The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-15
TIE SEATTLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SUNDAY FEBRUARY IS 1891

ments given the French class was that Of
Countess sponneck, wife Of the Danish
The Spanish class held its meetings in
was wholly lacking in the male element,
though composed of no less charming
set of women, among whom were Nine.
Romero, Mrs. Don Cameron, Mrs. Senator
Cockrcll, Mrs. ex-Minister Foster, Miss
Ida Thompson and large contingent of
the Spanish-speaking South Americans.
COOKING CLUBS AND TwEErY-rrvE-cEEr
rEAsrs.
A breakfast class Of twelve, with the
limitation at each feast fixed at s., thus
making it imperative on the hostess to
provide course breakfast at g cents
per capita, was one of the short-lived
experimental organizations of last sea-
son which will hardly be revived this
Lent. Another similar organization
known as the breakfast club. with the
limitation of IS for expenditure on each
occasion, was likewise ill-fated. Born in
merriest laughter, it was doomed to ex-
pire in much crashing of teeth in which
envy, hatred, malice and all manner of
nncharitableness had part. The initial
then the little rift within the lutte was
forced by the accusation from one of the
organizers that things were not being con-
Quoted on that scale of strict honesty
and economy which had characterized her
feasts. These accusations taking definite
forms, were to the effect that the various
butchers, bakers and candlestick makers
patrOnized by certain hostesses had upon
close questioning admitted the fact that
although the choice cuts Of meat and hot
house vegetables furnished by them had
really been sold at the absurdly small price
indicated on the bill of fare, the circulation
of which among the guests at the close of
the meal was one of the iron-clad rules of
the class, matters had been equalized
rendered. Here was state of things CALI
ing for reform on the most approved
civil service principles and accordingly,
resolving herself into a committee of one
on law and order, the irate organizer pro-
ceeded to deliver a lengthy sermon to the
mepbers Of the breakfast club, taking for
her text the time-honored axiom as to
honesty being the best policy. This dis
closure, though meeting with that courte-
Gus attention which the most exacting
orator could require, had the effect of
bringing to sudden termination the
breakfast club.
A SENSIBLE CLUB.
The emergency class, one having very
practically useful bearing as the object,
was through series of lectures to in
struct the fashionable audience on the
speediest and most efficacious remedies to
be employed in the case of sudden bruises,
burns or broken limbs, where the iminedi-
ate attendance Of physician is not prac-
ticable. Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Morton,
Madame Romero, Mrs. Senator Mcmillan
and Mrs. John w. Foster were among
the large number of interested
listeners who gathered once a week
to listen to the heterogeneous lectures
of the young physician selected for this
purpose. At these meetings the ladies
were questioned in regard to the subject
previously discussed, and such of them as
cared to do so assisted the physician in the
adjustment of bandages, supports and
straps for keeping the broken limb in
proper position until the services of doc
tor could be secured. For this purpose it
was customary to engage as model
money paid for his services in
this respect seemed a small fortune.
Accounts of these meetings having gotten
into the papers, the young physician found
himself besieged in all quarters from peo-
pie living in remote country districts to
have his talks to the emergency class en-
bodied in pamphlet form in order that the
practical application of his suggestions
might be available to those who stood in
actual need of just such lectures.
EUcHER AND POKER.
The eucher class leads in the list of card
parties incident to Lent. The meetings
are held on Monday evenings, and the
membership includes DR.. and Mrs. Will
liam Hammond, DIR. and Mrs. Alexander