, 1888-01-19
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Homo. Mrs. Cleveland will hold her recep-
tons on Saturday afternoons.
In addition II these, there may be some
Other ~I"ccpt.ons at the White House., and
thsi o VIII be n lot OF quiet little dinners ct
winch other tainCs than the current gossip
Of the day vii make up the conversation
Some Of tho biggest political schemes are laid
at dinner jla-zj, und foreign governments
think so ,nG"n OF these court dinners that
they give thor ministers n fund for enter
tanning. The Russian minister Inns such n
fund, and the minister from England
las t. LiS house here, which was
bought for his occupancy by his gov
crnIncus. Il Is so with n number Of other
legations, and political wire pulling goes on
about the tables Of the member and SEN
atcTs as well. Not long ago the seat Of ono
OF the leading members of the United States
senate was IN question. 1t was charged that
the senator had used money ~corruptly to oh
tain lis election, and his friends here wintd
end d!Eed his brother senator's Of both
parties, Looping thereby to MAKE friends of
them. whether the charges as to the buying of
votes wore tru, or not | don't know. I am
surc that the senator himself is too honest "A
man TO have had anything to do with slch
methods personally; but, ut any rate, tao
winning and tho dining had their influence,
and he held his seat without trouble.
There were fewer New Years calls this
year than last, and the custom OF calling
seems to DO falling into n case Of "]innocuols
dcsuetude.n Some ladies received, but few
cards wero used by gentlemen, and as to pic
Ior;ll New Years cards, they are almost out
OF vogue. 1t is now the popular fad to use
only your NAME, putting "Mr." before it, and
the words Happy New Year, are left OF by
most gentlemen.
Tho pugtnYu Of gar,ripr ,vino- 90 ~.
Years is also undergoing a change, and
there was not 50 much of it this year as last,
and less last year than the year before. Tho
worst article served, however, is this de-
licious Washington punch, which tickles
your palate whilo it steals away your brains,
and makes you feel like a god while you act
like n fool. l nave before me u new rccipe
for this punch, as it was used by Surg. Gen.
Barnes, and you may see, if you win test it,
that my words are correct. 1t is called
Regents punch, " and it is a royal article.
Take the juice of six lemons, one pound of
loaf sugar, one pound of current jelly, half n
pint of strong green tea, hot, and dissolve the
jelly in the hot tea. Then take one quart of
Jamaica rum the older and stronger the bet
teri, one jug of curacol, and two bottles of
old brandy. Mix these harmless articles
together, and when it is served add plenty of
ice. Then add one quart of champagne
extra dry-for each half gallon of punch,
slice II couple Of oranges very thin and drop
them on the top OF the liquid, and you Will
have a drink that would have delighted Bac-
chus, and that, had Alexander the Great
begun with it instead of wine, would have
killed him off long before he had conquered
the world.
Another punch much used is champagne
punch, and this is somewhat similar in its
construction, but fully as insidious in its eff
fects. Take n pound of loaf sugar, n pint of
strong black tea, the juice of four oranges
md six lemons, and two bottles of cham
payne. Add to these IA half pint of old
brandy md ice to your taste.
Mrs. Gen. Ricketts, punch was somewhat
different, but equally strong, and her recipe
has been copied by many a society lady, and
the punch has been drunk by thousands of
old stagerS. l nave one which provides for
a gallon and threc-quarters of very nice
liquor. 1t is to take three quarts of boiling
water, three pounds of sugar, and add 10
these one pint of Lemon juice, one pint of
brandy or two pints of Jamaica rum. Nix
these well together, thnn stir i'll one pint Of
peach brandy or cordial. This drink is ono
which none but an CID soakor had better at
tempt, and, like the two recipes above given,
you will be better off If it is in some other
stomach than your own.
THOMAS ]. TODD.