Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16

correspondent asks what she can
have for supper for a small party; how
she can serve 1t nicely without much
difhculty since she is not situated so
that she can employ a caterer She
says, too, that she is tired of oysters,
salad and coffee. Every woman who
entertains much company is seized with
kind of despair at times when she
considers how limited her possibilities
are, aud how little variety is allowable,
IL you are tired of the articles you have
mentioned above. How will this bill
oil fare please you? Have the incest
bread that can be made, cut il in thin
slices, butter it evenly and consci-
enti0usly; then make two kinds of
sandwiches; in one kind use a filling
made of ham (cold boiled) chopped
worry line, with raw egg, pepper and
mustard al hbittIDI; and Just before
putting IL with the bread add little
vinegar for favOring. The filling of
the sandwich should be of the thickness
of one slice of bread. In the others put
a filling of grated chez se; these are very
nice, II well made, with coffee or
with chocolate; serve with these
pickles or olives, or both. Then
have cake and fruit-oranges or
bananas are so easily prepared and are
alwas enjoyed. II you do not wish to
have ice cream. sweet cream whipped,
sweeteDed, and favored and heaped in
wine-glasses is delicious; or substitute
\ lemon or peach-ice, or lemon
Favored water ice. made in this way:
Strain the Juice of six lemons and put
II into bowl. drop in large cupfut of
loaf sugar, add half pint of water and
pint of strip made by boiling three
quarters OF pound of sugar with near
~ pint of water; when perfectly cold
strain this and freeze it; serve in glass
es. 1t is ee!reshing and liked by every
body. About serving the supper or
refreshments" much depends upon
the number OF your CUES and the ca
pacity OF your house. IL your dining
room is large enough to seat them all
Mt one time it Is pleasant arrangement
to have small tables. prettily covered
with linen cloths more or less decorated.
and with fancy cups and plates, and lit
tie pitchers and bowls upon them. Have
a small card on the plate with tho name
oil The person TO whom that place be-
longs. This saves any amount OF trouble,
and you are sure your company will be
agreeably placed. You can think
IL all out beforehand. But if your
dining room Is small there are two
other courses left open for YOU.
You can set your large table
handsomely, aud invite your guests out
nj intervals, or allow them to 90 as
they please, keeping a sort of unnoticed
supervision over all, to see that too
NJ h, a.. n
that all are properly attended and wait
ed upon. | think this involves the
hostess in too MANY difficulties, and
renders 1t impossible for her to enjoy
herself, unless indeed she does enjoy
having hard time. The other and
easier way is to serve your supper in
the parlor. having small tables brought
in Tor that purpose. This correspondent,
who is determined that her visitors shall
have good time, says: what can we
DO If we are tired OF music and read
ings9" The natural inference is that
she or her guests do not dance, or play
whist, or games of chance" so called
(but in which in reality the battle is to
the swift and the race to tie strong).
This being the case, know OF no more
delightful way TO insure a pleasant
evening than TO play games with pen
ellis and paper. You may need little
courage to introduce these games.
but believe me. you will be sur
prised at the happy results which will
crown your efforts. First try making
poetry. Have a sufficient number of pen7
ellis provided, distribute them, and give
Tour slips OF paper To each person. Zach
must wr1G one word on each slip. Col
lect them, mix thoroughly, and then
allow each person to draw out four
slips, but do not let him see what the
word Is upon il until he has it in his
hand. II is then the duty of each one
to make verse of poetry and include
in II the four words thus drawn. Then
each must read when all are done the
verse that he has written. Do not ex-
cuse any one from it, for the most un-
promising PEOPLE often make the best
rhym Then after this try writing
poems on subjects. all writing on the
same subject, or write epitaphs. An
other fUlny exercise Is To make conun-
drums, or when all are seated let one
person whisper the name of an object
to each one while some one else goes
around the circle and whispers the name
OF some person, either a historical char
acter or an acquaintance; then each
must tell why the person and the object
are slike. or why they are unlike. Re-
semblances or differences may either be
taken as an answer. Try these, or some
OF them, and you will be surprised to
lind out how quick-witted and bright
some "young people of all ages are