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The Brussels Post, 1905-12-21, Page 6lotaee,AgeneewemeenotaitaraseAggewto 1 enough confectioner's sugar to make a dough still enough to mold. Solent Christen s tine largo new dates, remove the seeds, and 1111 tho cavities with a seeded raisin toad an English walnut moat, COvor with a thin la3'nr of the fottclhnt, and dip some of thorn o in melted chocolate. The fondant D 1 r- nn er mo,Y be divided and delicately culur- ed 11 proferred, Figs aro delicious when cut open, a thin layer of the fondant snneed over the inside, the fondant sprinkled with chopped et - mends, the fig pressed together again cut in halves, and entirely covered with another thin layer of the fou - dant. Serve the mints with the coffee. VtAcigNAAtioollefeettNkeeeeetnieeaAeheYW Oyster Soup—Strain all the liquor Omni 2 qts, oysters, add to it 1 cup hot water, and lot it come to a boil. Season to taste and add 2 tabie- epootis, butter and Lhe oysters; cook unell ,tho edges of the oysters bogie to curl, then stir in 1 cit. boiling milk, and serve at, once with thin brown broad and butter sandwiches. Moist, Turkey with Chestnut Stut- fing—Proparo tho turkey for roastitg in the usual manner. Make a stuping bythe following rule; Cook had tablespoon finely minced onion with 8 tablespoons butter for five minutes. Acid quarterlb, sausage meat strip- ped of the skin, 1 dozen finely chop - pod mushrooms, and 1 cup boiled and mashed chestnuts. Season with salt and pepper and 1 teaspoon minc- ed parsley. Heat the mixture, add half cup bread crumbs, and two doz.: whole french chestnuts which have been boiled and skinned. Let the, stuffing become partially cold before using it. Stuff the turkey, truss it,' rub it with soft butter, sprinkle with flour, salt and Pearlier, and pour one pt. boiling water into the pan. Have the oven very hot the li•rst 20 min-; Utes, then moderate the heat, and bake until tender and richly browned, Baste frequently with melted butter; and hot water. The turkey will look! much more festive if served on a bed of parsley and garnished with bright rod cranberries. Servo the currant jelly in cubes (formed with a spool), and the cranberry sauce in diamonds. At an informal, although very charm -I ing dinner, last Thanksgiving, where: it was desirable to avoid trouble irg serving, small plates at each cover held a block each of cranberry and crabapple jelly, a tender stalk of celery and a couple of olives. These were in place when the dinner wan annouced, and formed a very pl.asing note in the color scheme of the deco- rations. Whipped Potatoes—Pare and boll the potatoes until tender, drain very dry, mash thoroughly, add 1 cup hot! cream or milk, salt and paprika to taste, and the stiffly whipped white of 1 egg. Whip quickly with a fork until very white and light, and serve, immediately. Baked Squash—The squash may be baked the day before, and reheata.t for dinner. Add a little sweet cream if very dry, Scalloped Onions—Boil the onions until tender in two waters, the last ono slightly salted, drama very dry, season with salt and paprika to taste, and chop rather true. Place with fore bread crumbs in alterna'.e layers in a buttered pudding dish.' having tittle bits of butter between each layer. Cover the top with but -I toned crumbs, pour over 1 cup milk' which has been cooked until slightly thickened with 2 teaspoons corn- starch, and bake in a moderato oven' for 20 minutes. Apple and Walnut Salad—Mix equal quantities of broken walnut meats and diced apples (pared), marinate with a Drench dressing, place in rosy apple cups, put a spoonful of mayou neeee on top of each and servo on in- dividual plates. Tho apples must not be prepared until just before they are to be served, as they will quickly discolor. If necessary to have then in readiness beforehand, put them in cold water, and put a plato over them to keep them entirely covered. When wanted, drain, and dry gently on a towel. Cover the wafers with grated cheese, dust with paprika, and place in a moderate ovou for ten minutes. Pumpkin Fie—Stir into 1 qt. boil- ing milk 1 pt, well stewed and strained pumpkin. Lot it scald a minute, then add 1e cups sugar, 4 well beaten eggs, half teaspoon sg't, 1 oven tablespoon each of ground cinnamon and ginger, a little grated nutmeg and 1 tablespoon molasses. Bake in a deep pie tin lined with good paste. This recipe will make rich, delicious pumpkin pies. Cranberry Tart—Line a pie plate with good pasto, 011 with jellied cranberries, and twist narrow strins of the paste across the top to leave diamond shaped spaces. Put an- other