Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28

vate dinners, so long should the question o
wines be lett to his individual choice and
not made matter of compulsion. Still, al
was experienced in the administration o.
President Hayes, an innovation would
prove source of widespread comment ano
much adverse criticism.
THE DRESS COAT GOES.
"As to the wearing of dress coats by gen.
tlemen," concluded Mrs. Dimmick, cal
though the rule is most decided one
against such o breach of etiquette during Q
MONDAY call, yet in place like Washing.
ton there is so much license allowed in re-
gard to dress, that it would seem to iDfiu-
ence even question of this significance.
Mrs. Window, the wife of the Secretary,
said: You may say that although am moi
by any means fanatic, am nevertheless
strongly opposed to the practice of offering
Intoxicating drinks to young men, whose
habits are not sufficiently formed to with
stand temptation. I believe that there are
few but who will agree with me that Post
master General Wanamaker deserves great
praise Tor his consistent adherence to his
principles in the omission of wines from his
table in the lace OF all adverse criticism.
Were there more such men it would be
better Tor the community at large. be-
lieve that one should be governed in such
matters by conscience rather than by the
mere following of q fashion. 1 would
rather run the risk of giving offense to the
few than risk being the instrument of evil
to any.
NEW YEARS HOUSE PARTIES.
IA charming innovation already Y INDUCED
In at the North is known as house parties,
where a pleasant company of friends and
relations gather at some hospitable country
place in the citv's suburbs and spend several
days in merrymaking, after the old English
Gus ON OF Twelfth Night In this way
true pleasure is secured and the more formal
hospitalities dispenied with"
l asked Mrs. Window what she thought
of gentlemen wearing full dress when call
ing on New Years Day. '"There is but one
mo gentleman should appear in full dress
until after q o'clock unless he wishes to be
thought ignorant OF the proprieties.'
Mrs. Noble says that she has very decided
views as to the offerings of wines and that
she is strenously opposed to the use
of liquor OF any kind during an indiscrim-
mate assemblage. 81 usually take glass
OF claret or light wine every day at dinner,
she said, "but should never offer it upon
the occasion of public reception. was
some years since deeply impressed by a SIM
pie incident during an evening reception at
friends house at my home In St. Louis,
which influenced rle to take decided stand.
The circumstance was conversation over
heard between two young people. The
young man was offered glass OF wine by
his fair hostess who, upon his,refusal, urged
the glass upon him.
A THREE WEEKS TooT.
DO not ask me to drink he pleaded,
"as it is my weakness and tear to in
dulge."
I'm a spirit of thoughtless vanity she
ignored his excuse, and, handing him the
wine said, Only take this to please me and
drink to my health He complied rather
than to appear ungallant, and was intoxi-
Gated for three weeks afterward. 1 shall
never willingly be the means Of placing
temptation in another's way, and my New
Years receptions are no exception to this
rule"
- Mrs. Carlisle, wife of the eminent Senator
from Kentucky, is an advocate of strict
temperance. So consistent is she that upon
the occasion of the handsome dinner given
last winter by the then Senator to the
Justices of the Supreme Court, no wine
whatever was used. When L asked her
opinion, she replied: "Of course you are
sufficiently familiar with my sentiments in
regard to the offering of liouor, not to doubt
my answer. 1 never touch wine or punch
of any Kind during all the seasons round
of receptions and teas, and never permit
it to appear upon my table. 1t makes no
difference what the world thinks, shall al
ways keep strictly to my principles.
INTEMPERANCE IN COFFEE.
Mrs. Senator Mcmillan, of Michigan,
said: "As to the offering of wine, always
nave some simple ciaret punch in addition
to boulllon and coffee to hand with light
refreshments for hospitslity's sake, and
each caller has the privilege of making his
own choice. I am often persuaded that
people indulge too generously in coffee
upon round Of calls, and, like everything
else, the indulgence may be carried to
excess. Let us be temperate in all things" F"
Mrs. Senator Payne, of Ohio, mother OF
Mrs. Whitney, said: 81 often regret the
dying out of the old custom, but I realize
that the original significance has been widely
lost in these modern times. Formerly we
never thought of setting large table in
Cleveland, unless for winding up of the
day, when large company would be in
vited to close the festivities with dance
followed by a big supper. Generally from
q daintilv spread table to one side of the
open fireplace, with its huge. cracking logs,
would be dispensed by the hostess wine and
cake. These cakes were made from an old
German recipe ana known as 'oiley cakes. ,
In addition to tbes, rich sweets there would
also be the Washington cruller,' twisted in
the form of stick sbou: three inches long
and then looped over the finger. Placed in
the boiling lard it quickly curled up and
became brown and crisp.
GAS to wine, in former times young men
did not expect to indulge in the liquors
placed upon the sideboard for the elderly
gentlemen, but stood aside for their elders.
Now the rule is reversed, and we could not
limit the courtesy without giving unpar-
donable offense." Miss GRUNDY, JR,