New-York tribune., 1892-01-10

The following account Of an amusing adventure Is
vouched for by the highly respectable gentleman 10
vhon, the incident occurred. "l | was WALKING oo"H
one OF the principal streets OF san Francisco on. a
windy afternoon when a sudden gust OF wnd hl'eu
nv high silk hat for had been making some Nis''S
and was clothed in my best and sent 1t spinning u'""
The street. OF course started mt once III pursuit
hut before | could reach it my unfortunate uie WIS
nickcd up By n gentlemany looking person VINO was
apparently about to return II TO me with bow "hch
be suddenly exclaimed u beg your pardon allow me
and he drew out Of my hat cabbage
".Tlds is very odd lie continued as the III"
dozen idIers who had been watching the proceedings
drew near. really, my dear sir,'-dia"ihg out
burch of carrots-this must be very uncoini'r'aO'
extracting half a dozen biz beets and You 'ahh't
surely nut such things a. these on your head-ald
he held up amid the laughter OF the crowd 'ao"'''
who kicked violently he was held aloft by the cS'
Rather ammo, ed at the publicity Of the entertainment
I finally succeeded in capturing my hat' anu '"0
magician followed by a small crowd, took ms WHY up
the street ready to play his tricks upon any o'hef
likely subject"
A travelled Engli,hman who had visited n number
Of our representative families remarked the o'"er
dav. that he found his ideas concerning people wonia
generally be quite correctly formed by looking at
their books. That Is always common ground" ne
said "hovever different other things may be- !
always feel at home where find certain books
Many people, however, In furnishing their houses
give much more attention to the furniture OF the
library and the appearance Of the bookcases than to
the books themselves. These often found lacking
in an Otherwise eaboratey expensive establishment.
People do not appreciate generally how much refine
mont is Indicated by books, they would surround
themselves with them If only for FORMS sake. OF
course good library, one that speaks OF the owners
actual acquaintance ard familiarity with its volumes.
cannot be bought at moments notice with the car
nets and the gas fixtures but If books only given
fair share in the general outlay, II certain sum
yearly could be devoted TO the requirement Of standard
authors little by little the empty shelves would Dc
tycd with good material. ard the foundation OF a
really good library would be laid. dictionary aud
some good books pf reference make a wholesome be-
rnninc: beyond these, the field is too wide for sug
resiion and the choice must be governed by lndi-
vidual preference
There "a no meal that offers so many perplexities
az luncheon Ii Is essentially a ladies' meal and
for that reason should be quite different In character
from a supper where much "heartcr' dishes may
be ch sell good broth or a bouillon is always
acceptable at luncheon. The variety OF rch' thck
lroths that may be properly served on the ordinary
llncb table Is very large and offers delightful variety
of choice For company luncIeons, however chicken
soup or clear boUillon IS probably In tle best taste
Dainty pates, croquettes. or simple dishes OF Ined
fish and rechaufes Of varied Kinds are properly served
nj luncheon as "a second course eiled tongue OF any
nice cold entrec NAV also form part OF the meal.
A chicken salmon. veal. or lobster salad Is also ad-
missibe For an every day luncheon potato salad or
one NJ string beans or tomatoes In mayonaisc or In
plain French dressing may be chosen. Bread ara
butter cut deIicatcly thin. fruit or preserves ana
cakes should complete the meal. For company
occasions, an any delicate dessert IKE
wine Jelly, Bavaran cream, or charlottes shodid De
served. Luncheon being an Informal meal 1t Is ire
uuentIy served careessly. II often is merely coarse
rehash OF the other meals and Is the dread OF every
member OF the family. There Is reason for this
even II the chief dishes served are "madeovers' y
The most ornamental and delicious dishes OF French
cookery are rechauGes. touch Of garnish on the
d,shea cld meat and the salad cluster oi roses