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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1908)
I THE SUSDAY OREGOXIAK, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 20, 1903. LONG, GRACEFUL LINES FEATURE OF STYLES Furniture Makes Best Presents DAINTIEST and most Interesting anions ail Dame Fashion's subjects is the slender, graceful, pink cheeked, clear-eyed young: girl. Just past the awkwardness and angles of the early 'teens, and not yet come to the lull development of mature woman hood. , The slender lines of the debutante figure lend themselves, with a distinc tive grace attained by no other, to the 'most effective designs of the modiste, land particularly is this true of the ilonfr. loose, clinging styles of the I present season. To be sure, all the 'pmart new garments for young girls , have certain frivolous touches and-tdts lot fluffy or frilled detail not to be I found in the wardrobe of the more ma ture, and some of the most charming efffects in the dlrectoire designs are ieeen gracing the slenderncss of debu- tantes. , HOME-MADE CANDY ALWAYS Lilian Tingle Tells Confectioners' Secrets So All May Make Dainty BY 1.1 MAX TINGLE. CLEVER and popular friend of mine some years ago made a vow that except to her mother and sis ter, of whose needs and taste she could be absolutely certain, she would give no Christmas gifts except home-made candy. "Everyone likes home-made candy." she said, "and if they don't they can always have the pleasure of giving it to those who do. without any twinges of conscience or fears that I'll think they don't value my gift. Half the pleasure In having candy is in passing it around; but if I'd sent them bass and needle books, or other weird things made out of colored handkerchiefs and ribbons, for which they had no real use. they would probably feel" some hesitancy in giving them away lest 1 might see them again. The cluttery things cost more time and money and are not half so satisfactory in the end." So with the approach of Christmas my friend lays in a supply of sugar, brown, maple, granulated and pow dered; a lstge variety of dried and crystaliiied fruit and nuts, some butter and esss. a quantity of paraffine pa i e r, with ribbons and boxes of all sizes and s!mpes. Of the last some are purchased empty at candy stores, others are the miscellaneous hoardings of the year, no one being allowed to dispose of any kind of box that comes to the house until our A few of the many and varied adap tations of the prevailing modes for the pretty misses still in their 'teens have been sketched for' The Orenonian from the stock of local shops and outfitting establishments, and are shown in the accompanying pictures. No. 5 shows a girlish adaptation of the new and modish "Empress Nippon" coat, quite the most smart wrap of the season. This long cloak, fitting close ly and enveloping the figure from throat to hem. Is almost a complete suit in itself, and is a most satisfactory garment for wear with short rain skirt and shirtwaist, besides being both smart and practical for wearing over a filmy parry frock or dancing gown en route to and from. The full frill or ribbon edging the border of the little empire vest of this coat, and also em ployed as a finish at the cuffs, gives a girlish note. A particularly dainty and girlish adaptation bf the directoire lines is candymaker has seen it and decided on Its future possibilities. These odii boxes are usually decorated and glorified with the aid of crepe or watercolor paper, a paint box, a saucer of gilt paint, some Christmas seals, tags, cards and ribbons. But you may be more interested in wliat she puts in them than in the boxes themselves. She lias an extensive candy repertoire and an admirable tact in selecting just the right variety for each of her friends. Some weeks before it is needed she begins utilizing her spare moments in making "fondant." which will be the foundation of many of her sweets, and which l-.ither Improves with keeping. Most habitual enndymakers know how to make fondant, but lor the occasional candymaker who has perhaps tried and failed, here is the method in detail: For a beginner it is best to start with one pound (two cups of sugar and half a cup of water. Let this dissolve in a smooth granite pan and bring it rather slowly to the boiling point. You may stir it until dissolved, but as soon as boiling begins odd a quarter teaspoonful of cream of tartar, put away your spoon, wipe cautiously with a wet cloth round the sides of the pan to remove any sugar crystals, cover and let boil about five minutes. The syrup lias to be boiled to the "soft ball" or "long hair" stage. A sugar theimometer enables you to do the cooking with absolute accuracy. "38 degrees being th correct temperature. shown in the party gown. No. 4. This smart little frock Is fashioned of the soft, clinging directoire satin, in a deli cate corn color not quite so pro nounced as the "blondine" shade and the trimmings of silken fringe