New-York tribune., 1905-04-24

water TO blanch them draining. and simmerlng TIL
tender in a well buttered stewpan. with just
sauce goes well with this dish
\ novel recipe for cooking oyster plant comes
from London where the dish is known mock
whitebait" Parbo it, then 1t into little strips
the size and shape of the fish. roll them in Toured
cloth, then fry IN deep smoking fat TO crisp,
with lemon and buttered brown bread Grated
cheese is said 10 combine happily with fried oyster
plant
Bunches OF white violets. with a single shaded
green orchid in the centre. a novelty that finds
favor with certain OF the fashionable girls. Some
times gardenia orchid is pumped down in the
middle of one of those punches OF dewy. delicious
!at2si@' !'neat ''oS' S-''S ''e" 'ois'S
Writing in the April number OF The Womans
Home Companion" of uncommon vegetables that
he has experimental with, Hugo Erichsen com
mends 10 the attention OF American housewife
the cardoOn. New-Zealand spinach. Chinese cab
oage. martynia. borecole and two or three other
vegetables with unfamiliar names but agreeable
regulations
The cardoon resembles the French artichoke and
IS so picturesque in its method of growth lead
Mr. Erchsen TO suggest lis use as an ornamental
Like celery It has TO be bIeached. New-Zealand
spinach provides acceptable substitute for spin
cannot be grown 1t resembles the ordinary spin
aeh m taste although some persons & consider II
tbo l1e @ ti bair pods With success 4lthongS
stiI cultivated extensively England. where it is
known As the unicorn plant II mas fallen INTO dis
useful in making mixed pickle Borecole. the most
tender and delicate plant OF me cabbage tribe Is
cross between the turnip and the cabbage, and
combines the flavor Of each
Morninglories are among the fashionable flowers
for summer millinery. They trail around hat
crowns and wind their graceful way in ana OUT & OF
new millinery.
As a palmist can tell your character rom n
glance at the lines Of your hand, can tell you
character by the hat you wear said a New-A ork
woman the other day. There's the hat OF the
woman with no views and convictions. Some
1nilliner wanted sell IT, got her it on, told
her II suited her style TO a T-and she bought It,
Or else she saw such III hat on on some me other
womans head. and decided she would nave one
The positive woman. of a masculine and possibly
a raksh Alpine hat on her head. regardless Of the
fact that her features need an The Hndulatlng hhes
and feminine touches possible 10 soften them.
"A woman with a yearning for the romantic and
head, to post letter at the next corner Bedras
gled plumes. faded flowers a generally tlred aspec'
ch1YscteriZe this Woman's haadgear. showing that
its wearer has 10 Of the fitness OF things or
proportion and ch elementary virtues as nedtness
and orderliness."
scrinls with borders in a variety Of colors are
one Of the spring novelties which Immediately
suggest the artistic country house AS a rule, the
scrims keep their conventional ecru INT. the Color
being introduced in the borders: which show Gothic
dRures tulips treated in the Morris style, verdure
overgroWfnE lattice, and conventionaiized designs
4 of all sorts.
II is q useful fact to remember that professional
uphosterers always make portieres and draperes
with the pattern running up and the nap or pile
running down
An emergency soup that IS said to be good
as II is simple is made by heating large lump OF
lfltter in a deep frying pan. then browning some
r-,olitofs of bread In il. When they are rich
- brouu pouy over them a quart OF milk
seslon with salt and pepper, and serve as soon as
. n reaches the boiling point
A pretty little dessert that Was contributed 10
the Isigaro" competition for original recipes was
evidently devised for using up stale bread Cut the
slices about one inch thick Soak In a glass OF
- ,vbtcb tablespoonful Of rum or sherry
has been added. When thoroughly soaKea' oIP III
TeTser 10 fry in fat.