The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-24
WOMAN'S WORLD

with its respective fork or spoon-each
gift from some one of those present
-reposing carelessly on it. I watched
to see the smile of qualification which
1 couldn't but believe would show it
self upon the face of the donor, but to
| my surprise and modification. each
| helping seemed to evoke the same pc
| culiar smile that l had observed on
Aunt Amelia's face when she helped
| herself to the jelly.
Il began to feel like a martyr at
| the stake, and L resolved. then and
there, never to invite another rela-
tive of my husbands to break bread
with me again. 1 noticed that they all
| seemed to have a dreadful time, some
how, managing their tea in the new
cups which mothers sister sent US
| from New York. However, 1 thought
| that possibly this was the first time
in their lives that they had ever been
! to swell luncheon, and pity rather
| than fear filled my heart. From then
on pretended not to notice their awk-
Wardness, and only prayed that the
meal would soon come to an end. AS
the ice cream made its appearance,
| with the spoons Aunt Mary had given
! us lying alongside on the cutglass ice
! cream saucers that my own uncle had
given us, | again Strengthened up and
grew laxative.
I think those spoons, Aunt Mary
| l called to where she sat at the other
end of the table, are just as sweet as
they can be! What odd handles they
have, too-so long! 1 thought 1 would
| show her that the kind of ice cream
! spoons that l had been accustomed to
were entirely different.
| Yes, my DEAR she answered sweet
ly, that's so; they can reach the bot
tom of the glass to stir up the lemon
| AIDE.
81 could feel the color rush to my
| cheeks. 1 was so fiustered that 1 just
| said. Silly, Why of course!'
That's what 1 told you I thought
they were for, put in that husband of
mine, but you said you knew better,
as it was only a trifiing matter, any
way, 1 made up my mind, that 1
| first quarrel And he smiled at me
from across the table. Now that
you've met Aunt Amelia, why don't
you find out what that spoon with the
| holes in the bowl is for. I've had my
doubts ali along about it being for
| jelly
Well, I was going to tell you, my
| dear, when the maid passed it to me
| with the jelly: then l was afraid you'd
think me a meddlesome old woman,
so 1 concluded to let it 60 spoke up
| Aunt Amelia in such a friendly way,
| but it really is a spoon for cracked
| ice. 1 never saw one before myself,
| and so 1 bought it because I wanted
| to give you something that wouldn't
| be apt to be duplicated The dear soul!
She put it so sweetly that I just got
| up and went over to where she sat and
i gave her a kiss.
| And now with a glance at my
husband, that we're all so well ac-
| Quainted I don't suppose it would be
out of place if I should ask some of
the others to explain the uses of their
gifts, would it?' At this they all laugh
ed, good naturally.
Well, began Uncle Harry, those
! forks you used for oysters the clerk
told me. were for strawberries. but 1
reckon it's all the same.
That's what made the oyster so
hard to manage, 1 guess. 1 noticed
that they kept slipping up on the
tines thought I.
That spoon that Bob used for the
fruit is really tomato server went
on Cousin Emma, for 1 was with
mamma when she bought it
And that bowl over there, with
the Oriental spoon, is for mayonaise
dressing; at least 1 think that is what
Caroline wrote me-, she continued,
while every one at the table stared at
the bowl which had thoughtfully fill
ed with powdered sugar and placed
right alongside the strawberries,
where it would be handy.
so long as you don't mind our
telling you what the different things
are for said Aunt Mildred, pleasant
ly, why, I may as we'll tell you, my
dear, that that long handled fork and
spoon are not for salad, but are in
tended for olives and pickles when
| they are served in the bottle.
1
Billy, I've really forgotten what that
queer looking spoon 1 bought at Tiff
fany's is for myself; they have so many
new tangled things nowadays that
they didn't have when 1 was a boy,
| but 1t seems to me that it is a cream
ladle or some such thing
g MOI said l. triumphantly. 1t isn't!
! That is a cheese SCOOP" But 1 fear l
rather spoiled the impression 1 had
hoped to convey-for, upon being ques-
toned as to how knew, 1 was oblig-
| ed to admit that l had seen one in a
silver catalogue that some jewelry firm
had mailed me.
, well, we all had a good laugh, and
our formal luncheon turned out to be
| very informal one, after all, and l
| have always felt thoroughly at home
with Bob's relatives ever since, prob
| ably due to the fact of the ice having
been broken, as it was at that first
! luncheon.
| "Well, what was wrong with the tea
! cups?' inquired the girl who never
! forgot anything.
/ "Oh, yes That was the worst of
ALL" concluded the one who had been
! telling her troubles to the others. do
! you know that the very next week
after my eventful luncheon, Priscilin
| Clarke gave a pre-nuptial luncheon,
| and the very first course was clam
, bouillon, served in cups just like
mine"