TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 194, 11 May 1908, Page 5

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

I (Specially Written ' for The Dominion.) : . PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS BY AN EXPERT. MONDAY. Vegetable - Soup. ' • Cold, Beef Salad.- ;Saute ; Potatoes. • Leeks. \ West Hiding Pudding. - WEST. RIDING PUDDING. . . Ingredients.—3pmi' two eggs, pastry, lemon , flavouring, .baking powder, the . weight of the : eggs';iht butter', sugar, 'and; flour: ■ : . Method of -Preparahon.—Line a pie -dish, with ; "pastry "and cover the' bottom of it "with jam. . Then a caTco mixturo with the eggs, flour, .butter, 1 sugar, l and baking -powder; and flavour- , : ing. this. has been well -beaten, pour; it bn;to ; the'<]'anl, and'- bake the-pudding for about ■ :an-hour and:a quarter. ■ . .FOR TO-MORROW.: ' Ingredients—Oysters, stew"some oxtail,ready /.'-"to make it,into a ragout for. to-morrow, celery, potatoes;'quinces,; and. junket, v li pints of milk. / , "THE GLORY BOX."

. A writer In' tho Melbourne "Argus" de-scribes-,vory prettily a visit she paid to the ' home !of an acquaintance of hers, a shopgirl,/who'Had!'just told of'to marriage to a young warehouseman. - :;L You- will ' .hav-e ; lots of ■ pretty, tilings ready. I wish T could sco them all." This . ; /was met with- a delightfully' gracious invita-; - tion. ■" Really?. \Vill you come and see thorn? I'd lovo to show .them' to •you." Litensely interested;by' my'glimpse. into! her world- of • ideas, I'.accepted promptly, aud agreod upon 'a-day/ for tho.visit.- . /The first glance round her room gave-mo tho liveliest-pleasure,'so'bright'and fresh and aij-y it'soeme^'.';■■•'/What a;pretfy room,". «: I-said; "and how fresh, andi sunny." ' She nodded,ibeaming ,with;"pride'. '■/" I did ; : up- myself; and.li never let anyone' else touch it/' It/was a' square, room;'with a :westorly window wide open'at top./"Dainty, -, soft,-:_full . whito,'curtains,--ha'njiiiig 'just- to. the sill;-fluttered tlicir'narrow frills in'the . light'brceze that floated;in.''' ■ Buttcrclbth;? ■ she said,- > following.-my appreciative glance.. " Threepence a yard, and made by hand. .-/ And/'tKat'; ; ;little' ottoman "under/the-window 1 is just ai kerosene r case-which^l'padded-and /myself;' ; I' mado a lid with', leather hinges,-: and, I, v ke'ep my .boots-inside; The~-floor ■ was covered: with , a V neat green linoleum.- ..A- sfaall 'Japanese matting'square,' ■ with-a/green border" and; white- centre, lay beside'':', the ' little ' enamelled bed. , Tho I - - plain -bedroom ■ suit-e was^ralso/' enamelled' vvhite; ; and daifatyrfrilled-rand'embroidered pillow-slips 'and 'a 'smobtft white; bed-spread , adorned - tho ,bed. / The big chair, with its /: loose j -cover of- green -aridcream'; crotonney '/■■'•'. held .-jtwp'.-cusliiqns 'of . grebn' l&man satin, covered/witK- v f rilled/ slips ' of --hailTspot /muslin.■' ; It'.was, a picturo',: of - cool,- sweetness,: and my faith, in. .tho busy i little, -.woman's commdnsenserefcurne Jin full forco.' -' . / .'-;J_She . opened;,the .wardr<Jt>e-,' r and; pulled- out, / 'ft'dress-basketwhich must have elbowed her room.v: "Hero's my 'glory-box,' " : she /answered,'merrily.-- vlt was a - Very • bulg- /. ing dress-basket, and its contents a ;bewil- - dering-array of frilly, lace ; whiteness. We . .went ''throughr'therii^sfeadily^frdfif \top - to. ;;b'ottbm^ : " You don'it'.'' ; iifaEe' vsJurown * /••things?"-' , " Oh, • I -. - ; couldn't: '; ■ Besides, thc?y : are ever ! so; cheap; Vl' ve'beeK.