The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-18

NlotNS NAIAA tue htHi hf'i ll l. IIflI l|lI a dining room table is a weIlcooked dinner, and in this he is not SO far wrong. though he might have guc further and said that the best din ner might be served in an uuappel- izing manner and even a plain meal be made appetizing by the way ft is served.
 It is a mistake to only Use nice table linen and dishes on special occasions or when entertaining com pany Such a system makes anyone and especially the children. rather awkward with their special table dis play when it comes along. IT Would help wonderfully 10 induce etrrs one to use his best manners alwars. if nice table equipment were an everyday affair The influence of environment is not a theory. but a fact.
 The table should first be spread with a silence cloth" made of rEa layers of white outing or cotton flannel and then with a white table cloth. Even if the latter is uot fine linen, it is all right. and careful table manners will make to1 ire quent changes unnecessary.
 A little dolly in the center. with a small fern or a vase of flowers adds a bright touch which eo~4s nothing. The table should he .er with care and no necessary article omitted so as 10 obyiate uupleasau. excursions to pantry and kitchen during the progress of the meal. The little son or daughter can he trained to save the mother consider able work in setting and clearing the table, and in serving the mead Put a plate at each place. the forks at the left side and the knives and spoons (including teaspoousl al tAe right side The napkins may be placed either on the plate or au th. left side, and the water glass should be placed a little 10 the right .I fha plate at the head of the knives. while the little bread plates or butter patties are placed in a corrcspondiue position al the left side
 The soup plates should be placed near at hand to the one who is ra serve from the tureen. and each person be served by a certain mem Der of the family whose duty TT 1 turn it to play waiter or waitress for the week. the sam, one also quietly removing the empty plates Always serve full plates and re move empty plates from the rear- for the individual 10 help himself. but in presenting dishes or plattars serve from the left After the soup course the meat, vegetables and D r. atoes, which. already dished. had | been left in the warming oven. may be placed on the table and he ser yed individually by the appointed waiter or passed around from hand | to hand, the waiter removing the plates, dishes and platters after this course, and placing the dcsert plates and desert. All extra plates and cups and saucers and everything | necessary for serving the meal should be in readiness Cu little 1 side table or sideboard, before be- | ginning the meal, and the empty | plates and dishes and platters re moved noiselessly and carried out on big tray, so as to save running about as much as possible. which would otherwise create an undcsir- able air of confusion. All these dir ections may sound rather formid- ] able and seem rather too much for i everyday use. when hustle" k | the watchwOrd, but they are in real ity most easily carried out, if every l thing is done according to a fixed | system, by trained and willing hands. It is only by constantly practicing good manners that one can become thoroughly cGnversant with them, and it is both elevating and inspiring to do ones best al ways, and to cultivate refinement in all We say and dO
 Cottage Pie.
 A nice way to use cold roast beef that will not slice neatly is in cottage pie. Butter a baking dish and spread with a layer of hot mashed potato; add a thick layer of roast beef cut small and season ed well. Moisten with some of the gravy, spread with a thin layer of the potato sprinkle with crumbs. dot with butter and bake till heated through and Drowned. In cooking dried lima beans for to-day's din her it will be well to prepare enough for soup later on and also for a dish to be set aside for bak- ing, as they are quite different from ordinary baked beans and give the effect of new dish
 Salmon Loaf.