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FOUNDATIONS
1936
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AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATE
THIS BOOK.
CHAPTER
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.
XXI.
On
Being a Bachelor
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125
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181
187
197
205
ON BeiNG
A BACHeLORJf
CHAPTER
And
man.
James
Being
Clarence Haevet.
a bachelor
bachelor
ah!
is
Staying a
easy.
Yes,
it's
But
easy to
man
is
it is
" to the
difficult.
manner born,"
It requires
is
more
unlimited time,
of
myriad
bits
on a multitude of
of
information
subjects.
[^^>
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
On Being
The
Bachelor
must
of
"
" everywhere
fit
under
society
breeding and
sorts
all
kindliness
of
of
heart
are
may
to all sorts
circumstances.
the
Good
essentials.
and observation.
But
short order.
its
most men
be a bachelor
lives.
The day
is
of the "
are at some
dude " has passed
knows how
Have
lives
burdens.
Upon
These,
him,
if
he
and counted
blessings
many
as privileges.
men enjoyed
Have not some of its
of
greatest
single-blessedness?
bon-vivants,
epicures,
artists,
musicians,
and
" I
all
am
womankind
so well
of the one."
What woman
What
debutante
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
On Being
Bachelor
And who,
indeed, can
He
women
all
can be
because of
ways tends
to
make
the married
man withhold
most
his
most winning
It
It
is
smile.
Into
He
hot-bed of
find itself
discontent,
and monotony.
satiety
His
and
versatility
King
Is
etiquette of
Its
hot-
debu-
Its
married women.
He knows
any gathering.
him
dwindling down
acquisition to
wearing to Ascot.
He
Is
tell
has
He
London or Vienna.
to,
to clean his
own
if
he
boots in an
emergency.
He
and
tell
When
it
how
of a dish
devils
what
Its
seasoning
and curries he
is
Is;
at
tell
a past master.
by the aroma
mixing toothsome
He
Is
an au-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
On Being
thorlty on wines and
Bachelor
knows how
judge them;
to
or,
broad to take
his
fill
the
bill,
and
is
sufficiently
among
If
it
high gate.
The
correct bachelor
He may
tively.
" artistic
The
knows
all
temperament
"
is
more
easily
artistic.
acquired
The
Land
are
is
intuition
artistic
woman
ways
''
of
is
in the air.
self,"
The
*'
spirit of
old
To
thine
own
self
be true,"
lore.
do
half
dare."
firm of those
of those
who
who
dare and
bravely do and
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
On Being
"
The
men who do
form
bachelors,
things,"
hemian Club
London, the
St.
New
in
its
Botolph Club
in
membership
Boston
rolls the
all
itself
Club
show
in
in
of men
Renowned
names
artists,
talked-of
in
together after
most
the
the world.
who
Bachelor
millionaires,
au-
work
members and
their fellow
of
Many
themselves
find
threshold
the
past
of
success,
but
Many
of
who
ticker,
business
their
gather the
etiquette,
odd
arts
life
of
bits
and
and
in the bustle
struggle
miscellaneous
letters,
for
and worry
success
to
knowledge
of
*'
Being a bachelor " becomes a business, even as keeping a
set of
latter
gained,
Even
Any
accomplishments
bit of
knowl-
as
good a
is
business
The
his
is
may
certificate.
as
*'
little
knowledge
5
is
a dangerous thing,"
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
On Being
how much more
Bachelor
dangerous
is it
without
to be
No
it.
one
is
his will,
but will
and
knowledge of the
of a little
or evening receptions.
all
want
for
cook
to
wanting
fully
ing
it."
in the lore of
fur-
wonder why
peo-
try to hide an
when
piti-
" rough-
he appears at dinner in a
waistcoat.
of a passion for
to
liners " in
how
to
"
what
to
name
''
Jiu Jitsu in
the baby " and
"
or exhaustive
how
to
information,
as
the
case
may
into telling
be,
Even
how
to
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
On Being
Bachelor
life
but in
all this
tells
No
ered.
for the
space.
how
to
how
how
uncov-
still
to be a bachelor,"
spinsters
to lead
all
the
side of thirty,
and
so
lore.
Why
has
because he
cient
is
been
bachelor
the
neglected?
An
and omniscient.
Possibly
self-suffi-
occasional paragraph on
why
how
to tell
when
know how
" there
Is
who
no royal road
really
wants
to learning save
climb by himself on
his
dally
journey In quest of
Experience.
There
tious
Is
who
little
become
bon vivant,
up " on all the
things that combine to make him an authority on
bachelor
welshes
to
and
"
be welcome.
From
these
may
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
On Being
cupboards, then,
may
little lift
Bachelor
he find an occasional
*'
crumb
of
CHAPTER
" In
II
engaged a
wife
A^liose tongue, te found, miglit prove a
scourge for life
Perplexed, te
Grew
at
sick
^jut
still
length,
and
just
expiring
lay.
To which
sad
crisis,
matter
To wed
or die
he
wisely chose
the
latter.
Of
In
thy.
needs
is
No
he
sympa-
who
bachelor
why
sity rather
of
is
But
Impecunious
most deserving
fact,
It.
ionaire
the
bachelors,
all
bachelor
Is
It is
he
leads
too obvious.
from neces-
remains single.
fellow
the Irony of Fate. " To those
pecunious
That
Is
It
shall be denied."
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
It
may
be the invasion of
they reigned
doomed
men
woman
to
into all
a ledger at
of
fresh
everything In the
office
to "
The
Its
man of good family and enviable social connecwho may be obliged to w^ork for a meagre stipend,
has to forego many pleasures that rightfully belong to
him.
He may not afford his club, his favorite military
tions
list;
he
may
not return,
therefore
He
has had
for
he
Only
is
obliged to miss
too proud to
is
money and
is
often
man who
of his friends
The
many
is
a pleasant evening.
It,
then
patronized
has lost his
strictest
by
is
chary
his lot
his
If
he
even harder,
one-time friends.
may
not Indulge In
many
social pleasures.
If
life, It is
he has
indeed
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Its
ice.
And
unendurable.
house
Is
But
far
from
after
and loyal
in
may
And
from
extract
The
he
if
is
his true
who
possess In worldly
many
pleasures that
brothers.
earns about
$1000 a
year,
may,
little
even luxuriously,
may
Inclined to be philosophical, he
more fortunate
Bachelor
he does a
in this state, as
Bachelor has
if
They
any emergency.
goods.
compensation
friends,
ship's sake,
is
The Impecunious
in all things.
perfect dinner
perfection.
there
all,
make a
to
if
he
sets
up
his
one room of
his "
house of dreams."
poor
is
by no means a reason
monplace.
sires,
and
if
he
is
may
riding, fishing
sports.
is
willing to sacrifice a
little
of his time
He may
Its
they be for
athletic
money by
If
for the
it
home which he
With
his
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
club
life,
than
things.
Ordinarily, a
in a
good
from $150
man would
locality
no
For
less
however, he
is
likely to
on the same
floor
which,
others.
If he takes
belongings.
to
an unfurnished room
at
to
feel
it
is
$150,
this leaves
own
purchase his
first
Upon
taking
it
about
it
in perfect
order.
If he can induce
them
from the
floor,
five
feet
12
it
for a
so
up a plate
much
rail
the better.
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
in
warm
crimsons, cool
the
plate
his pictures
The floor
and window
The
Also
meter.
If
case,
and there
to
fit
is
a corner in the
make
will also
window
seat
a carpenter
built,
woodwork
them painted
of the room.
He
frame for a
he be inclined.
seat
a curtain
may
be hung.
Weathered oak, despite the fact that it is so commonly used now, makes ideal furnishing for bachelor
quarters.
If he prefers to buy old mahongany, and has
the time to attend auction sales, he
bargains and
for
half
more
antiques.
13
may
gratify
pick up great
his
taste
for
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
If
expense
may
Chiffonier,
may
be bought
to
$20.00
(with
real leather)
arm
two
colonial
chair or rocking
more
although
he
bottles.
table
is
In the
and
if
so,
this
let
be for the
he
may
thing he chooses.
things,
one,
settee at
Some
free
from
dust.
This
is
ample
size,
and
is
to be
small table.
A
and
if
14
upon the
may
be
instal-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
furniture for a
If the
room
room has an
from
same sum,
much
alcove, so
may
be
He may
sight.
this will
set,
tools,
upon
sleep
etc.,
and the
his couch,
If the
man
is
In
the better.
handy with
be sufficient
of ordinary size.
to be kept here.
blacking
upon which
to keep hat
With
It.
old-fashioned houses, so
If the bachelor
to one of his
wants
women
much
kitchenette."
many
the better.
to
For $2.00 a
If
closets are In
to
most
If the lady
she'll offer to
As
for
is
make them
rugs
with
raw pongee
that's
for him.
delicate
question.
But
let
some
come In
These may be
pleasing
designs
and
rich
colorings.
15
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
at
many
a ten-
man
will stand
him
good
in
stead, provided he
not
is
al-
ready a connoisseur.
The
already mentioned
furniture
Then
$104.00.
will
cost
about
and sash
curtains,
For
this
a half of hand
chiffonier, a
ters.
These
slips,
$1.50.
towels,
and
towels,
a couple of scarves
for
the
Three
slips
may
sheets,
be
$3.00; pillow
Bath
sufficient.
He
will also
in his
laundry, and
it
will
The
lights
will
16
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
The Impecunious Bachelor
Is
gen-
in-
left
$5.25 a week.
Thus
retrench, he may, as
many men
room.
17
own
rrrr
'Wten
was
bactelor,
by
lived
myself.
And
all
the
bad, I
Mother
Goose.
How
Brillat-Savarist.
cook
valet,
or
flat
New
England
mald-of-all-work of
spin-
uncertain
Chinaman, a joyful
" Jap," a " greaser," or a " cullud
age, a capable
gen'leman," according to
Whether
it
be a single
w^hose hotel
furnishes
Its locality.
man
of
him
19
means
w^Ith
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
window
essential.
and
wants
he doesn't, then
if
He knows what
his butler does.
he
For
another chapter, a
little
bachelors
who
gratuitous advice
it
is
may
not be
contributed by scores of
who have
the science of
The
it
bachelors
deal with
is
were.
when
who
it
comes
own
what
from nothing
In
My
hard people to
include.
who
To
he
is
between
who
and
necessities
luxuries.
Some
20
who
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
fitted
up on the
utensils
providing his
spread or
own
may
In ordinary cases
the following
it
it is
and the
the
if
first cost
For ordinary
SERVICE
seems
first cost
that counts
in his
for the
and
sich,"
indefinitely.
THE
more
supplies.
will be sufficient.
tremendous hole
eats a
the
list
trifle
stocking
The
The
little
of the cupboard
his use in
breakfast,
use, he
it
may
is
follow his
own
well to expend a
is
artistic,
Willow ware
is
and
always
in perfect taste, and, being heavy, has the added advantage of " toughness," which is a good point. Sup-
2 covered vegetable
i sauce boat
i salad bowl
^
J
cream pitcher
plates
platters
bowls
dishes
For
des-
21
For
his
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
tumblers, he
better have
wide range
glass,
or beautiful cut
in price.
he elects to
If
Then
service
can afford.
It
good glassware
list
in addition
may
be bought for
vinegar
oil
water bottle
Touraine castor for salt,
black and red pepper
mustard pot and spoon
butter
cruet
cruet
celery
olive
good as he
pretty
and
The
song.
dozen
steel
glass
marmalade
mayonnaise dish
(preferably
bread tray
and
tray
each
knives,
accom-
silver:
forks,
knives,
nut cracker,
and
olive fork
dessert
teaspoons
butter knife
to
jar
dish and
panying utensils
6 demi tasses
I
able
fruit
silver)
I
tray
One may
dish
be
as
dish
what
mere
a
includes:
of glass
really surprising
is
eliminate
and
possibly
may
The
nut
list.
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
is
He
With
if
may
the bachelor
may,
if
hand shops
list
as above,
treasures at
veritable
the
auction
in solid silver
FOR THE
COOKING
utensils
and "
lowing
list
articles
de cuisine," the
I
I
flour
basins
mixing
forks
2 mixing spoons
measuring spoon
I
graduated measuring cup
I
I chopping bowl and knife
double boiler
oblong baking dns
2 small skillets
I
strainer
toaster
egg beater
meat board
broiler
ladle
dish
pan
skimmer
pitcher
This sounds a
on the
amount
closet
lot,
bowls
sifter
the small
all
menage:
colander
I chain dish cleaner
2 covers for frying pans
3 kitchen knives
tin
fol-
be found to embrace
w^ill
hung
23
He
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
also
have a large
biscuits.
Then
cooking utensils.
from
tected
may
dust in
question,
be kept pro-
own
his
plies
the
tin
closet fitted
surely
the
If that
is
out of
may make
handy bachelor
him
THE
Now
SUPPLIES
on hand.
necessities
in
to
hang
in front.
This
includes,
list
in
the
the other.
meat and
fruit,
It
is
fish
Then
the vegetables,
in case of emergencies.
Necessities
Biscuits
in
Salt
ing
sweet
water
sea-
biscuits,
as
and
wished
Vinegar
Worcestershire
Tabasco sauce
Rice
Laundry soap
Ginger
Macaroni
sauce
Coffee
flour
Spaghetti
Tea
Indian meal
Onions
Cereal whatever
Cocoa
Condensed
includ-
biscuits
Oil
Mustard
Wheat
variety,
Olives
desired
24
milk
or
cream
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Lard
Eggs
Lemons
Bacon and salt pork
Tinned soups
Tinned fish
Tinned vegetables
Cheese, American or
Luxuries
Macedoine
Mango
jars
in
English relishes
in jars
Pickles
Curry powder
Chutney
and
Anchovies
Anchovy
in
German
rooms
Jam
meats
Caramel
Caper3
Caviare
Essences
Celery salt
Cocktail
The
space
glass
in
sausages in jars
Jellies
jars
Asparagus
mush-
dried
Truffles
essence
or
white
Soy
Tinned
Kitchen bouquet
Tarragon vinegar
Tinned French vegetables
Tinned
glass
in
pickles
of
vanilla,
lemon,
and pistachio
bachelor
an
in
and wishes
apartment,
confine
to
may
his
olives
and cherries
who
has
cookery to
limited
a
few
so
attractively
a cabinet in
glasses,
shakers,
which
etc.,
which
is
styled
mixing
appropriately
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
some
olives, celery
relishes, will
Harvey
or
bonate of soda,
be quite sufficient
oil
pepper, mustard,
salt,
sauce,
Wor-
so
Improves
many
chafing dish
specialties.
potted cheese
unless he desires
ishable varieties
^will
per-
after-theater supper.
what
to
of carbonated
well as a
tertain
He
buy?
The
other things
to be
shown
few
bottles
little
teetotaller.
Ginger
ale
Is
not
may
the
as
en-
w^orst
and
seltzer
is
year.
The
poor hall
an elaborate layout.
