, 1873-02-09

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tastes are in harmony with yours, and who pre-
fer the genuine article. We must plead guilty
to the same penchant, and can well remem ber
the horror in our mother's face and voice when.
| snatchlng German-s1Yer spoon from us, she
| exclaimed, "Janc, do you mean to poison that
| chid! Z! 1t must have been an erroneous idea OF
! her5 that tho baser metals were injurious, for
mnny people board, bat they atill lire. Starting,
then, into our dining~room, the first considera~
ton should be the table itself. Most people
have the storeotFped extension for 1iiost houses
are Like most other houses. This, no doubt, has
! its advantages, especially whore boardera are
kept, as it can he stretched out indefinitely; but
for private family, Particularly il small one
and the great proportion Of American fami-
lies aro smal1-perhaps something else might
he suggested that would bo better suited to their
wants and the meagre hospitality OF tho present
day. The times are gone by in which pdterfa-
| naisas counted his children by the dozen, and
the lntch-string was metaphorically always out
for any guest to pull and enter. It little mat-
tered then who came, for the table was like an
omnibus, ,-thero was always room for one moro
How changed it all is. What small ways
We have got into. Mrs. 3. laviehes Ill ehe
can get upon her parlor, and has it just as near
like Mrs. C.'s as she can but pulls long face il
Mr. B. meets IN old friend and brings him home
unexpectedly to dinner. "Proyoking man he
might have known better, there is no soup to-
day, and only stewed beef and carrots. am 80
re1ed and aehamod!'' Poor, foolish woman
No doubt you would have preferred to have
served that recherche lttlo d1nner that you
iaN ha5a saa so oft often contemplated and Pre-,
custon, thus IN ,;va brt xo,, eaa 1o,, oa-rot
D..,-: -, -: '1o -" ~*A'no@'
Dosptse 'ne anaIn anu LINK moment NO
doubt the ste" Is saSory, and you thought it
Buhclently good for yourself and husband. Are
you, then, SO much lower than your guest? Have
you coarser tastes, grosser appetites? s.No,
indeed, you answer Indignantly. Pray, low
comes it, then, that tho meal is not good enough
not respect yourself; you wish to live a lie, and
SO husband and friend are left in tho comfort
less showroom, the hitter growing nervous, the
former realizing it, until you join them at din
simple, wholesome meal,-quite the best yon can
afford, especially since you bought that tapestry
carpet for the showroom ont Of the money you
ecrimred from your table, when you had no busi-
ness to get anything but m ingram. What COM
fortress meal! How unhappy yon all are, while
q acourteous welcome, pleasant smile, andgra~
cious words, without any reference to the plain
dinner. would have made the simple feast really
feast, and husband and friend, instead OF part
ing coldly, With feeling OF almost estEanEe-
cigars IN tue lolnest manner imaginable. and |
"such wife as B has got" would hare been !
tue friends unfaliing eniog1ums upon you over
ate after: =, ne not only could hayo bought dinner
with oil the courses regularly served at any ho-
tel, but could have seen tho animals feed ut the
same time without extra charge, but he could !
not have bought tho genuine welcome, tho heart
felt interchsnge OF thought and rominiacenso |
that IN memory would have apotheosized that |
material beef and carrots. and made OF it spirit
ual pabulum indeed.
The e1tonsion-table Was no doubt to blame to
certain extent. The leaves were all out, and
US suggest another sort,-en e11ipse, about five |
foot by soyen, which may be made in the old
fashioned way, with leaves to fold down, and
need not always stand in the centre Of the room,
put where ones means are small and tastes suf-
fciently cultivated for them to be indifferent to
the existence Of showroom. Tho same apart
ment cen thus answer for both reception and
dlning-room if need be-.
# you lay the cloth yourself, or leave it to
your foreign hindrance, always have an extra
Gested, Will accommodate eight, and may be
OF any wood, from pine to ebony.) Tho
comfort OF that o1tra plate will never be
realized until you have tried it. You are
prepared then Tor any company, from the Preal-
dent down to your husbands old aunt. who
comes periodically, takes snuff, and begB old |
stocklng-1eg to wear on her arms aa q producer
oi :. ealoric. Always give the last touches to the
'% ~ ANso ~ 80 sA4Aos AAAV tAo
rest Of your furnishings, should bear the i'm
pIess @ o. your ladlf1duahty upon It. Never apol-
og1ze ior your 1000 unless it has boen spoiled by
,areiess cooR1n8, and then "e are not sure that
~ oia sea-captain we kneW was not right. II
anythlng vas very baa, the bread hoavy, the
9egetapies ooinea' or INC meat underdone, ho
nvatlaoly lanoed 1ts e3ceilenc1ca to the extent
y bis power; and ga7a, as hls reason, that good
,esaed WAS only poor f'od
Any good housekeerer vii keep herself well
'rovlaso WIN saplenen ,t o. she pest auaAty she
an anora. 10. Eoa G ne h MeIliny .nern Is noth.ng
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