Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13
HOW GIRLS LUNCH.
What 1t Cost Three Young Ladies on q
Shopping Expedition.

What It Cost Three Young Ladies q
Shopping Expedition.
Recently there were three ladies, evidently
sisters or closely related, and all styHShly
dressed vino took their seats at a little table
and proceeded to order lunch They had
chosen one of the most popular ladies' lunch
rooms in the city, where prices are moderate
and every article well cooked and literally
served. Their lovely silks settled down with
a swish, aud their numerous parcels were dis
posed on chair. Their long, soft gloves
were laid aside and their diamonds twinkled
over the bill of fare.
''WhaG'll you take, LilF' asked the queenly
looking elder girl.
The superb creature wrinkled her noss,
pulled at wisp of her auburn bang and said:
81 don't know; what are you going to haver
81 don't know. Le'me see. Why not have
chicken pie, It's lovely here"
But, my! it is twenty cents" whispered
the little dumping in a red togue, land
with coffee and rolls. No; why not take
beef stews That is only five, or fish balls at
five"
'sUgh Fish balls are horrible" said the
third young lady with her finger on STRAW
berries and cream for twenty cents"
"Well them here's soup at ten cents"
Nobody liked soup; 1t was so thin that one
"needed rolls and coffee too"
This sort of debate went Oh for fully ten
minutes, while the patient waiter stood ready
for the order
Suddenly bright thought seemed to ami
mate the Juno like ''Lil, )" and she said: why
not everybody order as they like, and then
we can divide"
Inspired by this unique mode of release,
each wrote her order triumphantly, and in a
few minutes it was filed and the ladies were
doubly discussing it.
This is the incest lunch room in Washing
ton" said one.
Eyes, it is SO neat, and everything is beau
tifully cooked"
Aren't these oysters delicious"
"Why or earth, Sallie, did you order cot
fee? This chocolate beats even mammals"
Chocolate don't agree with ne, but ginger
bread does" and the fair Sallie of the red
piece of togue took just such piece out of
that spongy brown bread as a school boy
does out of an apple that is loaned him to
take bite.
Have taste OF my salad" ssid dyspep-
tic looking girl who wore rich heliotrope
suit that was not as becoming as it was ex-
penSive.
The girls chartered their praises of the food,
the lunch disappeared, and then they pro-
ceeded to figure up the cost.
Good gracious, ninety-tive cents"
'You don't mean itl why, isn't that expen-
sive for such n little lunch?"
well, it was nice, but one can't come here
every day if it costs like this
well" said the one who happened TO be
banker. the statuesque beauty, II suppose it
must be paid and she opened purse fat
with bills. while one of the others gathered
the parcels and third consulted diamond
studded watch. The bill was paid, and these
elegantly dressed ladies hurried out to their
shopping. The Critic reporter, familiar with
this lunch room, took occasion TO fitch the
check from the cashiers desk, and the ex-
travagantly praised lunch FOR three which
these evidently wealthy young women de-
clared too expensive is appended for the bene-
fit of the public:
One potato salad. l0c
Two cups OF chocolate OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES elC
ioilS Tor three lJc
One-half dozen fried oysters. Sc
Two ginger bread OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Iec
One pumpkin pie...-....-.... ---.-..-..-..--- 5c
one coifee---. .--..-..-...---.-.....-- &c
Which total OF ninety-five cents led tie
critical philosopher 70 affirm:
Nothing emphasizes the inherent differ
enceS of men and women more than their re-
spectIve orders at restaurant
A man likes to eat. He considers food
more essential than clothing. He orders hber-
ally and pays cheerfully.
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