The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-03-14
WITHOUT WOMAN,
A Successful Departure i'm
Boarding,
BY 4 NUMBER OF YOUNG MEN
A Peep in to Their Dining Room al
Meal Hour. An Excellent
Bill of Fare.

Ogr readers have heen spprised through
these columns of the tact that number of
our young men, merchants and doctors,
who have not been woed and won into o
matrimonial alliance, have rented rooms
over the Marietta Trust and Banking Co.,
which they have furnished with the neces>
sary dining room appurtenances and kitch.
en- utensils, and are enjoying single bless
edness'' without the smiles Of women Or the
skillful culinary of her def fingers. Man
alone there is monarch of all he surveys,
with none to modest or make him afraid.
These young gentlemen have employed
a colored man as cook, Charlie Slaughter,
who has been the chief cook in number
of hotels and has few equals in the prepara-
ton Of good meals These young men
share the expenses pro rata in RAINING the
establishment
They have been twitted good deel about
keeping bachelors hall and the menu
meh may prepare, but these ,antalizers
have never taken a meal with these hospi-
table and clever young men, or they would
not speak so unadviseGly. Well, we have.
1t was our good fortune to be among a party
who dined with them last Thursday at din
ner.
Around the table were Mr.. Jos. Paige
Mr. c. NJ Crosby, Mr.. I. W. Glover, Mr..
w. K. Montgomery, Mr.. D. N. Anderson,
W. S. N. Neal ana Mr. Moultrie NJ. Sess,
ions, while the hosts, Mr.. Lawrence w.
Virgins and Mr.. Charley Donneily occu>
pied seats at the ends of the table, and
DIR. c. T. Nolan, one OF the hosts occupied
seat to the right Of Mr.. Virgins.
The table was spread with suitable linen
Towering, while the tableware was silver,
glass and china. White napkins were at
each plate. ard the table, with its variety
of dishes, would have been inviting to the
most fastidious epicure.
The bill of fare consisted of Roast Tur-
key and Dressing, Roast Beet, Tomatoes,
Corn, English Peas, Lima Beans Aspara,
gus, Celery, Mashed Irish Potatoes, Can.
died Sweet Potatoes, Rice, Cranberry
Sauce, Pickles, Slaw, Light Bread, Butter
Coffee Milk, ETC., while the desert was
Cottage Pudding andlLemon PIE.
Could that most glorious being, woman
often denominated "helpmeet," but fire.
quently not more than 'hclp>eat," devised
or prepared more appetising dinner
That prince OF good fellows, Mr.. Charley
Donnelly. has not been selling groceries tc
housekeepers for so many years without
learning something. In every detail of the
menu. you..could see,his..cultivated taste dis
played in suggestion, selection and pre-.
paration. 1t was while in charge CT the
com missary for the Marietta Rifles at the
State encampment at Griffin, that he won
deserved laurels and made reputation as
successful caterer. He has impaired
some Of his knowledge to his partner, Mr..
Virgins, ard the two can always be depen>
ded upon in the culinary line Mr.. Wig
gins served each guest with as much ease
and grace as if he had been used to it.
1t is sale the wsy to reach mans affec>
tons, is to 20 through his mouth, by appeal.
ing to his appetite. 1t required no mind
reader" to determine how the affections OF
those hungry diners were completely in
sympathy with the occasion. Even the
pictures on the walls of fruits, vegetables
and game, only added inspiration snd
keenness.
At the conclusion of the meal, few re-
marks of appreciation by one of the guests
were made Of the pleasure it afforded all to
be present in partaking of the generous
hospitality Of bachelors halr' where there
apparently seemed to be but one thing
lacking. and that was the presence anG
smiles of lovely woman. But evidently
these gentlemen have arrived at the con.
clusion that they have found Bachelor
Paradise where if some beguiling Eve
should enter, they would soon be turned
from the freedom of full table to AGAR
battle with knife and fork with boarding
house hash and dried apple pies.