Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-23

quite so popular as when Bayard Taylor
wrote his clover sketches of village life
half century ago, "focks' for card
playing, Clocks for ping pong. "hocks"
for basket-wcaving. "ilocks' for diver
sionS of all sorts and kinds. and "noclls"
for the simple sake Of hockng. are still
in order. Fortunately for the woman
who delights in entertaining her friends.
but who cannot afford elaborate and
OFFENSIVE viandS nor extra hired service.
there is a growing trend toward sim
rlcltN in entertaining. and Dame Fash
ION lends it her caChet. IF guests come
simply for the sake of the loavcs and
fishes. said bright California woman
recently, they can find better at good
restaurant. If they come because they
like me and want to see me. they certain
~ wouldn't care for me to have an aftcr-
math of heavy bills, a tired pack and
aching head or disgruntlod cook to re-
member them by. / love to have com
pany and can have them often if I am
content and they are content that tho
entertainment bc simple. transformations,
but always Astounding i'm cordality.
In one of the university towns this
summer there We're frequent Informal
neighhorhood functions. held on the lawns
or III the houses. with refreshments no
more elaborate than fresh ginger bocr and
tea, not or iced. sandwiches and Coffee ice
cream and "ak". or fruit ana cakes II
tea Was served on tn" lawn, light tables
would be brought out. aud while the host
esS or a friend would pour the tea the
mon would pass tho cups and plates often
th"re were not even napkins To add to the
laundro SIS work. one instance in par
uctlar ! r"rall III" host IS was much Of
an invalid. forced to spend the greater
part Of each day in her hammock swung
under a vido-sDl oadi,r. 1.-Two oak ON rho
morning of the dav i'm question the chill
drcn carried notes of invitation to some
Twenty-Five of tho near noighbors
Come and take a cu, of tea with mo
this afternoon. from 4 to 6 under tin.
tree"
Extra chairs and rugs were brought
out. thin slices of bread sprcad and GOV
cred with "A damn nnDl,s1 TO koon moist.
some saltincs We're grated with powdcrod
choesc and cv, .vtbt7p was ready oxcont
ing the tea. Some of tho nov magazines
lay on one of the littlo tables and o11 an,
other Il number of photographs of travel.
Just BROUGHT back by one of the family,
These to serve as conversational ungs
should there he a dearth of tnnirs vbiGh
there never WIS ono nr the roiebnr-
poured the tcs gb. cool, in fresh H,I,i,,,
apron. brought ont the sIIpnIies from tb,.
house. and thcmor pass.d tha sinnIe r.-
frcshmonls. No ora was tirnd No ono
ovcru orkod The cook could 90 on win
nor ,epliIar dinner work -. ,y,,,i ,,d
every one seemed To- have = pond limo
Even al if,os.v.lt,. recon, ro.,,.ti,,,, .,
his friends and rciphbors at ovstor p,v
the Same, oi,unlicitv nray,,ilnJ Gal,n. ava
lcmonade-and rinlc, cal<cs nt tbat-vnr.
the quite sufficiaut rofrcsLno,,ts ,,,,,,.i'I.d
OF oorrso thor. ,,, ooc,.iors ,,to,
every hostess 1il,as 10 ..sr,.,d io,,..,i,"
and Tor thns. snn,ial fur,,ttnns tbor. i,
ever = demnud ro, eor,othin,, nav. -
\ few y,a,s ago roInr tn3e n,ncbcor,
ana breakfasts vero .il th., r,d I,,t ,ta
present fancy is for fotas t,,I t.,,o,,o,.
from Tho various na,ioru s,,,rh q ,
WIS gwen Iotal,. IN. ., s,.,,r.,,I a,.,i,,,
who had r,',l =. ,,,.,'.i',I .,,,i,. g T
as,~ custnn,s a,J h, u,ri,to ti! ~,
Japan. Sixteen guests wore in,,it.d f.
.ixt,,, l,,,,. ,i ~, W 81
was dncorltnd vyith rn,y. - rad ,,, i"oln
lanterns a Iron b,si,o, of ro. ,'i f,.,,..
hanyinr from rho ,,,tra a. .h r,,'' ,',i, M
wore kinnnns and Nor hir -" "..,s .'''',9
iackrts were nroyidsd ro, Iha man '''Ne''
,rho coYt,t, h, ,,'b' '"t t,r '''u'',
bro,,,,,,, t,I' ,,'ii. i'i'.,u MtIo an
.asinr and tb'ra ,,,a 'ii,r.,..',,t , Nv |O
oach rnurs N.,,,r 'f ~, ,,','. ''.''', t,'l
.,.r,,od u.itb ol'a', ,i't,. .,,, u.s. "cIc
voro nIacad nr tb, 1,n, Co., l.,.'l 9 ,''.
and o. in,, i,' tt % 'e' S"'0t'
rorpCd from, hoords vas al
,rhiy was thirLIv stro,,., with .
leaves artis,il,il,' r..',,I -
in col,yc I}n,, ,',,'. ~ ~, u
over ,,orvtbing o.ud so,,.,I ,,- nv,
tna 'rha 6rst ,n,'r,. ,,.',., ~ ~ tlV
of seuw.ed Annthnr ,'',,,., y, 1 r,,','
sardvicbas tnr tbo ''''tp"
I,rna5 ,,'.. + '.I.t" II NJ we
t,oc, dan,,, ,,,,,iYi, ' , ,''.. ~. nc
out win an o,.,,I i,,,, ,i,, , ,'I" ~, 80
chrvsnntbnnour, notaI A. 80 ,i, my
,vich,s wCrn ,rra,,,,'.1 a. VI ,',' "i'u-
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,,,o sa,,,d ~ |t''o S'"''lH. leg
1yaf,rs rassod u.i,h !, 49,, 'N"lu'o anu
Of dnI,cin,,s nroys,,,,,i ,t,,.. . "u'
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