and embroidery are in robin's egg blue; this note of dainty blue being worked out charmingly through the princess panel down the front of the frock, and in the high directoire girdle with its sash knots of soft blue velvet and deli cately contrasting linings of the corn color. The shirred leeve-p!eco ter minates at the elbow with an embroid ered band of two tints, and a triple flounce of fine, delicate lace falls well to the wrist. A triple frill of lace also softens the low-cut neck at front and back. A smart little afternoon frock is shown in No. 3, the material being of novelty goods in a new check, and has the slashed opening down the front which has .been a smart feature of ACCEPTABLE Sweets for Yulefide Season. Failing a thermometer, you can Judge by any one of the following tests: 1) Dip a fork into the syrup and let a few drops fall (but not back into the syrup); if a long hair-like thread remains the sugar is ready. .(2) Have a wire skewer standing in a dish of cold water. Dip tills into the syrup; replace in the water and then push off the sugar with thumb and forefinger. If It can be gathered into a soft ball it is ready for pouring. (3) This takes courage and quickness, but is satisfactory. Dip your finger in cold water, then in the boHing syrup, then back in cold water, and sec if you can gather the clinging sugar Into a soft ball. The finger will not be scalded provided you do not dip it beyond the wet part and are quick in your move ments. It is perhaps easier to judge the consistency of the syrup on your fin ger than on a skewer. A clean linger is. of course, obligatory. The moment the right temperature is reached pour the syrup upon a large platter or marble or slate slab, slightly oiled with the best salad oil. Let stand until you can presB the surface film with out making your finger sticky; then be gin working the candy back and forth with a wooden spatula until you, have a smooth. ' creamy mass. For a small quantity a stout wire cake-beater is a. very convenient implement. As the candy cools and thickens begin knead Uig with the hands until the whole is a smooth, putty-like mass. Then press ll this type of the season's costumes, the slash and buttons reaching from yoke to hem. The upper part of the one piece over-frock isr somewhat like the jumper" cut. with a short sleevelet, and the underwaist. or glinp has the swathed style of sleeve to the elbow. with a tight-fitting undersleeve, hori zontally tucked, continuing to the wrist, with points reaching well out over the hand. . A Ion; sash , of silk wound twice about the waist and knotted at the front, with tasseled ends, completes this pretty costume. No. 1 shows a dainty design for a girlish little morning house-gown, and No. 2 shows a modish little driving jacket, edged with satin. No. 6 illustrates the bodice of anoth er effective frock for young girls, in which silk fringe is combined with lace, rosette and- buttons in the trim ming. The high, shirred girdle worn with this bodice is one of the new lead ing features of young girl's fashions. Into a bowl or fruit Jar, cover with a damp cloth pressed down over It and set away at least 24 hours to ripen. Material Most Useful. . This cream is not only the founda tion of innumerable candies, but makes one of the best and most delicious cake frostlngs. Moreover, it will keep for months. If in a cool place and well cov ered, and a large jar of it Is a splendid thing to keep on the "emergency shelf." Another method of working the syrup was taught me by a candy manufacturer. Instead of turning the syrup out to cool, wipe the sides of the pan and let the syrup cool undisturbed until the surface can be dented. Then hold the pan firmly to the table and induce a pair of strong, masculine arms to stir the syrup violently with a long wooden pad die' (if you haven't one, get him to whittle it out of a stick of kindling), until the whole is a thick, creamy mass; turn out on a board, knead, and pack away as above. Given the willing mas culine muscles, this latter method is an admirable one for a larger quantity of syrup: but it is not an easy one for a single pair of feminine hands. AVhat May Go "Wrong. But suppose the sugar refuses to work into a "smooth, creamy mass." and be comes grainy and hard? That means that you have overboiled it, or that the mixture was not cool enough when you began working it. Don't be discouraged. Put it back in the pan with some more water and repeat the whole process. It will probably come right this time. As a last resort overcooked sugar can al ways be made into butter scotch, peanut brittle or caramel. Having, a good stock of fondant you Bookcases Writing Desks Morris Chairs Rockers Parlor Suits Davenports feat 4 5L Hall Trees w-.'-K s. - - - WP$$& Leather Couches m$mmmZ Library Dining Tables Sideboards Dressers :.-,,"-t "i.