Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-30

win DicddtSl CULTURE DlGnu
zone part of rare propriety
Aiix, with gracious share
OF living above gossips tongue,
And free from sordid care.
Next, with share of piety
Mix well a cheerful heart
Oh love OF beauty, and good taste,
And labor-each, part
with pure conscience sti- these things,
Blending them well together:
Warm them with love, and they will rise,
In any kind OF weather
IF you but try it fairly. now.
You'll find this ancient plan
VIII make free and happy soul
A perfect all-round man.;
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The decorations for dinner may be
very beautiful to-day without being
elaborate Our ideas Of what is
really artistic have grown rapidly of
late years, and silver, cut glass, linen
and all essentials of the table were
never so tasteful as now. The shape
of the table has altered, among other
things. Our tables are too often long
and narrow. Yet round ones are much
more attractive and easier to decorate,
and best of all, they make a general
conversation possible. 1t is a surprise
to find by actual measurement that a
round table takes up no more room
than one that is square or oblong,
while it seats more persons. 1t is luck
lily not necessary to discard the one
which you already own in order to
have a round one, for a carpenter will
make circular top of pine boards,
folding together in the middle when
out OF use, which you can lay over
your own table after you have removed
the leaves. The cloth may be either
a square or circle; the latter is the
prettier.
OF course one can put any amount
of money in table linen, and dinner
cloths are to be had with lace or
drawn work insertions to be laid over
color; with exquisite embroidered mon
ograms; with elaborate woven pat
terms, or as plain and shiny as satin.
Ones taste and purse must govern the
selection, but in a general way, for or
binary dinner parties, it Is safer to buy
the best quality of linen with little or
no decoration. One tires of even the
prettiest patterns, and styles change
hso rapidly that handsome and expen-
Aive cloth will look out of date in d
hort time if its figures are at all con-
picuous, while plain heavy double
1damask is always in good taste.
Lately embroidered pieces have given
place to lace in either a solid square
or circle, or deep border on a linen
foundation. These may or may not be
laid over color, according to individual
preference and taste Just now, how
ever, there seems to be a fancy for
having the table in white, the flowers
and possibly the candles alone being
colored
Lighting the dinner table attractive
II is really problem where there is
gas jet just over it, especially if this
is one of the hideous two-branched af-
fairs to be found in most houses built
some years ago. If there is a central
drop light the best plan is to buy
ground glass cup, which will surround
the fame and soften the rays, throw
ing them toward the ceiling. If you
are having anything more than a
home dinner you will probably use
candles; If So do not light the jets in
the branches at all, and turn the drop
light rather low. This will prevent the
glow from the gas destroying the soft
er light of the candles. In any case
do not have the table too brilliant A
subdued glow is decidedly prettier and
sets off to greater advantage both flow
ers and toilets.
That most hideous and unbecoming
white light given by the new patent
burners is an affliction to both hostess
ND -tet#f3 u
possibly be excellent in a library, but
certainly it should never find a place
in dining room. If, however one
Is so unfortunate as to have it there,
q small pale pink globe of ground
glass is its only remedy.
In candle shades there is the widest
possible field for choice. Just now
there is preference for those made
of glass in the shape of tulips and
roses. These are extremely decorative
and beautiful There are also tiny
lamps standing at the top of artificial
candles and completely concealed by
shade of silk rose petals. The ad
vintage of these is that the Pickering
ri the ordinary candle is avoided, as
veil as the possible burning OF the
shade. There are also shades of card
board painted with sweet peas. viOlets,
roses or conventional figures. which
are very pretty and durable, and an al
together bewildering array of fluffy
and perishable things in silk and arti-
fetal flowers.
Candlesticks are rather low, and sin
gle ones are more used than candal-
abra There are some in glass which
are odd and 0l1-fashioned, and very
elaborate ones in bisque with cupids
and flowers; but the silver and gold
ones are really more attractive than
those of any other material.
When the north wind doth blow
! and the mercury diminishes and the
appetite increases, certain dishes seem
MEeasonable and comforting as good
ire. .Macaroni with it's staying quail
tiles and its capacity for seasoning, is
essentially cold weather dish, or
rather the material from which many
excellent dishes may be made
In this country it is rarely favored
sufficiently, and is often too water
soaked. The best is yellowish in color,
and when thoroughly cooked swells to
three or four times its dry size. A
small quantity of the paste should be
plunged into large quantity of boil
ing sailed water, and merely blanched
for five ,or ten minutes, then drained.
Prepared IN this way it will absorb