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Show j Burring Hal at the Capitol. i ' Big baskets like clothes baskets are taaed asraceptaoles, one basket being filled for each houae that is to be served. In the bottom of the basket is laid a white cloth, so as to hang over the sides. On this are placed the dishes, and on top of them are inverted tin pans. Those tin pans, at well as the plates, etc., are made vary hot bafore being put tn, and finally over all are laid cloths, tucked in, so that the heat does not easily find any way of scaping. The baskets thus prepared re loaded Into covered wagons, with 4ooro that close at the back, and are rapidly rap-idly conveyed to their destinations. We are able in this way to supply meals that are sufficiently hot upon arrival any-bcre any-bcre within a radius of ten blocks, though we do not like to try it any further. fur-ther. The driver of the wagon we employ em-ploy four such conveyances delivers each basket in the house it is intended for and leaves it there. It only remains fox the family to put the tilings on the table. An hour or so later the wagon returns and takes away the basket with the dishes. We provide everything that is needed for the meals, except table linen, silverware, sugar and milk. Of bread and butter we always send plenty, and we do not think it good policy to ekimp desserts. Interview in Washington Washing-ton Star. ' |