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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
A LADY'S S0LIL0QUY
TIME-January and February
PLAOE-Homs.
SUBJECT-As follows;

Now let me think: the Holidays are
over, and for these two months | really
believe l shall have more time than dur
ing any part of the year. In March and
April spring dress goods will come out, so
my time will be taken up then, and I'm
sure | don't want to have much on hand
when warm weather comes; so Ill Just
see what need for Housekeeping get the
things ready, and make them up.
4There resheets, pillow-cases, and per-
haps some other articles for bedding; then
must have a supply of table cloths, nap
kins, towels, and-and-oh good many
things, SO I'll send postal card for a
Rot8ekeeper's Price List, and see what l
do want. If I go to the city can then
have my memorandum made up, and if
I don't go I'll order by letter, as I have
done before, and get promptly just what
| want at the same prices that 1 would
pay if in person.
aof course something might not be just
eractly as I expect it, so must send my
order to a store that will let me exchange
or will pay my money back if want it.
To do this, and have the greatest variety
of goods in any one establishment in the
United State. to select from, I must
address my postal card JOHN WAsA-
MAKER, GRAND DEPoT, PHILADELPHIA,
"There, came near forgettingl This is
good time to make up underwear, too
so I'll add to my postal card Send me
an Underwear Price list and see if ii
won't be cheaper to get it already made
and save all that tiresome cutting, sew
ing and trimming"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
ODE no JAcE-Por.

To draw or not to draw, that IS the question.
Whether It's safer in the player to lake
The awful risk of ssinning tor straight,
Or, standing pat, to raise elm all The limit,
And thus, by blufiing, get 1t, To draw-to skin
No more-and by that skin to get fall
Or two pairs, or the latest bouncing kings
That luck is heir tots II consummation
Devoully 10 be wished. 10 draw-to skin;-
To skin perchance to bnrst-aye. there's the rub
For in the draw of three what cards may come,
When we have shufied OFF the uncertain pack,
Must give us pause. There's the respect
Whith makes calamity OF a bob-tail flush;
For who would bear the overwhelming blind,
The reckless straddle, the wait on the edge,
The ipsolence of pat hands and the lifts
Tint patient merit of the buffer takes,
When lie himself might be better of
By simply passing? Who would trays uphold,
And 90 put ON u small progressive raise,
But that the dread of something after call,
The undiscovered ace-full, to whose strength
Such hands must bow, puzzles the will,
And makes us rather keep tine chips we have
Than he curious about the hands we know not of
This bluiing doth make towards of us all,
And thus the native hue OF II tonr-heart flush
Is sicklieh with some dark and cussed club,
And spectators In Il jack-pot's wealth
W Tia this regard their interest turn away,
And lose the right to open.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17

AS there vas ample allowance for %
persons the cost OF the dinner YRS thus
just Is cents per capita. # is no, ~
tended, of course, tie exsut qaa,tiues
used of each item could DO bought ion
just these sums, but tbs cost was carefully
calculated, anu Includes everything but
the fuel AND service md ,th,r dX ii
changes. lhe tallacy in the ti;le of IAN
1S.eent dinner lies ia the Obvious fact
that it would cost about as much TO serve
the same dinner for ten persons as for %,
and it would then have TO be called "a Al
cent dinner" But IN preparing the dinner
on smaller scale there are some items
that might be omitted, and without dwell
ing too strongly on the exact figures, this
bill of fare certainly demonstrates how d
good dinner can BIT served for little money
If only the cook and the houaekeeper cur
mix little brains with the food
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
A 81 EIGH RIDE.

-|.. One sleigh, ..
One horSe,
One moon
OF course, ....-
One mad who sntigges to you, nothing 10TH
Ono arm
Well placed
Around
One waist
One robe that's closely tucked round You both
race,
A si,
.-"- ..- A clash,
A crash,
And you and she are sprawlug on the way
A drink, .-.-
bite,
fOud
Goodnight
A groan when you look II your purse next day
Puck.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
raE "GHEIr EIsrKRs."
An tn,ucgY Marine uopster-sKer
Costly Career.

