The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-17
Their Dinner
Party
Nv RosaUe a. 1aeodol.

BY RosaIIe q. Mon6ol.
II have IN idea." exclaimed Mar
bory a. she burst into the room, threw.
ing her hat on the tabls. her coat On
khe chair and her gloves en- the ooueh.
The ~B. A. c." sewing circle Pre-
pared 70 listen.
We'll" the boys Of The 4. Z. 4
have been SO perfectly Lovely to ~
that I thought 1t would b nice tor the
r.. A. c. to give them . dinner pasty.
What DO you think, E1rsf"
"Splandid!" "Fne!" "Just dea1i"
rUoodI" Delightful" were he ~
plies.
But let US make this . progressive
dinner party" suggested Aas3oey.
Never heard Of q progressive l11p
her." put In Lulu.
"A progressive dinner pFoSressss-
that's ALI" explained tie instigatof
jpf the plan. "You sea. we Ill start
At one girls home and partake Il the
@rst course Of q dinner. They We
proceed to another's for the second
course, and 70 IN until We finish with
The dessert at the last house. Sect"
"A perfect i~nspiration!" "Jolly!"
reimply wonderful" "Marjory. you
are q genius!" declared her friends.
TIN glad it's going to be q dinner.
because Dan IL 20 fond Of good things
to eat" said Louise. TIL take the
dessert course. Our cook makes splen.
did m~eringues."
indeed mott" dissented Marjory.
Each girl must prepare her allotted
dish without any assistance whatso-
ever. No mother. sister, sister-in-
law, aunt, friend or servant will be
allowed to help the hostess in prepar-
ing our dinner. Those X. Y. 2. boys
think we can do nothing but golf and
dance. Let us show them that we also
rknow something about the culinary
hrtl"
Yes. Remember what the poet said
about reaching a mans heart through
his stomach" sighed the romantic
lrma.
After much lively discussion in as
signing the dinner course to the mem
beers, naming the escorts and issuing
the official invitations to the x. Y. z.
club. the B. A. C. adjourned its week
~ meeting.
The following Tuesday evening a.
the X. Y. rs and the B. A. C.hs en-
tered Lulu's house they found her In
tears. She explained between sobs:
y just feel perfectly terrible! It's
most embarrassing! But they new
came! The artichokes, / mean! I've
been telephoning frantically. Can get
mo satisfaction! Oh! it's DREADFUL"
"Never mind" said George sooth-
1ngly. I'VE can live without arti-
Shokes. Don't worry. little girl. Let's
proceed to the SOUP"
So with one accord they started Tor
Grma's home.
The bouillon was brought in and
The bouillon was taken out-tasted,
md only tasted.
II don't see how It happened! It's
mystery! Don't be polite and try
10 drink It, l beg Of you. It's burnt,
tbrsvooably burnt. The gas range u
- blame. I'm mortified"
The guests consoled Irma a. best
Ehey could.
gorwardl onwsrdl was the watch
tuurd-
-.Tm getting kind Of nervous" whis-
psrod Narjory to Lulu. II hope my
ducks are all right. They ought to
- / haven't thought Of anything else
&ur . week! rye seen ducks running
Ezound even in my dreamsi"
Marjory's expression was q study
- the crisp and brown fowls we're
placed before her at the dinner table.
my goodness! impossible! How
Dwfull What made me do TT l COM
f11etely forgot to draw my ducks be.
pro placing them In the oven!"
A hungry crowd left Marjory's
aucks and started for Louise's des-
}srt
1T wal meant for ice cream mer-
9ngue. but the ice cream just wouldn't
get hard" apologized Louise. III you
drink It like frappe 1t won't taste 20
bad! Our cooks meringues are IL
Trays dreams!"
Say. fellows. I'm beastly hungry!"
declared Bob. Lets 60 down town
and give the girls q real dinner.
They're all right, even II they don't
Know how to cook. Come on. before
I'VE perish with hunger"
|; Az the B. A. C.is and x. Y. Z.is
tentered the restaurant the head wait
pr overheard Marjory suggest to her
friends:
! sA0irls, suppose We change our sew-
kne club into . cooking class?"
| And the answer quickly came. Sup
;poee We do"
cradlo-RobberU.
TWO or three young men were ex-
(hibiting. with great satisfaction, the
results OF q days fishing. Vhereupon