^ buy ing:; thein; 'fbr'age's— one :'nbw, ; one|' l %. the: ( mbn'ey. And r/krio.w; what is woi\tli tho/money! - ,;J* : trim.-my hats'- and make blouses, and l ean do ,up furniture; but I've nevbr^in: nfy -lifo 'mado one' of these,''-'with a wa'vo of .her 'hand "towards;.the white heap.' ; Then'-sho/turned/to/tlie wardrobe again, - and pulled 'out.;tho ; drawor. " I've 'done 1 inyself . proud', here;- too," 'she; said. "Just you look.'S. -'-/V.;/'-" ■ l And I; looked and envied. Tho. young man;-:-will-;, have; a'/wifo.; who; is-'herself; tho v picture, of /neatness,' and a housewhose array, .; of,^spotless:'napery. will bbytlib)pride. of .thenv both. V/Tray-clbths',: pillow-slips, table covers of ovory 'description lay' neatly folded in the deop drawpr;. Fringed and embroidered, 1 with - with -drawn-thread;'cor-ners,- they-1001/ed wh'at .they were,;--the,;.bm-. ,bodimi3rit. .of,-a ;wpman's-passion for.'jspotlessbeauty in her home. 'x." The ;, girls,, - call, them my.: ; fad,'V .she laughed, as I-gave expression; to my wonder ; • and' admiration;, "but mother-says ! won't have one too many.'•' They were bought just ' in -tho./samo' way, orio-now . and one.> again, and-; mostly, soiled;' but they'd. have to; be washed in ay case." -. ■> '.v.-. ,/ s > Sho',-had lifted tho linen out-with care, . ahd Vnow mado a - place 'Jot •' mo to kneel besido. - tho, drawer.'. //' " The rest j. is my- ' museum."' ; One:encL of .the- drawer' held a collection of'odd-looking parcels; .all'wrappbd in soft tissue paper. What a hetero-geneous-collection it; v/as! tittle silver. *bpses;?and. - 'trays, clear glass bowls, ""dumpy oddVlit'tlb : Japanese/figures, two ink bottles; a_: paper'; knife',' : a ; silver-topped puff ; 'hox, E'lver-backed brush and mirror,"ii little brass clock, "quite,:a'- ; collection of vasek 'and/photo /frames,- a bh'urch- service. iri/a neat case, a set' of-, afternoon'; teaspoons,--'three or four ; cups and ■ saucers—avoritable'museumoftrea- ; surMj- not- ono/pf which'; but'l could see in : its place nGw- home/; ;" How long ; -"Eight vmonths,'y,was ' tho-> 'I'didn't v '. wait' ,t6.;'b'e.:cngagod -; to stirtv'that,"'' with \ an'ptlier . wave 'of ;:her 'hand' ovei all the belongings. "I jiist as soon as I had money ibf .-m'y;:bwn : ;to. spend. I- guessed I'd • be; married som'i? day, a'nd even if I didn't they'd' all xanie in'- when I had to, set up .my. SltJ (jiiaid's'.establishment. ''But ,1, bought , this' ; since,arid slio, unwrapped. ,aribther| parcel;,'with ,a. little smile in her eyes.-, ..It. was tho neatest' of ash-trays, iii silver,' with ,a.,cigar-rest..: 1 , "I'm keeping tjiat,. too," sho . said—a young .woman of . foresight,' evidently, who. does not' proposo to, exhaust .all her. ammunition beforo marriage..: ' Slid-, put the .parcel Icaiefulty : back into place,' and'sat on,, the- floor, elbows on knees . and chin in hands. r .I, haven't really mbch. ( money:,.tb .spend,',!Vshe -said,. "but,. I spend all I have on; these' things. I'vo got a money-box, and 1 ,put : into it. 'every,penny, I. didn't ,absol«tely ' need .• to './spend. And ■ -here'.it all/isi"-- "What'l-can't' understand,'' ' I. said,'.''is/how; y t ou can'bear to think-of when •, you'vb got; all those things ready '.to luse.-'' /' "Well; I..want. ..the rest,", she. said, ask she got up from, the floor. "You'd-be,, surprised if-you', knew. how. tired , wb'get/in/the shop.:/It isn't exactly hard w"ork : ;,:but we-are always on,our"feet, and talking-and smiling; My- face just gets stiff with-looking pleasant.'/-NoWj , tea;"' "Yes, We" can't do. without tea," s was niy.' .-rejoinder. ";" I ; shall see ,'you ■■taking those"'cookih'2 lessons yet.! 1 ■