New York Times
The project of using the Great EttSteyn
for the transportation OF cattle from Africa
has il seems, been definitely abandoned.
70 what purpose actGal or Intended. she
will Or turuttLtx. il would be hard to say
She s Indeed sG ii'-tateG vessti--shs haA
heeh unfortunate from The Start--and her
history j., n curious combination aud con
tinusron rf ulshHp4 and disasters, Twenty
sight years ago an EtFtarn \ cam Naviga-
tdn Go. was formed in Engiard to main
tain "a ocean trade to the Il tst round the
Cape Of Good Hope The a. xt year the
directors decided that such a trade would
nuy pag, owing to the expense of support
ing ceplng stations along the route,
luie7s tue slip could carry coal enough
/ for the round trlp.
Arrangements were accordingly made
/ 20 build weasel which would transport
4 600 passenEeTs j, 800 tons of merchan-
disc, and 900 tons OF coal for fuel. The
result, with mauv changes in the original
4 plan, wes the Grfm EqAterB. Sue WIS
SOM years in building, and was finally
ready TO ltybch i'll November, 1857. To
ayoId tie danger Of launching 20 large a
ve5se|, 4 IN t9r.mGsi, she was constructed
with tt- b-osd-ids toward the river, on a
timbar foundation Of vast strength with
sl9bi : r4Is dUEu IL she water. Tie ship
was 700 II, +ty y. pr the rails we're too
graHa4l sNi eIcu5 II ris wers made.
gpd ;3p9.bg0 Of i, tlu 900 spent b, fire
She ws. got of
After completior it was uncer ain what
would come OF the trade to aad from
Aaahai!; consequently it WIS deter,
mtue3 II 47ud Gsr hdher on trini VOYAGE
The afi' amp proved very upfortuDnte
She thH rWn.7 September S Ii, 1883
bdf ia tx, sion aeoarrti oil Hastings
kiilitg ead Vduudit & REamDer Of persons,
and bcil gWs he proposed trip suddenly
10 m end ~ Weymouth. After costly
repairs, bitter denominations and various
lawsuits, and the death of Brunei, hei
planner, she again set sail for thiB port il
Juue, 1860, and reached here in clever
days For nearly twelvemonth she plieC
between England and the United States
but steadily lost money, not making suffi
Gent il fact to pay her current expenses
and for constantly needed repairs.
In December Of 1861, when there wa
some prospect Of trouble between ,hi
Nation aud Britain, the Great Easter1
carried some 1000 troops from England
10 Canada with degree of comfort neve
attOfe experienced by 80 large pouy o
men. After that the company did no
know what to do with her. and she nigh
have rotted at her mornings had she no
/ been wanted 20 lay the Atlantic cable il
1864. She has since been repeatedly EN-
ployed for the same purpose, and Away
with satisfaction. Nevertheless, she ha
proved a very expensive luxury. She hs
! cost, it is Yaid, 10 date, including number
less repairs, some S25 100000, and ha
never returned oue-quarter of that sum
She has gained such name for ill.luok-
all sailors ere snperstitious-tha it ha
, always been hard to find seamen willing u
7 ship on her. She has ruined more than
, dozen men, and she may last long enougl
J to ruin dozen more.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
WHOLESALE DIrORC Il
Tine sultan Of Morocco Parts with
two hundred Niye. at Once,

