The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-30
1T WAS HAM AND
! EGGS FOR DINNER
Wifey's Well Laid Plans for .
y Proper Hot Weather Diet
Come to Naught.

$50. there, now. Just don't caro- what
any one says. The only proper food for
this kind Of weather IL something light and
cooling, fluffy like q chiffon puff. or refresh-
ing like well made o6gandy outing dress.
Besides, Nora has left simply because she
got chance to play the solo trombone In
the Baffin Beach Imperial Arctic Orchestra.
And what am to do, stand over the stove
cooking lobster salads and scrambled eggs
when it Ia evident nature intended US to
eat other things? Why. It's absurd. II
cool things are not intended TO be eaten,
why are they 80 alluring during the sum-
mer' That Is what ask you a. sensible
man.
"You can't expect heavy meal at this
season, and oh, I'm 80 pleased. dear. that
you have no intention Of asking for It.
You'll feel better when you start out for
the Office in the morning, or when you come
home at night, II you have just . dainty
little meal, served UP in appetiEing style.
and surrounded by the neatest and cutest
table ware, You know the meal itself
isn't everything. There 10 the service Of
1.-THE surroundings count for great deal
and the home atmosphere OF love and devo-
ton makes 1t perfect.
an the hot weather believe II Ia the
duty OF human beings TO reserve themselves
80 that whom the cold weather comes they
will be able to meet the demands put on
them. That is why have decided to re-
duce our food to a vigorously scientific
summer basis.
II read somewhere that melons are the
very best Of all summer foods. The piece
also said that the cucumber Is q melon.
So / bought bottle OF the delicious
| tiny sweet pickles. You have no idea how
good they are. Will you try one, Charlie.
dearest MOI Please, Just one This 1t,
would like 1t il you could once bring your
what have for dinner3 thou ht
you had dinner downtown to-day and
would want nothing but some trifling dainty
when you got home. You had only glass
that is really awful Of you going and trying
| to live on such things. Iced tea Is good
enough once in a while, but I do not see
how you can spend money for such thing
| when you can get q whole big glass OF
nervitio for the same price, or elss can buy
nue. places II you walk up there; No. it
isn't 80 very much OF walk; only fifteen or
| twenty blocks, and out-of-door exercise Ia
| Just what you need. You don't get enough
Of It,.
heavy stuff In this weather / suppose.
can't prevent you. ! had very late lunch
| Just a little cold bouillon. veal outlets,
| tomato salad and frozen pie. but II you
want to overeat yourself presume you
will. no matter what I say,
Here. There will be at least one thing
| that is proper for this season. bought a
pint of ice cream and put y away In the
refrigerator for you. What? Why, Why!
| It's all melted! oh, dear! That Ice was
absolutely no good. Never mind, honey.
you can drink the-oh Charliel to think
| YOU would speak to me like that! l just
| love to sip the melted portions OF plate
| 1t and simply won't touch 1t. but get angry
instead.
Surely you are not going to fry ham
and eggs. Then shall leave the room, for
| I cannot stand the odor Of anything no
| coarse and gross in this hot weather. II
YOU want to stuff yourself with fue! form
| ing foods and things that contain protein
| and nitrogen and other germs the women .
magazines say should lie avoided. I'll let
you alone. You insist on having ham and
eggs? Very we'll. Suit yourself ! have
best but you will not have 1t. No. there
isn't any bread to eat with your ham and
eggs. | suppose you can get loaf at the
bakers or at the delicatessen store. Ora
| ciois! I don't nee how you can do such
a thing. know very we'll that can't:
But then men are differently constituted
| from women.
please, beloved Don't go out in the
heat just to get a loaf OF bread. Sit here
where It Is cool and comfortable ts Here
is charlotte russo to eat with your ham
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