Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-29

! painting by an artist, and if the picture
is that of new married life, before the
| young wife has exhausted her supply oil
! dainty wrappers or put her hair in curl
| papers when her husband is at home that
| the bang may be ready in case of com
pany, before the lover husband finds
that some man down town needs him so
often, or that an hours loiter in g club
| room, and leaning over billiard table
is better than a tame evening at home
In these conditions the picture is doubly
pleasant.
1t was some such tableau last week
that had a touch Of life in it as the young
wife read to her husband the Ladies
Column of THE GAZETTE.
Stretched at his ease after a good Sun
day dinner, he had begmled her to read
the paper while he smoked ana otherwise
INDUCED himself. The little wife read
the news honestly we out the editorial
page. did not omit the specials, and
would have. read the stock and market
yawn warned, and she turned visit
fully to the serial, but he would
have none of that, and in some freak of
mans moods said: What's in the
woman 3 department?
Surely, - she said, you don t care
to hear that?''
eyes. DO. -
She began, and was fairly reveling in
the folds of cashmere ana failIe when an
impatient ''bosh checked her.
''Look here, ain I there anything
about cooking and housekeeping? that's
what we want -
Eyes, but let me read the fashion
first -
''No, no, no, rather impatientIy,
'read that when l 90 away and in
this way last Sunday s concession to man
superiority in cuisine found an asserting
listener.
''That's true, every word of it =" he
said, men are better cooks; who ever
heard of woman chef?''
She timIdly suggested Mrs. Cleveland s
Virginia auntie, and the French madame
that has given President Harrison some
trouble, but he needed not so full was he
of elation and of desire 10 exhibit his
knowledge.
Yes, THE GAZETTE's right; a man
knows thing by rules and a woman s
knowledge Is at best hap-hazzard. She
may succeed IN a roast to-day, but to-
morrow fail. You see she does not know
anything of weights OF degrees of heat.
VI GOAIot, Htu huOh DeiltE now 10 COOK.
they are more paIns-taking now that
dish of rice we had to-day the little
woman 5 head went down, "now don t
blame you my dear. (ominous) but the
idea of calling that blue glutnous mass,
rice, why rice should be white and each
grain separate. Now here's the way, -
he Strengthened himself and brought out
the forehnger.
''The first thing you do is TO soak the |
rice in cold water, then wash it in differ |
ent waters until the water runs clear,
then let it drain, measure two measures |
Of water, soft if it can be had to one |
of rice and put in this water !
teaspoon half full of salt, when the water I
Doils, and not before, put in the rice, !
cover and let it cook slowly until the |
grains are soft, then il there be any water /
pour u of and set the vessel uncovered /
On the back of the stove where it will dry 1
but not soorch.
''Now you have a dish fit for a prince, |
and there is no earthly need of if ever
varying from the standard. The finger
comes down emphatic "My dear,
f you will always follow my rules you II
never make mistakes in cookery Men, |
know about cookery? Why, of course
hey know.
William, dear, who told you how to