narrow strip around the edge, and bake in a good oven to a deli- cate brown. Iced Plum Pudding—Make a rich chocolate custard, and freeze as for any other ice cream, Steam half cue each of seeded raisins and currants until plump, mix with half out cit- ron sliced thin, half cup candied cherries cut in half, and half cup candied apricots cut fu (ice, Ivan served fruits may be used if more convenient. Moisten the candied fruits with strong lemonade, and let stand until soft. Then drain, and mix with the frozen cream, turn the dasher a tow minutes longer to thor- oughly mix in the fruit. When froz- en very hard, pack in a mold, and bury in foe and salt for at least two hours. Turn out carefully, anal servo any rich fruit syrup, or with a half -frozen pineapple sherbet pita.! around the pudding. 1•Iave the dish for the pudding thoroughly chilled before turning the pudding out. This -iced pudding will be found most de11•1 cions, and a pleasant variation froxet, the plum pudding so generally served at. Thanksgiving and Christmas, Cake—D'our cups light bread dough, 22 cups sugar, 1 cup batter, 8 eggs,, 1 cup raisins, stoned and well flour- ed, a little grated nutmeg, half' tenspoon oath ground cloves and efnnamoti and halt teaspoon of soda dissolved 1n 'a little hot water; add 1 cup •candied citron cut in thin bits and gained, Mix well, let rico a short time, and bake In to slow oven. frost with boiled )ting, and orae- meat with it tiny yellow candy pumpkin in the ,ceeiter and eireloa t)f sort reef fondant molded in little balls to imitate cranberries. Date Creams—]Measure the white of an egg bit a glassy add an 0401! quantiter of Bernet .'ethane, and lithe to JOLLY DAY FOR EMPERORS Saxe-Boiningen, with whom the Kaiser is on unfriondiy terms. $1.25 FOR EVERY BL7CGAR, There aro alae foreign monarchs who must mut be forgotten, otter - wise international eomplicatioua tttigitt ensue. The Czar Invariably receives a Christmas present from tbo Kaiser, and always Fiends ono in return. 'rho Emperor Francis Jos - emit of Austria (suds a pt•esent from the Kaiser on his breakfast table every Christmas morning, and King Edward of England, as well as other members of the English Roe al fanc- ily, is never forgotten. King Charles of Roumania, who belongs to an- other branch of the Ilonhenznlleen faintly, is on the 001707'11 list, to nhieh President Roosevelt has now been added, The choice of all these presents be- fore Clu•istntas, their despatch ex- netly at the right time, so that they shall reach the recipients jest on Chriatmas meriting, and afterward the letters of thanks and acknon- lodgments make Christmas an un- usually busy time for the Kaiser, who, however, seems to take a real delight in it. In remembering the need of courte- sies in Imperial relatives and the crowned heads of Europe, the Kaiser never forgets his own servants and the soldiere of his army. In the Im- perial palace there is a separate Christmes treo for the servants, ell of whom receive valuable Christmas gifts from their Imperial master. The Kaiser also remembers his troops, fot orders are sent out from the Imper- ial Cabinet for Christmas eelebra- OBSERVANCE OF CIiRIST] AS - IN ROYAI. COURTS. Kaiser Joins in Singing of Carols on Christmas Eve—Czar's Christmas, Kaiser Wilhelm, who has a strong sentimental vein in hitt, observes till the soutimeutal Christmas customs of his country with keen enthusiasts. At sunset on Christmas eve Lite irn- perial fancily assettbtes in one of tine large halls of the palace at Potsdam or in Berlin, more -often at Potsdam. In the corner of this room stands au immense Christmas tree, reaching from floor to coiling, with huge branches extending in all direction;. The tree is hung w ith several hun- dred Chinese lanterns and candles, which throw a brilliant light on the imposing array of rnagnincent pre- sents that also hang from the bran- ches, hooding under the load of goo'l things. - The programme of proceedings on Christmas eve is tho sante in eve",v German family. First the family cir- cle gathers round the Christmas tree and sings one or more Christnin.s carols; then husband embraces wife and kisses her, and father and moth- er embrace and kiss all their child- ren, and the children embrace an.1 kiss one another. Finally the pre- sents are distributed amid general rejoicing, and the family sits down to e. Christrnas eve supper, which in Roman Catholic households is limit- ed to fish. In the Kaiser's household the same procedure is followed, First the tree is lighted up, then the Kaiser, the Empress and their children -sing a Christmas carol together. The