But
may
his
pathetic
for a dollar he
may
invest
which
to
cook
26
water for
his tea, or
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
feet of tubing
who
bachelor
One
stove.
made
for
was
It
row
stained,
brass headed
of
nails
whole
And
if
from
it
in,
was
inquisitive eyes.
That
gas stove.
little
His
tastes
were
his affair;
simple, at the
and
was
it
nectar.
riety.
on a
bit of toast,
and a
bit of fruit,
made
a sedentary
a splendid
life.
if
dropped
in,
when
were
all sorts of
set
a friend
appetizing things
dish.
The
elaborate,
was
fried,
poached
which a basin
in lieu of a chafing
What
did he eat?
The
27
and
some
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
But no one
ter.
ever
knew could do up
oysters
and
Philadelphia,
His weekly
His
roasted
as delicious a Lobster
Newberg,
coast,
table for
pepper
on the
taste,
MInico
do them
FInelll used to
were luscious.
was very small
bill
upon the
best of butter,
eggs,
and whatever
else
he
bought.
" I
'
bargains
'
In
edibles,"
he
said,
In
buying so-called
" there
is
so
much
waste that
it
invariably pays to
28
CHAPTER
IV
laws. "
"What
Is
a gentleman? " a
young
a club
old
who was
how-
too wary,
him.
My
"
terms.
Is
that Is no more
woman's charms.
isn't
"
a gentleman
Has
you
In set
a condition of being
definable
than a
Either one
Is
or
that's all."
It?"
*'
are
It
has
men
and
It
There
hasn't.
who
are
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Bachelor Etiquette
feet
gentlemen
The mere
origin
man
Social
entree.
affiliations
"A
are indispensable,
No
still,
one can
ex-
tell
everyone recog-
man's a
and after
to
out of
necessarily
all,
It's
the
little
Is
a gentleman or no.
that go
One
w^ho
a gentleman,
in love
If
etiquette.
all
the dic-
Someone has
But
loyal,
is
and reverent.
a good imitation
upon
unselfishness
of other people.
Most
was
a priceless
wine
glass.
when one
There
is,
The
one comes to a
30
man-
man through
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Bachelor Etiquette
Innate good breeding, the other
acquired by careful
Is
deeds."
And
nature.
Courtesy,
conciliation,
ance,
by
Paul,
St.
tleman.
certain
"
who
who was
Is
second
forbear-
kindliness,
the
model
very
of
gen-
does gentll
It
The
decalogue
among the
may arise In
English upper
which a man
once
classes,
Is
although occasions
London,
Is
make no
bustle.
deal
''
ness there
great
Daniel Webster
of
no
airs,
drill."
and
cost
was
his court
his
army
was
in mil-
itary tactics.
" Good
manners Inspired by good principles,
prompted by goodfellowship, polished by good form,
w^ill
admit a
man
to
on
etiquette.
The
As
It
Is
is
cultured
from
manner
of to-day
Is
all affectation.
Is
well
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Bachelor Etiquette
versed in savoir faire, only a few general rules and a
as to the
the
^i^^g ^ business,
evening and on
may
large cities he
Is
In
Sunday afternoons.
the
eight
the
is
arrives
noon
limit
earlier
calls
may
generally
home,
if
after-
made, and a
he can arrange to do
so.
dinner call
is
seldom
one
Sunday
man may
while
set,
any
hospitality,
is
He
accepted or not.
must
also call
upon the
man who
reaved
family within
three
call
weeks,
has served
though
call
this
kindly Inquiry.
After a
man
call,
he
so,
or
man may
do
so.
man who
first
man
friend to call
upon
wishes to
32
make
the acquaintance
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Bachelor Etiquette
of a
When
woman
com-
in
call
may
must
friend
first
she
if
call alone.
accom-
In paying
into the
calls,
man may
drawing-room
if
and
stick
man who
although this
is
not obliga-
tory.
enters
he
rises
presented to him.
is
When
man
tation for
for
" the
whom
calling on
him to
young
his visit
is
call.
may
ask
one
for
less
After the
or
ladies,"
the
first call
he
particular
intended.
call
33
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Bachelor Etiquette
On
linger an hour
or longer.
Should
meet her
may
and
the
if
office,
may
and
if
He
he wishes her to
when
woman
In his
caller
rises
office,
to
leave,
He
her.
he
immediate attendance.
also
rises
time be
necessitate his
man
his hat,
his
office,
though
if
is
al-
may
home
home
Not
infrequently
BACHELOR It
HOSPITALITIES
his
women
ness
The
he has no near
friends in his
man whose
and
women
at a hotel.
less
is
own
life is
is
not a home-
his boarding-house
34
bedroom.
If he
is
pros-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Bachelor Etiquette
parous in his profession, he lives in a suite of pretty
rooms
or
a studio
in
a small
in
may
average salary
room
which
in
suite
And
bachelor
in
even a
man
of
to set
up
his
Of
and the
and
easiest
safest
At
afternoon reception.
the
many
form of entertainment is an
he may repay some of
this
always
receive.
Just a
word from a
popularity
may
ing impression
which
unmarried man
not be amiss.
is
Apropos of the
prevail-
that the
generally correct
is
that
when he
"
The
rule.
my
is
He
accept
my
invitation,
lunch or dine at
round, and
all
the year
who
still
wel-
bachelor
w^ill
is
lunches or dines
lib-
erally entertain
"
card at Christmas
Possibly
founded
demand
this
for
it
that they
come
to realize their
35
their
own
social
hostesses
do.
im-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Bachelor Etiquette
man
of tact
courtesies
sional
gift,
may
and
entertainments
by
sending
an
occa-
some friend
whom
she
36
his hostess
may
be entertaining.
CHAPTER V
" Give
"
me
a lodge in
ness.
Life
in
a peculiar charm,
which
found
Is
In the
camp
cookery.
and game
entrees
who
steak
fret
Is
In city restaurants,
and fume
their planked
If
sired
lumbermen when
tions,
fed
the
If
like
upon camp
ra-
camp
cook. Possibly
a matter of environment
for
It's
Mother
of soothing tired
such an
extent
that
the
37
hum-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Around
fare
blest
is
Camp Fire
the
for a king,
fit
hungry man
from
just in
able:
how
make a
to dig a trench
how
to
how
stove-top; or
to shave off
fir
They
debris,
know
all
from camp
distance
covering
quickly kills
to be taken
all
it
odors.
They know
it
salt pork,
smoked ham
pilot-bread,
crackers,
and
biscuit
sorts,
where
tables
salt,
to
fail
dug some
in
of all
and vege-
Indian meal,
powdered
and
sw^eet
rice,
oat-
But
lest
he forget
and
it's
may
it
list
of other necessi-
with
lips
38
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Around
the
Camp Fire
(paper
bags
needles,
and
matches,
"gunny"
axe
shovel,
sacks),
thread,
strings,
of pennyroyal
oil
if
In
cloth, pins,
fly
and
tion,
ments.
If flannel
Is
season,
ammuni-
camp or on
ranch, beware!
Parties scorning
when rough-
camp
life
things provided
the
The
that
are
mentioned
In
the
list.
In
camp
or on the water.
camp or being
at his best
The
when
In
guides In the
New
show a
York
partridge.
chef a thing or
show one a
little
when
club
man
is
about broilIt
comes
New
to
York
39
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Around
cially if he
New
do the cooking
THE
VALUE OF
member
is
And when
gets into
|3y
broiled
fish,
demonstrated
been
has
birds,
to
him; he knows.
camp cooking,
in
BASTING
of the
Yorker
let
Camp Fire
the
or
roast
long since
with
fire,
thin strips of bacon or salt pork fastened with toothpicks so that the fat trying out will run continually
down
over the
basting
fish,
as
it
it
broils.
In roasting
same
fashion.
^^
A NOTED
^^^^^
BOSTON
BON
VIVANT
vicinity of Colebrook,
of
in the
ggjf
*'
repetition.
down
One
of
really
is
he says,
the boys,"
worthy
"
went
to a
morning's
years, tells of a
fishing,
down.
and
thrown
We
in.
Then one
made
wrapping them
after
a hot
fire,
of us cleaned and
in
and
let it die
washed the
several
trout,
thicknesses
of
We
also
them look
like
the
ashes,
giant
wasps'
sufficiently
also
ashes.
we
nests.
laid
the potatoes,
This done,
40
mud, making
After
the
fire
we
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Around
hot
fire
came
perfectly-cooked,
mud was
off w^ith
and stripping
sticks,
mud from
Fire
When
we
done,
Camp
the
the
fish,
off
the charred
leaving a delicious,
it,
salmon pink or
w^hite
The
meat.
hard-boiled
And
variety.
as
they
the potatoes,
for
were no
of all, there
FOR A
CAMP
DINNER
in
or the
sighted,
qj.
nimble
on
dishes to wash."
may
like
men
coming sport:
Hard-boil as
and then
as
slice
crisping.
which thin
with boiling
and cook
w^ater,
ing
to this
after.
and
if
Add
when
will
Then when
pepper.
The
the
of bacon are
cod, cover
little salt
slices
potatoes
is
tender
a cup of sw^eet
is
worth trampbrow^ning
are
The
salt
of fish
To
and bacon
serve,
pile
the
41
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Around
This
good
It's
Camp Fire
the
Is
Evaporated
an}^vhere.
condensed
or
The
best, as
Is
Bor-
less
Is
It
ROASTED
BIRDS
commonly
Pick
all
Wash
slit
and place
stewed.
or
broiled,
roasted,
If for roast-
In the pan,
dredging
with
flour.
most wild ducks the same, notwithstanding the epicures protest that they should have but from twelve to
Small birds will require only about
fourteen minutes.
guides
It
Is
bird
is
who cook
must be very
way
them
to do
Maine
know that
The
best.
hot.
It
Draw from
ing
Most men
and
and with
prefer
It
them
where an oven
will
come
not obtainable,
Is
and
the
Is
best method.
BROILED
BIRDS
are
split
and
cleaned,
wiped
dry,
and
minutes
Is
from a wood
42
fire.
this.
Ten
or
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Around
Camp
the
Fire
TO STEW
PARTRIDGE
give
and,
pgj.^ flour,
true epicurean
If
liked,
mace and
salt,
pep-
cloves, to
touch.
two spoonfuls
Simmer an hour
tomato catsup.
of
AN OLD
Here
CAMPER'S
RECIPE
them
Is
Q^^ ^p
^j^g
It
makes them a
can't be beaten.
Fry
flour,
salt,
delicious golden
pork
fat until
and pepper.
When
brown.
This
tender,
cream,
Then
and when
stir quickly,
it
for birds,
GOOD
SAUCE
When
flour
and
It
stir until
when
broiled.
Is
made by putting
j;
frying-pan.
BROOK
TROUT
elor
Of
In
an hundred. But
Wash
and
drain,
wipe,
and
43
dip
in
mixture
of
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Around
Camp Fire
the
half
When
pork.
trout
and
fry,
the
other,
until
on
first
one
may
the
pork
the
same
Serve
cooked
be
in
In
on
then
side,
brown.
golden
Smelts
them.
salt
the
with
salt.
fashion.
SALMON
TROUT
oil
should be
split
down
the back,
when
large
When
same
as
brook trout.
SALT
FISH
of a
morning when,
would
some
special rea-
taste good.
Cut from
for
Remove
skin,
Excellent
In
'*
that
gray
cold
dawn,"
don't
you
know.
" Spoff " Flint
FRYING
SALT
PORK
pQj.j^
-j^
batter,
to
do
it
with.
batter
roasted
44
is
fit
for
With
potatoes
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
smothered
BEEF-
STEAK
in
four
slices of salt
and
slice in
pork
when brown
Fry about
ten minutes, stirring all the while, then take out all
On
onions.
flour.
and cover
Simmer over
tight.
pepper,
salt,
boiling
of
hot
fire
and
water
half
an
hour.
FOR
BOSTON
BAKED
When
of baking soda.
off the
ous piece of
put
it
salt
in the bean-pot.
a gener-
mustard,
may
Have
and a pinch of
be added
if
desired.
An
onion
either In
They
Then
fire
45
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
to belong to
salt,
one table-
wet
It
nearly
flat cakes,
golden
until
Then make
one quart.
Into small
They
brown.
will
fry
in
fifteen
or
twenty minutes.
FRIED
Would you
MUSH
with
the
game?
stir
Well,
mush
then,
in
into
camp
two
if
needed to make
stiff
enough.
Beat
It
well to
gently
desired.
FOR
SPIDER
CAKES
Qj-
water.
Have
balance.
46
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
BREAD
gingerbread.
Somehow,
to
nothing
make
else
In
fill
To make
It,
saleratus,
lard,
and.
lard
If
used, a pinch of
Is
Stir to-
salt.
and a pint of
on
sifted flour.
WILD
DUCKS
It
Is
may
when
Cape
Cut
pieces
of
may
be used
sufficient.
hung
Skewer
ameter.
cranberries
properly
VENISON
and
raw
berries.
TO
COOK
of onion
The mountain
Instead of the
be Improved by
slice
bacon
these on a small
willow
strung
judiciously
In di-
stick,
with
the
line.
along
per and
to
make
this
enough.
greatest
Do
salt,
Some men
delicacy,
cooked with
salt
coals.
not hesitate
and
indeed
pork; and
47
if
It
when
is,
there
is
any
is
the
properly
left over,
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Around the Camp Fire
which
is
unlikely,
quite
just
try
BAKED
If
CORN
AND
after
BEANS
you are
liver
hash
in
Cook
fat.
and roasted
in
making
liver,
ears, try
time,
Prepare a
About
stir
the
cut corn well into the beans and cook half an hour
longer.
This
is
delicious
and
48
CHAPTER
rrrr
"A
man
Who
that
" the
carving
sword"?
how few
knife
But
has said
it.
is
number
out
diners
wield
"
There
ful," says
man
to
it!
is
May
cai've at table.
The
dexterous
slices off
my
Truly, a carver,
not
made
may
art,
me
hold
acquire this
and
every
it is
man
like a poet,
yet any
man with
somewhat
is
born,
practice
difficult
an accomplishment that
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
now
upon
for
to
schools there
But
do the honors.
women
is
for men,
best school
is
and
at the cooking
who
is
It
to learn carving,
experience,
it
nicety.
of those
oc-
supposed
to be a past
sufficiently
is
He must
whom he
brown
gravy.
measure
serves,
satisfactorily the
appetites
his
own.
is
FISH,
difficult
IF
is
BOILED
In carving a
to serve nicely.
it
is
make
down to
best to
tail
the bone, and then cut slices across from this line to
the sides.
As
codfish
is
down
to
cut
slices
from
small
way
slice
of
fish
the
the
knife not to
In carving
bone
the
fish
to the plate.
from head
center,
thin
and
part which
50
to
add
is
tail.
to
Then
each
not quite so
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Carving and Game
pronounced
in flavor.
may
be
small sole
is
and the
slices
is
lifted
on each
side,
GROUSE
Thin
AND
after
slices
should be
vi^hich
PHEASANT j^Q^gj^
first
fish.
the
re-
DUCK
upon
A
its
size
it.
and
fatness.
