The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-05
CULINARY SOCIABLB.
The Pleasant Sort Of Lunch
Party Some Jersey City
Ladies Enjoy.
NOTES ON SOCIAL TOPICS.
Doings OF Notable People
Light Reading for Lady
Readers.

There is delightful little club in this
city which calls itself 1.-The Luncheon
Club" Only ladies are eligible for MEM
bership, and the number Of these is lin
tied. The last meeting Of the Luncheon
Club was on Wednesday at the residence
Of Mrs. George Wilkinson on Bergen
avenue, and all the ladies Of the club
were present. They were, besides the
hostess, Mrs. Chichester, Mrs. Purdy,
Mrs. William Mattocks, Mrs. Esterbrook,
Mrs. A. Ready. Mrs. ]. n Bumsted, Jr.,
Miss Perkins, Miss Maud Brett aud Miss
Minnie Bumsted. The club was organized
during the winter for the purpose Of re-
union Of ladies who have been friends
for years. Although the club is desig-
mated luncheon club owing to the fact
that q luncheon of a most elaborate
order is served at each meeting, 1t might
be more properly called cooking club.
HOW THINGS ARE ARRANGED.
The menu at these luncheons is very
tempting one, made even more so by the
fact that the dishes are the production of
the ladies themselves. 1t is managed in
this wise: each lady makes one dish for
the luncheon which she brings with her
TO the meeting. OF course there is great
rivalry and each endeavors to have her
| dainty the best. Aud 1t would certainly
be a difficult thing to tell which is the
best, as the ladies take so much care and
time in preparing them that one is about
as good as another, The menu Is changed
| for each meeting; the one served on
Wednesday was:-
BouNiou,
Little Neck CLAIMS
Beef Steak, Mushrooms,
Chicken Patties, Lobster Salad,
Snow Pudding,
| Fruit.
Sailed Almonds.
| This, everyone must agree, is very
tempting menu. and one cannot wonder
that the ladies spend the greater part of
| the afternoon enjoying 1t.
DAINTY COOKING.
But the cooking is the chief object of
interest, and this is simply perfection.
Just what is each ones especial forte il
the way of cooking it would be hard to
| tell; they cook everything so well, but OF
/ course each one claims a specially. No
| one can make such boullion as Miss Bum
sted, and the chicken patties of Miss
| Brett's make are the best ever eaten.
| Lobster salad coucocted by Mrs.
| Chichester has won her q wide
reputation in this art and puddings-we II
| there is such a variety of them that each
/ one has favorite one which she makes
"a
the past are more elaborate even than
this last one and the ladies try TO keep
the table supplied with new and fancy
| dishes which they learn for the occasion.
Another and by no means the least att
tractive feature of these luncheons is the
menu card which is arranged by some
| member selected to do it. The design
must be original and the ones used at the
last meeting are extremely unique. They
we're made by Miss Bumsted aud are
plain square white cards, with the menu
carefully written on one side. On the
| other side are the words, april Showers
bring forth May flowers" and little red
umbrella of paper is attached. This was
very appropriate, the meeting being on
April L Other menu cards have been IN
the form of pansies, roses. shells and u
variety of designs. After the luncheon,
which is always very prettily served is
over, the ladies spend therest of the after
noon in social chat. generally taking the
menu and the way the cooking was done
for subject. EIDDA.