the sultan Of Morocco Parts with
Two Hundred Wive. at Once.
London Daily Telegraph.
Sidi Muiey tl4sAaH, tho Sultan OF
Morocco, has set a touching example OF
radical rvtreurhmeIt to his sui sGr4 tjon-
strained to thrift by Financial CRISIS of no
ordinary severity, he has shDsH The true
believers submitted to his RUE the way To
''reform their household bills ia a tiguly
spirited and th0ruughEuinu uAuner HaS-
ing completely dratutd the Imperial
treasury Guring his succt ssfH ffsEts u
poress tue rebel ior that ragged throug b.
out his domirions last summer, he has just
cut down tbs state Expenses by some
uucommoniy sweeping measures, the first
of which Was the reduction If his own
domestic establishment 10 ABOUT ont hail
of it's normal strength. He dismiss d at q
blow 40 of his wives bsstawing thci,
hands upon distinguished oflicer5 If hit
army, whose pay, in consideration OF the
high favor thus conferred, he docked Il
| the tune OF some , and 20 per cent.
A pleasing feature OF this arrangement
| TO all, OF least, except the immediate
recipients of his especial grace-is the
fact that His Majesty has made his matri-
monial dispositions in such sort that al
his older moieties have got new husbands
| while he has reserved the younger ones to
| gladden. his own hearth. Instead Of
saddling the civil list with provision fol
these superannuated ladies', he has united
them to gallant warriors at a positive
saving to the public purse, for the gift o.
each ex-Sultana has been by him decreet
to compensate her respective recipient fol
the loss of one-fourth Of his income
Mu!ey Hassan's popularity, itnppesrs, ha
been increased to such an extent by th
noble sslf-sacritice on his part, that a few
days ago, as he rode from his palace II
the chief mosque he was greeted witt
enthusiastic exclamation by the whole
male population of Fee, his capital Thi
is quite new experience for the Moroccan
Sultan, who has been for some years pas
at open odds with his subjects.
The Ohio man always spells nation will
| bio if il ia EomI- Nation - I,0,liSDjN
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
VINO KILLED GEN. oUsrERe
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Declaring that he
did II, aud IL Glad of II.

Observation-Disclosures Declaring that he
did II, and Is Glad of II.
MILWAUKEE Feb. 1.-The Sentinel
has received the following destatc6 from
special correspondent at Miles City,
Montana
II Witnessed an accident to-day which
brought TO mind the events of the cam
paign which was opened against the
Indians in Montana 10y Gen. Terry on
June II, 1876 and which eliminated in
the death OF Gen. Custer and the apnihi-
lation of bis baud on the 25th. While the
command under Gen. Terry was at the
mouth OF Rosebud River, in June, 1876,
| it wes dtci0ed, after consultation, that
! Gen. Custer Snaud move up the Rosebud
until 1t cBuie into Gu ludian trail dis
covered by Msi II Reno q few days pre-
4 vious, His Instructions were to take with
/ him his enElre regiment, ard en- striking
| the trail ne was to ieaYe his scouts to fol-
ioH Il, il being supposed to lead to the
Little Big Horn, whie with his engineers
he should make a deiour TO the south,
| regulating the distance SO ms to reach the
Little Big Horn vt The same time and form
"a junction with Gen. Gibbon. This would
also prevent the Indians from slipping in
1 between him aud the noun
tain. General Custer refused to
take Gibbons cavalry or a battery of
Gatling guns with him, which he was
urged 10 do, he prsfsrrlng to depend on
his owe regimt mt After following the
Rosebud for 90 miles he found the trail,
and Instead OF carrying out his instrne.
tons, he followed the trail until he came
to the Little Rig Horn aud found large
Indian village Taking five companies OF
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17

Oft on the slippery pave,
This winter time has found me,
No ashes strewn TO save,
And coal-hole lids around me.
The jokes, the jeers,
That reach my ears,
That ragged urchins mutter,
AS standing there
l tack and veer,
And then slide In the gutter.
Thus on the slippery pave,
This winter time has found me,
No ashes strewn to save,
And coal-hole lids around me.
When remember well
The times that l have tumbled,
Mid giggle, laugh and yell,
As Ger the walk stumbled,
feel as though
I'd ike to go
With shotgun or with billy,
And beat or shoot
The mean galoot ..
Who keeps his walk so lily.
Thus on the slippery pave,
This winter time has found me
No ashes strewn to save.
And coa-hOle lids around me.
Boston Transcript.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
skim HHiltors, MN Crust,
dc. .5-.-

