The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-02
LOOKING CLASS.

the Rhode Island State fair Will snow the
latest aud the best utepsiIs Of particular
Importance to housekeepers. COOKING
utensils of aluminium ars the latest and
IN many ways the most scientific utensils
in the world. Professor Joseph Richards
OF Lehigh university. Penn., author Of
aluminium and it's uses, is an authority
on the subject OF cooking utensils
made from this new metal.
which 10 entirely free from al
poisonous properties, being the same
throughout. without any surface finish.
These utensils cannot rust. have wonder
ful heat conductivity; heat retaining
properties are Of light specific gravity,
aud food cooked In them will not scorch
or burn, o fact of rreat importance In
cooking milk, cereals or fruit. Alumi-
mum is three times lighter than the light
est metals now used In cooking and its
production Is matter OF con-
graduation to the American
housekeeper who believes in care
ful, intelligent work in the kitchen.
These utensils will be used on gas aud
oil ST. YES and much OF the cooking done
by electricity will be done in aluminium
dishes. particularly prepared for this
occasion. The Domestic Science depart
meut fellows educational lines In all It's
-
September will be supplemented 1t the
Food and Health Exposition Ia Novem-
ber, by practical demonstration lessons
by Miss Anna Barrows of the Domestic
Science department of the Young
Women's Christian Association OF
Boston. and Miss Anna Ruggles OF the
Providence Cooking School.
I I I
nif
scallops or oysters yesterday for dinner.
Most every one else did il you didn't.
The awful railroad wreck at Chester has
had the eff ct OF quite seriously ,interfer-
ing with railroad travelling. Hardly
road in this section has not noticed
Il. know of two Providence
parties who were intending to 20 to the
Worlds fair today. They read of tn .shor-
rors of the wreck aud 1t so imprsss,d
them that they gave up the idea aud
abandon ed the trip. have heard Of sew
sral other parties who have stopped short
In their preparations aud will stay at
aome. Yet 1t Is as safe travel
ling today as it ever WAS, and
when ore remembers the millions
Of people who are yearly carried ia
stltb1 thOuSNlhS VI Au'uihk
through daylight and dark aess at ex-
press speed, you begiu TO rsaliz, that
travellers are fully as safe MS those WHO
stay at home. Ones in a while thes.
awful wrecks occur. but they are so
startling that they are re neinbered
long time, aud the unusual event at
tracts such widespread attention hat we
forget for the moment the thousands o
other passen gers who are safely landed at
their journeys end.
Coal teams are kept pretty busy own
days delivering coil that WAS ordered
weeks and weeks ago. People who hive
nm eye for economy order their coal in
the early summer for delivery In Septem-
ber Thew thus get the advart are or the
low summer prices, and don't have to
wait after they give their orders The
coal trade is brisk and while prices are
no materially advanced they are liable
to rise y most any time.
! ! I
have a friend who lives in suburban
village about five niles out OF town and
belongs to a secret society. The grand
officers were going to make an Official
visitation to another lodge Friday nisht.
and it was ths intention OF th. brothe; in
question to accompany them. lie had
been looking forward to the event SO in
ten,ly that he convinced himself
that Thursday was Friday. ard
that on day previous to thai
set for the visitatio 4 came to the city and
was much surprised not 10 meet his
brothers Of the order at the appointed
place. met him aad exp aimed his mis-
take, hut it was hard work to convince
him. Finally he went back home on the
next boat. after ex orting prom SO that
] would keep his name secret. / have
since enjoyed shore dinner at his
expense
Parrots, that is talking p1rrots. are
never 81 happy as when grinding out re-
marks wholly inconsste nt and irreva-
lent to the occasion. TBe average bird is
possessed with an evil spirit apparently,
aud it is always under the IN st trying
Circumstances that his fiendish opsnsi-
ties take hold of him. One o. the fun
niest Instances OF this kind happened re-
Gently in small town in this st IT.. A
popular m mister y as desirous of possess
ing parrot, and made his want
known to o e of the prsh. OF
course the minister, who. by the way,
Is rather notorious for the conciseness
and shortness If his sermons. was ex-
tremely POPULAR. and 80 no time was
lost In setting on foot paper (Which The
parishioners subscribe. Finally the
bird was purchased by ~ commit
tee OF three, who pried into
the birds lineage and liste ed to ex xNibi-
tious OF its skill. Among other accom-
plishnents the bird possessei that Of
sony aud what brouvht the bargaining
to a success .ful termination was the
timely singing OF "What will the Hir-
vest BE" in n somewhat hosrse voic. by
the bird. Then the COMMITTEES almost
Tell over each other in their efforts 10
close the bargain at once and the bird was
transferred to them, An evening or so
later the entire parish crowded the
minister's house and admired the
bird which sat In state OF di.-
niied contempt on a new perch.
Then the minister was call ID to the mid