The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-19
MISS PARLoA's ROOMS

MISS PARLOA's ROOMS
on fremont street some morning. 1t !
quite appropriate, by the way, that on
should reach these apartments througI
the artistic entrance of the Art Furn
ishing Rooms, catching q glimpse, OF
on the way to the third floor, of STAINED
glass door lights and other evidences o
refined taste.
First there is q small reception room
! simply furnished. But, through doc
way, hung with drsb curtsns, comes :
food OF light and glimpse OF piantg
and pleasant faces, and chatterlne
sound, and stirring sound, and sizzling
sound, and subdued gurgling sound
Voices, spoons, cooking and laughter
these are the ingredients, and, before
going further, let it be said that the con
glomeration is delightful to more sense:
than one. While giving the details o.
the room furnishings, the chief orna'
ments have been reserved TO the last
They are the six ladies who comprise
THE PRIVATE CLASS
of one of the mornings Of the week. They
are all young married ladies, though
there are other classes OF married ladies
OILY, and still others mixed. These
ladies are dressed for the occasion, some
in pretty print, sacks and overdresses,
and some in simple wool materials with
ample print aprons. Two stand at the
center table preparing Ia mode beef,
two at the long table mixing pound cake,
aud the remaining couple are busy alter
nately stirring stew pan of Irish moss,
with which to make. blanc mango. All
of these ladies have by them the
Appletore cook book, of which Miss
Psrlos is the author, and which she
uses in all her lectures and classes as q
.ext book, although she gives consldera-
bic information outside Of this, which Is
iotted down from time to time by the
members of the class least engaged. All
these receipts have been tried, they be-
inc those which Miss Parloa has gained
by her experience as pastry COOK at such
we'll known hotels as the Rockingham
House at Portsmouth, the Pavilion at
Wolfboro, the Mcmillan at North Con-
way, and the Appledore at the Isles OF
Shoals. The book is divided into parts
TOR plain and rich food, so that vlands
for ordinary economical use and Tor
festive occasions are impartislly treated
Miss Parlos, during the cooking, acts
a. director, the ladies appealing to her
constantly, and asking all sorts of ques-
tions. In fact, pleasant ripple OF con-
versstion Is kept up from the opening OF
the class at $3.50 till its close at o'clock,
or theres5out. At present-the morning
we have in mind-she Is giving her at
tention chiefly to the la mode beet,
which is the important dish OF the day.
The members of this class are taking n
course of twenty-four lessons. For this
term they pay each $2Or and they pay
also for the materials they use. Miss
Psrloa makes the purchases of such artl-
Giles as they require for the dishes they
agree upon cooking on the succeeding
lesson day, and each pays her
proportion of the bill. The
dishes. when cooked, they divide and
take home with them as ssampie OF their
skill, and they also prepare little lunch
of which they psrtake IN the most social
manner at the close of the lesson. For
instance, on the day OF the class de-
scribed. coffee was made, and in this way
A cohee-cup fail of two parts Mocha TO
one of Java, in about three pints oil
water; one egg with shell; boiled about
FIVE minutes. On this occasion cream
was INDUCED in on account OF the blanc
mango which, being put IN moulds on
the ice, was ready for lunch. There were
Graham bread, white bread and rolls the
hound cake, which turned out q success
was first tried on top with the knife
and broken because of its freshness
fried bananas, sliced lengthwise and
fried in chicken fat, which VS.!
said by Miss Parlos to be more delicate
than any other kind. The little repast
was most enjoyable, and was evidently
looked forward to with no little sntlcipa
ton, as one lady was heard to inquire
once or twice if il we're not most lunct
time. with an unmistaksble smack OF th'
Inns. All the while the a la MODE bee
was simmering, but was not TO De tsKei
home, as it could not be don'
in time. Plans were discussed and set
tied for sending for the Individual pars
the next day, however, and several nth
nails and boxes of tin and baskets wer
brought forth to carry away slices OF tn
| boned turkey which had formed tn
! feature of the previous lesson, and AIS