Sharp County record., 1912-08-02
Their Dinner
Party
By RosaIie G. Mendel.

ing her hat on the table, her coat on
the chair and her gloves on the couch
The "B. A. c." sewing circle pre-
pared to listen.
well" the boys of the X. Y H.
have been so perfectly lovely to us
that ! thought it would be nice for the
B. A. c. to give them dinner party
What do you think, girls?"
"Splendid!' "Fine!" Just dear!
Good" delightful" were the re-
plies
But let us make this progressive
dinner party" suggested MarJory.
Never heard of a progressive din
ner," put in Lulu.
"a progressive dinner progresses
that's ALI" explained the instigator
of the plan. "You see, we all start
lat one girls home and partake OF the
first course of a dinner, They we
proceed to anothers for the second
course. and so on until we finish with
the dessert at the last house See?
"A perfect inspiration" "Jolly!'
simply wonderful" "Marjory, you
are a genius!" declared her friends.
Pm glad it's going to be dinner,
because Dan is so fond Of good things
to eat" said Louise "Ill take the
dessert course. Our cook makes splen-
did meringues.'
Indeed mott" dissented Marjory
Each girl must prepare her allotted
dish without any assistance whatso-
ever No mother, sister, sster-in-
law, aunt, friend or servant will be
allowed to help the hostess in prepar-
ing our dinner Those X, Y y, boys
think we can do nothing but golf and
dance. Let us show thVm that we also
know something about the culinary
Iart!"
Eyes. 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.
lbers, naming the escorts and issuing
the official invitations TO the X Y. q.
club, the B. A. c. adjourned Its week
ly meeting.
The following Tuesday evening as
the x. Y. Us and the B. A. C,'s en-
tered Lulu's house they found her in
tears. She explained between sobs:
81 just feel perfectly terrible! It's
most embarrassing! But they never
came! The artichokes, mean! I've
been telephonlng frantically Can get
no satisfaction Oh! It's dreadful"
Never mind!" said George sooth-
ingly 1--WE can live without arti-
chokes. Don't worry, little girl, Let's
proceed to the soup"
SO with one accord they started for
1rma's home.
The bouillon was brought in and
the bouillon was taken out--tasted,
and only tasted
81 don't see how It happened! It's
a mystery! Don't be polite and try
to drink 1t, beg Of you, It's burnt,
irrevocably burnt The gas range is
to blame I'm mortified"
The guests consoled Irma as best
they could.
Forward Onward! was the watch
word
I'm getting kind Of nervous" whls.
pered Marjory te Lulu, 81 hope my
ducks are all right, They ought to
be, haven't thought of anything else
for a week! I've seen ducks runaias
around even In my dreamsl"
Marjory's expression was q study
as the crisp and brown fowls wero
placed before her at the dinner table,
my goodnessl Impossible! How
awful! What made me do It? | com.
pletely forgot to draw my ducks be.
fore placing them in the ovonl'
A hungry crowd left MajoY's
ducks and started for Loulse's dos.
ert,
ut was meant for leo cream mer.
lngue, but the Ice cream just wouldn't
get hard" apologized Louise, "1f you
drink It like frappe'it won't taste 30
bad! our cooks moringues yro al.
ways dre0ms!"
Say, fellows I'm beOstly hungry"
declared Dob, Lets 20 down town
and give the girls real dinner,
They're all right, even If they don't
Ia1ow how to cook, Come on, before
I'VE perish with hunger"
Az the b. A, C.s and X, Y, z,'a
entered the restaurant the head walt.
ef overheard Marjory suggest to her
friends.
Girls, suppose we change oll sew.
Ing club Into cooking elaae2'
And the answer quickly came, Sup,
unaa Wa Jn y