Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21
THE HOUSEHOLD.
MATTHIAS INTER EsTING ITEMS.
SOME HINTS AND IDEAS con-
CERNING LUNCHEONS AND
ATTRAGTN TABLE DEC
CREATIONS FEW
CHOICE RECIPES.

1t will soon be fifty years since AL
fred Austin, England's poet laureate,
published his first book, Randolph, a
Tale of Polish Grief" which appeared
when its author was but 16 years old.
Sir Alfred was admitted to the bar, but
never practiced, and during the seige
of Paris had an exciting experience as
a newspaper correspondent.
At recent luncheon in a distant
town in honor of bride-to-be. not a
little amusement was caused through
the clever selection of the ices. The
hostess, who had made mental observa-
lions of the experiences for some time
past of her girl guests, evolved the
brilliant idea of having the ices bring
to each girls mind some particularly
eventful occasion in her life. While
this was not as effective, perhaps, as
serving the ices in dainty Powered ar
rangements, the amusement derived
was certainly very gratifying. Tho
bride-to-be received as her ice large
ring of golden-colored cream with a
huge solitaire of lemon ice, securely
fastened in it's golden setting. One
maiden, who had favored gallant de-
fender of our country, had perfect lit
tie soldier boy, gun and all; another
coquette, who has kept few I'M
happy men in suspense for several
moons-reeeived a large, icy heart.
ShEieks of laughter were heard as each
new ice appeared, and before it could
be deposited before the one for whom
it was intended the meaning had been
grasped by all.
The summer girl at Atlantic City is
using the tributes which the ocean lays
at her feet, in the most effective ways
upon her luncheon table. Shells, sea
moss, sea weeds, and other marine
treasures are gathered, washed, and
converted by the girls into the most
fetching decorations conceivable. When
cleansed, and dried between blotters,
these MOSES become valuable in the
hands of an artistic woman. White
cardboard can be transformed into eX-
quiSite souvenirs or guest cards by past
ing upon it spray of seaweed tied
with a wee bow of pale ribbon. A
shell or two carelessly fastened in the
moss completes the effect. Again, the
weeds are used in trimming bombon
nieres. Boxes in square or fancy
shapes are fashioned from pale blue,
pink or green cardboard. The cover of
the box, and eacn of the panels is
beautified with a spray of pink sea
grass having a shell or two caught in
its meshes. Filled with homemade
bonbons the boxes are given as gifts,
party prizes or mementos. The girl
who knows something of drawing or
painting utilzes the mar ne deposit in
still another way. Her gifts take the
form of little ocean pictures framed
with shells and sea moss. Camera
views daintily tinted are framed in the
same way. AS luncheon fSvors moth
ing could be more attractive than the
tiny basket of shells.
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Wild Cherry Liqueur.-W wild
cherries and pack them in wide
mouthed glass jars, arranging alter
nate layers of sugar, and fruit and
pounding them hard with a wooden
paddle in order to break the cherries
and make the juice flow. Allow half
a coffee cupful of sugar to each quart
of the fruit. When the jar has as
much fruit and sugar as it can hold,
pour in slowly good brandy or whisky,
allowing it to sink into the spaces left.
Let each jar stand a few minutes to
allow the liquor to penetrate the chinks
and then add more until the jar is on
the verge of overflow. Put on alright
covers, and let the jars stand in a dark
closet for four months. At the end OF