumbscrew.
The tall and slender silver bound, cut
glass pitchers for claret cup or fancy
drinks have finally had a spoon made
for them. 1t has a deep, egg shaped
bowl and an ornamented twisted handle,
which is amply long enough to come
above the top Of the largest size pitcher.
What is prettier for 4 little gift to an
invalid than a lemonade spoon? The
bowl Of the spoon is gold shaped shell.
4 long, round, slim handle starts from
under the shell and is finished at the
top with tiny ball This handle is
hollow and makes a silver straw through
which 10 draw the lemonade.
The newest chocolate spoons have the
same rounded bowls as formerly, but
havo decorated Dresden handles.
The chatting dish is not neglected.
One set has three pieccs-a large spoon
and two forks, one fork four tined and
the other with two large tines. The
handles are Of ornamental silver, and
also Of beautifully polished burnt ivory.
The white porcelain pie plate can now
have a silver frame resting upon four
little balls for feet The plate fits per-
fectly in this openwork silver case. A
long and slender opcnwork pie knife
comes with the frame New York Sun.