The record-union., 1899-06-25

after the usual formula Of two eggs,
two cups of flour. two cups of milk, and
pinch of salt The ingredients are
mixed together rapidly, and the puffs
baked in quick oven. When taken
from the oven the shells are allowed
to cool slightly before little slit is
made in each, and the center filed with
sweetened, seasonable fruit. Strawber-
ries, raspberries, peaches and pineap-
pies are specially adapted to this use.
though in the winter sliced bananas,
apples and oranges have. been served in
the same way The lrri. should be
sweetened only a few moments before it
is put into the shells. It, is not desir-
able that the juice should be extracted,
as will happen if it is left long with
the sugar. To give the dish added rich
cream.
A pretty arrangement for the every
day breakfast or luncheon table is to
have four small glasses of equal size, or
two and two alike. They can be filled
according to the season. For instance,
snowdrops in moss, crocuaes, yellow
purple and white primroses, with their
own leaves; daffodils and narcissi,
March marigolds, bluebells, with plenty
of their own leaves; apple blossom,
crab blooms, buttercups in one glass
and daisies in the other, fOrget-me-nots,
wallfiowers, white and colored Glove
pink, wild roses, wild clematis and tro-
poelum, petunias and calceolaris. In
the autumn honeysuckle; later on au-
tumn leaves and chrysanthemums make
a very effective decoration, and in the
winter there are the winter cherry,
Christmas rose and everlasting flowers.
The improvement in the methods of
the small tradesmen is a good evidence
of the spread of knowledge in these
matters. 1t shows too, that the high
standard set by high-class shops has
worked out it's natural sequence Of
emulation. 1.-TWO young men," says a
housekeeper, opened fish market on
the business avenue just around the
corner from my home. 1t was small
establishment set up in a room a little
below the street line. The neatness OF
it's exterior attracted me and when l
went in / found the wares spread out
in the most tempting fashion. My first
order was for fifty littleneck clans, and
! happened to be in the kitchen when
they arrived. A large shallow pan OF
gray-enamel finish was packed with
finely chopped ice, and on this bed the
CLAIMS, opened, were neatly arranged.
A clear space of ice in one corner had
embedded in it the halves of lemon.
For passage through the street, the
whole was covered with large sheet
of clean white paper. The tray could
have been sent to the table exactly as
it stood, SO far as neatness and artistic
effect were concerned. The fact that
this care was exercised in a little base
ment- -shop was to my mind an encour-
aging and significant sign"
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A Columbian tea on the lawn was
the entertainment which a suburban
mother devised last Fourth of July for
her young children and their friends
A lawn tent was gayly decorated with
American flags, and here lemonade and
cake were served by two or three Of the
older girls dressed in white gowns plen-
tifulfy trimmed with red, white and
blue. A May pole was hung with the
national colors, and the children, who
had all been asked to wear the same
colors, in rosettes for the boys and scarf
strands for the girls, danced pretty
May pole dance around it. Tea was
served ON the large piazza of the house
which was lavishly hung with the Stars
and Stripes The sandwiches We're
spread with their filling of minced
chicken, rolled and tied with red, White
and blue ribbons. The table was deco
rated with tiny flags and mounds OF
medium sized cannon firecrackers and
bonbon boxes, and the latter, with their
contents of sweets, were distributed to
the children at the end of the spread
The ices were nodded in various patri-
otic forms, including Uncle Sam, his
battleships, cannon, soldiers, the Amer
lean eagle and other similar designs.
While sthe children were still gathered
at tea, the strains of handl organ were
heard, and to their delight there was
seen approaching across the lawn an
organ grinder dressed as Uncle Sam,
his organ hung with flags and a little
monkey perched upon it. The monkey
carried a little pouch bag, which was
filled with tiny flags, and these he dis
tributed, guided by the instructions of
the man, to every child present. the or
gan playing two or three patriotic airs
Some simple fireworks concluded the
little fete. The same entertainment can
be carried out in a much more elaborate
way, if desired. or may be managed
with even greater simplicity. The
Fourth is apt to be a. long day for chill
dren, as it usually begins with them
very early in thhe morning, and some
little entertainment that is not too fa-
tiguing is desirable for the afternoon.
A simple menu for an al-fresco meal of
this sort consists of little sandwiches
cut in fancy forms (any of the numer-
Gus filings being used with the bread),
and cups of chocolate with whipped
cream. Bouillon is often included in
menus suggested for children, but it
has been found by. many hostesses that
few children are fond of bouillon Lit
tie biscuits, fresh but not warm, and
platters of sliced cold chicken or lamb,
may be substituted for the sandwiches.
Milk served in little punch glasses Is
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