Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
THE SCHOOL
GIRLS LUNCHEON
BY MARGARET f. SANGSTER.
Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

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Life is about equally composed of poetry
and prose- when one is anywhere from
thirteen to eighteen. The prose is the foun-
dalton and the poetry is the top-dressing.
No matter how fond a girl may be of fairy
stories and romance, she must have her
three meals a day. and bring good appe-
tite to every one Of them. or-she will pres
emily pine away and turn into a vanishing
heroine in her own person.
am writing for healthy, happy girls,
who have bright eyes and good color. who
play basket ball and tennis and who have
well-developed muscles, as we'll as clever
brains.
Don't fancy for a single moment, dear
girl that you can cultivate the mind at the
expense of the body, or the body at the ex-
pense Of the mind, without committing an
act of folly. Girls who blunder in that way
while they are at school are sorry in years
to come. Your chief duty just now is to
store up good stock of health for future
days. and If you are not wholesomely hungry
at proper times and seasons something is
very wrong in the conduct OF your life.
Fatal to good appetite and good digestion,
sure to invite dyspepsia, is the school girl
habit of nibbling biscuits and cakes. of
muncnlnR nuts ana maple sugar, anu OF
stuffing with sweets and candies. The car
amels the fudge, the chocolates. the marsh
mallows, the other bonbons, which look so
inviting. and which while away so many
dollars from the school girls little purse in
the common course of a twelvemonth, I'M
dermine her relish for good roast beef and
vegetables, and hinder her from eating food
that furnishes healthful blood to the sys-
tenn. Candies and sweets should be used
as dessert, and If pure will do no harm, al
though eaten freely. Natures craving for
sugar cannot be denied TO advantage. But
let sugar and spice and all that's nice come
after. not before. solid meal.
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Breakfast for a school girl should consist
of fruit, cereal. toast or rolls and eggs or
beefsteak, If she like either in the morning
Milk is her preferable drink. Coffee and
tea are not for girls in their teens. Plenty
of cold water at meals and between them
is hygienic.
After breakfast Dorothy's mother very
probably says, Don't forget your lunch
con, daughter"
But luncheon Is several hours distant. and
Dorothy has just arisen from the table.
Naturally. she is not in the least hungry.
She says: Mother, darling don't bother
about luncheon. I'm never In want of IT at
noon. If I'm hungry then I'll buy bun"
some girls are so fortunate that they can
go nome at noon, thus securing a walk in
the fresh air and a warm repast at the
mothers own table This is ideal.
Perhaps the next best arrangement Is
made when places are secured for girls at
a boarding house table near their schopI
II the school has q luncheon counter ana
girls patroniZe 1t they may have a choice
OF wholesome, well-prepared food including
a not soup, which is very desirable But
many girls md the better plan to be that
or dainty luncheon brought from home.
Mother or sister should, if possible, pack
the pretty box or basket in which Dorothy
carries her luncheon. Then Dorothy NAV
be surprised when she opens it,
Sandwiches, delicately thin, with every
particle OF crust trimmed away made OF
brown bread or white bread. or both, but
tered and pressed together, are very good
Phey may have as a filling cream cheese
or minced chicken. or potted ham, or peanut
paste, or sardines. or lettuce, or jam. or
jelly. Different kinds for different days is
my rule. Wrap them closely in waxed
paper. Olives. a pickle, a new-boiled egg,
a wedge of cake, carefully wrapped a bit
or gingerbread, a pear, a peach, a custard
tive luncheon
Nothing coarse. or messy. or sticky
should be SO much tolerated in lunch
con which girl Is to eat after a morn
ing's tussel with algebra physics and Eng
lish grammar. The napkins that are sent
with such a luncheon should not be old
ones, that have served their day. but fine
doylies, that add a touch of refinement to
the meal
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When orr Dorotbv hecones ina,rferer+ n,
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ner auachsoi'. II Is time 10 ask the doctor
II we wouldn't do well to take her out of
school For a school girl ought to care
about what she eats. She ought to be hun
CRY. She Is growing. and growing creatures
require to be fed and nourished Z
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dant and excellent provision is made In the
way OF food. A large basket of thin crack
ers and a great pitcher of milk in some re-
fectories is always set out for the girl who
may happen to feel faint about IL ,o' clock