Thin
slices are
cut off
its
large,
fat
duck, with
is
breast,
is
Remove
the wings,
now
sides,
Next remove
The whole
This
the legs
breast-bone
when
by pressing dow^nwards.
A small
two
FOWL
A wag
who was
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
carved
taste of
alike.
the white
give us a
downward
pressure avoided,
apt to crumble.
is
The
front
Insert
now
and then
thigh,
skin, so this
The
simple.
Is
away
The
of the bird.
set free.
thigh bone
little assistance
The neckbone
The
liver,
Europe
eled In
Is
which a wing
is
served.
QUAIL,
PARTRIDGE
AND
11
'
PIGEONS
and
TURKEY
In carving these,
AND
many
GOOSE
This
duck.
Cut
down
slices
also
off the
as
obtains
meat
endeavor to obtain as
possible
in
from the
52
breast.
carving a domestic
bone down
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
wing bone.
to the
the thigh
is
better
SIRLOIN
OF BEEF
sang
roasted there
Apollo.
may
it
center
juicy
If
sirloin
"
properly
is
brown
for
the
epicure.
me!
may
off.
removed whole.
It
is
sirloin
fillet
and
first
cut
is
far
better
appearance
is
when
dish.
the
to
table
The
under-cut
to the bone.
thin slices,
and not
cold.
down
sent
is
The
is
served
is
to keep
slices
carved in
it
straight
A LEG OF
MUTTON
a haunch,
SADDLE
OF
MUTTON
is
best carved
by cutting
and
is
practically the
slices parallel
it
same
thing.
with
the appearance of
slices
Have
on
either
the relays
cools quickly.
53
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
QUARTER
OF LAMB
by cutting round
its
outer edge.
Place the
ribs
hot, as
HAM
'Ob
turkey
down
to
nicely.
It should be cut in slices as thin as a wafer
and from the extreme end of the knuckle, thus grad-
bone bare.
TONGUE
slices off
Cut
each half.
little
from
the root of the tongue and served with each slice of lean.
word
and
amiss
is
like the
distracted
is it
Do
his attention
in hand.
it
must be served,
Hook was
let
it
be apparent."
when with
don he was
it
own
as
Theohis
Lon-
caterer
''
The
ever he desired.
''
54
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
away!
it's
falls
it,
under
their
ing the
serve
55
serving
it.
CHAPTER
**
own
BECHE means
try
miglit
me what
that
father."
Don't
ESCA-
monkey
such cooking, a
^A^itli
eat his
VII
ask
won't
It
when
But
some time,
tell.
eighties,
and
If
a better
name
occurs
two
Parboil
pounds
of
Mix
and place
In a small
In
It.
halibut,
fish.
Cut
a salad bowl.
bowl a tablespoonful
oil,
salt,
leaf
if
and
bouquet.
fillets,
Mix
garnish
and pop
with
orange,
sliced
serving.
'
57
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
FISH
SAUCES
For
new.
chile sauce,
Add
cupful of olive
fish
closely covered,
we
and
oil
you
and one
salt,
stir
For the
this sauce.
in
table-
spoonful of vinegar.
Whatever
in boiling
and cook,
other,
which
toes,
Chop
adding
all together,
This
moisten.
ment
to cold
with
fish.
and enough
stove.
olive oil to
is
beef,
Try
salt
it
although
it
is
perhaps at
best
its
Woman's
Page.
ENNE
lish
ter
salt
and
and
chutney.
it
jgg
friends.
stir
Into
the
the
in
cayenne to
When
it
chafer
yolks
taste,
put
of
four
and
forms a smooth
but-
of
eggs,
teaspoonful
paste,
pat
beaten
of
mash with
oil
has been
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
TURTLE
STEAK
man
Should a
be so fortunate as to have
sent up
his birds a
No
pand
like
Sunny
make
Jim's.
who meanwhile
the
plates
heating,
stir into
ketchup,
two tablespoonfuls
port,
dash of cayenne
''dash"?
until
and
tender,
some
amply
mushroom
why
salt.
has
will
and, as a crowning
touch,
stir
in
the
With
the cham-
hotness,
even
CANNED
SALMON
Who
mortalized by no
self?
as
less
it
was im-
my
it
friends.
for himself
59
And
and
this
is
how
the jo-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A gill
two
lic,
bay
a few
leaf,
in
slices of
salt,
of Nierstelner,
gill
and
fish.
then pour into a deep dish that has been lined with
and
call
''
it
Melt
CRABS
A LA
CREOLE
per,
add
toast,
Now
liquid.
Its
tomato pulp, a
der, a pint of
utes,
when browned,
Bouillabaisse"
in the hot
it
minced
Stir
fine.
and cut
no longerand
BOSTON
CLAMS
but this
Is
Did they
or the
how
some
on
taste,
slices of
FINNAN
HADDIE
The skin
Sim-
serve on delicately
brown
in the
its
part, salt
pork
fat,
Add
and
serving
bread.
Hotel Essex
reputation to
Club
immaterial which,
as served at the
is
Cut
hot Boston
its
It's
pepper to
and four
in half.
Puritan?
they're done:
salt,
creator,
In
Boston owes
Rudolf
Ziitter.
60
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
is
it is
quantities
of
and two
for
cream sauce
that.
seasoning,
not,
If
improves
it
little
finely
Equal
celery,
leeks,
is
and
at
Salt
it
all
hand,
it
boils
may
and thickens
it
If
be thickened with
egg stirred
in
slightly.
HERRING
OMELETTE
Speaking of
fish,
herring omelette?
a specialty of the
It's
stiff
and mix
all together,
then serve.
A UNION
GRILL
plicity itself,
and
this is
how
it
is
a yachting trip or
It
is
sim-
Put
so continue until
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Snacks of Sea Food
Sprinkle with salt and
And
when
seasoning them.
THORN-
Boston has an
in
DIKE
OYSTERS
really a delicacy.
Two
its
chef which
is
tablespoonfuls of
is
Then
to bursting point.
is
poured a quar-
zephyrettes
on
hot
are
plates
brought on
the
for
serving.
Who
CLAMS
A LA
^^^^^^^
let either
goes:
Upon my word,
Chop
fine three
tablespoonful
of
dozen
butter in
little
Put a
neck clams.
the chafing-dish,
add the
little
pepper.
five
and
minutes add
stir in soft
This
is
w^ar-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
name
foot-high letters on
in
the billboards.
LOBSTERS
MUSH-
ROOMS
New
It
WITH
first
told
me
pj
^ hopeless bachelor
who
who
Orleans
mitiated him
mto
when
.
a girl
r
him
for
and
all
So
if
you are
and
see
ster
meat
is
what
the
follow^s.
To
first requisite.
moved and
the
pulp
minced onion, a
finely
minced,
teaspoon
of
ripe
sliced,
and a pint of
cut up small.
rooms and
Then
tender.
lobster.
as
toss
Add
turn
in the
cream, and
can be serve up on
toast.
The
a slight sprinkling of
the baking dish
is
when
The same
and pepper
salt
as hot
lady bakes
up, in a baking
gills
filled
tightly covered.
and when
salt,
is
added before
mushrooms.
63
ABACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Snacks of Sea Food
SHRIMPS
finishes a trio of
A LA
Melt
CREOLE
recipes
flour
a stewpan, then
In
and
stir until
smooth.
five
Then come
Is
more of cooking.
The Orlean
a dish
fit
King
for the
A young pathologist,
AN
whose name
Is
equally
his laboratory,
and
of the Carnival.
quite
is
to
lie
when
enjoying fame
wonder.
per,
if
For
in his
it is
was one.
of two eggs
How
ever there
Is
is
it
little
done?
this
is
way
a dash of Tabasco.
This
Is
three
tablespoonfuls
added, and
bling hotly,
when
it
of
Is
sup-
Listen:
thinly
sliced
celery
By
and
mix-
About
Is
then
two tablespoonfuls
64
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
and
if it is
a pint
stirred in.
is
of
ten min-
to crave at the
and
dish,
just
supposing,
moment
it
And, by
although of course
if
of course, that a
slices
with
wine
this particular
I've nothing
to say.
When
SHAD
ROE
the shad
if
is
they be large
^will
peel,
gill of
vine-
not forgetting
Boil
OYSTER
TOAST
and
anchovy
fine
silver knife
dish.
Mix
Chop
in
the chafing
65
ABACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Snacks of Sea Food
It
Heat
a pleasing consistency.
time.
Eat
in
solemn
silence,
and
cook
'*
Henri
hilated
self
"
upon
board
the
in
in
true
The
The
Dr. Kitchener,
late
his punctuality,
motto,
"
Come
it
his
is
exclaimed,
who
prided him-
It
dinner
phraseology
military
and
sherry."
seven,
go
at
his side-
eleven."
liked the
" to the
"
CHAPTER
VIII
rrrr
*'
elf^
Cheese
is
of foods,
and contains,
as
much nutriment
two pounds
it
is
as
of beef.
in
is
In
one pound,
contained in
its
raw
state
some, but
this
by cooking.
it
somewhat overcome
small amount of
bi-
added
to
of this,
cooked cheese.
it
In the face
function wonderfully.
The
cheese
places
various
popular brands of
their
now
so well imi-
67
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Chat on Cheese
For many years the Neufchatel
and Is really quite as good
portation unnecessary.
cheese has been
made
as the original
French
here,
Is
made
In
Camembert
The
which
Holland
is
the
is
But
condition.
the
Edam, Gruyere,
home of the Edam,
and Parmesan.
in
plum
Edam
of fresh
and melts
cheese,
which
mouth.
one's
in
the
besides
includes,
traveler
Its
delicious
is
The Gruyere
lish
and
the
Italian.
latter
cheeses include
Stilton
Dairy of
from
Cheese
bert,
the
and served
the
In this
three
first
States,"
the
Townships
Eastern
acquired
taste
Che-
Engcream
of
Swiss
gratin.
Cream
is
The
cocoa or
shire,
hard or ripened
varieties served In
Canada.
CamemAmerica.
for
Port
the
de
Salut,
little
68
the Pont
more pun-
Coeur Crime
cheeses
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Chat on Cheese
which, with the Fromage d'Isigny and the Gervais
Bar
w^ith
le
Due
currants or goose-
berries,
compotes of
fruit.
The
is
another
and allowed
to
mold
is
There
until ripe.
is
a fashion of
it,
but gives
it
an incomparable
flavor.
The
Pineapple cheese
ferred,
The
is
similar to
if
Edam
a well-known competitor.
is
few care
when
The
cheese
from Switzerland made from goat's milk and the Norwegian cheese of reindeer milk seldom find their way
to this country,
made by
Who
where the
" full
"
five-cent packages,
and
is
69
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Chat on Cheese
The
entirely
the
bit
dIners-out.
Gorgonzola or
of
can cheese
as
Is
ripe
take
of
with a
Camembert, or
Brie,
and Ameri-
pie.
bit of
of Roquefort
Americans gener-
Stilton,
angle
of
taste
often
tri-
is
CHEESE
At some
CANAPE
forms a
part.
Is
Delmonlco's,
cheese canape
Is
world-famed.
being
made by browning
An
ordinary
a circular piece of
and cayenne.
This
is
Is
set
In
melted.
CHEESE
in
SAND-
to
\VICHES
receptions,
slice of
which
is
made
of a slice of
with
Neufchatel
cheese
mayonnaise.
chopped
olives,
70
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Chat on Cheese
English sandwich, while fresh whole wheat
favorite
bread with
slices of
mustard
"
is
its
" Cheshire
the
*'
the
Wine
Office
Court
delightful
that
and,
if
old
you
inn
in
please,
London, where
ale,
its title
who
with
Welsh Rabbit,"
of a
musty
this,
Cheese,"
Dreams
Dr. Johnson
his
is
The
own.
German.
being
''
The Book
of the Cheese."
sit
Goldsmith,
And
Was
the cheese?
on
slices of toast
and brought
up
It's
an
in sizzling
and
set
before
mug
of
musty
The
cheese
how
man
the trick
in
is
with
his
own
is,
like
is
said
it
for,
provided one
71
isn't
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Chat on Cheese
Why
is
and,
nutritious,
dinner.
If
eaten
properly,
wonder?
aids
in
of
is
It
digesting
soda there's no
its
why
ingredients
unless
reason,
there's
a rabbit need
with
One
cheese.
The German
without
his
the
is
as staple
an
article of
and mid-day
of bread
tiffin
and
AN
shire
sauce
to
taste,
stirring
famous
until
When
and Worcester-
foams.
Crisp
complete a
trio of
FROMAGE
-^
A LA
palate-ticklers.
is
a favorite
FLORIAN
ROBERT
and
in
the little
72
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Chat
"Bock''
Melt
this dainty:
brazier
charcoal
the
over here
071
of
When
and after
to eat, serve
or
half
can of
well blended,
stirring until
It
FONDUE
AU
quickly
FROMAGE
broth
chicken
eggs,
used
be
will
a cup
nutmeg.
in a
chafing-dish
parsley,
Cheese
delicate
^.j^i^
fondue
made
may
fromage
au
be
Add
and
stir until
melted.
ling of pepper.
but
try toast
want a
QUEEN
VIC-
TORIA'S
TOASTED
Would
Good
recipe
two
continents.
from Victoria
the
John
Bull? Then let It be toasted cheese from
^j^g Royal Lodge at Windsor, which is
done In this fashion: Grate half a pound
of cheese very
and
not a
you
If
fine,
be
acceptable
to
the
loyal
a small glass of
Mix
champagne.
ale
well in a silver
dish over the hot water pan for ten minutes and serve
on
toast.
served at "
It's
Ye
almost as good
not
Cheshire Cheese."
73
quite
as
that
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Chat on Cheese
ONION
^^^^^'^
whether
sion of
it's
Rarebit or Rabbit.
If
When
w^ater pan.
they are
soft,
in the hot
at rest,
in
cayenne, as
ful of
It
Wurtzburger,
it
when it's
you how to
it
teaspoon-
like, a
of grated cheese.
then make
me
for telling
another.
FRIED
ONIONS
take on a
WITH
ion
new
Fry a quarter-pound or
quite brown,
salt
pork until
dice three-quarters of a
pound
of good cheese
and add
Allow
simmer slowly, and do not break up the cheese
in fr>^ing.
This comes from Pierre Lavigne, a prominent young artist in Paris, who says he learned it of
them
to
OYSTER
RABBIT
an Oyster Rabbit a
cannot
to tickle
fail
is
la
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Chat on Cheese
the hard muscles from half a pint of oysters and let
them heat
Then
half
own
of their
liquor, finally
removing
some
to a hot bowl.
in small bits,
one saltspoon
desired.
two eggs
slightly,
While
the cheese
is
melting, beat
toast or crackers.
concoction that
is
worthy
of the
name.
a dozen
medium Blue
Points moderately
Rub
fine.
a creamy scramble.
throw
in the oysters
Just
and
as
stir until
paste.
