Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-19

on Saturday. This is a Philadelphia dis
that comes particularly we'll recommended
Pigtail Party.
A pigtail party afforded much fun II
Gently at young married folks gathering
The pigtails were fried and eaten from H.
fingers. piping hot. each guest finding b
could eat dozen without difficulty. Acces
series were delicious cornbread, sauerkraul
cheese and pretzels.
Poverty = arties.
These, too, are always voted a great sue
cess even among the somewhat blase mem
berS of the smart set" At one given nG.
long ago for the benefit of a guild for crfJ.
pied children invitations printed on butcl-
ers' paper were sent out i'll verse as TO
lows:
Mrs. and other ladies'
Send this invitation hearty.
For "Wednesday eve. December fifth.
To their fine and poverty party.
Fifty cents admission fee
Is what you have to pay, you
For good Ice cream and home made cake
len cents Is asked, and change we take.
All those who come in garments gay
rive cents must be prepared TO pay.
Ten cents is charged for Jewels rare;
Five cents fol ornaments in hair.
The men are charged five cents a pair
For patent feathers that they wear.
All those who in Tuxedos
Must be prepared 10 pay
Our entertainment for this night
VIII be tableaux 'out Of sight
While in between with talent fine
Wen try TO pass away your time.
So come We all with pockets full
OF ave and ten-cent pieces bright;
reception will precede the fun
AT eight O'Clock this gala night.
At these poverty parties, the men II
quently come In blue jeans and the WON,
in calico dresses and sunbonnets, viii
refreshments and entertainment provide
are of the simplest.
A Chocolatiere
A chocolatiere is dstictly a woman's fun
ton, frequently taking the place OF afte.
noon tea The refreshments all have cnoce-
ate in some form. There is hot caoc.-
la te with whipped cream to drink, choc
late ice cream, chocolate cakes with viii.
frosting white cakes with chocola
frosting and cholocate bonbons. AS choc
late is apt to become cloying when
other flavor is employed the sandwich,
are preferably of plain bread and butte
while olives stuffed or plain and salt
nuts fit in we'll with the chocolate scheme.
Vienna Chocolate.
Put into a double boiler one or one az
a half scant quarts milk and heat near
to the boiling point. Cut four ounc
chocolate in fine bits and put into sma
granite ware or iron saucepan with a lev
salt spoonful salt, two tablespoonfuls sug
and two tablespoonfuls hot water. Co,
until smooth and shiny and do not I
afraid of cooking too long. Now viii:
into the hot milk beating lightly with
Dover egg beater. Flavor with vanilla
cinnamon and serve at once. putting
tablespoonful whipped cream in each CT
and filling up with the chocolate. Cookir
the chocolate in this way prevents II fro
settling in the cups and does away wi
the greasy taste that many object to.
Chocolate. Cookies.
Beat to a cream a half cup butter mes
ured generously. Add gradually beafiI
thoroughly, one cup sugar, a teaspoonf
cinnamon, salt spoonful salt, and "
ounces OF chocolate melted. Add one W.
beaten egg and a half teaspoonful. So
dissolved in two tablespoonfuls milk VI
hour to enable you to roll the dough th.
1t will take about two and a half cups. b
put I'm no more than absolutely necessar
Cut in circles and bake in a quick ovt
AS fast as baked take from the pan. TO,
ing each cookie on the molding board
make its edges even and perfect.
Cocoa Biscuit.
These are nice to serve with tea. To ma
them sift together one pint Of -four tn
has once been sifted, three level teaspoo
fuls baking powder. two level teaspoonf
sugar, a salt spoonful salt and four scs
tablespoonfuls butter, then stir in enoui
milk to make a Arm but not stiff doug
Toss out on lightly Toured board, put @
the desired thickness. cut into tiny cir
"a canister top an inch In diameter Is
good cutter) place close together in p
and bake In a very hot oven ten fife
minutes. Serve hot.
Chocolate Petit Fours.
Make a light plain sponge cake. usi
two eggs. one cup sugar. cup and qua
ter of -four, a gill of cold water, a tab
spoonful lemon juice. a teaspoonful baki
powder. and an ounce grated chocola
Beat three minutes. then pour the bait
In two pans and bake in a moderate ovr
about twenty minutes. When done j
one sheet from the pan and spread with
half glass Jelly, any kind preferred. tn
press the other sheet over II. When &C
cut into diamonds, squares or triangl
Ice with a plain white icing or q chocola
glace. using a wooden toothpick to
the pieces in the glace, afterward removil