Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-09-05
GOOD FORMS OF CUSTOM

The arranremen of afternoon tea
On tie veranda for few friends is
quite a different matter from the
elaborate affair given by the fash
.ionable hostess during the winter
season.
One may at any time, under any
preteXt, gather a few friends toseth.
er for this informal function. Given
an inviting porch, fitted with furni-
iure Of good construction AMI line,
and in one corner a small tea table,
and we have setting that no nor
mally constituted woman could view
with Indifference; people IL with half
A dozen charming women. give them
a good cup OF tea, and appetiGing
sandwich, and some attractive cal es
and all the conditions Will be fu'-
filled for a delightful afternoon.
A hostess should see to /, IL At
the porch is comfortably furnished.
ii should be inclosed in glass, or
supplied with split bamboo clraus.
or we'll screened with wire netting
and shaded with awnings, to provide
seclusion from sun and shower. The
furniture may be Of willow, mission,
birch, hickory, or cedar OF SCod
form and construction and on trtis
tic Ines. Wen made cushions on
the seats viii make them comfort
able as we'll as attractive.
The fashion in tea tables has
changed in the last year or Two. The
type Of table that is most used Ut
present is the one that folds Il Is
put asidS when not in use. Just be-
fore the ga is served this taDle is
brought in ana arranged, and then
the tea is brought in with the SER
vice and cups on a tray and placed
on the table. The most attractive
Of these trays are of polished aud
iulaid mahogany. No mats are usca
upon these trays. AS there is rot
Usually space enough upon the tray
for plates, dolIes, etc. a mutrin or
lake stand of = low is used for mold
ing these arti, es. Some host3sces
prefer the tea carts of willow for
perch use.
Careful confederation sholld ne
given to brewing the tea. Tea sNculd
be poured or Immediately af.e" is
infusion Come isseurs make d great
be made in an Darthenware pot and
chen poured into the silver one.
from which it iB Cerved: but a tea
bail or one OF the large wire
egg shaped balls made for the pur-
pose may be placed in the pot and
Withdrawn almost Immediately and
the same result obtained. The old
fashioned rule of one teaspoonful
for each person and one for the pot
is still adhered to, and of course
the water must be boiling when
brought in contact with the -a. ard
the teapot rinsed with the boiling
water before the tea is placed in
the teapot.
In serving tea with rum the prop
er proportion of the latter is from
one to two teaspoonfuls in cup of
tea with a slice of lemon. No cream
is used Of course. Russian tea is
made simply by adding a slice OF
lemon to the cup Of tea.
The following are two new recipes
for olive sandwiches: Take one cream
cheese, add a cupful of chopped OIL
ives. little salt and a dash of red
pepper, half teaspoonful Of Wor.
Cestershire sauce. Spread thinly be
tween thin slices of bread and butter.
Another recipe is Chop finely one
cupful Of olives, add half cIpful
Of chopped celery, add enough may
onuGise to make good spreading
mixture. Spread upon thin slices of
bread and butter cut round.
A tidbit which is enthusiastically
appreciated at an afternoon tea con-
5ists of salteen crackers buttered
and spread with anchovy paste with
q sprinkle Of cayenne pepper on top.
These are put into the oven for two
or three minutes and served piping
hot. Caviar sandwiches, too, are al
ways popular Between thin slices
of bread and butter lay lettuce
leaf, and on top of thai spread the
caviar. Squeeze a little lemon juice
over it and add a little red pepper.
A delicate sandwich is filled with
cream cheese which is mixed with
finely broken pecan nuts. Add a
little salt 10 this mixture.
The woman who may always be
found on her porch at A or 3 o'clock
on hospitable thoughts intent will
not lack visitors No one feels under
obligations for so simple an enter
tainment Under the stimulus or a
cup of tea, company manners re-
lax and pleasant conversation flows
freely and easily
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