SARDINE
RABBIT
dash
of
Tabasco.
Stir
75
in
one direction,
ale,
and
adding
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Chat on Cheese
cream, and
when
"
the consistency of " cold molasses
CHILELY
modest to give
cheese
his
New York
pound
of
it
name taught me
Break
Dairy.
is
too
with
trick
in pieces a quarter-
made mustard,
and then
who
butter, a teaspoonful of
enne.
this
stir in
tw^o tablespoon-
melted
medium
bell
size;
fire.
Pour
fine,
off
and
super-
Land
76
of Delight.
^^^
CHAPTER
IX
urr
"
One
Deviling
cookery
form of
particular
is
that
was
devised
doubtless
at
all
"Jack's"? There
is
makes
ico's.
up
hands
their
more
than
The
comparable mixture.
of
Delmon-
one
London
club,
and the
the
Army
world
Somerset
means
over,
Club
in
while
even
Boston
by
the
no
of deviled kidneys.
77
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
and
deviling
The
grilled.
of
between
distinction
smoking
taste,
hot.
MUST
chief requisites.
its
hot to the
grilling?
must be pungently
It
cooked
in a sizzling fry-pan,
is
be
one
spiced,
and served
and sausages
line,
while rare
of
also, are
JACK'S
RECIPE
one that
is
is
guarded,
jealously
Queen
of the
so like
It
famous
as to be
" Broiler
its
sauces masculine?
enough
all sorts
as well.
be, at
any
rate.)
When
and
if
an added zest
is
required,
throw
bit of toast
is
in
or a
add
INDIAN
DEVIL
down
to
MIXTURE
)g^ji
Mixture
This
posterity a
" that
for
" Indian
not to be ignored.
Is it:
Four tablespoonfuls
paste,
recipe
is
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Devils and Grills
fuls of
Mix
of salt
the chafer.
DEVILED
is
DUCK
York
The
roast
of a
New
in
he proceeds as follows:
of a convenient size,
livers are
menage
bachelor,
a teaspoonful of
and a dash of
which two tablespoonfuls of butter have been meltThe same amount of water is added, and finally,
a gill of good old Madeira. When this Is smoking hot,
the pieces of duck are added and left to simmer until
in
ing.
smoking
hot, too.
"A
DEVILED
KIDNEY,
his
Jermyn
feasts,
*'
is
Street
whose suppers at
famous
chambers are
enjoyed by an epicure."
Put two ounces of butter in a saucepan, and when hot throw in the kidneys, dust with
salt and pepper and cook quickly.
Throw over them a
brane removed.
tablespoonful of onion
juice,
tablespoonful
of
Wor-
cestershire
With
sauce
low, these
make a supper
fit
79
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Devils and Grills
DEVILED
LOBSTER
is
For
this,
salt,
minutes
if
and
fresh
lobster.
A FASHION left-over
slices
of cold
OF
in a bachelor household not far from
DEVILING Washington Square in New York, is this:
The slices are carefully trimmed, then, if cut thick, are
scored with a knife.
salt,
and
of butter
is
off.
A tablespoon-
make a
delightful
Toasted Uneeda
accompaniment
mash the
to these.
oil,
if
salt,
wanted very
hot,
pepper, etc.
little
is
of
added,
80
biscuit
If deviled
mixture
is
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
DEVILED
LIVER
pound
Mix
of salt pork.
w^ll with
half a pint of
it
salt,
a teaspoon-
and half
and
kettle
in a covered
in
done, let
Put
Cover the
two hours. When
the steam escape by removing the cover before
set
fire to boil
setting.
DEVILED
EGGS
to
be better known.
Put a large
stir into it
half a
mato
sauce, one of
When
shire sauce.
make some
toast,
of Worcester-
and peppered.
When
heating,
this
and
see
if it isn't
mustard."
One more
bachelor,
who
wit
DEVILED
Melt
BONES
ter,
in a chafer
add
Worcestershire sauce.
two tablespoonfuls
of but-
Walnut
catsup,
a dash of cayenne.
tablespoonful
Take
the
drum-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Sp-rinkle
with
salt
and
browned.
Then add
five
last
DEVILED
as
CRABS
rant,
cooked
the
in a
Techau Tavern,
Two
will appeal
tablespoonfuls of flour
to
was
was added
to
make
two
eggs,
two tablespoonfuls
of sherry, salt
and pepper,
chopped
cooking
After
meat.
crab
this
three
The
sifted over.
shells,
were popped
stale
little
filled
melted butter.
Then
the shells
case knife.
" Fresh pork
kill a
man
PORK
CUTLETS
'*
BROILED
Ever try
f j.ggj^
this?
pq'j^ "
^Q
gg^
before
your guests.
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
marinade of a tablespoonful or
more
chopped
an
you're
of vinegar, a little
clove
of
re-
moved).
tarragon,
Lay
and serve on
if
epicure,
mashed potato.
hills of
it
Is
'11
whistling
this
way
loin
will
him
New
in
do
pieces
Cut
porterhouse
for a change.
Oleans:
into
tire of a
a thick steak
about
four
Then
which they do
inches
tendersquare.
Pour a little olive oil over each piece and let stand a
few minutes, then broil over hot coals if you have them,
otherwise under a fine hot gas flame just enough to
sear the outside.
Then
of
quarter cupful of
turn.
Add
oil.
Cover
closely
serve.
HOT
BIRDS
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
and mari-
bachelor
you
take
it
oil
them
nice
Fry
transparent,
cayenne to
tomatoes,
salt,
paprika and
taste,
mer an hour;
it
browned
flour
when
thickens
it
Parmesan
it,
with a
cheese,
little
or,
ready.
it's
if
Pass with
as red as
while
it
it's
this,
all
on the
as fine as "
grated
care for
fire.
Warren's Profession."
It's
Candida,"
Mrs.
CHAPTER X
"
New
disbes beget
new
rants
rants
the
in
appetites."
a city of restau-
With
America.
the
its
sweet-voiced
mammoth
un-
its
wonderful
collection
of
Then
show
places of
was the
the Coast.
newly opened Oyster Grotto, where
nothing but
delectable
served.
of one
there
shellfish,
California
including the
crabs,
was
85
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Mexican and Creole Cooking
artists
spaghetti, ravioli,
and
to
frittura,
and through
their
eat
smoke
and other
celebrities
and
re-
Jack London,
upon
lettered
to live
and to die. The restaurants
Chinatown passed by, there was that of one Matias
the Telegraph Hill region which was unique of all
For
taurant
which
over
Matias,
it
an
was a Mexican
Austrian,
res-
presided
shabby
little
all
the
garlic
and were
way from
Spain,
from a hand-
finish
all
In the
little
first
room drinking
can wine.
86
Mexi-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
with a sauce
fish,
register,
more than
an hour's time.
The
which form
delicious enchiladas
Mexican
dinner
part of every
si
or
tortillas
over like a
rolled
simply
are
corn
cakes
filled
with
over
It,
make
Impossible to
as the corn
not
Is
tortillas as
made
Into
soft,
in
his
studio
they are
meal
made by
He
is
it
little
Mexican
of
not
artist
recipes
least
have
an
like
wheat
flour
deftly,
It
generosity by
the
The same
is
rubbed
Is
but
brittleness.
It
Mexico,
a San Francisco
In
but
there,
pulpy mass
added to prevent
top.
made
gave to
me some
peppers.
of
his
Madame
delectable
of
f ashion
87
Matias.
these,
Chili
and
and
knows
is
choicest
in a burst
chicken
made
is
so-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
CHICKEN
chop
It
into a pot
fine.
Wash
put
rice,
be
bought
some
salt,
any
at
which
wonder
fresh
chili
When
this
Is
well
rice
of the broth In
HOT
TAMALE
and some
purvej^or's.
if
hot
it
and
tamale,
if
ning factories?
a
new-laid
respect
to turn
to
Armour
who
canners,
certainly
article.
^with
due
all
do their best
But a
fresh
tell
woman
so
will
They can
By
when you
It
are having
some genuine
It
with
salt,
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
is
LLENOS
pepper,
stuffed
be
to
Mexican
sure,
To
dainties
savoring
but
some
finely-
chopped
nuts,
is
raisins
The
added.
scraped
thin
thinner
than
usual
and
after
being
batter in
ican cookery
To
almost any
chilis are
Mex-
powder
is
done.
who
are
To
cacti
pimientos put up in
oil
one at
that,
places,
four meals.
15 cents in most
Colorado ranch
POTATOES
O'BRIEN
with
some
with them
in a
called
sliced
flavor.
is
onion
and a
strip
thin,
of
pota-
and three or
89
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Covered
labeled.
poured
with a
closely
in
begun
hot water
little
to get tender,
they
Ask Buffalo
Not
have
Bill.
the world
in
is
made from
sliced in
strips
it
to
and
Try
see.
These " pimiento morrones " are delectable additions to almost any salad, and give a dash to a clear
soup, while as sandwiches with cream cheese and
graham or wheat bread, they make a delightful bonne
bouchee.
While
in
PIMIENTO
BISQUE
Remove
skin
and
seeds
and
rub
boiled.
While they
When
and add
spoonful of
salt,
very hot.
Bring to a
and
stir in
boil,
90
eggs.
fire
The
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Have
tons
you
If
bread in olive
lips
be used
oil until
golden brown
soups.
CODFISH
MEXICAN
Sierra
Madre
and fry
in the blazer
in
for a
it
STYLE
of strained toma-
toes,
the
one can
pulp
of
four
luscious
Pimiento
use
fresh,
red
two
peppers
Morrones
the
failing
have
^W'hich
been
Cook slowly
sieve.
for
hours.
KIDNEYS
Suppose
ALAMEX-
petizing
fish,
ICAINE
^^^ substitute an
one
elects to
entree.
Can
he find a
it's
Now
tried.
for
it:
Slice three
Have
this
until
in the blazer
saute
four
brown.
two tablespoonfuls
sliced
of lard, and in
medium-sized
onions
Then add
ones
seeds have
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Mexican and Creole Cooking
Cook
bacon.
and
of
course
can stand;
and,
enough water
as
and cut
to cover.
raw
fat
pota-
much Tabasco
lastly,
of
slices
five
the sliced
as
your
kidneys
guests
and just
Thicken the
liquid
Add
be extremely local in
with
rice
six
to
its flavor,
serve
if
you want
it
to
it.
FEU-
One must
JOLES
but
one
Mexican beans
is
Their
well repaid.
pint
Cover
with two quarts of water and boil slowly.
Drain
them, cover again with cold water and boil, and then
again, " three times and out."
Then, when the water
of small red
will be sufficient.
tv\^o
large tablespoonfuls of
clove,
unless you
slices
stove
to
thicken
the
gravy.
The
beans should
be
partly
Mexican earthenware
92
pot,
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
simmer
SALADEDEThis
RONES
come
With
be
and
oil,
until needed.
alter,
the heady
amount
tiny
of
balls
celer}^
Add
and mix.
an equal
one teacupful of
which should be
cheese,
Rub
What
your dinner.
Nowhere
of
New
else in
Orleans.
You know!
liqueur?
America
The
is
compared perhaps
The
artistic
it
salient
it's
French
nothing
else
a particularly unctuous
to the musical
Gumbo
in the kitchen.
w^oman
nothing more
93
One who
tan-
has
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
New
New
lait
precedence over
La
Belle France.
own
it
of
one dish
t^^pical of
at every
meal with
Among
no
less talented a
Men may
ment
OYSTERS
A LA
critical.
in the shell
and roast
on hot
oj^ster
plates.
sauce,
Pour
while blending.
and
Some
serve.
thrown
accompany
this,
Have you
will
want
to
ale.
make
Then
of course
you
94
it
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
ing rule
Is
CREOLE
Half a dozen
BISQUE
canned
wash and
slice.
onion,
sliced
green
spice
slices
the follow-
okra should
Add
three
pepper,
and
If
carefully followed.
be
used.
half
a can
of
whole
cloves,
teaspoonful
half
one
finely-chopped
each
of
all-
Cover
salt
fresh,
If
tomatoes,
on the
fire in
point.
Add more
w^ater,
if
In a
it
cream and
let
come
to a boil.
stir in
Then pour
little
the prepared
stir-
bread
hot.
CREAM
This
OF PEA
SOUP
instant favor.
is
peas, drain
Have
and w^ash
carefully.
Place in
little
salt.
Cover
sieve.
Return
w^ith a pint
easily
to the fire
mash
and grad-
95
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Mexican and Creole Cooking
It
comes
add
spoonful of flour.
this.
should
BOUILLA-
IS
BAISSE
per
Is
just
who
live
It
redfish
be know^n In perfection.
^but
it's
delicious.
96
It
is
fresh,
Those
those
who
In their perfection,
feACfleUORT
mcy^g BOUCH:S
CHAPTER
XI
The Spectator.
one dish."
Every
bachelor
thinks he
an epicure
Is
According
is.
to time
or
and
man who
will tell
all
best
ever "
thing
proceeds to
*'
then
show you,"
Even the
New
" the
promptly
as
St.
though
Louis.
England farmer
summer,
to include a
famous dish of
Reuben " up to
Marquis de Dion, with his suc-
*'
The cowboy on
the
Western
97
plains
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
will
will tell
brown gravy
as he learned to
Tony Faust
even
make
Germany
in
who
of St. Louis,
not
The
tween two
slices of
rump
steak,
juices,
delicately
on the hot
platter.
Among some
bachelors
of
and
these
some
eats
and
tell
is
being
benedicts,
must be mentioned
FU
fillet
be-
their
are
you what he
few
so
as a part of the
" Tell
man
fillet
which contribute
is
"
is
me what
generally a
what
tell
man
by what he
eats
difficult psychological
problem to
is?
That
is
the
more
solve.
and
all
want
the rest
many
play
may
is
be excellent.
An
fails
many
for
a good
raw material
98
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
tween
Cut
SALMI
OF
them down
is
how
he has
the water
until
Add
previously
Simmer
in the
is
tender.
gris-
reduced to a cup of
to this a carrot, a
young
together
parboiled
all
for
turnip, a
cut in dice
minutes.
ten
It
Is
and
be-
prepared
pieces,
Take
^jg^
strong stock.
this
as
oblong
GOOSE
and
just
says,
meat
In the stock
flour,
put
This
is
guaranteed to please.
FINNAN
HADDIE
Henry Miller
contribution
but, as he says.
Its
The
plebeian
transformation makes
of divine, especially
peppers.
the
finnan
it
haddle;
nothing short
when accompanied by
fried green
them
in
in cold
in
Rub
fish,
fire is
fire
if
99
792352A
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
butter,
tight.
although
incline
to the former.
