The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-29

be served before the midnight hour but the was
sail bowl" is left for the last, and the hostess
leads the way to a room where it may be enjoyed.
There should be table in the middle of the
floor and an open fire adds greatly to the proper
preparing and servings Apples are roasted to go
in the big bowl that should be ready upon the
table, and glasses or cups that may be retained
as souvenirs by guests are all made ready.
The genuine "wassal" is prepared follows,
according to a recipe that is centuries old: Boil
half an ounce each cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and
four cloves, cardamom and coriander seeds in
a couple of tumblerfuls of water; add to this
half gallon best ale and quart of sherry wine'
with sugar to taste; pound or two will be need
ed Heat again, but do not boil Have the yolks
of ten eggs and the whites of six beaten and put
them first into the bowl; then slowly add the
heated mixture, stirring slowly all the while;
leave the other half of the liquor where it will
come to boil and add; lastly put in dozen or
as many as wished of fine apples that have been
cored, filled with sugar and roasted
The boiling of spices may be done beforehand,
the ale and wine ready, the eggs beaten and the
apples roasted when hostess ushers her guests
into the room to partake.
The Japanese, quaint, resourceful. quiet Ori-
entails that they are understand beauty better
than we; they do not furnish rooms with all sorts
of things to keep in order, with heavy curtains
to keep out the fresh aif and velvet-covered
chairs to catch dust from every source
So the hostess who Is planning Japanese
tea" will find it one of the easiest as well most
effective ways Of entertaining. Cherry blossoms,
the flower Of Japan" to be had in paper,
perfect in form and color as to be mistaken
for the real cups and saucers for the everlasting
tea the favored drink of the little nice Japanese
woman, cost just what cares to pay for them;
some for a few cents are quite as pretty and
characteristic as others worth several dollars
the dozen.
And then the fans, and the parasols,
and the chrysanthemums the dainty con-
fections and the pretty kimonos, with the big
bow tied directly In the middle of the back-all
these distinctive and easily encompassed by
the hostess of moderate
Every library has list of books from which
many customs of tie Japanese may be col
lected. Jinrikishas, the queer small carriages
in which natives and the ubiquitous tourist
carried to and fro, with the strong, if small,
brown men horses may be provided tor the
amusement of guests. In these, II carriers can
be obtained short journeys from one room to
another may be made, each room province of
the empire of Japan with decorations adapted.
Everywhere possible Japanese lanterns may
hang; the favors may be Japanese, such as
vases, fans, tiny parasols, ETC. Fan-tan, game
played with cards, supposed to have originated
in Japan, may pEove interesting to guests Not
more than six should sit at table for this
game. No. / lays down seven, or If there hap
pens to be none in his hand he puts up chip;
these chips cost but little in cellulod, and each
player may have so many counted out In the
beginning of the game.
On one side of the seven is to be laid a six
of the same suit; on the other side an eight.