Show LUNCH AND LITERATURE Novel Idea of a Windy City Devotee of Fashion The fad of havIng something original In the yay of luncheons and teas is now at its height Milady racks her brain for new Ideas and the poor caterers and florists are haunted constantly by the plaintive cry Something novel and pretty One may vary the menu and floral decorations Infinitely Two exceptionally excep-tionally fine suggestions are given below At a recent Chicago luncheon one of the interesting features was the luncheon cards containing only quotations from Shakespeare The guest was left to determine from these what each course was to be The cover or the cards was white and gold the front with greellng and quotation appropriate for each guest most of them having Shakespearean i names and the date 1554 On the back in gold were the words We have stolen the scraps from a feast of language I The Invitations were written in the words of Shakespeare as were also some of the acceptances MENU Heres a fowl without a feather Blue points Tell me where is fancy bred Bread cut in fancy shapes He must have a long spoon Bullion Trllles light as air Long Branch crackers Can you eat roots Celery The salmons tall Baked salmon TIs time I were choked on a nece of toasted cheese Cheese crackers Twas brutal to kill so capital a calf Roast Veal A groundling Potatoes Good words good cabbage Cabbage salad In pure kindness to his horse he buttered but-tered his hay String bean Easy it is to cut a loaf Brown and white bread Sweetest meat hath sourest rind < Pickles We have some of the salt of our youth in us Salted almonds and olives They are both baked In a pie Veal and chicken patties Theres pippins and cheese to come Baked apples and cheese ri edhfd W 1ih Boars head Head cheese Small herbs have grace Parsley The earth hath bubbles as the water has and these are of them Fritters A pair of very strange beasts Two Ast rd pickles tied with a ribbon As cold as If I had swallowed I snow alls Ice cream Grapes were made to eat Grapes I found him under a tree like a dropped acorn Nuts Sui fair ladles Coffee This penn worth of sugar Sugar Have lives white as milk Cream Any pretty little tiny kickshaws I Fancy cakes confections etc |