Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-20

up delightfully."- under the soft, rose-colored
light. The damask table cloth is decorated
in this manner: Take Parma violets, re-
move the stems, and with very small pin:
work out the bottom OF the cloth in violets
White roses and white lilies in low, cut.
glass vases ornament the table. White
boutonpiers await the guests. The menu is
entirely made up of white dishes-white
sauces, white meats, white sorbet and white
dessert. To attain the finest effect invite
only dark-eyed guests. The effect is simply
bewilder1ng. Try one of these powdered
dinners. The thing ought not to cost over
$40 head-12 guests S120-say $50 for a
powdered dinner. It's nothing for a man
who puts $40, 900 in a single piece of horse
flesh.
Rich patronesses of the leading restaur-
ants. like the men, have their favorite tables
and favorite walters, who are permitted by
the proprietor to tilt the chairs at such
a table if they have even a suspicion that
the rich visitor will put in an appearance.
The tavorite is apt to be handsome man,
and some churlish old fault finder might
object that he puts his face too near to
milady's while taking her order. But she
doesn't object. He is no more to her
THAN A LAP DOG.
She smiles her sweetest upon him, and
while he is serving the tenderloin of trout
or the canape lorenzo, she calls the atten-
tion of her guests to the whiteness OF his
hands, the beauty of his e-es, the polish of
his manners, and his tournure generally.
Happy Jules, with his liberal fees. But all
walters can't be Jules. Many of them must
content themselves with the boys and quar-
ter tips.
Six girls devised scheme that was both
unique and catching. They invited six
gentlemen, whose good opinion they valued,
to a dinner, every course of which, they
promised, should be prepared-aye, cooked
by their own hands. The invitations
were accepted, of course. but one condition
was imposed, namely, that the cooks should
receive the guests in cooks attire, and that
proof positive should be given that they
had actually cooked the dinner. This may
have suggested to the culinary creatures
some dainty notions regarding the dress of
a cook, for even in the cooking class which
the sly things had been attending unknown
to their admirers nothing had ever been
seen just like the suits they adopted for this
occasion. At the appointed hour the guests
were welcomed by six unusually rosy
maidens in gowns that reached modest
distance below the knee, but which revealed
tantalizing bit of stocking and coquettish-
ly slippered feet. Bodices were cut V-shape
front and back, with arms left bare to the
shoulders and free of ornaments, as were the
hands. A bit of rich lace and knot Of
ribbon made believe there was a cap, and
more lace and ribbon by courtesy an apron.
IT WAS A CATCHY SCHEME.
A corsage bouquet would have looked out
of place with the chatelaine that bore tiny
nutmeg graters, egg-beaters, rolling pins
and saucepans, if anything so sweet could
have looked out of place in that particular
vicinity. In fact 1t was the most bewilder-
ing group of cooks that mans eyes ever
were blest with. and made even these guests
forget the expected dinner. But they were
not long permitted to enjoy the sweet obliv-
ion. They were ushered to table where the
decorations were not more artistic and beau
tiful than the viands were appetizing and
delicious. Everything in both departments,
they were told, had been done by these girl
Ish hands, and as course after course was
served the gallantry and credulity of the
guests were laid under severe bondage. No
flaw couH be found anywhere.
Various little burns, cuts and bruises
were displayed on delicate hands in evil
dence of the work they had performed, and
other testimony was brought forward which
convinced the gentlemen that the promises
of their hostesses had been fully redeemed.
What follows? Why "the way to a mans
heart is through his stomach" is it not?
Six engagements are likely to be announced,
just as the designing dears hoped and
planned for. I told you III the first place
that it was a catchy scheme.
CLARA BELLE.