Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28
WHAT LUNCHEON" REALLY MEANS.
Some Recommendations to Those Who Civ,
Them and to Those Who Eat Them.
NV York Mail and FxpresS

Some Recommendations to Those VINO Give
Them and to Those Who Eat Them.
New York Mail and Express.
To mention the word luncheon is to
call up picture of the rest and quiet and
homellke peace. Once more the busy
wheels of life cease to whirl, and Its gold
en- grain or worthless chaff rem aims IN
disturbed. The carpenter beside the idle
plane, the mason with his brick and
mortar, farmer by his patient horse, the
needlewoman raising weary face from
her interminable work, all pause for the
grateful hour of lapcheon.
Within the home where peace and
order reign, the cloth Is neatly spread
and the dishes tidllg arranged for even a
morsel of toast and cup of tea. Per
haps cloth of yellow or pink or crimson
is provided for this meal, with napkins to
match. In that case the dishes ong ht to
be white. Porcelain, by the way, is a
matter of choice with the housekeeper.
Fashion changes; beauty remains the
same. Numberess forms and combiha-
tions of color are always to be found, the
choice depending upon extent Of taste no
less then of purse. Every year there Is a
larger variety, since skilled native work
men are becoming more skillful still, and
our American wares now are in every re-
spect with the imported, and are less ex-
pensive. Stamped patterns of the wild
| rose or daisy, or grass, or of conventional
forms, on waf of a good quality, can be
| purchased very reasonably, with the
comforting certainty that anything
broken can be readily duplicated, AS for
nick ed dishes-those horrors for SEN
sitive eye a fine piece of china had bet
1 l. l. lon
degraded to kitched service. The fitn sss
of things forbids such dissertation.
No other meal shows the care and
thrift of the housekeeper as the family
luncheon. little fcrethought provides
savory stew or soup from uhe bones end
remnants of meat and GRAVES, and stew
ed fruit and patties, or the old-fashioued
baked turnovers served warm on a cold
winters day when the children rush in
from school asking for SONS thing savory
This is the case where, unfortunately,
circumstances compel late dinner, if
| the father or other members find it i'm
possible to be home at the midday
| meal.
| Let the table be ever so perfect, the
success of luncheon depends on the
congeniality of the guests. 1t is essenti-
| ally woman's repast. Those who know
each other too well are bored in being
brought together in very formal way.
| Generally some one whom it is designed
to honor becomes the cause of a cOnven-
tional lunch party, and DO more charming
way can be found to introduce a friend
into a social circle. The cup that cheers
I loosens thoughts and sets the tongue in
motion, and she is not woman who does
not enjoy conversation. The plane of
| The conversation will be upon the level of
her thought, but that-thanks to the pro-
gress of intellectua and moral culture
among women-is yearly taking higher
tone. Those of mightier mold, who look
down disdainfully on a feminine lunch
party, would be surprised enough could
| they listen, unseen, to MANY modern
t TX around the dainty board. Science,
ethics, philanthropy, art, and sociology
have here found eloquent exposition
from those whose lips are sealed in mixed
gatherings, or when unexhilarated by the
contact with those in whose society they
feel free from restraint and criticism.