Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-11


brating. Santa Claus, Christmas bill
and happy group of little sightseers
will intoxicate the soberest being
know. All the shops are bedecked in
seasonable attire. Crinkled paper
plays an important part where bonbons
are sold, and cunningly devised boxes
made of it, where chocolates and car
amels lie concealed, come in the guise
of Little Boy Blue" Another sug-
gests Mary, Quite Contrary" of nur-
sery fame. and off comes the bonnet,
disclosing the hiding place of candied
cherries. Little Miss Muffett" and the
Rough Rider" prototype are march
ing with the procession intended to
gladden. little sisters and little broth
ers of the rich.
Many of these designs are easily cop
led at home Plain boxes are sold at
any caterers establishment With erin
killed. paper, baby ribbon and deft fingers
the transformation will be as satisfac-
tory as varied.
Mistletoe and English ivy fashioned
into sort of shower bouquet, tied with
scarlet ribbons, is the accepted floral
tribute for Christmas, 1898.
Purple is queen in the realm of color.
At the beginning of the season red, VIC
let and gray entered the Futurity race,
and after a spirited run violet won in
length ahead, with gray and red neck
to neck under the wire. Brunettes
backed gray and are affecting it, I'M
mindful Of its trying qualities. Blends
radiant in copper toned scarlets or
vivid flame, proclaim their allegiance.
but the plurality is in favor of the
violet candidate.
The long string Of mock jewels which
you see worn about the neck for no ap-
/ parent reason are called "Roxane
! chains" being one exponent of the "Cy-
/ rano de Bergerac" craze.
! A friend from Paris writes me that
suede coats are the latest outer gar
ments. | can imagine them "Sarto-
rial joy" though somewhat striking. 1t
is a downright pleasure TO chronicle an
| occasional sensible act, such. for in
| stance, as women dscarding gloves
| when carrying a muff. Fur is said to
whiten the hands, and that accounts
, for the caprice.
| Among the fashion hint from the
other side comes the unpleasant an
nouncement that bangs are in" The
! revival OF the pompadour was I'M
doubtedly the death-knell of simple
coiffures. In its wake followed i'm
posing puffs requiring skillful artist
to properly adjust. Notwithstanding
this fact, the style is Infinitely prefer
able 10 frcuzy orelocks, loose coils
and escaping curls.
Paris has likewise gone daft over a
new obesity cure. So simple is the
prescription that one hesitates-and
is lost A cup of camomile tea three
! tines day Will reduce you from three
to five pounds in week, experiment.
I ers say. We may all be sylphs and
conform to fashions latest decree of
hipless, bustless, backless beings if
we follow the teachings Of the tea
! faster who claims the discovery.
| Forthwith all my readers, I'm sure,
| will HE them to the family physician
| for advice. He'll probably give you as
little satisfaction as did mine, who,
after thirty minutes sparring, said:
"Fie upon quack remedies. You
aren't a BIT too stout I've begun the
cure, as you will, on my own re3pon~
sibility. The experience is similar TO
a leng thened stay in the hot room OF
| a Turkish bath, and you weigh less
after than before taking, l assure you.
| How much you may learn for yourself.
Fashions in plum buildings, fruit
! cakes and toothsome dainties never
! change. for every mothers daughter
uses recipes handed down from pre-
! vious generations, when black NAM
| my" was supreme. These recipes, like
/ old wine, improve with age and. tradi-
ton has it, became famous some fifty
/ years ago, when Dlnah collected all
| the pickaninnies on the plantation to
/ she'll walnuts and almonds. chop
raisins and pulverize spices with NOR
tar and pestle and chefs and their as
! sistants were an unknown quality. In
those good old ante-bellum days mint
| juleps and eggnog held imper1ous
sway. Like the superannuated circuit
rider preacher. they've outlived thei,
usefulness, and newer drinks tickle the
risibiLties.
"Fiz-Hugh punch" is good Christ
mas drink for my Southern friends,
and to my Northern constituents
would suggest Hancock high balls.
The former is made of the following
ingredients:
Crush half lemon, add teaspoon
ful of fine sugar, big lump of ice. one
jigger Of whisky. Mix well. Trim
with fruit and add settlers.
1t is considered clever to brew drinks