Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-30
Table and Kitchen.
A Homily on the Coming Of the New
Year.


Time as he passes US. has a doves wing,
Unsoiled and swift and Of a silken sound"
Hardly seems the busy year begun until
the spacious panorama, the mingled crowd
Of days-bright and dark-have FASTENED
by, and Time, like complainant host. mer-
rily speeds the parting guest with Christ
mas feasting and "wacht he'll" while with
ever welcoming smiles and hands out
stretched he welcomes the newcomer
As again the relentless shadow moveth
DER the dial plate Of time, with what Diff
ferent feelings each one turns the leaf OF
the old years book. The youth. eager to
follow the story scarce begun. halls with
loud acclaim and Joyous anticipation the
brazen-throated bells which proclaim that
time, that travels on swift steed, rides on
apace to those remote scenes and distant
horizons which seem SO dim and far away
to the impatient spirit Of the young, who IN
the Sublime audacity Of faith, and with
ambitious feet, secure and proud, ascends
the ladder leaning on the cloud"
Youth is an easy spendthrift OF time, that
precious holding Of which they have the
least, and should part with sparingly as
with money. Neither do they realize that
in our summer days of youth we must
gather honey to sweeten all our after
years.
Middle age stands at the crossroads as
the hour strikes one again, and knowing OF
and how sure the main chance Of things
yet to be are prophesied by their Begin
ming, whether weak or strong, makes new
resolves that though perhaps a little late,
experience gained Of past years, derive best
value from the days that are to come, not
for himself alone but for a nobler end.
The aged listen to the bells, ring out the
regret or relief, because they deem the
story so nearly finished. But one short
chapter more perhaps that unfolds no new
situations for them. But the poet Long
fellow, who has SO beautified old age, says:
age is an opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress,
And as the evenings twilight fades away
The. sky Is filled with stars, invisible by
day."
Or is this the end because the pulse Of
life stands still, for there comes the sequel
to the story, and the plot we weave here
does not end when we close the first vol
ume, as earth's night comes down. If we
learn to live we'll we need not fear the
passing Of the years and the verging into
age for the first faint streaks Of gray DER
the forehead. foreteM the dawn of another
life that is to break Ger our earthly hori-
zon, as in the eastern sky, the first faint
streaks Of the morning.
The Young Peoples Holiday.
The spirit of good cheer attuned to Christ
mas still keeps the heart aglow and, al
though 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 twelve
month, and we step across with willing
feet and let the curtain fall behind with
no reluctance to shut out, as far as posi-
BILE, the sorrows and disappointments Of
the past.
But the New Year is essentially the young
peoples holiday; so let the day be to them
joyful celebration, filled with the noise
and jollity which their carefree 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 Year gifts bear no significance
and If, perchance, some one be overlooked
at Christmas it does not show the best
taste or consideration to impress this slight
upon the friend or relative by sending
them a New Year gift.
The pleasant and distinctive feature of
the New Year fs the games for the young
people, and the informal masquerade dance
for the entertainment Of holiday guest and
a few intimate friends.
The more sedate and sober, who do not
care to celebrate with 30 much noise and
merrment and yet wish to partake 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. en-
bodied in appropriate verse or sentiment on
a card.
Christmas Dishes and Decorations.
The nature Of these vary little from those
appropriate for Christmas. Dispense with
the plum pudding. however, and replace
it with lighter, more delicate dessert and
let the rich, black fruit cake be the crown
of the New Year feasting. For the baked
meats, capon or a crown Of mutton are to
be preferred to roast beef, turkey, etc
Small cakes, always popular with children,
are In order for New Year festivities. These
may supplant Christmas sugerplums. AS
for the table and house Observation-Disclosures
arranged for the Yuetide are, of course
appropriate for New Year. except the mis-
tletoe, which, of course. has no meaning
on any other day except Christmas
The New Year dinner should be yery
simple and notable only for its refined
elegance, not its rich and profuse dishes
For In order that the meal be beyand re-
proach after the prodigality Of the Christ.
mas feast there must not be too much of a
good thing.
Jellied Fried Cakes or Crullers.
German Pfannkuchen)
Take pound of sifted flour. tablespoon
full Of sugar and saltspoonful Of salt Silt
well to mix, then make hole in the center
Of the -four. Dissolve cake Of compressed
yeast in half a cup Of warm milk and pour
into the hollow in center of the -four Put
one cup of milk on to scald, add half a cup
Of butter and when it is melted stir the
liquid into the flour; then add the beaten
yolks of six eggs and mix all to a soft
dough. Cover closely and place in warm
place to rise. When it Is very light double
its original bulk) turn 1t out on a we'll
Toured board and roll out about quarter If
an inch thick; cut out with a round cake
cutter, brush with a beaten egg, place q
teaspoonful of fruit jelly or jam in the
center of half Of the rounds, cover these
with the other half. press the edges to-
gether, cut once more with a smaller cut.
ter and lay them on a Toured cloth, cover
and let rise for half an hour, or until they
double their height. Fry few at time
In deep hot fat same as doughnuts. When
done dust with powdered sugar.
German New Year Cakes.
Warm a mixing bowl and put into it two
ounces Of butter; add half cup of sugar
and beat to a cream; then add two eggs
well beaten; level tablespoonful of finely
cut lemon peel. a tablespoonful of aniseed
and two finely pulverized cardamon seeds;
mix well, then add half cup Of milk and
finally stir in the -four. These are baked
in wafer irons, a teaspoonful Of the batter
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