"
For the
When
wipe them
crisp,
with a
off
when smoking
peppers in
KARTOF-
De Wolf Hopper
PEL
admit that
"
There
(Wishes,
are too
they
One
German
others."
hesitate
to
his favorite
would no longer be
many good
favorites.
in preference to
Kartoffel-Kloesse him
dumplings only
This
restaurant
American potato
not
does
he were to cook
if
in
until tender."
it
KLOESSE
they
Melt some
cloth.
was served
to
"
"
different.
like
is
how:
Pare, boil, and
Take
aside to cool.
nutmeg
inevitable
to taste,
in
pepper,
salt,
The
butter.
bread should
browned
be very
in
stiff,
into salted
The
mixture should
water which
boils very
fast.
The water
when the
to the center.
to "
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
When
In
Frenchmen
says,
"
eat
and goes one better by adapting his tastes to the cookery of the country in which he happens to be eating at
the
may
THE
GOULASH may
Irish stew\
it
pound of beef
is
cut Into
squares
little
Also,
in.
the "
first
and more
the
is
put
dice.
in
paprika.
When
paprika.
to
carrots and
tv^'O
Then more
is
when
all is tender,
serve on a hot
THE
OMELETTE
ESPANOL
make
is
of
built
as
butter and
Aq^^ braided
a
in
tablespoonful
a
frying-pan
or
brown
or blazer,
chopped ham.
and
salt.
set,
stir in
thickens,
and
it
likes to
but
himself of poetic
lOI
admits
that
license,
he
never
and always
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Bachelor Bonnes Bouchees
own judgment.
That he
He
Lied to
"
Her Husband."
My
re-
How
is
to
mix
finely
chopped and
chafing-dish
melted.
Then
and
pour
stirred
in six eggs
the cheese
until
and
sifted
whole popped
stir until
is
they
CRAB
MEAT AND
artist
MUSH-
dainties,
and
concoctor
chafing-dish
of
is
ROOMS
more acceptable than crab meat and mushrooms in the manner he prepares them.
He says:
*'
Take two cups of crab meat cut in dice and half
a can of mushrooms, also cut up in the same size. Braid
together a heaping tablespoonful of flour and two
tablespoonfuls of butter stirred until smooth then mix
the crab meat and mushrooms together, season with
;
the flame.
Add
Turn
into
remove from
102
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
mo-
DAVID
HARUM
substantial, just
POT
ROAST
two
slices of
Then
ping-pan,
in
meat.
It's
and
flour,
removing the
salt,
put in a sauce-
fat,
and a
pepper,
little
browned
of
kitchen
flour
all
in the oven.
fresh horseradish,
this
pound
and
up once, and serve poured around the
them cook
do
transfer to a drip-
dredge with
butter,
to
a hot oven.
bouquet.
how
brown
take notice
tells
Dnvld
of beef in a deep
of
wake up and
good
little
let
salad, plenty of
to drink,
make
truflJles
and mocks
SCRAMBLED EGGS
AND
at
mushrooms."
Raymond Hitchcock
transforms himself in
the twinkling of an eye from a " Yankee
d'hotel,
and
his
and
them
generous lump
slips
into
of
He
the blazer,
butter and
beats
two
103
them with a
tablespoonfuls
taste.
It
of
cooks
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
five
thickness
right
some
is
fried toast,
poured
and
deep
in
hot
minutes
in three
just the
over
dish
only
the dish
is left.
POMMES
It
CASTEL-
LANE
jf }^g
possible that
It
^jj^ j^g
a mouthful that
is
it
is
is
a potato baked in
is
center
is
it is
side.
there
it
is
stuffed a
still
closed with
the
of hard-boiled eggs,
then
served
legume.
More
is
if
" en
the hole
put back
is
surprise."
cachet by honoring
Boni
Then
oven to heat
but
into
done,
shell,
''
is
is
it
something of a
more
jacket
its
Then, when
credit, for
certainly deserving of
him with
its
gave
it
Count
naming.
Durand's
in Paris.
Hazen Hyde
The
peach
is
"
named
poached
for
like
him
at
an egg
makes a most
delicious sauce.
104
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Bachelor Bonnes B
QUAILS
The Marquis
A LA
dishes.
MARQUIS
DE MASSA
Capus.
o u c
Massa
de
e e s
name
The
quails
are
of a
a saucepan,
in
added
in a
When
Madeira wine
only a
little,
is
but
remember
Poulet a la Dr.
Stanhope,
and
Osy Zegw^oart
Pendergast," the
Lowther,
Rathbone,
fish
vol-au-vent
Tuck,
in
is
veal,"
J.
W.
named by
all
in
stuffings,
Paris,
his
the
culi-
rich
Amer-
icans.
SAM-
BAYON
X
.^V".^^
LANAISE
which
delicacy
1
the dead
level
or
the usual
meal from
1.
Italian
table
much
as those
mellow high
105
notes.
Just try
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Carmen
"
''
by
itself.
while
Trova-
it
II
Take
to
sample
eggs and beat them, with a Dover egg beater until they
are thick, adding for each egg one and one-half tea-
Cook
and
fluffy.
full
glasses.
it
two
double
this in a
boiler,
light
is
half egg-shell
eggs.
Serve at
much
It
NORWE-
wine.
cream.
in the
Mid
est dye,
"
Wyo-
engineer, one
''
O.
Mid
civil
J.
is
"
at
Cody
will not
tom
of cognac
in Buffalo Bill's
06
two ounces
of
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Bachelor Bonnes Bouchees
and chopped
The
parsley.
eggs,
and the
way
Keep
and pepper.
parsley, salt,
is
thick,
stirring
and
one
there
SAUSAGES When
AND
CELERY
breakfast
was
which
served
still
by
of
sausages
and
Prussian
palate
him on
do them, prick
New
feted In
His
dish
being served
To
yacht.
pleased
him.
tickled so delightfully
less
Henry was
Prince
York nothing
as
it
is
celery
Highness's
his
many
was
doubtroyal
small sausages as
adding a
Two
water
little
or three
is
evaporated.
butter, or better
still,
enough
enough
brown bread or
toast.
WICH
member
of
the
Northwestern
Mounted
who
try,
and
lives
it
In preference to the
107
new coun-
hothouse existence
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
of the
No,
is
won't
tell his
plunge
In
*'
of
sister serves
Is
own
his
and with
particular
on her house-boat
at
as
it
Work
Is
much
as
his
is
desired
a sublime
which
variety,
brown sugar
his
to
sandwich
Park Lane.
the functions of
bouquet."
Spread on thin
It
has the
whole
of
slices
triangular
tea,
with
This,
sandwiches.
smoking-hot Ceylon
would
reconcile a
cup
man
rum
menu
SALADE
Salad
It
he
If
that
Im-
properly served.
If
In his teacup.
A LA
DUMAS
Is
of
to even
"Put
In
make
a paste of
chopped
paste,
fine,
It;
tunny
cucumber chopped
w^hole well with
fine,
and a
little
two tablespoonfuls
io8
soy.
of white
Mix
the
wine vln-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
some
slices of beet,
pepper
Hungarian variety
the
sliced, a few-
and rampion,
of celeriac
salt
and
SAUCE
is
A LA ITAL-
it,
lENNE
To make
^j^j y^^j
smoothly
in
fine
D'Albignac of Limousin,
London through
in
his skill
who was
mixing
a favorite in
made a
salads,
This
his
Melt
SAUCE
MAITRE
D HOTEL
It
pound
pep-
pgj.^
SAUCE
half a
Put
two
eggs, a
oil
SAUCE
for
ROBERT
in
ter,
dredge a
should
now
parsley.
Two
109
and add a
tea-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Bachelor Bonnes Bouchees
and after
little salt
stirring half
and pepper.
an hour mix
Let
in a tea-
Stir for a
SAUCE FINANCIERE
of
mushroom
of glaze.
brown
Simmer
MOCK
is
VENISON
is
game warden
minutes
fifteen
use.
if
is
dodging the
some
it
Then
of
work
cut in
mutton,
jelly,
longer.
gill
of old
There
is
KIDNEYS
How
AND
MUSH-
snack
the
play?
mushrooms
no
Half
and brown
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Bachelor Bonnes B
a minced onion in
it,
then
ness,
some
salt
e e s
and
stirring carefully
Next goes
that brown
leaf.
Throw
a tablespoonful of flour
stir in
o u c
it
In
rich-
in the kidneys
A COMMODORE
is
good
generous
"CRAB"
accompaniment
the
If
the ale.
with vin.
It
ornament
This
A LA
who
MESSINA
genuine crab
Commodore,
to the
EGGS
who
palate
Mash up
variety.
for
eat them.
GbRRY
paste
is
in
flavor,
and
saltine
an
is
truth.
Marchese
else
The
boucheesf
handed down
in
the
how many
generations.
remove the
shells.
Roll them
in flour,
then in a beaten
juice,
When
and put
III
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Bachelor Bonnes Bouchees
Arrange on a deep
in
butter
and
into
which
should
braid
gently
and cayenne.
it
tablespoonful
brown.
Add
few stoned
it
olives,
of
Bring to a
still,
or Lachrima Christi.
112
boil
cup-
of bouillon,
fifteen
chives,
minutes
parsley, a
will stand.
flour,
one-half
fol-
platter
as
you
Brachetto SpumantI
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
drinks too
little
conduct
What
fits
Is
worthy
who
of the
steers
name;
the word.
and song,
It
Then
we die."
let
who
painter
many
a good canvas.
Be
drinks.
If
''
he lacks
mar good
So
his materials
skill as
Is
To
company.
It
Is
direc-
''Drink
Then
ABSINTHE
COCKTAIL
in
all
the
morning staring
The
Ice
day be sparing."
lead a pleasant
fish
life
they drink
and
serve.
when
they
like/'
ALE
Three
F^IP
spoonful
cloves,
of
sugar,
a piece
Let
of
mace, six
this boll,
and
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
little
PUNCH
serve.
sellers
One
ALE
to another for a
quart
Burton
of
Niersteiner,
ale,
a wineglassful
one quart
of
of
brandy,
grate a bit of
toast;
let it
brown
is
Heat
WALTER
sherry,
RALEIGH
sugar to
POSSETT
j|.
add
one quart
taste,
should stand in a
two
WOOL
warm
LAMB'S
of
boiling
Heat a
nutmeg
place for an
and serve
may drink
well/*
to
taste,
Put
In a
hot.
very hot.
milk,
''
cloth.'*
gj^
RECIPE
stand cold
serving.
a prime nightcap.
135
Serve
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
To good
^'
eating
SCOTCH
Mix
HOT
spoonfuls of
PINT
from
ale,
Pour
to taste.
at once.
''
Good
BROWN
BETTY
water;
^^
pounded
cloves, a dash of
^^^^
^ brandy,
DRTNK
P^*"^
Add
ale.
while
boiling
Rub
let
pinch
water go
to the mill.''
oranges on
it,
pound
and that
two quarts
Italian.
PUNCH
seeds,
and
in winter.
ICAN
gj-j^
of
cinnamon, one-
AMER-
add
of w^ater.
Skim
well,
fill
five cloves,
and
into bottles,
and
one-half pints
into a
136
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
a
lemon cut
in slices.
may
it
be well blended.
BRAIN
DUSTER
Squeeze into
of sherry.
''
Fill
make
and
appetite
rules,
serve.
obeys."
To
is
it,
little
reason
This
COBBLER
a
Polish.
of vino vermouth,
up with
Where
CHAMPAGNE
fill
two dashes
sinthe,
si
mine/'
is
It
is
sure to
ice,
Stir slowly,
make
and
adding
is
best.''
CHAT-
One
ARTIL-
LERY
PUNCH
Allow
bottle of
strawberries
liquid to stand
under
to
seal
flavor
and
over night.
137
color.
When
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
''
CHAMPAGNE
^^
Mix
Cura-
some
gao,
Another
cucumber
slices of
Moselle or Sauterne
juice of a lemon.
are.
it.''
may
made
be
cup "
is
made
in this fashion
Filling
and the
peel,
cider, or claret
up with champagne
it
is
may
a cordial
not to be sneezed
at.
result.
''
ducat"
Make
CIDER
This
BOWL
is
and after
letting
it
in a
stand a
lump
sugar,
a bittle of cidar,
two wineglasses of
on
ice
''
He who
CLARET
CUP
likes
drinking
is
ever talking of
wine"
benedictine,
two
bottles
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linaris, half a
sliced
pieces of
orange and
Stir thoroughly
pineapple, and a
Ice.
Half a glassful of
CLUB
COCKTAIL two-thirds of gin,
Ice,
two dashes
one-third
of
of vino
gum,
ver-
bitters,
green chartreuse.
strain,
and
Stir
well,
serve.
of the vine."
and beat
well
COFFEE
AND
RUM
Mocha
piece of butter.
This
''
medium
EARTH-
In a
QUAKE
CALMER
of benedlctlne, brandy,
^.}^j.gg
''
It
coffee
Is
glass
dashes of Angostura.
EGG NOGG
PUNCH
six
ally
139
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pony of maraschino, and two quarts
''
lemon sugar.
Let the
w^hltes
The
best
ENGLISH
Rub
PUNCH
pound
the
rind
of
Stir well;
and put
of sugar
It
add three
of
gills
rum and
nutmeg over
half a
Tom
Is
Mix
GIN
SLING
gin'*
"
He
that sips
Rub
many
slice
of
Serve cold.
arts, drinks
none."
pound
ENGLISH
MILK
PUNCH
juice of the
let
bottle
of
rum.
Mix
thor-
140
Allow
the mixture
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
to stand covered
two hours.
is
cold.
it/*
two
HOL-
LANDS
COCKTAIL
and
Strain
"
orange
When
bitters,
and
little
ice,
Hollands.
serve.
fire,
Venus
sits
by the oven."
SPICED
CLARET
half a dozen
lumps
of sugar, four
Have
whole
allspice,
ring
all
the while.
it
The
devil
is
two minutes,
stir-
nutmeg before
serving.
DANFORTH
APPETIZER
zer.
QJ.
fill
up with
ditional cocktail.
141
selt-
tra-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drink
"
He
earns a farthing
WASSAIL This
is
of thirst.'*
recipe,
and
earlier.
To
to the time of
Heat and
stir,
but do not
boil.
pints
zest of
finally, six
*'
Gods!
What
Homer.
IMPERIAL
PUNCH
the
first
in
all in
water two
a punch bowl.
sticks of
Then
cinnamon and a
strain the water
through the sieve Into the bowl, and then rub the rind
of a
put the sugar In the water, and squeeze over the juice
of three lemons.
After
It
cools, place
on
Ice
and add
a bottle of Rhine wine, a quart of rum, and, just before serving, a bottle of
champagne and
of seltzer.
142
half a bottle
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
''A big head has a big ache/*
MINT
Dampen
JULEP
over a
Allow
boiling water.
little
and pour
slightly,
this to
draw, then
brandy
to
Do
fill.
not
stir,
but
in
enough
box until
"
He
is
an
ill
SHANDY
Mix
GAFF
Pale Ale.
Claret for boys, port for men, and brandy for heroes."
SHERRY
COBBLER
sherry,
and a dash of
ment with
Fill
port.
fruits in season,
up with
and top
flavor.
off
with a spoonful
and spoon.
