Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-15
WIEEY'S HOT
WEATHER DIET.

$50 there, now. / just don't care what
anyone says. The only proper food for
this kind Of weather Is something light
and cooling, fluffy like a chiffon puff, or re
freshing like a weli-made organdy out
ing dress. Besides, Nora has left simply
because she got a chance to play the solo
trombone in the Bafin Beach Imperial
Arctic orchestra. And what am | TO
do, stand over the stove cooking lob
ster salads and scrambled eggs when it
is evident nature intended us to eat
other things? Why, it's absurd. II,
cool things are not Intended to be
eaten, why are they so alluring during
the summer? That is what | ask you
as a sensible man.
you can't expect a heavy meal at
this season, and oh, I'm SO 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. if you
have just a dainty little meal. served
up in appetizing style, and surround
ed by the neatest and cutest table. ware.
You know the meal itself isn't every
thing. There is the service of 1.-THE
surroundings couRt for a great deal
and the home atmosphere OF love and
devotion makes it perfect.
in the hot weather | believe it is
the duty of human beings to reserve
themselves, so that wfen the cold wealth
er comes they will be able to meet the
Il -, n :, 1e NH an than 1h af 10 Univ I
have decided to reduce our food to a
vigorously scientific summer basis.
Il read somewhere that melons are
the very best OF summer foods. The
piece also said that the cucumber is q
melon. So / bought a bottle of the de-
licious tiny sweet pickles. You have
no idea how good they are. Will you
try one, Charlie, dearest? No? Please,
Just one. This little bit of a fellow.
There, | knew you would like it il you
could bring yourself to try.
What have | for dinner? | thought
you had dinner down town to-day, and
would want nothing but some trifing
dainty when you got home. You had
only a glass of iced tea and a slice OF
watermelon? Now that is really aw-
full of you going and trying to live on
such things. Iced tea is good enough
once in awhile, but | do not see how
you can spend money for such a thing
when you can get a whole big glass OF
nervitio for the same price, or else can
buy an ice cream soda in one Of the
Third ven places if you walk up
there. No, it isn't so much of a walk.
only Is or 20 blocks, and out-of-dcor
exercise is just what you want. Sou
don't get enough of it.
''Of course, If you will insist on eat
ing heavy stuff in this weather, | SUP
pose | can't prevent you. had a very
late lunch, just a little cold bouillon.
veal outlets, tomato salad and frozen
pie, but if you want to overeat your
self, l presume you will, no matter what
| say.
Here. There will be at least one
thing that is proper for this season. |
bought a pint of ice cream, and put it
away in the refrigerator for you. What?
Why, whyl It's all melted! Oh, dearl
That ice was absolutely no good. Never
mind, honey, you can drink the-oh,
Charlie! TO think you would speak to
me like that! | just love to sip the
melted portions of a plate of cream,
and here you have a whole pint of it.
and simply won't touch it, but get
angry, instead.
Surely you are not going to fry ham
and eggs. Then | shall leave the room,
for | cannot stand the odor of anything
sc coarse and gross in this hot weather.
If you want to stuff yourself with fuel
forming foods and things that contain
protein and nitrogen and other germs
the women's magazines say should be
avoided, I'll let you alone. You insist
on having ham and eggs? Very well.
Suit yourself. have tried to convince
you that a simple diet was best, but you
will not have it. No, there isn't any
bread to eat with your ham and eggs.
| suppose you can get a loaf at the
bakers or at the delicatessen store.
Gracious! | don't see how you can do
such a thing. | know very well 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.
Here is a charlotte russo to eat with
your ham and eggs."-N. Y. Sun.