The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31

-wfl never learn 70 be connoieseurs In the matter
Of cookery; OF even such simple matter as mo
primer stage so far as our palntes are concerned
:. How perfectly hidoous 4 seems" said Mrs
Van Ripper TO her husband IN q stage Whisper
Mr. Dobley affected not 70 hear the remark,
mind v he said to his vile with studied polite:
ness, handing me the bowl containing the orange
pulp and the bicarbona,e Of sodag'
Se b soS '0ss
looking In "a Wild fe eyed way a, the greenis6 mix.
~ he bowl" wen, on MT Doblcy with an awful
hrnness Of tone. containing the orange pup
They say" suggested Van Ripper, that a
dash Of cream OF tartar in a punch Is one OF the
greatest Kind OF improvcments"--
is mpy n' said Of M %
:, Then. too like a touch Of cowless milk Just as
Mir Dobiey carefully measured gill OF curacao
into the ingredients in the bowl and they took on
pale greenish hue -,r
When you taste this punch" he said, you VIII
Will be my triumph"
# He 1 up PGvdss a 'uSs sd be- ss
the Ryassla lie Tilted one Of the quccr-shapcd
bottles Into the bowl and the mixture turned TO q
heavy btownish mass through which the spoon
Just a little carbonic- he said 70 Mrs Dobley,
dcnce, ' us
"catbolicl" said Mrs Van Ripper with, a shud-
an audible part
Just where We draw the iinel-- What do you
Intend ~ do 10 us anyhow
Il said carbonicl" said Doboy. sevaaely, be,
tween his teeth, "C-a-r-bon-i-c-undcrst l
went q thin this mixture down before adding any
oil the champagne"
~, II looks like scrambled eggs said Van Rippcr
count out Hi the in without
any Of that horrible prescription"
rem, Shorgs oi epppvng mnrmnrs FOLLOWED ,dh sno
win vain attempt 10 appear easy and noncha-
lent be directed stream q the contents into tho
Y began % efervesce and rise like an erupting
tb esuyins 70 the edSs Of The bowl 6n6Gen az az
foam ike the %H sea pi in sH tub mace mountain u
That's where we get some life in IT," said Dob.
ley with a nervous laugh -, Vow open bottle 81
Will be ready In another minute"
hos You don get anything more TO put In that
TN constituting himself a. guard over the side
board whore the array Of bottled liquids was
Is, III Eod Tsn' 70 go on having fun with
1t don't hurt us; but you won't mix any Of these
+" !shablc goods with that crater that you have
II certainly isn't going to turn out right"
SAID Mrs Dobl"y IT acts Just like yeast"
1t and don't believe in leaving a task half done.
contrasting failure, as II were, before I've half
tried The bottle Of Hiprocrns, II you please"
The maid handed him another fcariully SHAPED
and Inscribed bottle, while intense silence fell
over the group around tho table He turned the
bottle deHtrrously over with one hand when with
sudden srurt and low gurgli ng sound. tho entire
mi- turr dubbed In q srrthin- mass, and with a
nna spurt overlooked the holly hung edge OF the
bowl and foa nrd over the table like miniature
Niagara leaving emptiness and ruin in its wake.
Great Jurring"-- bryan Doblry as he saw
the work nf his hands disappraring in a torrent
Of onn. who could expect II 10 act 10 like that
"Ch"cr up. Doblc-," said Van Ripvr. shaking
hands frrvcnNy with his host its all for tho b'st
II might have happened later WHEN YOU had used
up everything I'm tho house Besides that our
uncducntcd American palatrs would never Stsnd
for that mixture. II looked something between
a mustard nlns,"r and a fly blister Fl"
Yes" said FrcshinEtOn, as n race of cricur~s
We may b" deficient and far b'hind the Russians
but We drng tn" Ing at liquid volcanoes with Grc
work attachments"
Those secret Russian things arc dangerous
To deal with, anyhow" said Dobl"y wiuing oil
the frnthy lather that had lrap'd into his face
b"l"v" thor" was dynamite In IL The darned
thing was loaded"
"Ncs." said Van Ripncr: "iust Imagine II that
scrambirc rroroSs hadn't b"run until We had
imbib"d IN" mixture. The glad .,~w Year would
have dlwnod 10 find MS filled with some fearful
Russian. secret and dangerous, higher explosives
Ilob'"Y, lot this " an awful warning to You.
" YOU want Ia try experiments OF this sort get a
laborH tory somewhere and work them out alone
W" will nrr"r stand this didn't knowit loaded
excuse again"