The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24
ALL ABOUT WOMEN.

Although bit late the account of an
old fashioned Christmas in England is
quantity interesting:
In the family of Holt of Aston there
was a very singular and invariabIe
Christmas custom. which it will be in
teresting to note as perhaps worthy OF
revival bv the new barOnet. As soon as
supper was over on Christmas Eve. a
table was set IN the nail. which was
! furnished with a brown loaf, stuck all
| over with three-penny bits, together with
a tankard of ale. pipes and tobacco. The
TWO elder servants were then installed
as judges, and the steward brought each
OF the other domestics. in turn to the
table completely covered with a sheet
save the right hand. which was placed
on the bread.
The judges had then to make three
SuesSeS at the name, and if the proper
name was hit upon. the servant was led
back in silence. otherwise he or she re-
ceived coin. and thus the game was
continued until all the money was dis
tributed. Then ali the domestics were
permitted to drink. dance. sing. smoke
and enjoy themselves generally for the
rest of the evening and 10 go TO bed when
they chose. This Christmas paStime was
doubtless an almost solitary but per-
Verted survival of the old custom of
1argesse.' AT the great festival when
noblemen maintained their own heralds.
the latter were accustomed to don their
tabardS on such occasions and to cry
'largesse' thrice. when money was SINH
larry distributed among the retainers as
sembled in the hall. A good old English
gentleman still living in hampshire, on
Christmas day. has all his tenants and
neighborS in his hall al daybreak. The
strong beer is broached. and the black
jacks go plentifully round about with
toast, sugar. nutmeg and cheese The
hackin Ga great SauSage) must be boiled
by daybreak and if it be not cooked. two
young men must take the maiden (the
cook by the arms and run her round the
q a
laZineSS.
a well dressed woman who had the ap-
pearance of being able TO carry out her
the matinee the other day wearing a
purple cloth gown trimmed deliberately |
with braid. The edges of the velvet re- I
verS on her Elton jacket were trimmed /
with narrow mink fur. and on her Shout /
ders were punches of mink heads and /
tails; she carried a mink muf with wide 4
hounceS of purple velvet. These wrist /
founces for muffs are an excellent idea. /
as they protect part of the arm that is |
extremely sensitive, and also do much 10 |
keep the hands from chapping. They can |
be added to ones muff of a season or |
two ago. The thrifty woman Will provide
herself with several sets of muff f1ounceS
to match her various gowns. They are
made of velvet, fur or even hOunceS OF
accordion plating or lace. Sometimes all
four materials are used in one fiounce,
being finished off with ribbon.
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a letter written by Prosper Merimee.
he we'll known French author. during his
irst visit to England has just been pub
ished. AS the Frenchman's view of En-,
gland does not differ greatly from that of
he good Americans l reprint it. 1t
gives US an amusing glimpse of English
country life:
II go from place to place. and 1 find
everywhere amiable people. Sometimes
live for week in a princely castle of
Scotland. where l have to stop my ears
With cotton wool at dinner time to the
liSgust of the bellies misses, but | can
lot. no. l cannot. eat my food with
nan Dromenading around the table with
sword at his side and a bladder in his
mouth making the most awful noise.
sometimes l am in a simpler. but lovely
mansion: sometimes in a cottage, such (
s you never saw. except at the OPERA
ut everywhere the cooking is excellent
es9:te the calumnies spread in Paris,
nd. as the country does not produce
much fruit. the tables. are always COW
red with the most excellent specimens
f them.
What I notice is that the English are
lways studying appearances. The lords
rive you all over their vast domains with :
II assumed air of noble Indifference; the {
luires show you the hothouses with a {
idde-, pride. and every one is tres bon
infant till dinner time. But as soon as /
ne gong has sounded great change y
ONES Everyone sits up and puts on J
lie nObleSt cOuntenance: the dress coat /
I'd the white tie are of solemn imDec-
ability. and the ice which has been
roken all DAY long between their good
)und English hearts and my light \
rench one grows again thicker than :
Fer. and when you eat an English din
er you feel as if you had to keep up /
re appearances at the funeral of an old ,
INT. /
Notwithstanding all the recommended
ons of my friends. alas. / could not do
well. and all my resolutions of keeping
,rrect and dignified vanish at the most
YkWard moments. I ScandaliZe them
it'll my fork. my spoon, my knife, my f,
tile stories and my big laugh, and l am b
ost uncomfortable. for when I am u
,ne. they are sure to call me a vulgar e
How" W
g 8 8 I,
Among the most beautiful oil the novel "
IS this year are the various pieces of il
uSsian enamel. so exquisite in work d
anshiD and design as to seem only ft- in
d for a CO binet. but the Workmanship
so thorough that even the jeweled bon
cardcaseS and buckles can be ir
ed every day: the cOlOring is wonderful II
owing a finish and beauty beyond any fl
ing that has been seen here for many tC
he HERALD