Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-26
THE COMING WINTER.
NC SPECIAL CRAZE OUTLINED ron
FASHIONABLE FOLKS TO FOLLOW.
A Murray HIN lGis~ Indulgss = spscala.
tions--A Peep Behlnd ths Scsncs--
Cooking Cinba. shaksspsAss Nsad-
inu-Ths UsuAl Round.


II should like to ask, then, = said the ~
porter, III thers h any especial craze out.
lined for the coming wintsrlp
~Not any one markedly prominent that
know OF. continued she Of the Arched ego
brous, shut the usual numbsr Of fads'
suppose in svery sst Two on three win
tiers ago cooking clubs wore all the rage;
they have had their day. however. and
now comparatively few exit hsrs in Nav
York Between ourselves, they were fro.
quently tho most outrageous Of farcs~ 4
d1ssn girls. moro Or less. formed them selves
into cooking club. They g4vs lunch
once week. taking the members house In
IN turn, at which each was supposed to con.
tribute dish Of her own preparing, The
hosts . supplying tho extras Of the luncheon
flowers, fruit etc. ! Say supposed advis-
edly, for 1t was an open serret that the
girls were materially assistsi In all Guilt
nary operations by the presiding genius Of
the home kitchen AT the close of the
season swell dinner or lunch was given Il,
which each member invited . mais
friend, and it Is was curious coincidence
that two girls down on the menu for lobster
and chicken croqnettes 70 pectively hal nm
embarrassing encounter two days before the
feast at the order counter of caterer who
Is noted specialist ia these dishes
$50 much for playing at cooking.
served my time at IT, and didn't learn
thing Of practical value. II ] marry poor
man and try 70 keep house without :
trained and capable cook, ! am afraid the
menu will not consist Of croquettss and sal
ads with filets an coquille. Il II al very
we'll to talk about simple and mads-ovsr
dishes; to render them pala table at al. they
NUT be dressed AMI served with expensive
continents and sauces, which rather c,un.
teract their economy don't dabble III
cooking clubs any mors-if the necessity Of
such knowledge comes, 4 few efforts under
tho stimulus OF honest desire will make
cook OF almost any woman. and playing ii
It y nonsense.
OTHER WINTER OCCUPATIONS.
aBut there are other cccupationsp the 70
suggested after 4 moment
"Oh. yes. plenty or them. y was the readv
response. sAll giris IN rood health require
vent for their surplus energy and enthu4.
iasm, ANA they find Il In various waya
Last wintnr 1 ioined : reading cl,,h II
was rather good FUN. We went right q
Shakespeare Of course. selectei ons e ii.
histcrical plays Henry vi, / believe. 70
begin upon; read up contemp 0raneous his.
tory with It, and grow SO learned and 20
DANTE on the matter that am sure We
were awful borss at home We organise
too. with great eclat: ha.i president vice
presideut secretarv. ana treasurer. CON.
stitution and by-laws charter members.
honorary members, and the whole busines-.
wss not ! great success Il lacked ss.yins
power. Tue attend ancs dropped on. ANY
ttls engagement kept ths girls away, and
fsar the whole organization would have
49, ~ III 49,
@Oh," and here The expressive mouth took
q demure droop and the eyelids fell to hidt
the knocking light beneath thsm; SONS
body favored the co-sducation Of the sexe
ia Shakespeare. A few mon wore asked g.
Join and Joined. After that the club 6our.
ishsd like green bay tree We didn't read
or write 20 much. but W. danced more. an