New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07
FRUIT SCULPTURE.
Hoe to Interest Feeble Mind,
at Dessert.

The man woman who can best Interest -.
amuse his or her neghbors AZ the dinner table /,
she most likely to win the good eraces Of hos ga
hostess. and consequently receives most inrf,
lions. So greatly. indeed. are tact and wit A
preciated that it is no secret that many eieys.
persons live excellentIy and at no cost to ;hs-
selves by the simple practice Of these talents
The wise who goes i'm for fruit seulo,gn
with the deliberate Intention Of capturing the -
proval of his hostess always grateful for a frss5
diversion) will prepare himself beforehand f.
the task and in his pocket will Turk black ana
white headed pins. matches. and shan
penknife to cut what the fruit knife csrur
Christmas crackers will furnish all kinds OF oda
and ends for decoration. and with even ordns-y
fruit endless range Of subjects may De Dr..
scented
If you desire to present to the admiring gazs q.
the other diners an orange pig, you must peel yovr
orange entirely in piece. slipping your knSa
in sharp cut. through which the whole fruit nav
be coaxed. The four legs then shaped n.
rind Slightly rolled. paper and a paper tan
added. and your pig is finished. For a pIumpsf
pig plum Is chosen. the tail for which is fur
nished by its stem. The stump Of a cigar IS
added for snout the ends of matches for fee,
and with paper ears very presentable prEs
porker it Is
The boarding house baron" is another example
of what be done with an orange. or rather
with two, for the lower one STANDS in wine
glass TO which the upper is skewered by sharp
match toothpick- These have been turned into
very fair similitude of the elderly nnade-up for.
bread pill eyebals fastened in with pins. and
bread nose. His collar is of paper and handksr.
chief or cracker paper furnishes a very good coat
The great object in making these little figures
should be TO vary the expression much as Dos
sible, and advantage may be taken OF anything on
suits
For instance. the pig Of the boxer. is pro-
duced by fixing chrysanthemum bud. the sans
flower furnishing shock Of hair. The head is an
arms and legs. the former being amusngly
finished off by chestnuts. which give the idea Of
boxing gloves.
For Admiral Nelson two oranges are used the
second resting in a wineglass Cunnngly concealed
by white handkerchief. To the upper orange
shaped nose Chrysanthemum locks and paper
cooked hat. stiff collar encrcles the neck. and
paper epaulets hide where the banana arms are
Joined on. To make the empty sleeve of the great
The watch and chain come from a Christmas
cracker His trousered legs are made of two rolls
of paper. and his feet are scraps of shaped peel
Lest any one should imagine that orange ts
the easiest fruit to deal with banana bird can
be made whose skin engraved with fork suS
gests feathers. Toothpick legs paper TAIL and
this interesting pair of fowls. unknown yet 10
the archaeological Society. is made sitting on her
nest. with outspread motherly wings. The nest
by the way is A sCooDed out dinner roll and Is
lined with flowers. The banana serves also for a
little boat. which with masts and canvas set. with
oars a-pu1l and flags flying sails smoothly over
Plantain. for it certainly belongs TO the West
Indian trade
twangtng his light guitar. His body Is an apple.
and his head q chestnut. He has rather tnn
toothpick limbs decoroUsly clothed in the Christ
mas cracker ends. Two matches make the neck
stretched across the chestnut COMPLETES the flu-
son.-(Black and White.