''I will drink life to the lass/'
in a tall goblet
ONE
Tennyson,
some shaved
ice,
two
143
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
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Squeeze into
it
serve.
''
The three-hooped
make
will
it
STOUT
PUNCH
Shakespeare,
of
rum
take the
APPETI-
Two
ZER OF
ANGELO
North End
ite
lumps of
ice,
Qf orange.
gjj^g
This
and
served at the
is
is
the favor-
Italian aperitif.
'*
Though
AN IMMORTAL
SOUR
'
In vino Veritas
WEEPER'S To
up with
Fill
' is
all
lit-
seltzer,
JOY
Burns,
"
to sing.
ice,
strain
and
and
serve.
men
Dr. Johnson.
to he liars."
three dashes of
gum,
144
half a
pony of ab-
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A Dissertation on Drinks
pony of vino vermouth, half a pony of
kummel, and one dash of Curagao. Stir and strain
sinthe, half a
before serving.
''Never lend a man money after youve been drinking; never try to borrow from one before he's had a
drink'*
WHISKY
COCKTAIL
dashes of gum,
sinthe,
lemon
little
two dashes
and a small
peel,
to
ice
squeeze
glass of whisky.
gum and
Stir
and
strain.
''
VELVET
Half a
bottle of
" Then
it's
When
ROYAL
SHANDY
GAFF
un kindness/*
Shakespeare,
ponies of brandy.
Mix
in a
ice.
brandy, a quart of
Anamount
ment
all
until he has
it
it
exactly to his
145
own
taste.
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
''
There
LORD
is
The
Koran.
lump
even
and sugar
plain
claret
vin
''Sweet
a glass of sherry.
A
If
to
liked.
If preferred
hot.
barrels.''
Byron.
PUNCH
ter of a lemon,
and water
For
'*
Mix
to taste.
well and
A New
which
it is
Tom
ice
drawn
with shaved
ice.
served.
fire.'*
said to
and cocktails
in particular.
"
The
good im-
Medford
rum
and
what
a pity
it's
no longer made!
a dry,
146
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
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the best Irish whisky
man
can take in
And,
as a
matter of
a cocktail that
**
is
on the other
else
London or anywhere
a cocktail in
side.
They
Bottled cocktails?
sion.
country either.
fact, it's
man
is
what does
In mixing cocktails
form.
that
man
The most
or a year ago.
York
in
New
H. P. W.' cocktail, which was introduced by Harry Payne Whitney at the Ardsley Club,
and later at his Adirondack camp; and the good felis
the
initiated
it
we
''
There's a drink
'
into
its
seductiveness agreed
have
"
it
on the beam
Pratt,
THE
"H.
P.
Mix
carefully
in
a measuring
glass
one
and frappe.
147
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
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" There
is
new
cocktail served in
New York
at
which
This
is
is
appropriately
how
it is
known
mixed
as
'
"
:
Add
lies its
perfection.
148
You
will
Seffift
CHAPTER XV
The
cost of wines
is
is
an important
Many
factor in entertaining.
man
who
person
reason to economize
may
substitute,
have known a
self
man who
w^hich
In
cost
fact,
called
him-
Dry
edged
it
to
be
Mumm's when
quite
as
good
as
dozen
lots.
The
149
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
What
at
to
a restaurant will
prices,
largest
Champagnes.
DOZEN
Pommery
sec
(dry)
Mumm
$31-50
48.00
31-50
31-50
35-oo
30.00
35-oo
25.00
30.00
32-10
36.00
32.00
15.00
13-00
12.00
Burgundies.
Pommard
red
burgundy
(sparkling)
medium Hock
Chauvenet's White Cap
Ditto Red Cap
Ditto White Cap
Bee Hive Burgundy
Leiden's
$24.00
21.00
27.00
27.00
27.00
5.00
Sherries.
and dry
wood
Manzanilla Pasada
$30.00
25.00
i7-50
10.00
14.00
150
list
im-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
What
to
DOZEN
$12.00
Picarillo
Bee Hive
4.50
A De
Luze et
Fils Clarets.
S.
P.
Medoc
St.
Julien
St.
Estephe
in
$42.00
17.00
15.00
9.50
wood
5.50
4.50
5.00
5.00
Sunset Claret
4.00
Sauternes.
Chateau Yquem
Chateau Latour Blanche
Haute Sauterne, 1878
Barsac
Bee Hive
Sunset Sauterne
$26.00
19.00
i5-50
8.00
500
4.25
Burgundies.
Clos de Vougeot, 1874
Chambertin, 1885
Chablis (white) 1893
White Cap ultra sec sparkling
Red Cap sparkling
Pink Cap Oeil de Perdrix sparkling
Bouchard's Chambertin
Chablis, 2 doz. pints
$47.00
27.00
10.00
27.00
27.00
27.00
26.50
11.50
Leiden's Hoch.
Rudesheimer
Niersteiner
Bodenheimer
$24.00
14.00
10.00
8.0Q
151
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
What
to
DOZEN
Sparkling Hoch
$21.00
5.00
Moselle.
Berncasteler Doktor
Zeltinger
$17.00
9,00
Brauneberger
7,75
Sparkling Moselle
21.00
Italian.
ChiantI
$ 6.50
Port Wines.
Old London Dock, 27 years
Vintage
in
wood
$25.00
30.00
12.50
7.50
4.50
1887
"Old White"
Port
Tarragona
California
Madeiras.
Lord Nelson
Duke
of
$60.00
40.00
Wellington
5.00
8.00
Tokays (Hungarian).
Tokayer Imperial, 1866
Tokayer Cabinet, 1868
Tokayer Ausbruch dry
Riesling Ausbruch, American
Bee Hive
In cordials there
ner liqueurs that
is
warm
great variety.
$30.00
20.00
15.00
12.00
4.50
These
lands,
to
after-din-
our enemies,
152
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
What
Of
to
all liqueurs,
brandy or eau de
vie
the founda-
is
Some
to
it
Especially
de menthe, which
is
King
is
Mint
of the
Dr.
family.
the Harvard
dial,
creme
this true of
Martin's
liqueur
in
New York
after
his
One
life
this cor-
in
Europe
The
coffee.
doctor
in
is
a reverie
an
absent-
when
the
waiter interrupted:
"
*'
Plain or f rappee, sir?
" Let me think," mused the doctor, resting his chin
in his
*'
Frappee
the
He
had
it
frappeed.
Benedictine
aschino
is
is
not to be despised.
The
latter
secrets
made from
is
of
Do
the
cloisters
cherries
of
monks
Mar-
and
would make
possessing secrets
their
Trappist,
the
for centuries.
153
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
What
Kirchenwasser
of
Black
the
Fruit "
is
to
is
made from
The
Forest.
seductive
Curasao gains
from orange
taste
its
From
peel.
nearly
While
know
just
it
which
The
is
question of color
To
is
an im-
violets,
qualities of
the cordial,
It
filled
cream.
cacao,
Try
this
charm that
will
make you
Insist
It
has an elusive
pomegranate, and
the "
Ward
Is
Is
made from
Old Medford
Rum
memory, for
ceased after
many
generations,
Is
cor-
Jamaica rum
is
sub-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
drinks too
little
conduct
What
fits
Is
worthy
who
of the
steers
name;
the word.
and song,
It
Then
we die."
let
who
painter
many
a good canvas.
Be
drinks.
If
''
he lacks
mar good
So
his materials
skill as
Is
To
company.
It
Is
direc-
''Drink
Then
ABSINTHE
COCKTAIL
in
all
the
morning staring
The
Ice
day be sparing."
lead a pleasant
fish
life
they drink
and
serve.
when
they
like/'
ALE
Three
F^IP
spoonful
cloves,
of
sugar,
a piece
Let
of
mace, six
this boll,
and
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
little
PUNCH
serve.
sellers
One
ALE
to another for a
quart
Burton
of
Niersteiner,
ale,
a wineglassful
one quart
of
of
brandy,
grate a bit of
toast;
let it
brown
is
Heat
WALTER
sherry,
RALEIGH
sugar to
POSSETT
j|.
add
one quart
taste,
should stand in a
two
WOOL
warm
LAMB'S
of
boiling
Heat a
nutmeg
place for an
and serve
may drink
well/*
to
taste,
Put
In a
hot.
very hot.
milk,
''
cloth.'*
gj^
RECIPE
stand cold
serving.
a prime nightcap.
135
Serve
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
To good
^'
eating
SCOTCH
Mix
HOT
spoonfuls of
PINT
from
ale,
Pour
to taste.
at once.
''
Good
BROWN
BETTY
water;
^^
pounded
cloves, a dash of
^^^^
^ brandy,
DRTNK
P^*"^
Add
ale.
while
boiling
Rub
let
pinch
water go
to the mill.''
oranges on
it,
pound
and that
two quarts
Italian.
PUNCH
seeds,
and
in winter.
ICAN
gj-j^
of
cinnamon, one-
AMER-
add
of w^ater.
Skim
well,
fill
five cloves,
and
into bottles,
and
one-half pints
into a
136
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
a
lemon cut
in slices.
may
it
be well blended.
BRAIN
DUSTER
Squeeze into
of sherry.
''
Fill
make
and
appetite
rules,
serve.
obeys."
To
is
it,
little
reason
This
COBBLER
a
Polish.
of vino vermouth,
up with
Where
CHAMPAGNE
fill
two dashes
sinthe,
si
mine/'
is
It
is
sure to
ice,
Stir slowly,
make
and
adding
is
best.''
CHAT-
One
ARTIL-
LERY
PUNCH
Allow
bottle of
strawberries
liquid to stand
under
to
seal
flavor
and
over night.
137
color.
When
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
''
CHAMPAGNE
^^
Mix
Cura-
some
gao,
Another
cucumber
slices of
Moselle or Sauterne
juice of a lemon.
are.
it.''
may
made
be
cup "
is
made
in this fashion
Filling
and the
peel,
cider, or claret
up with champagne
it
is
may
a cordial
not to be sneezed
at.
result.
''
ducat"
Make
CIDER
This
BOWL
is
and after
letting
it
in a
stand a
lump
sugar,
a bittle of cidar,
two wineglasses of
on
ice
''
He who
CLARET
CUP
likes
drinking
is
ever talking of
wine"
benedictine,
two
bottles
138
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
linaris, half a
sliced
pieces of
orange and
Stir thoroughly
pineapple, and a
Ice.
Half a glassful of
CLUB
COCKTAIL two-thirds of gin,
Ice,
two dashes
one-third
of
of vino
gum,
ver-
bitters,
green chartreuse.
strain,
and
Stir
well,
serve.
of the vine."
and beat
well
COFFEE
AND
RUM
Mocha
piece of butter.
This
''
medium
EARTH-
In a
QUAKE
CALMER
of benedlctlne, brandy,
^.}^j.gg
''
It
coffee
Is
glass
dashes of Angostura.
EGG NOGG
PUNCH
six
ally
139
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
pony of maraschino, and two quarts
''
lemon sugar.
Let the
w^hltes
The
best
ENGLISH
Rub
PUNCH
pound
the
rind
of
Stir well;
and put
of sugar
It
add three
of
gills
rum and
nutmeg over
half a
Tom
Is
Mix
GIN
SLING
gin'*
"
He
that sips
Rub
many
slice
of
Serve cold.
arts, drinks
none."
pound
ENGLISH
MILK
PUNCH
juice of the
let
bottle
of
rum.
Mix
thor-
140
Allow
the mixture
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
to stand covered
two hours.
is
cold.
it/*
two
HOL-
LANDS
COCKTAIL
and
Strain
"
orange
When
bitters,
and
little
ice,
Hollands.
serve.
fire,
Venus
sits
by the oven."
SPICED
CLARET
half a dozen
lumps
of sugar, four
Have
whole
allspice,
ring
all
the while.
it
The
devil
is
two minutes,
stir-
nutmeg before
serving.
DANFORTH
APPETIZER
zer.
QJ.
fill
up with
ditional cocktail.
141
selt-
tra-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drink
"
He
earns a farthing
WASSAIL This
is
of thirst.'*
recipe,
and
earlier.
To
to the time of
Heat and
stir,
but do not
boil.
pints
zest of
finally, six
*'
Gods!
What
Homer.
IMPERIAL
PUNCH
the
first
in
all in
water two
a punch bowl.
sticks of
Then
cinnamon and a
strain the water
through the sieve Into the bowl, and then rub the rind
of a
put the sugar In the water, and squeeze over the juice
of three lemons.
After
It
cools, place
on
Ice
and add
a bottle of Rhine wine, a quart of rum, and, just before serving, a bottle of
champagne and
of seltzer.
142
half a bottle
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
''A big head has a big ache/*
MINT
Dampen
JULEP
over a
Allow
boiling water.
little
and pour
slightly,
this to
draw, then
brandy
to
Do
fill.
not
stir,
but
in
enough
box until
"
He
is
an
ill
SHANDY
Mix
GAFF
Pale Ale.
Claret for boys, port for men, and brandy for heroes."
SHERRY
COBBLER
sherry,
and a dash of
ment with
Fill
port.
fruits in season,
up with
and top
flavor.
off
with a spoonful
and spoon.
''I will drink life to the lass/'
in a tall goblet
ONE
Tennyson,
some shaved
ice,
two
143
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
Squeeze into
it
serve.
''
The three-hooped
make
will
it
STOUT
PUNCH
Shakespeare,
of
rum
take the
APPETI-
Two
ZER OF
ANGELO
North End
ite
lumps of
ice,
Qf orange.
gjj^g
This
and
served at the
is
is
the favor-
Italian aperitif.
'*
Though
AN IMMORTAL
SOUR
'
In vino Veritas
WEEPER'S To
up with
Fill
' is
all
lit-
seltzer,
JOY
Burns,
"
to sing.
ice,
strain
and
and
serve.
men
Dr. Johnson.
to he liars."
three dashes of
gum,
144
half a
pony of ab-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
pony of vino vermouth, half a pony of
kummel, and one dash of Curagao. Stir and strain
sinthe, half a
before serving.
''Never lend a man money after youve been drinking; never try to borrow from one before he's had a
drink'*
WHISKY
COCKTAIL
dashes of gum,
sinthe,
lemon
little
two dashes
and a small
peel,
to
ice
squeeze
glass of whisky.
gum and
Stir
and
strain.
''
VELVET
Half a
bottle of
" Then
it's
When
ROYAL
SHANDY
GAFF
un kindness/*
Shakespeare,
ponies of brandy.
Mix
in a
ice.
brandy, a quart of
Anamount
ment
all
until he has
it
it
exactly to his
145
own
taste.
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
''
There
LORD
is
The
Koran.
lump
even
and sugar
plain
claret
vin
''Sweet
a glass of sherry.
A
If
to
liked.
If preferred
hot.
barrels.''
Byron.
PUNCH
ter of a lemon,
and water
For
'*
Mix
to taste.
well and
A New
which
it is
Tom
ice
drawn
with shaved
ice.
served.
fire.'*
said to
and cocktails
in particular.
