National Republican., 1878-05-03
Notes From indianapolis.

4 VOLUME on DINSER-GIvISG AND COOKING
As a FINE ART, BY A FORMER WASHINGTON
BELLE.
ISDIANAPoLIs, April 20, 1878.
All the intelligent Washington readers of
the NATIONAL REPuBLICAN who were resi-.
dents of the National Capital ten years ago
doubtless remember most spirituelie and
BEAUTIFUL BLONDE BELLE
who frcquented the Avenue, in company with
her gray.haired parents, enjoying the drive,
and who graced the salons of tho best society
as an evcr-welcome and charming guest !
refer to Miss Mary FOOte, now Mrs. Mary
FOotc Henderson, wife Of ex-senator licndcr-
son, of Missouri. They reside, with their
pretty children, in st. Louis This lady was
one Of the most fascinating young women re-
siding at the seat of Government. Her man
ners were cordial and gentle. Her face wore
the sunniest, sweetest possible expression and
one feature of her toilette, in its witching
simplicity, was the envy Of all her lady friends
aud the attraction of everybody. This was
the irce-howing negIigcc style of wearing hct
golden trcsscs. lmpressible-hcarted meu
Looked upon her rs not OF the earth, earthly:
and it was inconceivablc that she should he
come real matron, a busy-bee hOusc.kecpcr,
a Notary of practical cooking" Above all, !,
was not imagin ed that she would produce the
BEST K-BooK ExTAST.
which she has certainly done, entitled "Pric.
ticnl Cooking aud Dinner Giving published
by the lIarpcrs.
Mrs. Henderson deserves warm and gcmcr.
OuS cncOmiums for her novel aud useful work.
Her little volume of E6 pages is prOiuscy
illustrated. II is not mediocre compendium
Of commonplace receipts, such aS one finds u
the "mcGicatcd" almanacs but the reader
luXuriatcS Oh almost every page in the free"
flowing wisdom and instruction Of tho
accomplished authoress. Mrs. Henderson is IL
famous practical cook. She has experience in
America and Europe of stylish and iiIshiona-
BILE dinner-giving aud serving. The lady
wishing to give recherche breakfast, dinner,
OF supper, can find all necessary instructions
as to the things to be done in this valuable
volume by the whilOIn blonde belle OF Wash.
ington. Between fifty and hundred pages
are devoted to general instructions US 10 socia.
rules and culinary etiquette. Numerous IL
lustratious show methods of serving meals,
and the best implements or utensils of the
cooking art. Everything is given forit prac-
tical merit. For example, referring 10 table.
setting, she writes:
"Ruc IL. Have chairs of equal hoight AZ
table. Perhaps every one may know by cxpe
rieucc the trial to his good humor in tindins
himself pcrched above or sunk below the gem
crHl level"
Speaking Of breakfast, Mrs. Henderson well
says Gas there are hundreds of delicioIu.
breakfast dishes, which only require II little
attention and interest to understand, how un,
fortunate 1t must be for u man to have wife
who has nothing for breakfast but an alterua-
tou of juiceless beefsteak greasy and ragged
mutton-chops and swimming hash, with un-
wholesome hot breads to make up deticicn.
Cies 7"
This excellent aud Interestingly y-arramged
work is so useful compendium for the house
hold that no well.reguated family should bc
without it. Hundreds OF delicious dishes are
described in detail aud the gormand can read
over these pages of receipts aud almost relish
meal on tho wrought-up excitement Of imas
inAtiou. I.
Upon Monday evening next Miss gina L.
Lynchccome will deliver u lecture in Lincoln
Hall, which no reader of the Corner should
fail to hear. Her subject Is "Womanhood,
aud her manner of treating 1t is both novel
and entertaining. The press of other cities
are loud In her praise.
Mrs. Susan X. Higgin, of Liverpool, has
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