Em- press plays the accompaniment on the piano, and the Kaiser loads tht singing with his tine, powerful voice. This year he will be silent, for that recent operation in the throat which he underwent renders singing impos- sible for him. The carol over, the Kaiser and his consort begin to dis- tribute the presents to their chdld- ren, beginning with the Crown ?rinee and ending with their only daughter, who is their youngest child. WHOLESALE GILT GIVING. The Kaiser and the liitnpress pur- chase the presents themselves, going round the shops in Berlin befn'u Christmas and choosing gifts which they know will be most acceptable to the respective children. Tho Kuix- er spends hours and hours in buying these presents for his family, for it is one of his greatest pleasures to study tho individuality of each child and to encourage its development. Accordingly the presents are all suit- ably selected, and there is no disap- pointment or disillusionment among the Imperial children, Often it hap- pens that the presents are too hoavy to hong on the Christmas tree, which is then reserved for the lighter ones. Near the Christmas tree stand tables to bear the heavier presonte, one table for each child. The giving, however, is not all on ono side. Each one of the Imnperial children gives his father and mother several presents, bought out of his or her own pocket money, so that two extra tables have to bo provid- ed for the rrcoption of the prawns for the Kaiser and his wile. Alto- gether, fully 100 presents aro ex; changed between the Kaiser, the Em- press and their seven children, amu the gifts vary from rifles for tho eld- est sons to dolls for the little Prin- cess, who is tho pet of her sic bro- thers, After the distribution of the Christmas presents, the -Kaiser and his family sit down to supper, which on this occasion they take alone, un- attended. it is a happy and modal family circle The family celebration is only a small proportion of the Kaiser's Christmas. There aro in Germany besides the Kaiser, who is Ting of Prussia, no leas than three other kings, those of Bavaria, Saxony and Wurtemberg; six Grand Dukes, those of Baden, Hesse, Saxe Weimar, Meek- lenburg-SLrelitz, Mecklenburg -Schwe- rin end Oldenburg; fire flukes, Gime of Brunswick, Saxe-Dfeiningen, Saxo- Altenbt.rg, Saxe-Cabw'g-Gotha, and Athol', and seven. Princes, those co Scbwarzburg-Rttdolfstacit, Waldeck, limos of the elder line, Reuss of tbo younger lino, Schaumberg-I.iplto and Lippe. in all, twenty-one petty, in- dependent ruling sovereigns of the la oderat States of the German lrnt- piro, and to each one the Italsnf sends a Christmas present by special courier, and from each ono t.ha Kais- er receives a Christmas gift, also brought by special courier. Tt taxes the Imperial ingenuity to the utter- most every year to soled suited, o presents to send all the other rulers of Gorman States, but every recipient invariably has the feeling that th:t Raiser has studied his own pceulhtr tastes and desires with minute at- tention. There are many °there who have to bo thought of by the raiser. There is his brother, 'Prince Henry of Pres - site, awl bis five nephews and metes. 'Prince There's children, The ICaisw' Inas four married sisters, and »over Mile to send each one of them a Christmas present;; in most cases, their huibanis and children receive presents •from Williams TI, les Well, The only exception is made in the ease o1 the husband of Pelnersa Char- lotto, lhnrlotto, time TCainer'ti oldest sister, who is married to Prince Bernard of are gone through symbolical of thol iltetAANY events of the eve of Christmas 1,908 years ago, whoa the wise teen of the Nast sought the stable in Bethlehem with their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The Czar, the Czarina and their eldest daughter, now 8 years of age, attend ehls service, which completes the ceremonies of (]hrlsbmas Eve, The Imperial children have boon taught to belIevo in Santa Clans, and bolero going to heti on (Jhrist- mus eve, they hang their stockings on their bedsteads to be filled by the ' beneficent saint during the night. Later the Czar and Czarina creep quletl,v tht'ouglt their children's bed- rooms and rill up the stockhtgs with the good things that will cause the recipients so much pleasure in the morning. On Christians day, the (czar thine - Acta no husittess, and is invisible to Ms Ministers, for ho devotes the day entirely to his family, itnttutho'ized intruders into the Imperial apart- ments at the Winter palace lit lit. Petersburg on Christmas morning would find the despotic ruler of Rus- sia crawling around the