"
The
good im-
Medford
rum
and
what
a pity
it's
no longer made!
a dry,
146
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
the best Irish whisky
man
can take in
And,
as a
matter of
a cocktail that
**
is
on the other
else
London or anywhere
a cocktail in
side.
They
Bottled cocktails?
sion.
country either.
fact, it's
man
is
what does
In mixing cocktails
form.
that
man
The most
or a year ago.
York
in
New
H. P. W.' cocktail, which was introduced by Harry Payne Whitney at the Ardsley Club,
and later at his Adirondack camp; and the good felis
the
initiated
it
we
''
There's a drink
'
into
its
seductiveness agreed
have
"
it
on the beam
Pratt,
THE
"H.
P.
Mix
carefully
in
a measuring
glass
one
and frappe.
147
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
A Dissertation on Drinks
" There
is
new
cocktail served in
New York
at
which
This
is
is
appropriately
how
it is
known
mixed
as
'
"
:
Add
lies its
perfection.
148
You
will
Seffift
CHAPTER XV
The
cost of wines
is
is
an important
Many
factor in entertaining.
man
who
person
reason to economize
may
substitute,
have known a
self
man who
w^hich
In
cost
fact,
called
him-
Dry
edged
it
to
be
Mumm's when
quite
as
good
as
dozen
lots.
The
149
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
What
at
to
a restaurant will
prices,
largest
Champagnes.
DOZEN
Pommery
sec
(dry)
Mumm
$31-50
48.00
31-50
31-50
35-oo
30.00
35-oo
25.00
30.00
32-10
36.00
32.00
15.00
13-00
12.00
Burgundies.
Pommard
red
burgundy
(sparkling)
medium Hock
Chauvenet's White Cap
Ditto Red Cap
Ditto White Cap
Bee Hive Burgundy
Leiden's
$24.00
21.00
27.00
27.00
27.00
5.00
Sherries.
and dry
wood
Manzanilla Pasada
$30.00
25.00
i7-50
10.00
14.00
150
list
im-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
What
to
DOZEN
$12.00
Picarillo
Bee Hive
4.50
A De
Luze et
Fils Clarets.
S.
P.
Medoc
St.
Julien
St.
Estephe
in
$42.00
17.00
15.00
9.50
wood
5.50
4.50
5.00
5.00
Sunset Claret
4.00
Sauternes.
Chateau Yquem
Chateau Latour Blanche
Haute Sauterne, 1878
Barsac
Bee Hive
Sunset Sauterne
$26.00
19.00
i5-50
8.00
500
4.25
Burgundies.
Clos de Vougeot, 1874
Chambertin, 1885
Chablis (white) 1893
White Cap ultra sec sparkling
Red Cap sparkling
Pink Cap Oeil de Perdrix sparkling
Bouchard's Chambertin
Chablis, 2 doz. pints
$47.00
27.00
10.00
27.00
27.00
27.00
26.50
11.50
Leiden's Hoch.
Rudesheimer
Niersteiner
Bodenheimer
$24.00
14.00
10.00
8.0Q
151
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
What
to
DOZEN
Sparkling Hoch
$21.00
5.00
Moselle.
Berncasteler Doktor
Zeltinger
$17.00
9,00
Brauneberger
7,75
Sparkling Moselle
21.00
Italian.
ChiantI
$ 6.50
Port Wines.
Old London Dock, 27 years
Vintage
in
wood
$25.00
30.00
12.50
7.50
4.50
1887
"Old White"
Port
Tarragona
California
Madeiras.
Lord Nelson
Duke
of
$60.00
40.00
Wellington
5.00
8.00
Tokays (Hungarian).
Tokayer Imperial, 1866
Tokayer Cabinet, 1868
Tokayer Ausbruch dry
Riesling Ausbruch, American
Bee Hive
In cordials there
ner liqueurs that
is
warm
great variety.
$30.00
20.00
15.00
12.00
4.50
These
lands,
to
after-din-
our enemies,
152
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
What
Of
to
all liqueurs,
brandy or eau de
vie
the founda-
is
Some
to
it
Especially
de menthe, which
is
King
is
Mint
of the
Dr.
family.
the Harvard
dial,
creme
this true of
Martin's
liqueur
in
New York
after
his
One
life
this cor-
in
Europe
The
coffee.
doctor
in
is
a reverie
an
absent-
when
the
waiter interrupted:
"
*'
Plain or f rappee, sir?
" Let me think," mused the doctor, resting his chin
in his
*'
Frappee
the
He
had
it
frappeed.
Benedictine
aschino
is
is
not to be despised.
The
latter
secrets
made from
is
of
Do
the
cloisters
cherries
of
monks
Mar-
and
would make
possessing secrets
their
Trappist,
the
for centuries.
153
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
What
Kirchenwasser
of
Black
the
Fruit "
is
to
is
made from
The
Forest.
seductive
Curasao gains
from orange
taste
its
From
peel.
nearly
While
know
just
it
which
The
is
question of color
To
is
an im-
violets,
qualities of
the cordial,
It
filled
cream.
cacao,
Try
this
charm that
will
make you
Insist
It
has an elusive
pomegranate, and
the "
Ward
Is
Is
made from
Old Medford
Rum
memory, for
ceased after
many
generations,
Is
cor-
Jamaica rum
is
sub-
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
Cleanse Clothes
to
Only
may be
followed by any
minimum
A
box
if
bachelor might
fashion
himself
for
emergency
take
pity
man with
on
helplessness
his
"
handy
or possibly
tools,
woman
friend will
Ivory soap, a
flannel pieces,
roll of linen
one of
salts of
ammonia.
In these motor-mad days, what bachelor
'j'Q
take cold
this,
rain
or wheel
oil,
a washable
if
rub
soda
either w^ill do
the grease
is
gone.
stains
MUD
after the
the
it
is
wet.
man
Frequently a
TO
REMOVE
mud
first place,
Allow
is
it
to
even
his trousers,
198
mud
bothered with
on the bottoms of
if
off.
mud
In
while
a fine horse
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
Cleanse Clothes
to
raw surface on
the
the spot.
This will
generally remove
it.
ALCOHOL One
AND SALT
removal of grease
the proportion
of
one tablespoonful of
salt
is
to soak in
in
to
woolen
warm water
but
salt
alcohol
rag.
OIL
STAINS
IF
oil,
Mix and
salt.
ful of
alcohol and
is
four tablespoonfuls of
turned.
which a spoon-
if
will never
come
out.
TO
REMOVE
GREASE
CARPETS
in
P^P^i"?
cool,
^ hot
when
it
flat
Cover
set
w^Ith
a sheet of
smoothly on the
all grease.
The chalk is easily brushed
The same method may be used in removing grease
has absorbed
up.
from clothing,
Many
times
if
desired.
is
thought to have
itself
w^eeks
In
alum
let get
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
to
Cleanse Clothes
BENZINE,
NAPHTHA
^^^
GASOLENE
until
it
disappears.
garment up
If
possible,
what-
CLEANING This
MIXTURE
cleaning mixture
any druggist,
hand something a
bit stronger
ounce
One-half
mentioned.
may
man
If
be put up by
wishes to keep on
and
sufficient
warm
water
let
cool
make
to
It
castile soap,
a quart of mixture.
In the
warm
water, then
one-half
glycerine,
Keep
in
rag or
flannel
sponge.
CLEANING
IVORY
nicely
by using
cleaned
may
prepared
be
chalk
oil
Rub
of?
made
when
may be
necessary.
in alcohol.
second application
Piano keys
may
PAINT
may
STAINS
spirits
remove
generally
of
Its
that, apply
night.
removed by applying
Benzine will also
own stain. To remove
be
turpentine.
it.
200
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
Cleanse Clothes
to
BLOOD
one
STAINS
quickly,
is
and
this
is
how
do
they
in
it
seems someone
is
If the stains
some
This will
to the stains.
warm
in
and apply
scales of pepsin
and
can
it
Berlin hospitals
In
If
not resourceful.
KEROSENE As
STAINS
corn meal,
soft
soon as
oil
if
you have
it.
Iron.
Is
Apropos of
Irons,
may
be attached by
It heats quickly
warm
man
is
ACID
STAINS
doing these
little
In laboratory
work one
is
It
flatiron. If
in
goods as follows
wash
If
may
applied
at
spite
Amonce.
Ammonia
apply chloroform.
Its
and
ness,
warm
now
on a carpet or
spilled
Stains
should never be
made by vinegar
20
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
In
Cleanse Clothes
to
chlorine water.
will
STAINS
rubbed
after,
water and
when
VARNISH
make
If
readily
respond
dry.
to
kerosene
oil
If
Wash,
An
INK
STAINS
hap even
in
Is
a frequent mls-
bachelor
regulated
the best
much
and running
or table cover.
of salts of
In a little rivulet
lemon for
Cover the ink spots with this and let remain a few
moments, when the stain will disappear. Wash the
article with a brush and soap, rinse with clear water
and wipe dry.
Dry
salt
may
be used, in case
Apply
wetting the
salt slightly
salts of
and
as soon
as
at once,
tion.
In
case the Ink has run on the carpet or rug, apply salt
To
acid
off.
this
stains
if
from red
Ink, tartaric
necessary.
damp with
clear
w^oolens and
it
Let
spot
it.
For
and apply
202
the
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
Cleanse Clothes
to
INK
that stains
from
Indell-
A saturated
by no means hopeless.
solution of cyanuret
remove such
stains.
The
Apply
cyanuret
is
INKY
The
FINGERS
by inky
toiler
fingers,
and
if
is
often annoyed
may remove
all traces
hand
first
it.
apply.
203
can do
can
says
young
man who
has
says,
been
never
sheets
and
all,
A
well
falls to
she
man from
aris-
If the clothes,
are
turned
back
a convenient
chair,
she
window
decides
that the
into
205
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Handy Hints
on Housekeeping
would be out
are,
however,
Many
who
there
details,
it
always
In the
airs
his
The
morning.
well-bred young
In
man
which he
to let the
a whisk
them.
makes a brush
like
new
way.
then take
a clean cloth.
To
Dry
in
If not, lay
on
with
bristles' top,
It
possible.
should be
Combs may
first
wiped dry
lemon
206
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Handy Hints
Housekeeping
on
Horn combs, by
clean as new.
One
split.
may buy
almost any
drug
for
store
or twenty cents
fifteen
small
at
come
brushes which
stiff
for
the
TO
SCOUR
collecting
COPPER
if
To
scour
Dampen
ture
chamois
that.
One young
skin.
collection of copper
oil,
Afterward
polish with
who
boasts a fine
bachelor
bought most of
it
from Russian
But
this
treatment and a
patience
little
first.
made them
TO
Take
BRIGHTEN
sweet
oil to
liRAbb
is
|.|^g
removed.
make
a paste.
it
sufficient
Rub with
this
Then wash
the
article
cloth.
may
also
To
brass,
salt,
add
to the juice of
207
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Handy Hints
Be very
skin.
careful
hand, as verdegris
is
Housekeeping
on
if
a poison.
Some
ammonia water.
monia
Rinse
directly
in clear
Or, better
collectors brighten
still,
The
result will be
a beautiful polish.
TO
BRIGHTEN
NICKEL
PLATE
colored,
to
make
Rub
make
of
equal
If dis-
parts
thin, applying
of
ammonia and
skin.
until bright.
and
clean.
the alcohol
first
wipe
off first
lamp should
If very thick,
TO
may
be kept
KEEP
SILVER
air,
in blue
paper.
time.
CHIFFONlER
OR
BUREAU
DRAWERS
when opened
rubbmg
This may be
,
I,
are an
he
easily avoided
J
J
is
by
if
noiselessly.
208
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Handy Hints
A FEW
Pictures
HINTS
that
on Housekeeping
should
never be
HANCINC
'^^
PICTURES
^'^^^
hung
high
so
it
^^ ^^ ^
^^"^^^
Hang
so the center
^^'^^^
and one-half
one
feet
from the
floor.
nail.
nails or
picture hooks, so to
taste as to the
grouping of pictures.
hand should be
in
Some
*'
select.
Every man
may
elect
studio
for in
artistic license
it
choose or
how
to
hang
decoration
from anyone
to
Gerome what
to
it.
etchings, pastels,
al-
latter
drawings, photo-
An
oil
more
exclusive by being
hung
209
in
made
still
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Handy Hints
on Housekeeping
scapes
at least, they
although they
Water
may
must not be
where the
light
The
strongest.
is
darker
away from
the light.
From
should be involuntarily
back
in the
room.
case.
Harmony must
or
picture
lines,
The
eye
another.
must
be led,
spot
of
fills
in
well in
decided.
pen-and-ink sketch
in
its
position
is
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BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
all
Occasions
^Wines
Lasting.
Pateux
thick,
clammy wine.
Plat Flat.
Seve
smell.
bouquet to the
or examination.
Vinotero A wine
ter
seller.
176
CHAPTER XVII
There
are
many
occasions
guests
drinks,
who do
out of
from
to
may him-
their use.
substitutes
delicious drinks
such as ginger
offer
upon
respect
to
ales,
may
from
be mixed,
mineral waters of
become
ble drinks
as
the
One may
soon
white-coated lad
soda-fountain.
behind
the
quarter or a shin-
will
*'
menu.
Besides mineral waters, carbonated
177
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Temperance Drinks
lemonades
bottled
ales,
of
pineapple,
claret,
with
Combined with
fruit
Root beer
summer beverage
that
is
and
Juice,
is
some
a mid-
Iced
Is
GINGER
LEMON^^^
lemon and
Is
it.
Have
little
drink!
known;
in a glass a teaspoonful of
Is
to
It
**
try
pow-
is
well
Iced.
SODA
This
COCKTAIL
its
Is
a most Innocent drink, despite
name, and one that a tw^o-year-old may
not hesitate to Imbibe. Fill up a long glass, then, with
lemon soda, the bottled variety, and in it dash a little
slice of
orange.
178
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Temperance Drinks
afternoon.
nothing
It's
than
less
" sweetened
the
up
Exeter
in
famous
that
flavor,
diary.
and molasses
which
LEMONADE
''
brook to keep
Pooh! "
is
corked and
may
a Hottentot or
Malay
of bachelor,
will set
As
lemon
the hands of
fall into
down
may
"
set
cool.
if
juice of a
friends
his
days
in the
and
This
which
grape-fruit, in
other sort of
An
Ade
abuse of
case,
ice at
is
far
in w^hich ice
admit
more
to be
but
floats,
this truth.
will be the
it
of course,
(not Hoosier).
Than
A liquid
it
is
not everyone
who
will
made from
plain lemonade,
finally cooled
the day.
long
list
when
on
there
of acidulated
it,
179
ice,
in the heat of
too,
falls
It
said
is
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Temperance Drinks
to be lowering in
its
nonsense, unless, as
Is
effects,
said,
it
it
drunk too
would seem
is
freely.
first favorites.
To
be perfect
It
re-
Ice bloc^.
simplest,
made
amateur.
