The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-22

usual feature about the circus, and thai
was the fact that not single fakir of any
description was allowed on the grounds
One daring fellow tried TO operate the shell
game, but Ringing Bros. spotted him al
once and had him arrested.
THE BANQUET OF The COOKING CLUB.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
We may live without poetry, music and art
we may live without conscience, and live
without heart;
| We may live without friends, we may live
without books
But civilized man cannot live without cooks. "
think l never so fully realized the force
| OF the above as on last Thursday after
| noon, when, together with about thirty
| others, l attended the banquet of the
Thursday Afternoon Cooking club The
next best thing to being cook oneself is
to be the Intimate friend of a good cook
This latter privilege is mine, and, through
| her kindness, was privileged to enjoy the
feast of good things Mrs. B. a Campbell
kindly threw open her elegant house for
the occasion, and to many who had never
had an opportunity to go through this
home, this, ot itself, was treat River
|
carriage after carriage drew up to the porte
cochere depositing their load of beautifully
| dressed ladies, who with smiling apprecia-
| ton Of the hospitable welcome of the
| massive portal, passed on into the elegant
! interior. One felt as if they had been
transported to some old English manor
house with its parks, dogs, deer and re-
tanners; except that in this case the only
| deer present were the dear creatures"
who graced the scene either as entertain
| ers or entertained. After an hour of gen
eral sociability, the genial hostess made
the welcome announcement that the BAN
quet was ready, and all proceeded 10 the
dining room, which presented beautiful
picture. Three very long extension tables
had been placed close to each other, ex-
tending the entire lengths of the large
dining room and library, and across the
wide hail. affording seating capacity for
over fifty persons The tables were simply
lovely, with dainty linen, rare china,
elegant silver and doiles so handsome as to
cause some of the guests TO break the
tenth commandment. But the flowers were
the gem of all, the center table being dec
Grated in yellow, the others with yellow
and purple. At each place the guests
found card with their name, a spicy car
nation pink and Il badge of yellow ribbon
bearing the words, Compliments of the
Thursday Afternoon Cooking Club" The
ladies all appeared at their best, and the
time between courses was most delight
fully passed with gay conversation, sallies
of wit, merry laughter and sparkling
repartee. Many Were the guesses made as
to which member of the club furnished
the various articles, and one lady very
modestly remarked. Everything that is
nice | made" Well, Mr.. Editor, | sup
pose you are wondering ali this time why
do not tell you what we had to eat. but
nof huf Oh hot IL b.,r
eat? 1t would almost be easier to tell
what we did not have. For two whole |
hours we sat at those tables eating food fit |
for the gods; one course after another, each |
daintily served by dett colored mattresses,
and each course, if possible, more tempt |
ing than the previous one, until at the !
seventh we cried, 1T is enough; our capac- |
ity fails. and we yield the palm to the |
geniuses who preside over the feast"
Everything at the banquet was prepared |
by the ladies themselves which certainly |
speaks well for the efficiency of the CLUB |
as a teacher of cookery. This club meets |
every two weeks, and l understand at |
viands as we had at the banquet, only of |
course, in less variety. They have taken !
as their motto the words, ITO help an
other from what one has, or is, is the most !
noble deed'-a noble sentiment, truly. |
Surely, TO be good cook is to WELD |
powerful weapon, and l. for one, came
from last Thursdays banquet feeling that
elevated and dignifed by what l
had seen and tasted there. Very reluctant
were we TO bid our hostess good night and
not until after 6 o'clock did we tear our
selves away, all pronouncing the BAN
quet one of the most enjoyable affairs ever
gotten up in Wichita Wishing the Cook
ing club every success, and feeling that
after all there was still some enjoyment
left in life for those who are so unfortu-
nate as not to be classed with the lucky
-Four Hundred of Henrietta" Below
are the menu. names of the guests, and
also of the members of the club
MENU.
FIRST COURSE.
Bouillon. Waters.
SECOND COURSE.
Chicken Salad. Olives. Saratoga Chips.
THIRD COURSE.
Sweetbreads, Peas. Lemon Ice. !
Brown Bread.
FOURTH COURSE.
Veal Croquettes. Ripe Tomatoes.
Bread Squares.
FIFTH COURSE.
Sailed Almonds.
SIXTH COURSE.
Ice Cream. Strawberries. Cake
Coffee. ' cav L Tea.
The invited guests were: MeSdames Fin
lay Ross, NJ. c. Campbell, F. Coen, Nc
Oliver. Clement, Preston, Clark. J. l..
Dyer, Furley, Kos Harris, Oscar Smith, A
o. Walden, S H. Nelson. A S Munson.
Coleman, Frank Sherman, Fred Smythe.
Russell Harding, f. G. Polford, Toledo,
o.; and the Misses Young, Bone, Struble,
and English.
The Members of the club are as follows:
+ p A lien Fletcher Charles
Smythe, James Todd, George Strong, J.
Hartman, E. b. Tarman, H w Lewis,
James Emo, Harry Smithson, B. II. Camp
bell, Baldwin, Addie Cleveland, Forker
Miner, Young, Deffenbaugh, Spangler, F.
Rush, Rogers, n. A. English. J. Z. Bur
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