Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14
H o USE HOLD HINTS

H 0 USE HOLD HINTS
good idea for an Easter entertainment
where fun. pure and simple. is desired is
musicale. Not the cut-and-dried ..musi-
GALE" where Wagnerian cycles roll their
| numbering chords to ears properly attuned.
| but musicale quite out of the ordinary
| Invitations are sent out requesting guests
TO come IN costumes representing something
In the musical line. either as character
| out OF an opera, musical instrument or
eoluethins else OF that sort. The festivities
| usually open with a grand procession of
the motley crew about the house-street
musicians troubadours, Wagnerians. Car
mems Odalisques and Turks. Narcissus,
rag-time' coons, sheet music and songs
without number. After this parade. the
maskers seat themselves in the drawing
room, "here a stage has been erected, and
the entertainment proceeds. This may be
as simple or as elaborate as desired. with
operate burlesques. clever skits from the
| composers. fmpersonations of noted musi
CLANS ana the like. most successful must
Gale of this sort given last year in New
| York concluded with satire on the Wag-
| heflan cycle. arranged by one of the clever
guests. The characters were all taken by
society people-the Valkyrie maidens APP
| pearing on hobby horses. At the end of
the irty-minute cycle" Alberich had
got his Rhinegold-a ring the size of
armlet-from the stream with a fish hook,
the Rhine maidens had laughed their scorn-
fui laughs in a measure that Wagner never
would nave recognized, and Siegfried was
Killed on In quick time. 1t was all very
funny; Many of the costumes were ex-
tremefy clever.
Among the Christians of the east 1t IS
customary to purchase a young lamb. to
be eaten at Easter During Passion week
lambs are brought into every town and viii
lage by the hundred, their white wool
often dyed red in patches in order to en-
nance beauty
chasers. The usual price asked for the
little animals is from 20 cents to 81, the
price varying according to the locality
where the sale takes place. 1t is a great
event for the children of the family. who
may be seen in every town leading their lit
tie pets about the streets and competing
with each other to who shall give the
incest handfuls of grass. Ribbons, natural
ard artificial flowers are all used to deco
rate these little creatures in preparation
for the sacrifice. Wreaths Of flowers en-
circle their necks and legs. and knots of
gay ribbon tied to their tails and wool.
So attached do the children frequently be-
come to the lambs that the father has
struggle to bring about the slaughter For
this reason, two lambs are sometimes
bought. only one being killed for the Easter
festival. Thereafter. the spared Easter
lamb" becomes the chldren's inseparable
companion. 1t. follows the little girls to
the pastures or cemetery close by. or runs
behind the donkey which the boys are rid
ing to the vineyard or mulberry grove AT
night the little ones dispute who shall nave
1t for its bedfelow and they go to sleep
with their arms about its soft little neck.
Another popular entertainment that can
be given at home is called Aunt Jerusha's
Album. A mammoth specimen of this old
time favorte stands upon an easel draped
with cheesecloth silkoline at one end OF
the room. The cover, made Of a large
frame of wood. covered with paper. Is
hinged to an inner frame. swinging back at
will to show the contents of the family al
bum. Aunt Jerusha stands by to set forth
the charms of the pictures, as each leaf In
turn shows the familiar faces of relations
and friends. There are the oid-fashioned
bride and groom, of course. conventionally
and supremacy conscious: the schoolmaster,
the dominic, the maiden aunt. the deacon,
the soldier boy the twins the farm hand
and the rosy baby, concluding with such
celebrities Chauncey Depew. Dom Paul,
Queen Victoria and local favorites.
To correspondent who asks for a re-
liable recipe for rum omeiet the following
directions are given: Beat the yolks of two
eggs until lemon-colbred and thick: add
three tablespaonfuls powdered sugar and
one tablespoonful rum. Beat the whites
yolks and sugar. Butter omelet pan or
chatting dish blazer very light, pour In half
the mixture and brown slowly and deli
cately. Fold turn and slide on to hot
plate. Pour in the remaining mixture and
proceed in the same way, taking care that
the omelet browns evenly.
Still another drink high in favor Is iced
chocolate. Put into a granite kettle four
ounces unsweetened chocolate, broken into
bits, six ounces granulated sugar and lust
enough cold water to assist the chocolate in
dissolving. Cook until shiny stirring often:
add one quart of hot water, and when we'll |
mixed place the kettle over a moderate
fire and boil until the chocolate Is of the
consistency of a thick syrup. Take from
fire and stir at intervals while 1t is cooling
When cold flavor with vanilla and sus-
nf pir
blers. party filled with cracked Ice adding
spoonful of whipped cream to the ton Of
each glass Chocolate syrup prepared in
this way can be kept in glass lars on tha
Ice for several days.
delicious drink that the children. as
ade. made in this wise: Select half a dozen
juicy oranges not too sweet; add two lem
ons. Crate the thin outer peel off the
oranges into quart Of water; add two |
pounds of sugar. and boil the syrup for fen
minutes. Squeeze the juice of the oranges
and lemons into a quart of cold wafer and
add the syrup Beat thoroughly and set !
the mixture on the ice to become chilled |
Serve in thin glasses. with tablesnoonfuj
of crushed ice in each.
The origin Of the Easter bonnatn or
least. new clothes of some sort on Ea.tar
Sunday. arose from the fact that natmra
was donning her spring finery and casting
aside the worn habiiments Of 1,;ntr
unless you wear something new on Easter
day. the rocks will spoil your clothes ali !
through the spring: The Persians believe
so thoroughly in the custom that Eastsr
is frequently called the Feast of New
Clothes the poorest as well as richest
coming out in new clothes at the time.
A pretty decoration for each individual
plate at an Easter breakfast Is an egg
shell filled with sprays Of lily of the yai
ley. To emulate Columbus feat of max
ing the shell stand upright. drop in four
or five shot, over which pour melted wax.
This hardening furnishes a firm base. Each
guests name may be traced on the shell in
gold and green.
In poaching eggs. If 1t is desired to mako
them into ball shape. but one egg should
be cooked at a time After the water be-
gins to boil rapidly. stir it until a small
circle Is formed In the water. Drop the
egg in the middle and the rotary motion
of the water will form circular covering
of white around the unbroken yolk.