room on all - fours, carrying ono or more daugh- ters on his back, Ills daughters treat hien as a horse, and bolahnt' his Imperial Majesty with their toy whips, while the Czarina laughs at the comical sight. In the evening, a Christmas tree Is lighted up, and the presents brought by Santa Claus during the previous night are stung on it for inspection and admiration. Apart from the observance of Christ- mas in the strict seclusion of his DON'T FOOL WITH SANTA CLAUS. (le Hilarious Harry—I'll just put this live mouse into my stocking before 1 hang it up, and Men— (2) "When Santa Claus comes— (3) "I shall knots, who it isP' tions to bo held in tho barracks on Christmas eve, and for extra good Christmas dinners to be served to the men on Christmas clay, Where -1 over possible, the men are granted leave of absence to spend Christmas at home, though there are many thousands who cannot afford to travel home, oven if they have pe" - mission, On Christmas day the Kaiser goes out walking with his sons, and every soldier in uniform whom tho Kaiser meets in the streets and every - beg- gar eegar whom he secs standing by the wayside, receives a silver coin worth $1,25, .For the Kaiser, Christmas is really a Gino of charity, good w1'.1 towards anon, rejoicing and mhierri- ment, anti so long as his iniluonco is predominant in Gorman tho theme - ter of Christmas celebration will re., main the same, 'ills children Ore growing up now; the Crown Prince is 21, and the youngest daughter is nearly 12, but at Christmas they aro all little children again, delight- ed to gather round the family Christ; inns tree, '11131 CZAR'S CHRISTMAS, Cltrlstteas is observed at the Ras - elan court, similarly, but with sliirbt dtfforences. 'rho Czar and his fatn.tly are devout Orthodox Crooks, and they omit none of the Orthodox Greek rellgious obeervanece eonnect- od with the lcstVal of the birth rot Owlet, In Russia, whore time is reckoned according to the Old styli, (litristtnas falls thirteen days later than with tis, and tho celebration Is more on Christtnas day than (Inlet - mate eve.. On Christmas eve there le riivine service, nt which various rites family circle, tho Czar marks the occasion by liberal G•ilty of money and good things Lo the poor of St. Petersburg and Moscow, HOW FRANCIS JCSTCI'FI Cl,Llii- BRATES, Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria invariably spends Christmas with his favorito daughter, Archduchess Val- erie, who is married and the mother of six children, The Emperor leaves Vienna on December 23 and arrives at Wttllsec, whore his daughter re- sides, in tltnu to see the Christmas tree lit up and the presents distribut- ed on Christmas eve. In Austria tho ohservanee of Christmas is ahnost identical with that in Connally, an.l the same similarity could be seen at the respective courts. A peep into Wallseo caste on Christmas day would reveal I''rtancis Joseph with ono grandchild on each knee and the others clustered around him, whsle he tolls theist thrilling Christmas store los. Later in tho clay ho goes out hunting with his son-in-law, Arch- (hike Francis Sitivato', and often drops in at the cottages of the wore: - men on the estate to wish them a Merry Christmas and to slip n heavy silver coin into their willing }Lands, SUGAR TAIP1"V, 'Memo pounds best brown saga!', Che, pound butter, enn11git water to moisten the sugar; boll until crisp talion dropped into mid water, then pour Into pans, or upon platters, as title as possible, It malty re- quires to boil fast, without stirring, i throeequartors of nn hour, - The Christmas Tree kokkAAAAAiwwwwwvoitow pretty things on Chrlstutas but you and father—Aunt Mary, Uncle win, Eloise, Mantle, all the rest of the family, and event my fri,ntls—all Ibut just you? :1 would rather have something from you than anyone, even. Santa Claus,: Think of ILI After no much effort, and no explanations possible! Santa Claus still gets credit for the tree, but mother"s and father's gifts are plainly marked. As for Santa (noun, may he not be regarded by the Christian as typical of rho giver of goad gifts? Santa Claus needs no apologist.. lie has made lives better and brighter state his fleet coming. ilo not regard the Christmas tree a "bother," oven if fatigue and sac- rifice aro its price. Remember how rich you are in having some one In your heart aucl home who is expect- ing Santa Clnua, Anal rotnember the splendid privilege of conferring so much happiness. 4 LOVE'S LESSON. 