-,!. - .t S are now . ready for , the flavoring, color ing and making ,up of the candies. This should -be done not too far ahead of Christmas, but. is ' not a heavy task if all the accessories are prepared before hand. , For flavoring you may have any of the following: Peppermint, almond. lem on, orange,, vanilla, rose, wintergreen, anise-seed, cinnamon, chocolate, coffee, caramel, mapleine; or sherry. For 'coloring there' are various harm less "fruit colors" on 1 the market, or you. can " use the' pink coloring that comes with gelatine.;' For varying shades of yellow-and brown caramel solution is very useful, while a .'few. drops of grape juice -.neutralized" w-ith soda will give lavender tones.- The coloring and flavor ing should be kneaded into the fondant as required. Centers, for dipped creams are -Improved by standing over night, so that a thin: film hardens over the soft fondant.'' ' ' j - ; Besides . cream ." centers you may have nuts of various kinds, crystallized fruits, fresh : fruits (such as grapes or orange sections) for immediate use; gum drops, marshmaUows, . dried ; fruit stuffed with nuts,. and .fondant marshmaUows. squares bf firm fruit, marmalade, nut paste and'so forth. Take a hint from the confectionery - stores. One of the choicest fillings, .however, is a strictty home-made .one currant or grape Jelly stiffened slightly : with'-gelatine and cut in squares when cold. How to Dip Centers. For dipping have all the centers readr and pieces'' of- oiled '. or paraffine pape. prepared.' Melt the fondant in a double boiler "and coat the - centers, one at a time, dipping them with the aid of candy dipper, fork, skewer, tongs or spoon, as is most' convenient, 'and placing them side by side on the papers to dry. For final decoration nuts or bits of A Hafier of Great Imporfaneo fo Amerisan Vcmon ' One hundred years of success have demonstrated the truth cannot overstate the extraordinary results that follow the faithful .of all hair tonics. We wish it were possible to send you a sample bottle with your copy, of this newspaper. Oft course thisisnot practical, but we want' every reader, man or woman, to have a sample of this peerless hair , tonic, so please write us to-day. 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Chopped green pistachio nuts make pretty candies, combined with white creams. Crushed candied violets, mint leaves and rose petals are also effective; and though these decorating materials are compara tively expensive, very little is needed to give a pretty, and uncommon effect. Moreover, the "fore-handed" girl makes them for herself when the flowers are at their best, and stores them for Christ mas. Tatooed Society Aristocrats, Philadelphia Dispatch. That mankind retains a little of the barbarous predilection for personal adornment is evidenced by the report that Sutherland SlacDonald. a noted Scotch tattooer, has sailed from England to practice his art upon the skins of the socially elect of Philadelphia. The artist's fame reached here some time ago when certain young society men recently returned from abroad, proudly exhibited to their elnbmates armorial bearings. crests. Chinese dragons, snakes, jackrabbits and fancy arabesques with which the tattooer had decorated their bodies. This was enough to make a few others jealous, and the ladies are likewise agog at the widespread report that the Scotch man can tatoo upon the delicate cheeks a blush that won't come off. Some of the Philadelphia society men said to have al ready patronized the tatooer are Dr. Wil liam H. Furness, Walter Furness and A'.fred C. Harrison, Jr. "Fashions in linger Xails, Kancas City Journal. Fashions change, even in finger nails, and the pointed nails of a few years ago are looked upon as almost barbaric at present. It also seems that women TO-NIGHT, WHEN YOTT COMB TOUR HAIR, see whether the combings are more than usual, and look for the small, white flakes that indicate dandruff. If dandruff is present, get rid of it at once, if you really value long, abundant hair. Your hair cannot be healthy and strong if you have dandruff. The greatest preparation in the world for dandruff is ED. Pli-fiUD'S HAIR TOiW 9 (Eau de Quinine) TEN". Parfumerie AMERICAN ED. 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There is a line sphere here for suffragettes if they have any superfluous energy aVer worrying our unhappy government ror foreign mis sionary work, as we learn that the wo men are yoked to tho sledges with the dogs, and draw their lords and mas ters. Tho old people are killed oil when they become 'useless. Mealier. Henry Van Dyke. Her eyes are like the evening ali Her voice is like a rose. Her lips are like a lorely song. That ripples ns it flows. And she herself is sweeter than The sweetest tiling she knows. A slender, haunting, twilight form Of wonder and surprise, She seemed a fairy or a child. Till, deep within her eyes. I saw the homeward-leading star. Of womanhood arise. of this assertion. We use of this most famous : .1. TAUPE 0UININI ED. P1NAUD OFFICES SO NEW YORK Vflibriii'Tr-l"'r-i M a ?ir i tf ,, ,.CH .(r'",f ! 1J ,lt,,,iuvivtws.