80
at
home by
the unskilled
CHAPTER
XVIII
in
fancy
not
rich,
gaudy
Once
It
make
Nowadays,
It
Man to make
Bank Account
It
to
Is
takes a
Man
as
Is
presume
to lay
fast
Is
As
a "
how
his sta-
London tradesman
In a
on
man
him.
Is
made
taken as a
i8i
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Correct Clothes
model of
plays
may do
sense and
London
profusion of jew^elry
even though
is
may
it
haberdasher's journal.
indicate wealth.
hit the
ill-fitting
it
To
and manner.
to your bearing
apparel that
to Sitka, dis-
jewelry.
To
from Singapore
civilized dress
common
may
coat
Is
be
do
style of dress
this is to
be mas-
arts.
fit
An
First,
man
is
It
Rue
de la Paix,
Whether
New Bond
Street,
long
so
butchers of the
a
man
as
they
West End
fit.
of
The
unskilled
cloth
stand.
Togs
that
semble a mongrel
tweeds for
Tammany
182
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Correct Clothes
pronounced
styles
as important as the
fitness of
clothes
is
quite
as possible.
"
"
fit,
little
fit
The
and professions.
suits
Be not vain
the
it's
man
One
most people.
Adam, "
tom and
meets occasionally a
sibility in the
medium between
There's a happy
*'
it is
a dandy and a
to be congratu-
lated,
you
"
smart coat
is
that
BUT
*'
" Fashion
is
mind"
dressed
City,
where
silk hats
at either
end of
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Correct Clothes
fashion
to be found.
is
Mrs. Dr. Grundy has prescribed the following tablets which are taken by the patient before each funcIt may be added that any attion with good result.
tempt to keep up
in
or inebriety.
insanity
For other
to-morrow.
lated
form
"
occasions,
is
new
to-day
fickle
is
old
is
They
eat
And go
And go to
" There
is
church/'
MOURN-
ING FOR
ter,
^^^
for a parent,
sis-
he prefers.
The
crape hatband
adopted
is
that of
black enamel.
and cuff-
silk ties,
gray or
Men
do not,
184
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Correct Clothes
as
Few
handkerchiefs.
necessary to
fit
since a
band
is
that
it
The
liveries.
is
unclassifiable,
man may wear it for a near or a distant relaman cannot afford or does not approve of
If a
tive.
grief,
band betrays a
After mourning, a
in
two months.
While wearing
THE
TUXEDO
"
The Tuxedo
coat
is
man
should
ball.
no longer used
as a
when
In
met.
an evening
fact, it is
It
call,
theato be
not be
The
waistcoat
185
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Correct Clothes
ity,
it
may
be regarded by a
man who
wishes to be
Tuxedo
Is
upon
is
all
occasions
when
the
86
regulation
in
fact,
clawhammer
CHAPTER XIX
*'Tlie first thing a
for of a morning
ia
"His lordship
poor gentleman
a needle
calls
and thread."
Scotch
chambre
a necessary evil.'
"As
Happy
man
dresses, so is he esteemed."
the
a valet,
*'
takes
up-to-date
in
every
re-
spect.
The man
care of his
w^ho knows
own
clothes
how
is
which,
he
may
if
him
to
emergency
to take
at
an ad-
it
be not
economize, an
may
arise
in
tain ruin.
nine," so does
prompt attention
to a
from being
187
spoiled.
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
handy
ward-
little
care only
He
when
Is
necessary to
make
man
look^
off.
is
nicely brushed
trousers are
carefully kept
If a coat
If
medium of
may be purchased for a few
carefully smoothed when taken off,
the wardrobe chair or
and
if
linen
if
gloves are
a watchful care
to
room may be
"
He who
old proverb.
coat that
is
lavished
even
nicely
many
is
neat.
it,"
goes the
man with
one
may
little
down on
In various
of patent
not to pull
off.
i88
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
box couch
may
out wrinkling. It
closet,
is
It
is
in
it
is
a great conven-
and
ter clothing.
be kept
in
summer
economy
as a receptacle for
end
in the
to
win-
who
will in-
one
in case
care for
it
lives miles
himself,
directions are
cedar chest, so
Men
own
much
But
obliged to
Cedar branches
among
is
away moths, or
if
laid
one has a
the better.
It
is
sible to
mending before
the laundry
is
If
makes great headway, and sometimes ruins the article beyond mend-
this
is
ing.
One may
iences.
week
One
is
''
for hosiery.
Oh,
Have any
of
say,
when
189
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
as
It
sounds.
TIES
is
men hang
so
Some
great as to be all-absorbing.
their ties
Who
almost as good as
tie
weak
with
that.
new
Many
If
a worn
may
tie
be
or
made
are
laid flat in
otherwise, to discard?
Take
who
Others,
w^Ith,
not
iron
on
warm
White or cream
silk
or satin
Is
Some
trifling
best be
Is,
satisfactory.
TO
RENEW A
good condition,
VELVET
COLLAR
shabby by
its
Is
otherwise
is
collar.
If
It
in
table.
Over
It
be
crushed
flatiron,
and
put a clean
rag wet in cold water and lay the velvet collar right
190
BACHELOR'S
How
should,
If
IT
P B O AR D
possible,
To
Is
prevent creas-
few things
If there are
folds.
between the
In the
trunk or chest,
filled
with crumpled
the
news-
newspapers.
TO
CLEAN
and
A COAT
^Q 2 quart of
an ounce of bark
in the proportion of
let
It
Go
over
all
any
*'
way
right
of
If the
the cloth,"
In the
goods has
twill.
an
flat
ironing board.
desired shape.
move any
lint,
After
It
Is
and hang
Spread
table, or, if
It
the
buttoned,
over a coat
hanger.
TO
REMOVE
GLOSS
COAT
Many
leaning
Make
against
saturated
chair
or
solution
on
of
elbows.
powdered
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
IVIan
Rub on
with a sponge.
same manner.
TO
RENEW
SILK
'pj^jg
MUFFLERS
should
side
warm
make
the
silk
and
stiffer
brighter.
Then
let
fine
him read
ointment for boots which keeps the leather
Take
well
it
made
is
in
this
over a slow
fire
Moisten the
Then smear
this
of the boot.
This,
warm
It
before the
fire.
when exposed
snow or
to
rain, will
To
a boot that
remedy
Is
used in
mud
or
may
snow twice
as long.
the
shoe,
wet a
folded cloth in boiling hot water and put over the part
of the shoe that pinches.
Or
in
it,
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
working the
form
and making
con-
it
leather, but
it
a good
is
For tan
shoes,
banana peelings
possess
some coloring
Rub
in polish-
rag.
of results.
To
tree,
when one
is
far
from
a shoe-
fill
It
may be
To
and working
oil,
it
as
you do
so.
Have
Heat
Allow mud
in
to dr>^
Then rub
off.
equal parts.
alone
quite hot,
may
is
be used.
is
oil
it
and glycerine
lard
oil
may
be used in emergencies.
For creaking
194
pan or
pie tin
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
When
ride,
underbrush on a hunting
Rub
easily cracked.
oil.
Put the
through
cloth.
it
oil
It
wet
Tallow,
good sub-
stitutes.
The
in
summer
rubbed
in
and allowed
to dry, or
now make
average man
to patronize this
''
As most
it
shoes.
195
do
his
own
It
is
who
bachelor
his
own
reduced to cleansing
is
Emergencies are
clothing.
is
cloth-
" First
quite as nec-
on the
fortunate
knows
indeed
just
how
is
to cope
and
man who
the
with a grease
spot or a stain.
There
cious
are
many
employed,
and
familiarize
himself
them
simple but
every
man
with
effica-
may
be
should
few of
common
to
clothing;,
and
these
197
are
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
Cleanse Clothes
to
Only
may be
followed by any
minimum
A
box
if
bachelor might
fashion
himself
for
emergency
take
pity
man with
on
helplessness
his
"
handy
or possibly
tools,
woman
friend will
Ivory soap, a
flannel pieces,
roll of linen
one of
salts of
ammonia.
In these motor-mad days, what bachelor
'j'Q
take cold
this,
rain
or wheel
oil,
a washable
if
rub
soda
either w^ill do
the grease
is
gone.
stains
MUD
after the
the
it
is
wet.
man
Frequently a
TO
REMOVE
mud
first place,
Allow
is
it
to
even
his trousers,
198
mud
bothered with
on the bottoms of
if
off.
mud
In
while
a fine horse
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
Cleanse Clothes
to
raw surface on
the
the spot.
This will
generally remove
it.
ALCOHOL One
AND SALT
removal of grease
the proportion
of
one tablespoonful of
salt
is
to soak in
in
to
woolen
warm water
but
salt
alcohol
rag.
OIL
STAINS
IF
oil,
Mix and
salt.
ful of
alcohol and
is
four tablespoonfuls of
turned.
which a spoon-
if
will never
come
out.
TO
REMOVE
GREASE
CARPETS
in
P^P^i"?
cool,
^ hot
when
it
flat
Cover
set
w^Ith
a sheet of
smoothly on the
all grease.
The chalk is easily brushed
The same method may be used in removing grease
has absorbed
up.
from clothing,
Many
times
if
desired.
is
thought to have
itself
w^eeks
In
alum
let get
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
to
Cleanse Clothes
BENZINE,
NAPHTHA
^^^
GASOLENE
until
it
disappears.
garment up
If
possible,
what-
CLEANING This
MIXTURE
cleaning mixture
any druggist,
hand something a
bit stronger
ounce
One-half
mentioned.
may
man
If
be put up by
wishes to keep on
and
sufficient
warm
water
let
cool
make
to
It
castile soap,
a quart of mixture.
In the
warm
water, then
one-half
glycerine,
Keep
in
rag or
flannel
sponge.
CLEANING
IVORY
nicely
by using
cleaned
may
prepared
be
chalk
oil
Rub
of?
made
when
may be
necessary.
in alcohol.
second application
Piano keys
may
PAINT
may
STAINS
spirits
remove
generally
of
Its
that, apply
night.
removed by applying
Benzine will also
own stain. To remove
be
turpentine.
it.
200
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
Cleanse Clothes
to
BLOOD
one
STAINS
quickly,
is
and
this
is
how
do
they
in
it
seems someone
is
If the stains
some
This will
to the stains.
warm
in
and apply
scales of pepsin
and
can
it
Berlin hospitals
In
If
not resourceful.
KEROSENE As
STAINS
corn meal,
soft
soon as
oil
if
you have
it.
Iron.
Is
Apropos of
Irons,
may
be attached by
It heats quickly
warm
man
is
ACID
STAINS
doing these
little
In laboratory
work one
is
It
flatiron. If
in
goods as follows
wash
If
may
applied
at
spite
Amonce.
Ammonia
apply chloroform.
Its
and
ness,
warm
now
on a carpet or
spilled
Stains
should never be
made by vinegar
20
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
In
Cleanse Clothes
to
chlorine water.
will
STAINS
rubbed
after,
water and
when
VARNISH
make
If
readily
respond
dry.
to
kerosene
oil
If
Wash,
An
INK
STAINS
hap even
in
Is
a frequent mls-
bachelor
regulated
the best
much
and running
or table cover.
of salts of
In a little rivulet
lemon for
Cover the ink spots with this and let remain a few
moments, when the stain will disappear. Wash the
article with a brush and soap, rinse with clear water
and wipe dry.
Dry
salt
may
be used, in case
Apply
wetting the
salt slightly
salts of
and
as soon
as
at once,
tion.
In
case the Ink has run on the carpet or rug, apply salt
To
acid
off.
this
stains
if
from red
Ink, tartaric
necessary.
damp with
clear
w^oolens and
it
Let
spot
it.
For
and apply
202
the
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
How
Cleanse Clothes
to
INK
that stains
from
Indell-
A saturated
by no means hopeless.
solution of cyanuret
remove such
stains.
The
Apply
cyanuret
is
INKY
The
FINGERS
by inky
toiler
fingers,
and
if
is
often annoyed
may remove
all traces
hand
first
it.
apply.
203
can do
can
says
young
man who
has
says,
been
never
sheets
and
all,
A
well
falls to
she
man from
aris-
If the clothes,
are
turned
back
a convenient
chair,
she
window
decides
that the
into
205
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Handy Hints
on Housekeeping
would be out
are,
however,
Many
who
there
details,
it
always
In the
airs
his
The
morning.
well-bred young
In
man
which he
to let the
a whisk
them.
makes a brush
like
new
way.
then take
a clean cloth.
To
Dry
in
If not, lay
on
with
bristles' top,
It
possible.
should be
Combs may
first
wiped dry
lemon
206
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Handy Hints
Housekeeping
on
Horn combs, by
clean as new.
One
split.
may buy
almost any
drug
for
store
or twenty cents
fifteen
small
at
come
brushes which
stiff
for
the
TO
SCOUR
collecting
COPPER
if
To
scour
Dampen
ture
chamois
that.
One young
skin.
collection of copper
oil,
Afterward
polish with
who
boasts a fine
bachelor
bought most of
it
from Russian
But
this
treatment and a
patience
little
first.
made them
TO
Take
BRIGHTEN
sweet
oil to
liRAbb
is
|.|^g
removed.
make
a paste.
it
sufficient
Rub with
this
Then wash
the
article
cloth.
may
also
To
brass,
salt,
add
to the juice of
207
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Handy Hints
Be very
skin.
careful
hand, as verdegris
is
Housekeeping
on
if
a poison.
Some
ammonia water.
monia
Rinse
directly
in clear
Or, better
collectors brighten
still,
The
result will be
a beautiful polish.
TO
BRIGHTEN
NICKEL
PLATE
colored,
to
make
Rub
make
of
equal
If dis-
parts
thin, applying
of
ammonia and
skin.
until bright.
and
clean.
the alcohol
first
wipe
off first
lamp should
If very thick,
TO
may
be kept
KEEP
SILVER
air,
in blue
paper.
time.
CHIFFONlER
OR
BUREAU
DRAWERS
when opened
rubbmg
This may be
,
I,
are an
he
easily avoided
J
J
is
by
if
noiselessly.
208
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Handy Hints
A FEW
Pictures
HINTS
that
on Housekeeping
should
never be
HANCINC
'^^
PICTURES
^'^^^
hung
high
so
it
^^ ^^ ^
^^"^^^
Hang
so the center
^^'^^^
and one-half
one
feet
from the
floor.
nail.
nails or
picture hooks, so to
taste as to the
grouping of pictures.
hand should be
in
Some
*'
select.
Every man
may
elect
studio
for in
artistic license
it
choose or
how
to
hang
decoration
from anyone
to
Gerome what
to
it.
etchings, pastels,
al-
latter
drawings, photo-
An
oil
more
exclusive by being
hung
209
in
made
still
BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD
Handy Hints
on Housekeeping
scapes
at least, they
although they
Water
may
must not be
where the
light
The
strongest.
is
darker
away from
the light.
From
should be involuntarily
back
in the
room.
case.
Harmony must
or
picture
lines,
The
eye
another.
must
be led,
spot
of
fills
in
well in
decided.
pen-and-ink sketch
in
its
position
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