Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-11-18
Vhe family Circle,
/ German Tea.Party.

VOOltn stun, these gloves must bc worn
It the entrance into the parlur. If for any
ea-on YOU have the good fortune to be
he star of the evening, YOU are conducted
o a seat on the sofa. There are no rocl,
ng-rhairs and but few ea>y-chairs here;
therefore the sofa must bear the re~pon
.iblitv of expressing the highest hospital
tv of the hostess. Very pressing must h,
he invitations, and very decided must b"
the reflsals. before one finally consents to
accept the honor We have sometimes
seen the sofa empty the whole evening
while the guests sat upon hard straight
backed chairs. because all We're too modest
10 occupy it. After the forma tiles OF
entrance are over. the white gloves are
drawn off the hands, and the knitting
work drawn out of the pocket. and i q nit
hum of chit-chat rs,.- from the busy little
nive of twenty knitting. talking beings
soon L servant appears, with IN" social
cap sending up its incense from u pretty
silver Tray With thi- are passed All nun
nrr OF cakes We believe that no pcup.,
can excel the Germans in the ingcnui Y
i'll which they produce variety OF form
and flavor in these little cakes. The To-,
IS not swallowed in on >e'llding dr.turh',
rs it is with Us. The Germans never
make a business OF anything, whereas
-, business of rxc,v.h;nm even nf
J,;nlin~ orr f., \ sin nrlwn !, taken
the cup, with the cake lud III on. Si lr Of
the saucer, is Sc. upon in table, and Il
few more rounds on the stocking are knit,
another sip, and another journey to the
sr.lm-ncrdlr, the tongue keeping pace with
the tinror. vo;nr LADY, /, asked 10 pl1y.
and ,h, I,,vcs her ,rl ~ if il h,1uo NOR,
..,n,ti.v for GROWING cold thtn = july >un
SIMS two or three Spnr>, and plty>'a few
airs from one of Warmers operas. which
are great ftvor.t,.~ here and returns 20 hrr
cup and her knitting. One 10y one th,- cup
are retiilrL, tha cakes passed ~ in. and
tlle slipping, working chatting. AMI mu~jr
20 on fox half an II N longer. when thu
dishes are removed
4 our first trt-plrtv. rs these certlno-
mics hal occupied 50 long a time, and u
there we've no SIGNS If ANYTHING more. W.
SURPRISED that that was the .tpa-l:.rtv p"
We had come in from :, brisk ak, an !
We're hungry; bat we are no, fond 81 Irt
and can no, eat sweet things. and We con
te~> to / SLIGHT feeling of htvint been d.
trlulcd. First came ln>tvllc>, Wh.ch trI
the h nr,it of The Ignorant -. will >trc.
ar. made Of 4 tAb'c->p ounfll OF chopped
meat. >picrd. and btkrd .n~il' :, Gaze of
delicate pastry. After these, fresh plates
We're hroHyh'. accompanied 10y Illch
bread and white hrc 1T spread dick with
butter :uuu>, or cHtir,v without SIT
boiled tongue. ham. rot-t-hccl-.ul ell 4
and >liccI-hoilcl r-rg~, and salads, After
dies" had been lcl>urcly disposed Of. chr
plates were removed. and in duc time 4
large irc-crrum WIS lro0glt L Nt~ in
the slrp' of a circllr c.tkr, ;,b 'tlt two
inches thick. y form. OF, II we may e III
II. 4 dl>ll. i made "f the >tln' III eternal Of
which Ia" >n-r-kl>-cs AZ" n7.t'' 1t home
white OF r-->. sugar. and :" t"fth. IAl~
i filled with Ic"-cr':'m. on III" top 81
which i a pretty ,:rrAn-'nlrht "i iran
made ct L." or >h''hrt frozen III moId~.
having the snap ot p,trS. npp.r~. = aches
and cherries; the c"lor> OF the diif"r'n'
fruits are initiated, an. the effect i clrrm
M. Alter these plates We're remove /.
we We're ready To cry. Hold hut ~: the
air wa, omin"u~ OF something mo"r.
=" When one i among tn" Turks. one mu~;
do rs lhe Turkeys do; and watching. we
saw that the other Turkeys still il III their
napkins in their laps. and We did the same
After a while, Il sand tolt WIS brought.
1t was Il iar-e cake deiirt'riE frosted. and
Il c""S!n-@rrIhln certainty I" "Hr sponge
cake. having an the drlic'rv bat Witf"u,
the drNn'>a OF the latter. Alter TINS Wa
eaten the ntpN'n| were f"Id"d. AMI vac
company dl>ptr>ci WIN lil' IinGrfiil :
adItus winch are the custom her" Ca"
must shake hands halt 4 dozen time. IN
SEMI messages OF greeting to All ne mon
ber> OF the different families. from tA'
great grandmothcr down 70 the baby.
Our tea had been brourht in n seven
O'Clock, and it WIS Il qltr,rr of eleven
when we finished orr last piece of cake.
All the courses We're served with the same
reutonic Lrlib ration which we htv. Il =
~crihcI in regard to tea The singing.
playing, knitting and trlking went on Ill
lie time - in fact. they seemed the string
on which the viand> were strung. 10 IL