0 straugu and sweet that holy night. When l.,ovo Carne down the shining way, Midst angel -snug and starry light, To nestle low upon the hay. Front etuural(1 throne to manger -bed Lovo reeked not that the change was loss, Nor over balled on the Wtt3' • From ntunbnr-bed to bitter (roes. Not as a king whom few might reach Cance ho, the Ring of courts above, But as a little child, to teach The holy, unknown ways of Love. And ever through the brightening clays That mighty teaching spreads its ligh t; Earth sings a clearer song of praise With every passing Christmas night. CI f' t r tree,' whatever '1'110 1 la t 1aHof 1 s zc, :dwelt! h t symmetrical t oout- line, if possible. The first etep to I ire taken is to thin the brandies somewhat, without injuring tin s,vnt- tnetl')', that the dr'cornlioms ntav have full eked without any appear- once of being crowded. The next step in to fix the tree firmly to a base, To this end saw the trunk oft squarely, ttntl with nails secure it to the bottoul of a wooden box (a soap -box will an swer) by placing the tree on tete Iloot', holding tete base tip nil driv- ing the nails through the bottom of tile box. Now stand it upright, holding it straight L]tt, while, and fasten four strong slats (previously prepared) across the top of the box, crossing each other, so that the trunk will secure it absolutely. Next provide for safe lights, a most necessary factor in rho enjoy- ment of the tree. This is best ac- complished by tmdiating-rods, con - branches (varying from six inches at forming to the, outline of the tbto top to three feet or more at the bottom, according to the size of the tree). Bore holes with an au- ger at six-inch intervals spirally up the trerl-trt,nk, Troia baso to top, and shape the ends of the rods to fit Into these toles closely. These rods should be about one-half an inch in diameter, substantial enough to not only bo a firm rest for the candle -sockets, but also to (tang upon, Paint them green, and they become an integral part of the tree; or if noticeable, It is to add ratter than detract from the general effect. 'Do not imagine that this rod fea- ture is difficult of accomplishment. It is not; and being an absolute safeguard against accident is worth the little extra trouble: involved, After covering' the box neatly (white muslin will answer, covered with sprays of green left from thin- ning the branches, and loosely tack- ed on) the tree is ready for trim- ming. Of course, it must be bright and gay in its final appearance, but• it should not be. inharmoniously so. Select a color scheme, and while not confining yourself to it absolutely let IL predominate strongly. Yellow in very effective. There should be nothing on the tree that could not be Oilseed as "Christmas fruit," but a W110 ox- ception is a scattering of paper flowers, Place a red rose (or other flower easily made at ionto) where each rod enters the tree, and a yel- low one at the tip of each largo branch. Ala'ce a number of little yellow silk hags, which till with sugared pop- corn, dates anti' raisins. The same filling will also answer for cornu- copias, of which there should be quite a good supplyin varying sizes and colors. Clear candy rings and others of crystallized sugar may be slipped on the ern' twigs of the largo branches by the dozen, each to be plucked with delight at the proper time. Gilded walnuts aro indispensable, and even more efetictivo are those wrapped in copper -leaf (which looks like gold -loaf), the ragged Curds hang- ing down. First wire the nuts so as to hang then on the trtx, touch thein over with mucilage, lay each one on a copper leaf, rolling it up loosely, leaving it ragged, not neat and even. These nuts aro very gay and pretty. The leaf costs but a trifle. Some fine red apples and perfect oranges must be distributed judici- ously, and any normal child will declare there never was suoh fruit. Stick -candy, large and small, tied hi bunches with yellow baby ribbon Is another effective feature. Tito old- fashioned sugar hearts, grotesque figures, wind -mills, chickens, etc., must have a place. Gilt -paper hands, cut like lattice work, holding figs; tittsol and colored paper slippers, boxes or other de- signs (these latter can be bought) filled with goodies, nuts and whole- some candies; peppertuint cane's and the bonbons, largo and small, hold- ing paper caps --indeed, anything pretty may be added that has some meaning, can hole! "Christmas fruit, and is not merely a meaningless gewgaw, On the topmost branch the litt.lo wax angel, or Christ -child, tnny ho attached, the size appeopt'iato to tho size of time tree, '..hose little figures generally cone very shab- bily dressed, a matter castle" remedied by changing the soiled I for a fresh skirt, or by talc- ; ing of the shirt entiroly and tying n pretty ribbon with curls about the waist or over the shoulder. Tho above material, in quantities suited to the size of the trot, will give a beautiful result, The candles ,should be yellow, if that is the pro- ' I g ro-'douinating color o1 the trco's trint- I mintsn. 