The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27
ATTRACTIVE .CHINAWARE.

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The industrious home maker who likes
to see her dining table prettily SCI, ont
has her path made smooth by the enter
prising china makers Of the day, who
seem constantly to vie with one another
in turning out attractive little china
pieces for special table uses, and. the
woman with an eye for the useful and
beautiful enjoys the result Of the compe-
tition in picking up the daintiest possible
receptacies that are seen in such tempt
ing variety in the shops. The imported
ware and the high priced domestic china
are especially attractive, but for, mod
crate expenditure many articles Of utii-
ity, which are ornamental as well, are
always to be found in the heavier china,
porcelain and in the French fireproof
ware.
In imported china are exquisite Gran
berry sets, which make particularly
timely gifts at this season, when these
delicious adjunct of the dinner menu. \
set usually consists Of large, round.
rather deep serving dish and q dozen or
more individual dishes decorated to cor
respond.
Pretty dishes for the serving Of mush-
rooms come IN both the expensive and
the moderate priced china. The dishes
are shaped much like bread-and-but:cr
plate and high round glass cover is set
on just inside the rim. This is to keep
the mushrooms at proper heat while
being served. The. glass cover is plain
or fancy, according to taste. One oil
these attractive bits was set off with a
cover Of Bohemian glass of a beautiful
PATTERN, with a deep gold border around
the lower edge.
In fine white china there is prett;
plate on which to serve layer or other
round, cake. The plate is shaped like
the tins in which the layers are baked
with the difference that the china plate
is inverted to give perfectly fat sur
face on (which to cut the cake. The
plate is decorated in the center with
flower design, and the edge is finished
with narrow hrting of china.
An ornate bit of French china is a
combination tea strainer and drip cup,
which would be dainty acquisition to
the most beautiful tea table. The cup is
shallow and broad, and is closed over the
top with a long-handled strainer rounded
in the center, and with dainty scalloped
edge extending over the sides of the cup.
The strainer makes pretty receptacle
for the silver tea ball when not in use.
and the cup catches any stray tea drips
there may be from the ball.
An odd conceit in a beautiful imported
ware is a tray and single cup to match.
The china is a deep cream and is highly
decorated in gold. The tray is an irreg-
ular oval in shape: and in one end is an
indenture to hold the cup securely. The
tray and cup make a pretty set from
which to serve to an invalid or delicate
person a tempting bite or two.
\ novelty which will be appreciated
during the cold weather, when buckwheat
and all the kindred griddle cakes and
Waftles are seen so generally on the
American table, is serving dish of gen.
with rounded cover which fits close
over the inside rim. The dish is -suf1i-
GENTLY capacious to hold dozen or more
piping hot cakes or waff1es. The feature
Of the cover is the many perforations
with which it is dotted, allowing proper
outlet for steam. Thus the cakes are
kept at the right temperature and do not
become too moist while being served.
For afternoon tea there is a unique
double tray and full tea service in the
finest French china, artistically decorat-
ed in gold. The lower tray is oblong.
with pretty curves outlining the edges,
anu 10 ullCu Win uU1 u uOZeu lilly cups
and saucers: The upper tray repeats the
outlines of the lower one, and is just half
the size; it resembles lily pad held up
by an erect stem rising from the center
of the larger tray. The teapot, sugar
bowl and cream pitcher are daintily
grouped on the upper tray. The set
makes as dainty tea service as the most
fastidious could desire.
Asparagus. dishes in the fine china. ar
tistically decorated, are preferred by some
to those made of cut glass. An exquisite
dish for asparagus is in green and gold.
and is of the usual oblong shape, but
widened at one end to accommodate two
pretty pitchers for sauce or melted but
ter. as may be desired. Other asparagus
dishes in the less expensive ware are dec
grated in the center with realistic
bunch Of this table delicacy, tied togeth-
er with a small knot Of green.-New
York Mail and Express.