Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10
THE PAST WEEK
IN SOCIETY

In SUIlElI
The Monday Whist club was very
charmingly entertained by Mrs. Reese
NcCloskey on Monday afternoon. Mrs.
N. H. Kaufman and Mrs. Duke Tay-
lor were guests Of the club.
sss
IAttle Miss Katheryn Wall entertain
ed = number OF little girls on Thurs
day afternoon In honor of Miss Grace
Wilcox whose parents are preparing
10 leave Durango and make their home
in Old Mexico.
The Ladies' Missionary society OF
the Baptist church met on Friday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. H. r. Hen
uerson, who Is an ardent worker In
this little society and who entertained
them In her usual delightful way.
Mrs. Okerstrom and daufghter, Miss
Edith Okerstrom, who has been on
our high school force for the past four
years, left last Sunday morning to
spend the vacation In Denver. They
will be Joined by Miss Retta Lloyd.
who will spend some time with them
before going on to her home in the
south.
The ladies' of st. Marks guild were
very pleasantly entertained at a
euchre party Mt the home of Mrs. Geo.
West, on Friday afternoon. This was
the first of the social meetings of the
guild for the summer months. Each
hostess will provide whatever she
wishes as entertainment and the meet
ings will be held once In two weeks.
These guild parties are very much en-
joyed and are not only attended by
the members but there are usually a
number of guests, as each member
may Invite a stated number.
Miss Retta Lloyd. one of Durango's
popular teachers. who has been with
Mrs. II. T. Henderson for the past
year. iB leaving soon to spend her
vacation at her home In the south. On
Monday afternoon she and Mrs. Hen.
derson entertained few friends at
six-handed euchre. The invitation list
included the personal friends of Miss
Lloyd and others Of Durango's hostess
cs whose hospitality she has enjoyed
during the past year. Miss Lloyd ex.
pects to resume her school duties In
the TALL.
Afternoon tea Is now an established
and welcome custom in most house
holds.
AS the weather grows warmer there
are many little changes that may be
suggested that will make the tea hour
attractive, and the hostess who serves
. cheering cup, with the dainty Japa.
nese waters. English tea cakes or
sandwiches and little dish Of pre-
served ginger at s in the afternoon
will. provided she makes an effort to
make herself equally attractive. find
that her parlor or shady porch will
become popular afternoon resort for
her friends who can drop In at that
time.
As long as the weather remains &c
cold the tea kettle will remain in
favor, but when summer really comes
the table may be placed in shady
or screened corner Of the porch. The
tea may be made at noon and with
the htie accessories placed in the re
frtgerator until required.
However, 1t is only we Americans
who think we must have very cold
things to drink and in fact there are
few days in the summer when oui
weather can be called really warm
too warm for tea.
The following letter on egg packing
may be Of Use to readers who would
like to pack few dozen now while
the price is reasonable.
1t is written by contributor t6
the housekeeping department of ar
eastern paper.
! used to live on farm where eggs
were plentiful. l have packed them
In salt. oats. bran and sand, first dry
ing them thoroughly in the oven. and
found find sand the best of any.
thing II kept In a cool, dry place
The eggs would harden in salt and
taste musty In the oats or bran Some
seven years ago / heard CT silicate OF
soda-some call 1t liquid glass-and
since then l have put eggs down In
that with never failure.
Last June put down seventy-five
dozen at Is cents dozen, and now,
while eggs are selling at 80 and So
cents q dozen. we are eating them
every day. and no one knows they
are last June's eggs except just my
husband and myself. / bought gal
Ion Of silicate OF soda at the drug
store. paying $1.30 gallon. which
was q little high, but 1t will put down
160 dozen eggs. 30 you see the cost is
not cent dozen. Use jars or tin
receptacles. One of mine Is tin
lined firkin, which have used from
the first. and which holds thirty dozen
eggs But for one who is not perfectly
sure OF the eggs / would advise the
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