Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-31

cook She is taught the art thoroughly,
so that she may intelligently instruct her
servants, and, if circumstances require 1t,
SO that she could go into the kitchen her.
self and do the cooking. The race of old
cooks who hourished "before the war" is
fast diving out, and, as the young colored
women have not inherited their mothers
skill, the mistress Of the house has been
called upon to perfect herself in the duties
of the kitchen, SO that she may give her
servants practical training.
Even when required to act as her own
cook, the desirable grip finds time for
other work, and for enjoying herself and
making others happy. She is expert with
the needle, a fair musician, and bright
talker. Some are dashing horseback
riders, graceful skaters and daring SWIM
mers. They can manage the sails of a
small boat and pull astrong oar, and many
of them can handle pistol. The outdoor
exercise gives lightness and symmetry to
the 1.-THE figure, which is usually sur
mounted by beautiful neck and face,
and there are but few places in the world
where lovlier women can be found. She
is fond of reading and can converse with
sprightliness and originality upon the best
works in English literature, and criticise
with Judgment the styles and methods of
different authors. She will go into the
kitchen as fresh as a flower, prepare a
breakfast of fruits, eggpone or other kinds of
corn bread, hot rolls, clear coffee, sliced
tomatoes, or fried tailors, or rock cod,
perch or crab, and return to the table as
neat as when she entered the kitchen, and
so pleasing and cherry in manner that
each and every article of
FOOD WILL TASTE THE swEETER
For having been in her presence. At din
ner you will have fried chicken delicately
Drowned, ham baked with wine or sugar,
roast duck, potatoes, corn, tomatoes, Lima
beans. beets, egg plants, apple sauce, sweet
and sour pickles, currapt jelly, ice cream
and peaches, or peaches and genuine
cream, puddings, custards, cakes and fruits.
For supper there will be soft crabs, crocus,
Maryland biscuits, Sally Lunn, honey, and
various preserves, with peaches and cream.
The preserves are wonderfully fine speci-
mems of the art preservative, for in this
respect the desirable girl" is without an
equal the world over. Strawberries, rasp-
berries, blackberries, crab apples. apricots.
ounces, peaches, pears, damsons, water
melon rind, rock melon and cantaloupe are
all subjected to her skill, and when placed
upon the table they not only retain their
flavor, but will convince any man that ma
ture herself has been improved upon. In
winter terrapins and wild geese, and ducks,
and birds, and oysters take the place of
chicken and the soft and hard crabs.
To appreciate the desirable girp you
must go into her home. If, having done
this, you say she is not beautiful or hospit-
able that she is not charming or culti-
waited, your opinion will be reflection
upon yourself
Rich folks are an exception among the
desirable girls" contented folks are the
rule. Small but comfortable incomes,
pleasant homes, hours for work and hours
for pleasure, sincere sociability, and wide
spread and earnest sympathy are the
causes of this contentment.
NELLIE B. WARD.