The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-13

ago, used annually to give one of these
sombre banquets in memory of her
dead husband.
The room was draped in black and
mauve. the linen was mauve, the ladies
wore dresses to match, while the wait
ers were attired in black silk knee
breeches. black coats and mauve silk
stockings.
The menu was modelled after the
| memoriam cards in fashion, and even
the viands were either black, mauve
or white.
Dinners of sauces have been not in
| frequently tried by epicures craving
for new gastronomic sensations.
One of the most famous was given
some few years back by an eccentric
member of a wellknown West End
Club.
The soup was represented by gravy
sauce; and, in lieu of fish, oyster and
lobster sauces were handed round.
Egg sauce did duty for a joint. and
bread sauce recalled the memory of
pheasant; while the absent plum pud-
ding was suggested by brandy sauce.
Flower breakfasts threatened to be-
come a society fad the season before
last The viands at these unique re-
pasts were entirely composed of flow
ers, and infinite was the ingenuity ex-
pended in devising new and appetising
dishes.
Salad made from the snowy, warm
tasting blossoms of the nasturtium al
ternated with caper jelly and myrtle
flower soup.
Usually the flowers of a particular
species of pumpkin-vine constituted the
principal dish. They were yellow in COL
| CT, feShy and about the size of a dol
lar.
The edible blooms were plucked be-
fore the petals were fully expanded,
baked, or stewed in fresh milk and
favored with cloves. The feast was
finished off with plentiful supply of
candied rose leaves, violets, etc.
One of the most eccentric diners the
world has ever seen was a certain regu-
lar customer of a famous Partisan res
taurant, known to the walters as "the
butter man."
He ate next to nothing but his SOUP
tureen, filed with a consomme special
ly prepared for him, was always put
before him.
He took a few spoonfuls. and had IL
taken away. Next came a whole fillet
Of beef. which he barely tasted The
next course consisted of a fine fat ca
pom, or four quails: but whichever it
was, he consumed of it but one mouth
full, together with two lettuce leaves
and one radish.
Up-to-date marriage certificates are
artistic affairs, written on parchment.
showing the best pen and brush work
of the illuminator. bound in fine levant
covers, and cost anywhere from SIS to
$50 The marriage certificate is an i'm
portant legal document and with its
sacramental and sentimental value
makes it worthy of the work put into
| it. More and more of these artistic
certificates are being made, and with
the parchment foundation they will re-
sist the effects of time.
The old time marriage certificate.
says the New York Times usually
written upon paper and sometimes
bound into small white covered VOL
ume. contained reading matter appro-
| pirate to the occasion, and was fire.
quently presented by the officiating
clergyman to the bride. In some cases
the modern certificate is a present from
the clergyman TO the couple he is mar
| rying, but this is not frequent
In general style the certificates do not
vary. There are two materials used
for them-parchment sheepskin, which
is the most durable, and vellum calf
skin, upon which alterations can be
more easily made in the text a disad-
vantage in legal document of any
| kind. The covers are Of flexible levant
in a churchly red, lined with white
watered silk. and the parchment leaves
are tied in with heavy white corded
silk ribbon, fastened at the two ends
of the cover, tied in the center. The
leaves are slipped in, and there may be
as many as desired.
Upon the first page appears the GER
tifcate, fair, clear, and unfolded. This
is entire with the signatures of the
clergyman and witness Other pages
which may be added receive the names
| of the guests present If they also care
to add their names as witnesses.
The difference in price is caused
| chiefly by the amount of work put into
the illumination of the certificate. The
| illuminated letters are in red and gold
combined with missal text in black.
The surface of the parchment is first
prepared to receive the ink and colors
Nellum will give better depth of color
to the work done. having a more i'm
questionable surface, but the more
durable parchment holds it's own in
spite of this fact, and beautiful work
can be done upon II.
Prominent in the certificate is the I'm
itial al the beginning, which is decor
ated with orange blossoms in the nat
ural tones of green and white leaves and
/
IL in the missal text in black. with me-
! diaeval capitals the names, word mar
riage, &C.. illuminated in shades of red
with gold, which is FURNISHED. A space
| is left for the signatures.
There is one size usually for the GER
tificate. Sh by II inches. though occa-
slonally they are smaller. Among the
largest certificates made are those used
by the Society of Friends. These are
! II by % inches, done in black upon
parchment. and cost on an average SIS.
| There is much TO be said upon a mar
riage certificate OF this society. all in
close lettering, increasing the cost,
which seems excessive considering the
simplicity OF the document. There is no
nne leather cover for this. but the long
sheet is usually Enclosed In an enameled
| tin tube. They use more Of the hand
work certificates than other denOnni-
nations.
There Is an advantage IN the Tin tube.
for while yellum and parchment have
time enduring powers, they prove
temptations 10 rats and mice and must