The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-24
DAINTY DISHES
FOR DAINTIES

China closets are not considered
complete these days with the regula-
ton sets of dishes. To be well
equipped, there must not only be the
necessary plates, cups, saucers, plat
tiers and tureens, but many odd shap-
ed receptacles for serving dainties.
One of the latest additions to the
list is a whipped cream bowl. The
prettiest of these in china have hand
painted floral designs. In shape they
look much like miniature punch bowls,
but are shallower.
Instead of the cream being served
on the dessert or beverage in the
kitchen. 1t is now the fad to serve it
from the table. For this purpose it 10
whipped TO a stiff froth. then moldei
into the shape desired before it is
placed in the ornamental bowl. A
whipped cream ladle made OF the
china is used for serving the individ-
ual portions.
Another novel whipped cream dish
is one which resembles a small berry
or bon-bon bowl, mounted on fantas-
tic colly twisted supports. This dish
stands upon fiat plate that catches
any cream which, through careless
service. might fall upon the cloth.
colored ice creams are no novelty,
but colored whipped cream is. Tinted
pink. pale green or orange Is an
achievement OF modern culinary art.
These rainbow effects are given by
adding to the cream before it is
whipped few drops of vegetable col
oring matter which comes in liquid
form. The cream is also favored, In
the same manner by adding few
drops of the required essence before
the cream is beaten up.
The ice tub Is another modern in
vention which is considered a neces-
sity on the well-set table. These re-
ceptacles for chopped ice are of DAM
ty china or cut glass in the shape of
miniature tubs. Some are perfectly
plain, but there is a preference for
cut glass and hand-painted chinaware.
Sherbet glasses now come In cut
glass and china in the shape of flow
ers. One seen recently was maze 10
represent an orchid blossom, and was
a delicate lavender and white with
slender twisted stem of green An
other one represented water lily
which rested on a green pad OF trans
parent china. These dishes come in
sets of twelve. with ice tubs and bon
bon dishes to match.
Some OIL the new bOit-OOl oiSAlNS
narvels of daintiness. They come In
all shapes and designs. One is in the
shape Of a large inverted rose, tinted
pink and lined with hand-painted rose
petals and stray leaves.
Individual salad dishes are also seen
In new shapes. One especially hand
some set was made to represent lily
pads. One which is especially dainty
for a lettuce Is pale pink and green
china caladium leaf, as delicately
veined as the real leaf.
Omelet dishes are seen in the pecu-
liar oblong shape, wider at one end
than the other and beautifully hand
painted. These useful platters are
considered essential to the proper gar
nishing and serving of an omelet.
Fish platters and individual plates
are also much more elaborate than
formerly, and come in oblong shapes
which look like fishes. Fishes are
pafnted on the better china ones.
Small bone dishes of the same shape
20 with these sets.
For gelatines blanc manages and
similar dainties. there are beautiful
large and individual molds. One of
the newest is the grape mold, and
when the gelatine is emptied on a
dainty piece of china, 1t looks like a
stem of luscious grapes. To carry out
this illusion, grapes are dropped in
the jelly before it sets.