SKIN HUMoR-Nirs. $ f.. Wnppa. Decatur sIieh.
writes that llrr face heat and some parts ni her
body were almost raw Head covered WITH scihs
and sores. Suffered fearful and tired every thing
Permanently cured ny CHtcura Remedies.
,inlLh CRUST Nrs flowers, NJ Clinton street,
cincinnati, speaks ~ her SISTERS rhh who uHs
curei OF milk crust, which rtsi-tri all remedies Tor
FIJI head Of hair.
fErIEH or THE HANDS, Elizabeth Buckley,
iittletnn, n. H., Thankfully praises tho tuuClrii
Remedies for cure 81 ttttr nf tie hands which
had rendered them almost useless to her
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
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HOW HAYDN BECAME famous.
A Scremade and what Came OF 1t
Romantic Incidents in the Life of
the Great Composer.

A Scremade and what Came OF 1t
Romantic Incidents in the Life of
the Great Composer.
Baltimore Gazette.
Prof Asger Hamerik, director OF the
Peabody Conservatory, lectured last week
on Francois Joseph Haydn," the German
composer who, he said, was born at
Rohrau in 1872 OF poor parents. Like all
children who exercise their lupgs too
much, Haydn lost his voice before he WAS
10 years old, and Prof. Hamerik here took
occasion TO reterate what he had pre-
viouely upheld, that the system of allow
ing children under II years of age to sing.
or rather shout, in our public schools is q
great calamity, as their voices are sure TO
Tail them when they tuost need them
Haydn lost his parents at IAN early age. 6ud
was forced to rely on himself He wan.
| dertd to Vienna, where his was taken by
noblemau as his servant, but not ilRing
this he disengsged himself and lived in
| garrett comparatively unknown until his
nsms and fortune were assured
| by a very romantic incident A clown who
had very pretty wife was annoyed by
noblemen who came to his house every
night to serensde her Ooe of these
moi lemen engaged Hay dn to write him a
serensde, which was performed in front of
the clowns house, ~ many others had
been, Usually the husband of the pretty
Wits went down stairs and drove the sere-
neders away, but on this occasion he was
trsnsfixed by tbs music and invited its
author into his residence. He asked
Haydn to write an opera which should be
q severe cut on nDbemen. This opera
was written and called "rhe Devil on Two
Sticks" 1t had an immense run, but the
King suppressed 1t eventually out of con,
sideration for the nobiemens feelings
This was the browning point in Haydn's
life and he was made director oil
the court concerts et SALARY Of
fl0 per month. Prior 10 tnit
good fortune Haydn had been preva led
upon to engage hinissif to the daughter o
= tradesnan whose garnet he rented
Whsu the tradesmap asccrtaine:
, that Haydn WAS dsectoe of In,
court concerts he deemed it iiule /,
! hold him 10 his promise. Tn
marriage was performed, and as their wa
no love Oh either side Haydn's domesti
life WAS miserable He fell In love with
beautiful son gstress ut The court concert
whose death embittered his whole life
j He died in 1903 During his lifetime b
a composed llS symphonies, while Beeth
, oven only wrote .. Besides these he wrot
as operas, 10 masses, - coucertoa, 8
4 string quarteta, oratorios and other miDo
t pieces all i'll II period Of 80 years.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
CUPI,

Did you ever ste civil,
Guod-tur-nuthirg little 'divll,"
With queer, come letr
In the corner of his eye?
He's known by wise and stupid.
By the name and style Of Cupid
And without his mothers knOwlt dye,
He 5 out upon the Ely.
This cunning II tie cod. r,
Is such All artiul dpdger .--.. ".
That when yOn think you've 90! lin,
You tiud he isD't there. -
II ever you should catch him,
Be careful OF yHu'll scratch him .-
For his mother never leis him
ii ave anything 10 wear. g..
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17

