Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-24

and in that case they will be
served in ell CANT bowls-uot of the
Oln-tashioned shape, but square, and
with bell-bowled spoons to lift the thick
semi fluid to the mouth. The old
fashioned spoon, when first in
vented, was intended to be in
troduced into the mouth, small end
first; and this required such q gymnas-
tic feat that the fastidious diner refused
to go through the operation, and slipped
the fluid from the side; hence the taper
end has quite lost its usefulness. To put
a spoon small end first INTO your mouth
is quite as bad as to swallow the end of
your knife. And speaking of the knife,
it is fast falling under a ban, too, and
no doubt the day is not far distant when
to cut anything at table will be deemed
extremely bad form. Even now, one
may eat a course dinner and not touch
his hand to knife. The fork fulfills all
requirements. Possibly, they will soon
put knife edge on one side of it.
-.
What is to be said of certain modern
methods of winning a girls heart now
pursued by certain affiuent youth OF this
New York. fellow who plays polo at
Newport managed to get up to town on
the same day that his very young angel
who rides cleverly to hounds, came up
shopping, and by shrewd diplomacy he
succeeded in getting her all alone at
luncheon 1t was jolly meal, sedate
and dignified 10 the onlooker, but thrill
ing and UNNECESSARILY sweet to the par
ticIpants. 1t was shocking, but the fact
is that the repast began with cock tails,
ended with brandies, and was filled out
,rit Of "a
the swagger girls call champagne.
BY the time the desert was reached the
youth had the girl s consent TO be his wife.
"If you say yes'' said the youth, ~
will have served for you certain dish
for desert that l know you will like
above anything you ever had before.
II you say no, then you shan t have the
dish.
81 say yes, yes, yes. - responded the
girl, and her foot touched that of her
companion under the table, while they
both sighed.
The promised dish was brought. 1t
looked very delicate and sugary, some
thing on the order of a meringue, all
puffy and white.
"You will serve it yourself, dear, said
the young man, and please cut it in q
very careful way. The interior is ex-
tremely precious, and must be handled
with great care
The girl deftly slipped knife into the
sugar.
"why, what's this, she cried,' as
the whole arrangement collapsed, and
something ike satin box lay revealed.
THAT is your part of the dlsh,' re-
piled the young man. "Open it and see
If II is made to your taste.'
The girl, rosy with anticipation.
opened the box, and beautiful solitaire
diamond ring flashed its white light into
her sparkling eyes. And she loved her
lover very dearly all that afternoon.
Mrs. Pierepont Morgan is swell born
and bred. Never having known toll
herself, and never having had q wish
ungratified that money could Indulge,
she easily might not show q sympathetic
spirit toward those whose lot Is fixed at
the antipodes of ease and pleasure. Yet,
not long since, an intelligent young girl
was temporarily in her employ, who was
interested and somewhat acquainted
through her readings with the art of
lapidary. Mrs. Morgan noticed her shy
scrutiny Of the jewels she was required
to handle IN the performances of her
duties. and kindly gave her permission
TO look at them more closely. Thereupon