Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-10
WHERE THE HOSTESS PROFITS.
Obligations of Diners-Out and How the
Social Debts Are Paid.

A young lady who has large circle
of friends, who is as proud of her
popularity as any man of the world
and whose income is inside of $4,000 a
year, is authority for the statement
that regular diner-out pays out more
for his dinners at the end of the season
than the average dinner-giver.
''Unfortunately," she says, 81 have
unlimited credit. but | also have 81 10C
worth of debts scattered among florists,
fruiters, marketmen and caterers and
it bothers me to know how | can paw
them. From my father and brothers
got into the habit of cancelling social
obligations almost before accepting
them, and to this prompt recognition
of favors extended | owe much of my
popularity. Of late years we have not
been able to entertain any, but never
theless we have been honOred with
cards to a fattering extent, and
whether / accept or not | have the
satisfaction of having made tangible
returns for every honor conferred.
owe florist $500 for cut flowers, small
palms and fresh mushrooms, which
you know are raised in rose beds. The
latter delicacy | reserved for the &C.
ceptance of a few very wealthy friends,
to whom few things are regarded in the
light of Injuries.
'The fruiterers have me in their
debt to the extent of 500 and the re-
naming 5000 is due the caterer and
marketman. | think | sent my friends
raore fish and game than anything else.
The dealers kept me informed about
choice birds and when [ wanted to
make a gift l sent note and ordered
two dozen small or sixteen large birds,
packed in refrigerator basket, to be
delivered at certain hour with my
card. Fish was packed in ice and
grass, single salmon or cod being my
favorite. AS rule the dishes were
served at the feast and / came in for a
certain amount of attention, which is
always agreeable. Baskets of eggs,
boxes of choice and early vegetables
and rarebits, like brains, sweetbreads
and roe seemed to please my hostesses
very much. At the caterers | ordered
creams in individual forms that / de-
signed myself, delicious cake, punch,
eggnog or wine cup, pudding OIL
fruit ambrogial of superior quality, oc-
casiOnaily salad or mayOnnalse OF
lobster after some famous receipt, and
quite often a tempting assortment OF
bOnhons was sent as an expression OF
profound regret. / have been enter
tanned a great deal in various ways,
but hope that my efforts to show how
very much | appreciated the honors
done me were not wholly lost.
A well-known Baltimorean, who
makes his home in the city, has won
for himself the sobriquet of Col. Sal
mon, because of the monstrous fish he
sends to his hostess the day of bis re-
ception. The offering is accompanied
by decorated platter, unless the fish
is too large for the stock, when it is
wedged on plank and delivered by
special messenger. Another equally
popular diner-out always presents his
compliments with Virginia ham,
boiled and spiced, or pail of butter
expressly ordered from celebrated
dairy. a basket of wine is always ac-
ceptable, and parsimony would be sur
prised to know that few dollars will
purchase barrel of apples, sweet
potatoes, nuts, oranges. melons,
lemons, pineapples or bananas in
season.-NeW York World.