1)o ot make tho ntistttkn of hang- ing gifts on the tree, 'Tho tree is from Santa Claes, the gifts from Family ani friends --a dli*hwtion which should be inutile clone to each little mind. Aid label Caclt gift be- fore placing it under the tree—the proper place for all Christmas gifts. Santa Claus is sure to be given credit for anything anonymous. Tho writer once received a shriek not easily forgotten, After much shopping, supplemented by work at home, a hcctiDef al tree, with numer- ous gifts beneath, gladdened the heart and oyes of her one and only Christmas morning, Everything was duly enjoyed throughout tho day, bite In the twilight two little arms were slipped abbot ntotintr's e lc, and a soft vice asked: "nlotrthur, able is it !frit nettYbo?iv gives me ortILD1s(I CIIFTS. Po mother's always appreciate the little efforts their children make to please and do right? Or do they too often forget to give the word of praise, the smile of conemendation so dear to the child's heart? Sometimes the child, in his endeavor's to 00 something to tnako his mother hap- py, meets with some trilling accident that calls dawn wrath upon its young head. Ho luny perhaps got his clothes soiled or torn while in pur- suit of smoothing that ho wants to 'bring home to mother.' Tu such a ease hots dons the average mother meet his elToet? - A story is told of n sturdy litho lad who tva'cled far into the stream to gather water lilies, and with hie chubby hands filled with the coveted treasures he started for home, his clothes chipping with the water. Thi question is asked: "lbow did hie mother meet his gift?" With mane, mother's tho following scone would bo apt to occur, the first thought ex • pressed being: "Go this instant and change your clothes, you bad boy, to get so wet." "But, mother," says the lad, "do you see these lovely liies—told smell how sweet they are." But he is only meet with tho rebid!", "Go and change your clothes, I say.'' . 'Aro Iva not sometimes a bit toe practical?" asks Clara E. Lord, an tolling this little story. "'Poo prole to censure first artd show pleasure second? Cahoot a more fitting time bo found to instil habits of careful- ness, of neatness, otc„ Into tho child's mind, than when ho comes, with his heart In his hand and love in hbs oyes, to offer a gift that it has cost him something to secure, oven though his clothing be wet or torn and his face and hands far from clean?. "And again, are tvc sufficiently gra- cious, are wo true to our own bast eelven, when, on learning that somt- tting—never taint1 hew small a ser- vice—has been dorso for us,, we say: "What did you do that for? Thcro was no need of itl" Was it not prompted by love, and should we not understand why It was done? /Tow mach simpler, sweeter, mute natural, more loving, would have. been a "thank you" straight from the heart, accompanied by a mullet —never the perfunctory, formal "thank you" given too often, an•.i without a smile," 1 hold him great who for loon's sol o 'Can give with earnest generous will; Set he who takes for love's sweet sake I think 1 hold more generous stilt. Christmas Candies CRYSTALLIZED CREAMS. Fill a shallow pan with corn starch, and make deprosslonn in it an itch in depth and in tllatnetec, heat over but realer ono cupful of orange ntarmnlade and itdd a scant quarter of a paeltugc Of gelatine sof- tened In Lwo tablespoonfuls of colic water. With this pulp half 1111 tho mottle in the starch, and when hard- ened complete tilling them with fon- dant flavored with orange. When cold, dip in guns water (one 0111300 of gum arable to one plot of water), and while wet toll in granulated sugar, lay on waxed paper, and sot in a warns place Lo dry. TURON BALLS, W'ltip the whites of six eggs to a still' froth. Add seven Ounces of chestnut tneats which have been boiled and pressed through a sieve. Add alternately with the chestnuts sullicient powderedsugar to make a flexible paste. Break off small portions and rc-1l them into balls; dip in slightly beaten white of egg, and teat Into carolled violets, which have been crushed with a rolling ROSE BALLS, Beat the unhratt.'n whites of two eggs Into a quarter of a pound of almond paste; add a favoring of rose extracta and powdered sugar to make a paste thtit can bo lentad- ad, Form Otto balls, dip Into beat- en white of