Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-19
THE COMING WINTER.
NO SPECIAL CRAZE" OUTLINED FOR
FASH oNABLE FOLKS TO FOLLOW.
A Murray Hill Miss Induiges In specula-
tions-A Peep Behind the Scenes
Cooking Clubs, Shakespeare Read
ings-1he Usual Round.
INewYork Times Interview

Il should like to ask, then, said the re-
porter. If there is any especial craze out
lined for the coming wintert"
Not any one markedly prominent that /
know Of" continued she OF the arched eye
brows, ~but the usual number OF fads'
suppose in every set Two OF three win
ters ago cooking clubs were all the rage;
they have had their day. however, and
now comparatively few exist here in New
York Between ourselves, they were fire.
quently the most outrageous Of farcss A
dozen girls, more or less. formed themselves
into a cooking club They gave a lunch
once Q week, taking the members houses in
In turn, at which each was supposed to con-
tribute a dish Of hsr own preparing. the
hosts supplying the extras Of the luncheon
flowers, fruit, etc. ! say supposed advis-
edly, for it was an open secret that the
nary operations by the presiding genius of
the home kitchen. At the close OF the
season swell dinner or lunch was given TO
which each member invited a male
friend, and it is was q curious coincidence
that two girls down on the menu for lobster
and chicken croqus.tes respectively hal All
embarrassing encoun ter two days before the
feast at the order counter Of q caterer who
Is a noted specialist in these dishes.
$50 much for playing at cooking.
served nv time at it, and didn't leacn a
thing of practical value. II marry por
man and try to keep house without
trained and capable cook. l am afraid the
menu will not consist Of croquettes and >al-
ads with filsts and coIuille. 1t is all very
we'll TO talk about simple and made-Oyer
dishes; TO render them palatable at all, they
must be dressed and served with eX pensive
condiments and sauces, which rather cOuu
teract their economy. / don't dabble in
cooking clubs any mors-if the necessity OF
such knowledge comes, q few efforts under
the stimulus Of honest desire will make a
cook Of almost any woman, and playing at
1t is nonsense.n
OTHER WINTER OCCUPATIONS.
-But there are other occupationsP the re-
suggested after q moment
"Oh, yes plenty Of them,r was the ready
response. "All girls in good health require
a vent for their surplus energy and enthu>-
iasm, and they find it in various ways
Last winter l joined q reading club. 1t
was rather good fun. We went right at
Shakespeare of course; selected one OF his
hi-torical plays, Henry w. | believe, to
begin upon; read up contemporaneous his
tory with it and grew learned aid Pc
dantic on the matter that / am sure
were awful bores at home We organize
too, with great eclat; had president, vice
president secretary, and treasurer, con
stitution and bylaws charter members
honorary members, and the whole business
But after all, the club as a reading cluh
was not a great success 1t lacked staying
power. The sttendan dropped off. ANY
tile eng agement kept the girls away, and
| fear the whole organization would have
gcne to the wall before Christmas but for a
h Apply thought Of one of US"
And that wasr
"Oh," and here the expressive mouth took
4 demurs droop and the eyelids fell to hide
the mocking light beneath them; some
body favored the co-education Of the sexs
in Shakespeare. A few mon were asked 10
Join and joined After that the club flour
ished like a green bay tree We didn't read
or write so much, but we danced more, ant
it was rather nice to have some one to
walk home with and carry your Rolfe. you
tnow. What is it do you supposea" suddenly
concluded this extremely clever young
philosopher with the violet eyes and tailor
made dress
THE CURIOUS ATTRACTION.
Il see you don't understand me, went on
Mis- Sstinskin calmly; Il mean, what Is the
curious attraction you men seem to possess!
| admit it frankly. while l resent it, too.
That club would have psrished if tboss
stupid men had not appeared They didn't
know half as much about Shakespeare or
history as we did-but they saved the club.
have often wondered why it Is" she con
tInusd, that If am talking with two or
three girl friends and q man approaches
Z, alI
The man may be a conceited, insufferable
pris; one for whom have no real liking,
scarcely any respect; but actually seem TO
value his good opinion more than the
sterling girl friend who sits by my side
want this Monsieur de Simpleton to like
me, to admire me- Iexert myself to talk
down TO his level, and / feel really piqued
and mortified when hear that he has re-
marked of me, Shes awfully heavy at con-
versation' Now. why should l carei and
do care, Just because he's a man
"But you were wanting TO know what We
were going to do this winter l believe" she
went on, rapidly changing her mood and
manner. I'VE are going to do, l supp ,se,
the usual round, with no special innova-
tons There are to be plenty of balls and
dinners this coming season Il is not going
TO be fashionable TO be poor; it was last
year, You know, but it wasn't interesting.
and now if we can't afford to be gay the
world must not know t Church and char
ity work have begun, which means sewing
meetings and that sDrt Of thing with, OF
course, the men for o'clock tea, and from
now until Christmas various fairs and ba-
zaarsn
EVERYTHING IN BRIEF.
But why don't you question meT she
asked, suddenly poising her head little to
one side.
Il am generalizing too much, fear. Pin
me down with pointed interrogations and
I'll say yes and mo- alone Or stay; that
is asking almost too much; let me rather
concentrate my ideas ami give you briefly
all the knowledge possess upon this imp prt-
ant matter-what We shall do the coming
season
I'VE shall dress and dance, eat, drink and
be merry; We shall wear gowns made by
q swell English tailor if We can afford them,
and If uot we shall still insist they are his;
we shall not roller skate. that is uu-
healthful and-common; nor wear
rings, that is vulgar; nor walk Oh
Fifth h-avenue Sundays, that is not fashion
able; We shall say function for party or
soires, a smart frock' for a pretty dress, "a
man know in referring to male acquaint-
ance, or go to the play instead of the
theatre, and endeavor 10 get asked TO a
country house for Christmas all of which is
SO very English, you know; we shall drive a
great deal-on drags when We can-assist ct
dinners, high teas and receptions; shall be
seen at the assemblies and patriarchs, romp
through innumerable cotillions, and when
Lent comes il we have been so fortunate N
as to work out our matrimonial salvation,
we shall spend FORTY days over our trOuss.au q