Fashions for February How ihe
World is Colaared-PremoDtt of

suecial Correepondeuce OF Every Evening
Nuw YonK F.b ll.-In coiffares our |
minds run chiefly 10 front pisoes. They |
ara thn nipb,msye of ones dreams. mar |
rowing me soul by day and prove verita-
bla emf wherein thousands OF FIVE and ten |
dollsr hirs are snuk The times when |
ono or ten front pieces were held sutii- |
clent are gone by. aud 1--WE or six are now |
thought eijly a moderate supply. II this |
bs DEEMED au exeoeeratiois. commission |
the most reliable merchant You know,
when coming on for spriug goods, TO look |
into the danlers' cases. or. perhaps better |
vet to critically repNgd the conferences
OF Broadway bellies II w}ll sse friszas, |
waves and enrls. Varied III q hurdfed |
different ways. Of IN s'24s, alOrs and |
conditions Some are iiugltd msssss;
Others esntIe uudulat.nas; some falling
low aud leaving only tbe suspicion Of
forehead others showing but stray curl
or two struggling carelsssly upCn the
hrow Yea a. one point all are agreed
Without exception they lie Nat;
beipa ksgt "a position by iaVisi
bio uottgp held by iuvisib,s hair
pius. The word "iasisitls" of course
must not be taken literally it uleaHs as
near iuvieihls ga bumDn inesnuiiy can
compass ana what r. wanting il made up
by lie Charming Translates with which
tbev arc aliowea TO become visible when
placed ia blank relay VIII re the frizzss do
not come, Many time indeed they nsurp
[ns p,aee OF yeils agd with a front piece.
mastered over her forehead BY mesus of
me of Them q fashionable lady goes on
her way content div. regardless OF au ex-
pause Of tan or freekles LETT without an
attempt at disguise unless L be that OF her
favnriL4 casngtie Cause and event are
insepsrabia AIDA potent reason for the
monofnania CONCERNING front pieces ia that
the remainder of the couture receives in
coinnarisrr bnf limited attention. One is
satisfied Wien braids done up In unprAten-
tious STYLE either Ia a coil or broad twist at
the back. For there is evidence of
breadth throuqbonr the VARYING arrange
mepts of ths 6air Combs are broad and
Hat rye.nt very large Git OF tortoise shell
hair mas. sword and dagger like
ornaments and large balls set on single
stems or neajipe to huge hair pins. These
are stuol with abandon through the hair
and offer, are useful in holding the brgi6s
in nnsition. For the street. the hair is
worn lpys. be- cause il piust ssrys rs q found
alton for lbe bonnet. hut for evening. the
puffs now in vogue compel its being
dressed higher Finger pnfs are little
used, because hardly in accordance with
nresent ideas. short curIs are in some
demand hut long curIs are still held in
abominstion. BsndsAuy are liked because
they conceal he ending &c the trout piece,
hut many of tbe front pieces ars row
made with a tr4nsvers3 parting running
ounnter to the one in the centre and from
80, - t,,,. H..
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
BuRNErT'S COCoAiNE

KTS DdndruF, dNnYS IrrifaTiOn and Pf0mOIe8
the GSotcM Of the Iidir.
GENTLEMEN-For over two years have suffered
terribly with ''Hcal head nj its worst form a
few weeks ago tried bottle Of your COCAINE.
The first application gave me relief, and now the
disease is ellectnay cured. Yours respectfully,
N. u. STEVENS, Deputy Sheriff Ottawa, III
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17

Cd gentleman Military man copvers-
ing with smari-looking rustic) so YOU
were wounded III the urimea, were you
Badly 7"
Rustic" lndAde, was soir the bullet
hit me III the ehist, just here, soir and
come out ut me back +"
Old gent --"Ah now, come come. Pat,
that won't do; why ii would have passed
right through your heart uau."
Rustic Och faix, me heart did you
shy; shure and that was in me mouth at
the toin, stir.'
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
A VALENTINE.
SIGH.
A. deb.