egg, or into gulp sem or, and roll in washed crystalized rose leaves. - MAIICFIPANE S'T'RAW131.112I1IES. This delicious sweetmeat, known also as marzipan and mttzapttat, mord usually imported, is molded in the shape of fruits, vegetables, and ani- mals, tho outside being colored to represent as nearly as possible the object selected, The sweetmeat it- self is not ]card to make, molding presenting the greater dif- fictttty The stt'awberrirs, hoveyer. are easily fo•nted, for they are sim- ply diinlnutive croquettes. Blanch, peel and dry one pound of sweat al- monds, and four ounces of bitter al- tr:ote's. Pound them in a mortar. Pitt one pound of powdered sugar Into a terrane or copper saucepan, place over a moderate ere, and stir contini ally until all dissolves and clariles, removing all scum as it rises, Take from the flee, ser the pounded almonds into IL, return to !the store, stir continually, taking care not to allow it to burn. Cook until it does not adhere to the In- gors wht'u tried. Spread on a board Ism -lidded with powdered sugar, and when nhnost cold tnold into shape, lclip Into white of egg, end roll in trod surae. Cut the green caps from angelica. CRlIIOLE KISSES. Blanch half a pound of almonds, cut half into strips, and place in a cool oven to dry. leissolvc over the the half a cupful of sugar in a quer- ter of a cupful of water. Chop the remainder of the almonds, and add them to tho boiling syrup, Conk without stirring mitt).thesyrup is a pale brown, take from the flee, and popr into a buttered shallow v,an. When cold pound to a powder. heat the whites of four eggs to a froth, add ten ounces of powdered sugar, the shrecklod - almonds, the almond candy, end a teaspoonful of vanilla. Drop in smell mounds on oiled paper, and place in a cool overt to dray thoroughly. ( TO SANTA CLAUS. Here's Baby's tiny litho sock, The last Cue in tho row; But it's not the least important, Santa Claus, I'd have you know, The toe it has to tiny hole, 'Cause Baby wore it through, But the li!tlo socket tho doare.st in the row, We want that little sock filled MR, As full as it will hold; Tho' what the baby wants put 10 I'm sure she's never told! But I think a lot of nice smooth toys, A ball, a rims, a doll, lluoultt 1111 that dearest stocking int the. row, Susotto a.nef John and Prue and 1 Tiave hung our stockings, too, Please don't forget thein either, Fanta Claus, whaLo'rr you do; But first of all fill Baby's up, And fill it to the brim, That dearest little stocltiu•g in to* row, —_ f 7.'7.11] CT11tL I DIA.S MOON. A clear moon indicates frost, A dull -looking moon moans rale, A single halo around the moon in- dicates a storm• if the moon loolts high, cold tfea- thor may bo expected, If the moon looks low clown, warm. weather is promised, The now moon on her hack ahfays indicates wet weather, ' A double halo around the moon mane very boisterous w'enther, 11 tate moon changes with the wind ht the oast, then shall We have bail weather, If the moor he bright and clear when three stays old, flat weather is protnised. When the Moon is visible in the daytime, that We May look forward to cool days. When the points et the crescent of time acre tmoonaro very (dearly vis- ible, frost may 1)0 10011011 for. if the note tnoOn n.ppoors with De pOlet..1 Open:ted, then the ntonilt will be dry; }tut should tho paints bo downward, a good ileal of rain nest be ex/meted during the uoxt three hraekp. IIOW TO DISTRIBUTE GIFTS. A pretty way of distributing Christmas gifts is to make a huge stocking of eurkcy fwd cotton or white rh'illing; run a wird in the hem mound the Lop to keep it °Pan and suspend from a hook in the ceiling by red ribbon. Provide a light step ladder, innovated with ribbon and holly, and stand by the stocking, 'Hang it ftp a clay or two before Christmas. All unbreakable presents are dropped into this capacious re coptaclo until by Christmas morning It is full to Overflowing, Light par- cels and letters aro !intend bo the out side. At breakfast table ott Christ - row morning lots are drawn for the hong' of utn�loading the stacking. Tho stop ladder is tu.ourttod and the gifts dietributed. FRUIT GLACDi Two cups of granulated sugar, ono cup of hot water, Boll; slowly half an hour, Without lttireiug, then care- fully dip the point of the spoon in the syrup, then into cold water. Tf the thread 15 brittle the syrup 18 ready; pate Into a bowl and placie over het Water, Trip whit° grapes, Tea glish Waite' to (hal vod), chortles, orange quarters thoroughly dried, into Itis, separately, and drop an to oil or waxed paper to Cool, 1)Ip carefully, so 00 not to stir tip the