Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-19
HOMEMAKERS COLUMN.

Correspondence on topics Of interest to the ladies'
ia soiicited. Address: Editor HoAEhAKERs
COLUMN, oxford Democrat. South Paris. Ne
A Silhouette Party.
To decorate the house for this unusual
party, choose yellow flowers and COM
bine them with wheat sprays and tie
with black ribbons. The only illumina-
ton should be from pumpkin lanterns
and those of white paper with black
silhouette figures on them Of cats, bats,
witches, brobms, half-moons, and imps.
Cover the dinner table with q white
crepe paper cloth having silhouette
border of witches, cats and other sym
bols; in the center of the table stand
"wishing WE'LL" made of black card
board placed above glass plateau that
resembles water, and when the hostess
raises the bucket with the old sweep 1t
contains love token for each guest. A
black satin ribbon two inches wide runs
from under the we'll to each black and
white, striped service plate OF cubist
fashion. Little half-pumpkins hold the
olives and radishes; while little black
pots, witch's cauldrons, hold the sailed
nuts.
Perched on the rim Of each water
glass, by way of place card, are silhou-
cites of witches for the men, the name
being written across her skirt in white
ink, and cats for the women, with the
name written about the collar. White
wooden candle sticks, with black and
white striped candles, are shaded with
little empire shades of white paper with
the silhouette figures running around
them. Above the table there IL white
silk inverted parasol, with a dropping
fringe of the silhouette symbols inter
spersed with tiny yellow pumpkins. In
the parasol are appropriate Halloween
souvenirs. Each is attached to little
black satin ribbon that has bow tied at
the end, which droops over and below
the silhouette fringe.
The guests are requested to come
gowued in black and white magpie cos
tunes, the only touch of color allowed
being little pumpkin yellow; they are
TO appear as much like silhouette figures
as possible.
The usual Halloween games are play
ed after dinner, followed by general
dancing to which others besides the
dinner guests are invited.
The menu should follow the black
and white idea, as far as 1t is practical,
10 the way of garnishes, jellies and 30
Cd 4; the one offered as suggestion may
aid in planning party of this kind.
Menu.
Gnome Cocktails
Black Marble Canapes
Witch's Cruel
Deviled Fish
Barnyard Pheasant, Baked Tomato
Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Mystery Salad
Hidden Joy in Frozen Sea
Coffee
The Gnome cocktail ia made princi-
pally of fruit. Halve and seed enough
white grapes to fill two cups; add one
cup of grapefruit pulp having carefully
removed all the white skin from it, two
tablespoonfuls fine chopped preserved
ginger, two tablespoons sugar, and
a dash of nutmeg; chill, fill the glasses
three quarters full. topping them with
cap of mint leaves and serve.
Allow one tablespoonful of the best
caviar for each canape; add to 1t table
spoonful of Cbutney syrup, a dash Of
mignonette pepper and one hard.boiled
egg that has been put through the ricer.
Lay on toast rounds, garnish with red
pepper cut into half-moon shape and
serve.
For the Cruel make q good, rich
chicken bouillOn, and serve with heap
ing teaspoonful of whipped cream on
top of each cup.
Boil two pounds of cod; when cold
free it from skin and bones and fake It,
then add to it three-quarters a cup of
soft bread crumbs, gill of melted but
ter, gill of cream, pepper, salt, two
tablespoons Chutney syrup, a tablespoon
Worcestershire sauce, and one beaten
egg; fill large, well ,buttered ramekins
with the mixture, busting the tops with
grated cheese. Bake and serve, garnish.
ed with spray of parsley across the top
and small tureen of tartare sauce.
Stuff and prepare the capon in the us
ual way, serve, garnished with glazed
sweet potatoes and baked tomatoes stuff
ed with an artichoke stuffing, made IN
the following way: One bottle of aIti-
chokes drained and chopped, one cup of
bread crumbs, half.cup of fine-chopped
celery, balf-cup of fine-chopped nuts,
pepper, salt, the beaten white of one
egg, tablespoonful of Worcestershire
sauce, two tablespoons tomato ketchup
and two tablespoons melted butter.
Hollow firm tomatoes; stuff and bake
them in the usual way but do not allow
them to fall to pieces. Tiny hot bis
cults go with this course.
Blend together a package of cream
cheese and it's weight in Roquefort
cheese, adding enough sweet cream to
soften it slightly; add pepper, salt, and a
tablespoonful of sharp Mayonnaise.
Blanch some hazel.nuts; form the
cheese mixture into soft balls with nut
in the center of each. Cut the white
centers from two heads of chicory, wash
carefully and cut in small pieces with
the kitchen scissors; drop the cheese
balls into this; lay up the salad in white
lettuce leaves with mayonnaise.
Have the ice.cream frozen very hard,
vanilla and plstachio; cut into little
blocks and cover them with chocolate
mousse. Serve at once with sponge
squares, frosted domino fashion.