Written for Every Evening.
All ME!
oh Life is long, and Love is sweet,
But, Life is short when Love we greet,
For Life is then the most complete.
-- All mel
HEIGu Hoi
Ills when u Lassie loves u Lad
That she ust smile though she be sad,
For should she tell it-that were bau
Heigh no
.3-- 5. All ME- H
Love, were bird, or flower Or vine,
For you, I'd sing. or blossom fine,
Then-you would knOtc your Valentine
But, all me
FEBRUARY II, 1881.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
ScGfd Head, -Atopcci0, DC.

SCALp HEAp,-H. a, Raymond atrlitor f. ". T.
4 s.. lt H.. Jack5u-l, hich, cured ni scid lead
Of nine years duration 10y the Gutclui Remedies.
,FAiLTNd OF rHE HAIR frank A. Bean Steam
FIRE Esllc d. Boston was cilrcd nj aiOu t'ia or fail
ing Of the nairhy Cutclra Remedies Which com.
lose it.
=, nANnHuFF Thomas Ice, 2276 Frukford Ave,
Phl!ade pilE, afflicted with dulruit Winch tor
twenty years had covered his scale with qrilrs one
Quarter OF An inch in thtcaesa. rnred hy tie Cut.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
g8h4P AND GOOD.
An Eighieen-cent Dinner Served al
the New Century Cooking school,
Philadelphia.

An Eighieen-cent Dinner Served at
the New Century Cooking school,
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Times.
Among the many good works that have
received their impetus from the ladies of
the New Century" none appeals more
strongly to public sympathy than the New
Century Cooking School. This excellent
school il doing a real missionary work in
giving the young women of Philadelphia
opportunities to learn the art and handl-
craft of cookery. Az the circular of the
school put il. "We have succeed, d in
making the subject of cooking Attractive
10 cultivated women by showing it to be
fins art and we shall persevere until W.T.
aiao prove that it Can be made iroh able
as trade There is very false idea
prevalent among thoEe who most ne, 4 i'll.
siruction in this matter that professional
cooking is costly luxury, whereas the
advantage of thorough kBoaiedRe III
this art, trade or profession as in ony other,
is not Oloue IN producing good results,
but il producing them by the simplest
means Good cooking, in Other words,
means economical cooking. The ignorant
cook ID the Wa5ieful cock, but in the
the simplest food il made attractive aud
an ordinary domestic dinner assumes the
quality of banquet. 1t was to illustrate
how knowledge, good taste and economy
go hand in hald, as we'll rs TO draw atter-
ton to the success Of their useful under
taking in the cause Of household reform,
that the ladies of the New Century Cook
ing School invited dozen or more gen
tlemen to meet them yesterday at the
pleasant rooms of the New Century, on
Girard street, and partaks of an eighteen
cent dinner"
Any ideas of homely fare that have
been suggested by the terms OF the inyi-
tation were dissipated by the appearance
of the long table, decorated with flowers
aud candalabrs, with spo;less linen and
glttering glass. These essentials, 1t may
be proper to say, were not included in the
computation OF the cost of the dinner, nor
was the faultiess service rendered by the
pupils of the school, in white aprons and
becoming caps. The dinner was served
for 25 persons, with the following:
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17

1t is always edv-abia to have good
conductor on lightning express Phi@
dekptid Sun.
Y1u can he cremated OF Gath1, Germany
for SIC But then it will cost you con
siderable TO Gotha- CRci mutt !SatU1tlIY
| Malt
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17

Black Bean Soup.
Clisk a la Creme.
Potatoes. Roast Beef. Maccaroni.
Moyannaise aux Choux. Potato Salad,
Stewed Celery.
Snow Pudding. Coffee.
1t will be observed that this is a
domestic dinner, such as mey be served in
every household, its distinction being
simply in the upexceptionable cooking
The soup was a quite elaborate and
highly seasoned puree the fish was not a
cusk, but haddock, another of the cod
tribe, smothered in rich sauce; the roast
was an excellent pin-hon which all true
epicures appreciate; the pudding was one
of those divine compounds in which young
lady cooks delight. The actual cost Of
this dinner, at the retail market prices Wa.
thus stated on the back of the menu card
nj, al al