The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-12
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nent mean an tuntnifigated bore" as in
non-hicycle days. No longer must It tor
ture the mind of. the summer hostess to
give one. nor the summer guest TO re-
ceive an invitation bidding him appear.
Not many years since a summer enter
fai1men5 meant Tea drinking and cake
Z consuming upon a hot piazza. Or a parlor
musical upon some sweltering night. or
an everyday sort of picnic where there
was nothing to do a heavy shower
sure to descend upon the ercampment.
The up-to-date hostess invites to a biey-
Gle picnic.
How to give a bicycle picnic2 Wen, of
course, the meet is held at the house of
the giver of the sport. The invitations
which she sends out mention the hour at
which guests are to arrive and the route
to be AIKEN.
Being a tyro at the wheel is no longer
an exchse for not attending a bicycle
meet. Since rather than miss the fun Of
one, men and women have been found
diligently practising in out of the way
spots, or even indulging in lessons at the
establishments for this purpose.
When the guests arrive there is a little
time for chat upon the porch. And upon
starting out each man guest is presented
with a little basket containing luncheon.
which the hostess provides. When the spin
has brought the party to the camping
grounds all descend and the preparations
are made for luncheon, which of course,
means merely opening the baskets.
When these are opened IT is seen that
the Entertainment Is to be a progressive
affair. The baskets are lined with oiled
paper or Japanese napkins. And the diff
ferent viands are arranged in courses,
which are also wrapped In this paper and
placed like layers.
The first course is bound with ribbon of
a certain color and with IT a card in
quaint English requesting the prospective
diner to seek out the maiden whose first
course bears a corresponding hue and ito
partakes of the same in her company. The
second course Is bound In ribbon of a diff
fereut color. and in this way the affair
progresses.
In the case of a club, which is a very
popular method of conducting hiking runs
at present, there is no need to make the
lunch a novelty. A secretary and presl-
dent can be elected to decide the runs and
ka committee Each member of the club
as notified by post or by visit at just what
time the club intends to set out. Whittier
bound and from what spot the start viii
bs made.
In this case each member provides a
wicker basket containing some article for
the feast. To make a good division, just
what each member Is to bring should be
decided upon long beforehand. Substan-
fial Things should be in evidence, for if
anyone thinks that a Light lunch will
alone be required after a spin of several |
miles their ideas are likely to undergo a
severe change.
Sandwiches, cakes. cold ham or tongue. !
piain bread and butter, sardines and so
on through the entire list of picnic sug-
gestions, would be found available. Cold
drinks must not be forgotten, as there is |
always a real demand for these in good
condition and good measure. Glasses for
drinking them must also be arranged for.
It Is no doubt very poetical to SIP from
ak leaves. but then vessels of this kline
= rather a nuisance in picnicking. and
the meet is liable to be at a distance
from farm houses.
The president of the party must be an
individual of some degree of thoughtful
ness Many otherwise charming affairs
have been spoilt by the election of some
giddyhead to this responsible position. IT
lies with the president to set the pace.
And if he or she be worthy of the trust
there will be nc racing and no absurd
pace with which more delicate riders
might be injured or ncenvenienced The
president. too. is expected to see that the
rules of wheeling are observed. That
lamps are lighted and SO on. And a good
officer of this kind viii bring along in
for repairing damages, If any
such occur. 1
Moreover, the president should have
money enough in his pocket to defray
any unexpected expense which might
come up. 1t is very seldom that this
WIN occur. but it is wen to be prepared
for any emergencies.
The bicycling picnic costs SO little. This
fact added to the real enjoyment and
healthy exercise is what serves to make
the function so popular.
In the case where a picnic is given
by an individual a slight expense is. of
course incurred in preparation of the
BASKETS. But this is less than would be
necessary in most forms of summer en-
tertalpment- Unless, as sometimes hap
pens the hostess desires to give some
rhirg especially novel and she adds a
special feature to the spin.
1t is often the case that the club will
prefer to lunch at some inn or farm
house along the road. This, of course. is
arranged beforehand. But for the ordi-
nary basket picnic the food will cost
little more than ones tea at home.
Ola wood cuts reveal the model house
wife as carrying a great bunch of keys
and the cook a bunch of iron skewers
1t would be well if many homes framed
one OF these latter pictures and put 1t
on the wall as an object lesson. TIL
good old skewer is well-nigh forgotten I'M
this hurrying and h~ustling age. Its most
familiar form is the wooden abomina-
lion which butchers employ upon roasting
cuts and which the cook is sure to leave
untouched. TIL carving knife finds them
and generally at the same time hLds a
strong tendency toward unkind language
on the part of the carver.
Let it be laid down as a great law
Of morality that when a roasting piece is
sent home from the meat market the