The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-06
HOUSEHOLD NOVELTIES.
Recent Additions 70 Useful Table FuEs
nishing--yVOmen to the Front
az DeutgneFs.


in the designing and invention of ar
lticles intended for household use, says
the Washington Star. The heads Of
great houses engaged in the manufac-
ture Of silver say that Of late they de-
pend for their best patterns on women
designers, The most successful de-
signers Of wall paper, Of silk goods pat-
terms and Of china decorations are
women, and each year women are tax.
ing out more and more patents on clevs
sr devices for Tightening household la.
Dor.
In silver plate it seemed as though
we had everything that was useful, but
now some one has designed handsome
silver pie dish, the intention being that
the pie should be sent 60 the table il
the ordinary pie dish, which is quite
concealed by the silver receiver.
i A novelty whose usefulness may not
be so generally recognized, yet which
viii be appreciated by persons who
strive after artistic table effects, is
breakfast set of silver, including tray,
egg cups, butter dish, toast rack and
salt and pepper bottles
An oddity in jam dish is glass one
with silver butterfly poised at the
side of the dish. The dish is lifted more
easily by means of the outspread wings.
A silver egg boiler has been contrived,
by means of which the breakfast eggs
are cooked at the table. The alcohol
lamps are placed just beneath the egg
shaped silver receptacle into which the
eggs are dropped for boiling. On the
stand are little side projections, on
ranged and into which the eggs are
dropped as they are cooked. Some of
the sets are provided with little glasses
filed with sand and marked to show
the three, five and ten-minute limits for
boiling,
For very fashionable folks are dishes
fitted with electric lamps, which may
be shaded according to the prevailing
color at the table. Wires are attached
to the electric current in the dining
room, and when the dishes are used are
beasily connected with The lamps IS the
dishes. One Of the handsomee 81 $50
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