The Newtown bee., 1900-02-16
The Home Circle

L he Home O1rClc.
A Tale of Love and Luncheon.
MISS DEVICES QUEST PROVED A DOUBLE
SUCCESS. -[FROM WHAT TO EAT
A dashing little trap curveted to the
door and at the same moment Miss Devoe
ran out upon the porch, pulling on her
driving gloves as she came.
Where are you whirling to now,
Lucyr
"Down town, auntie. I've Just had an
inspiration for the first course of my
luncheon-Rrape fruit done in delicious
new way, that has never been seen in
this town before. Sarah wrote to me
about 1t from New York. It's sure to
make a sensation"
"a first course! But, my dear, your
guests are due in an hour and half"
"And III be back in 20 minutes sharp,
auntie,' the young lady called back as
Lhb AAAbAO NGAANAS SAOh A0W wa hAAN NAAN
For three days she had been working
over menu for the little luncheon she
was to set before the II bright girls of
the luncheon CLUB. 1t required some lit
tie work, for all the luncheons of this
series had been remarkably dainty, we'll
planned and char ming. Finally, how
ever, the list of ediblss was decided up
on. Iced bouillon followed by fish tim
bales, creamed sweetbreads in cases,
broiled chicken, q tomato mayonnaise,
meringues, rounding up with bon-bons,
Ices and coffee.
There was only one disappointing
feature in the list-its utter lack Of or.
iginality.
EVERY one OF the girls, go far, has in
troduced new DISH" Lucy lamented.
AT our frat meeting there was that fruit
salad, new from Philadelphia. At the
second Olive gave US that delicious froz.
en- pudding with hot sauce that she dis
covered in Baltimore. And Irma had
PURGE Of mushrooms that not soul in
this town had ever heard Of before
Every one has introduced something new
but me-"
However there was no help for 1t, and
she had resigned herself to be stamped
as unoriRinsl. Then, at the 1lth hour
when all hope had been abandoned came
letter from young married cousin In
New YORK., mentioning this new dish
and inclosing the recipe.
There was no time to lose. The little
trap went spanking down town at q
break-neck pace and drew up at the shop
of the fashionable fruiterer.
"Good morning, Miss Lucy"
HG0od morning, Bowers. Bowers,
want half dozen grape fruit just as fast
as can get them"
"My Lord, Miss Lucyl certainly am
sorryl But I'm most out of grape fruit
I've only lust two left. VIII anything
else dor Oranges, pineapples, peaches p
SONY two! L. that the best you car
do for mep No there ISN'T thing or
this wide earth that'll do but shaddocks.
"I'm mighty sorry, Miss. But do be
lieve you're going to have hard time
finding them In this town this morning
got almost the whole shipment thai
come In. Better try the pineapple
They're pretty fine"
pineapple me no pineapplss, Mr. Bow.
ers. MY heart is set on grape fruit, ant
It's breaking because yop haven't any
left for me. Do give me that precious
two you have before any one else get
them and I'll scour the town for the 9th
or four.'
The two In question were prompts
slowed away under the box seat and 70
the next 20 minutes~Lucy drove Wild,
from shop to shop In quest of the re
manning number.
But the lat Of shops. Of q small southern
town Is'soon exhausted. The lesser deal
ers, too, were out Of grape fruit. 1t wa
not particularly conducive, either, t,
ones peace OF mind to have every shop
man insist upon the merits of pineapple
- they invariably did.
when the very. last dealer In town la,
dashed her hopes to the ground and sug