TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 321, 7 October 1908, Page 3

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS BY AN, . , EXPERT. i [Specially written for The Dominion'.] ' —— ] WEDNESDAY. . 1 Artichoke Soup. j Beef Steak Pudding.' Stewed Rhubarb, J Baked Rice Pudding. .. ARTICHOKE .SOUP. One pint milk, one pint stock, ljlb. arli. ] ehokes, loz. flour, loz. butter, one tablesspoon ] cream, salt, and pepper, teel che artichokes, j and cut them into thin slices. Put them into a saucepan with'the stock, and boil until tender. Rub through a sievo, return to the ; saucepan. Mis: the flour and butter to a paste on a plate, add this and the'milk to the contents of the saucepan. Bring to the : boil, stirring well. Add seasouing aud cream, 1 and serve. TO-MORROW. 1 Ingredients—Half pint.lentils (soaked in cold ] water), shoulder of mutton, ingredients for Teal stuffing, eggs. 1 fCCIAL AND PERSONAL. j ! .. " ' ( A . Letter, from Canada. - 1 "Wo have met a very interesting lady j doctor, here," says a Wellington lady, writ- j ing.from a Canadian town, "and she says tho Canadian girl is a blend between tho ; American girl and the English young lady, ' that she" has more independence than the average-English girl, and more reserve than i the American, and from the little 1 have • Been'that is how it has appeared to me. I i had also noticed though .I had been only a few days in Detroit that the Canadian girl •is plainer in looks, but more healthy, and : has a plainer style of dressing. The American. girl is rather, pretty, with straight feat- , nres and pale clear skin, she dresses simply ' but daintily; and knows . just what kind of a hat to "wear, and'just how to put it on, and she sets her veil in the right place, and j looks as though she bad come out of a bandbox. Then she takes great care of her hair, , and brushes it until'it-shines., I never saw such beautiful hair as the American girl ' has.. As a rule it is not frizzed, but brushed \ over a l -pad in front, from rather, a good forehead, and , coiled. ' What I like about both the. Canadian and American is this, that they sire not guided by fashion, if the style does not suit them. They have a rather strong individuality, especially the American. She is very "tactful, and .can say very straight things to you .without hurting your feelings, which is certainly a gift; and this I was told by a man who knows her well, and who, presumably, has had experience. "We went up to Quebec to seo the magnificent celebrations, and arrived just in time to:-see both the military and historical processions. Next morning we went to the review ■of 25,000 troops by tho Prince of Wales. It was a great sight, and I made the two French girls who were with me cheer Lord Roberts and the Highlanders. But, oh! if only you could have seen the pageant! It was a marvellous blaze of colour, and the Indians acted their part well, but I like best of all the last scene, where Wolfe and Montcalm came riding up the slope together, followed by the English and French troops intermingled. The band played 'God Save the King,' then,the Canadian troops sang the Canadian National Anthem, and the whole affair was over." . The Rossetti Entertainment. • "I should never have thought it possible to get so many, girls' of tho Rossetti type," said one lady who watched the tableaux arranged by Miss Sybil Johnson at tho Y.M.C.A: Rooms'last night, and, indeed, "it was astonishing to see how closely the pictures were imitated in face and, pose. There was one, a copy of a study by Rossetti, and tho face of the girl who posed perfectly resembled the face in the picture it was intended to represent. One "found that the apparent exaggeration in Rossetti's. pictures was in the uriusualuess of the nose, of the head rather than of the features. Miss Johnson gave a brief sketch of the life of the artist, dwelling chiefly on his career as a painter; and she showed seven tableaux— "Dante's Dream," "The Blessed Damozel," "Venus Verticordia," a "Study," and two illustrations to 'his sister's poem, "The Prince's. Progress," and in addition to these was a group from Byam Shaw's picture, "Love's Baubles," which illustrates a Rossetti poem. They were all good, and wonder- - fully, effective, especially when one took into account the fact that the stage had to be so close to the audience, and perhaps . the best of all was the "Dream of Dante," which was very cleverly arranged. Miss May Mason- recited several of Rossetti's poems, and during the intervals several songs were sung by Miss Cathie arid Miss Elsio Strickland. A Terrace " At Home." A number of guests attended a very "enjoyable "At Home" given yesterday afternoon by Mrs. W. H. Field at her pretty home on the Terrace. Spring, flowers were set about the artistic rooms, and the teatable was charmingly decorated with large field daisies and primroses. Mrs. Field received in a frock of fawn cloth, with touches of black, and a deep collar of heavy lace. , Among other guests present were: —Lady Stout, Lady Steward, Mrs. Hislop, Mrs. Bland Holt, Mrs. David Nathan, Mrs. Ra:ikine Brown, ,Mrs. Baume, Mrs. Fulton, Mrs. Watson, Miss Beere, Miss England, Miss Bauchop, Miss Macandrew, Mrs. Wilford, Mrs. Izard, Mrs. Fisher, Miss Richmond, Miss Holmes, the Misses M'Lean, Mrs. Stott, Mrs; Ewen, Mrs. Firth, and Miss Medley. Weddings, ... A great deal of interest was shown. in a wedding that took place at Manakau yesterday afternoon (writes our Otaki correspondent), when Miss Curtis, daughter of Mr. J. J. Curtis, was married to Mr. D. K. Logan, solicitor, of Masterton. 'l'ho Rev. Cecil J. .Smith officiated. At the Shannon Anglican Church, on Monday afternoon, the wedding of Mr.'' E. W. Bakor,aiid Miss Boyes was celebrated by tho Rev. 'Mr: Worsley. Mr.' and Mrs. Baker left by the mail train on their honey- , moon. A pleasant littlo tea was given yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Quick, when she invited some of her friends to meet Miss Fane, of the' Scarlet Troubadour Company. Among those present wore Mr. George Prouse and Miss Prouso, tho Misses Beauchamp, Miss Thackeray; Miss Lloyd Hasscll, Miss Tuesley, Dr. Hay, Mr. Inman, and-Mr. Ward. Mrs. Sim entertained Mrs. Bland Holt at a small luncheon at the Grand Hotel yesterday, when there were present, in addition tu . the, guest , of honour, Lady Stout, Mrs. Findlay, Mrs. Salmon, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Kennedy, and Mrs. Miles. . Mrs. Prouse, returned last night from a short visit to Auckland. Mrs. W. Barton, of Featherston, returned to Wellington by the Athonic yesterday morning, and.left by the evening train for her homfc 'Lady Ward and Miss Ward are staying at Days' Bay House for a few days. Mrs. Truby King is staying in Wellington frit - a few days, and is the guest of friends at Oriental Bay. At Khamlalhh,' on Monday afternoon, the St. Barnabas Girls' Sewing Guild gave a most enjoyable "afternoon tea" in the Crescent Roacl Hall as a welcome to Mrs. M'Comiel, wife of the vioar, who has lately come from England. The room was beautifully decorate:! with r.'ingiora and clematis, and quantities of lovely spring flowers were arranged on little tables. A competition was keenly contested, and won by Mrs. Sutclilfe, from Wellington, who also charmed everyone with several delightful recitations during tho afternoon.