Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-18

-Worsley's Translation of Homer
ITO me forever be the guest unknown
Who, measuring my expenses by his own,
Remarks the difference with scornful leer,
And Sights my humble house and homey
cheer.
Look not to me for ivory have none;
My board and my men are all of
bone,
And my knife handles; yet, my friend,
for this,
My pullets neither cut nor taste amiss."
-Juvenal.
SUNDAY MENU.
BREAKFAST
Strawberries and Cream.
Cereal.
Calls Liver and Bacon Radshes.
Dreamed Potatoes.
Sour Milk Biscuit.
Coffee.
DINNER.
Split Pea Soup. Croutons
Picked String Beans Black Olives
Broiled Blue Fish, Sauce Tartar.
Potato Balls. Asparagus
Lettuce, with French Dressing.
Pineapple Ice.
Coffee.
SUPPER.
Corned Beef Hash. Poached Eggs
Toast Pickles
Cheese.
Custard.
Chocolate cake, Custard.
With the annual descent of the city
legions upon the jewellers of OF or Messo-
potamia, certain rules of etiquette suit
able to both guest and hostess should
be engraved between the frontlets of
each individuals eyes-or at least upon
the tablets of their hearts.
Without due consideration for each
others interest, preferences and customs,
relations are apt to become strained and
the rift within the Lutte" silences
all the music that might have made the
summer JOY to remember ever after.
AS for the guest, let her remember that
she is to fit into the family life already
established, not upset it. Let her not
overflow her boundaries. If she has Il
room to herself let her keep her things
there, not drop her hat and coat in the
parlor, her gloves on the piano. her sew
ing or box Of bonbons, her nut shells or
scraps of paper wherever the spirit takes
her. Positively the parlor may not be so
elegant in It's appointments as her own
Though as a rule the average city parlor
is a horror of gilt chairs, petticoated
lamps and bisque figures), yet its owner
may take quite as much pride in keeping
it orderly and sweet Let the guest re-
member the meal hours and be there on
time. II the family breakfast early
strain a point and join them, ever
though you take a nap afterwards Tn
less you can help or are especially in
vited, keep out of the kitchen. TherIre
plenty of nice little things a guest can
do to help without getting underfoot
One dear woman who was always JOY
to have guest used to say, Now let
me be responsible for some certain
thing" Sometimes this was busting and
keeping the parlor in order and attending
to the vases. Another season it was
preparing all the berries for tea or lunch
con or making the salads, while a third
year she elected to do the butter balls
and shell the peas.
OF course. where there is help in abund-
anco these things are not necessary, hut
in the majority of homes help is scarce
OF course in this case the ideal guest
cares for her own room, and if she has
children, keeps them without bounds,
The duties of hostess are not hard &c
define Let her make her guest feel N
home. If horses can be put at her dis
pOsal, n picnic or lawn tea projected, hel
special dishes remembered from time Il
time, all is well; but the ideal guest viii
not feel that she must be constantly en-
tertaincd She will prefer to feel that
she Is at liberty to amuse herself in hel
own way, and not be dragged at the char
lot wheels or a round of pertunctory teas
and luncheons with people whom she has
never seen, and may never meet again.
The ideal hostess VIII see to 1t that the
prophets chamber for the ideal guest
, Is veritable rest room. That the bee
is clean, dainty and comfortable, That
towels are in abundance, facilities fol
writing at hand, and closet and drawer
room as ample as may be.
Lastly, the thoughtful guest will not
forget that Sunday should he observed II
the country quite as much as in town
Too many people lay aside their church.
going when they close up their houses
for the summer, a number Of the coun
try pastors in New England deplore the
fact that, influenced by the example OF
the city sojourners. the young people be
longing to the church also drop Oft il
their attendance. These things ought moi
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In getting the children's clothes ready