The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-31
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Or is this the end because the pulse OF
life stands still. for there comes the Sc
quel to the story, and the plot we weave
here does not end when we close the
first volume, as earths night comes
down If we learn to live well we nee d
not fear the Oassing of the years and
the verging into age, for the first faint
streaks of gray Ger the forehead, fore
tell the dawn of another life that is to
break DER our earthly horizon, as in the
eastern sky. the first faint streaks OF
the morning
THE YOUNG PEOPLES HOLIDAY.
The spirit of good cheer attuned to
Christmas still keeps the heart aglow
and although little ghost of sadness
will creep in to sober the minds of the
older people, bright faced hope with soft
alluring voice stands at the threshold OF
the new twelvemonth. and we step
across with willing feet and let the cur
tain fall behind us with no reluctance To
shut out as far as possible the sorrows
and disa appointments of the past.
But the New Year is essentially the
young peoples holiday: SO let the day
be to them a joyful celebration. filled
with the noise and iollity which theii
care-free souls so dearly love- Let every
man and woman be but boys and girls
grown tall for this one day at least, and
let the children see that hearts don't
change much, after all
At New Years gifts bear no signifl-
canoe and if. perchance some one be
show tie best taste Or consideration 20
impress this slight upon the friend or
relative by sending them New Year >
gift.
The pleasant and distinctive feature
of the New Year is the games for the
young people, and the informal mas
querade dance for the entertainment Of
the holiday guest and few intimate
friends.
The more sedate and sober, who do
not care to celebrate with so much noise
and merriment and yet wish to partakc
in some way of the spirit of the day.
may observe the pleasant and friendly
ceremony of New Year calling among
/ their intimate few. Others content
themselves with sending a loving or
courteous reminder of their thoughts to
| friends and acquaintance, embodied In
appropriate verse or sentiment on a
card
CHRISTMAS DISHES AND DECORA-
TEONS.
The nature of these vary little from
those appropriate for Christmas. Dis
pense with the plum pudding, however,
and replace it with lighter, more deli
cate dessert and let the rich, black fruit
cake be the crown of the New Year
Teasing For the baked meats, a caDon
or crown of mutton are to be preferred
to roast beef. turkey, etc. Small cakes,
always popular with children, are III or
der for the New Year festivities. These
may Supplant Christmas sugar plums.
AS for the table and house, decorations.
| those arranged for the Yuie-tide are of
course appropriate for New Year, ex-
cept the m:stletoe. which of course has
no meaning on any other day except
Christmas.
The New Year dinner should be very
simple and notable only for it's refined
elegance, not its rich and profuse dishes.
For n order that the meal may be be-
yond reproach after the prodigality of
the Christmas feast there must not to
too much of a good thing.
JELLIED FRIED CAKES, OR CRUL-
LFRS
German Pfannkuchen.)
Take a hound of sifted flour, table,
spoonful of sugar and saltspoonful of
salt Sift we'll to mix, then make a hole
in the center of the flour. Dissolve a
cake of compressed yeast in half a cup
of warm milk and pour into the hollow
in center of the flour. Put one cup Of
milk on to scald, add half a cup of but
ter and when it is melted stir the liquid
into the flour; then add the beaten yolks
of six eggs and mix all to soft dough.
Cover closely and place in warm place
to rise. When it is very light double its
/ original huIk) turn it out on a well
Toured board and roll out about a quar-
ter of an inch thick: cut out with q
round cake cutter. brush with beaten
egg, place a teasooonful of fruit jelly
| or Jam in the center of half of the
rounds, cover these with the other half,