are a decided improvement on either alone.

There is really no reason for having sherbet with such a menu as this,
for two cold dishes are already on the bill of fare, but if the day is
extremely warm, it may be thought best to have it, even if it is
acknowledged to be quite unnecessary.

A POVERTY LUNCHEON

Poverty luncheons are usually arranged in a series, every one of eight
or ten hostesses giving in turn a meal to the rest which must cost
exactly a specified price, the smaller the better. Usually two dollars
and a half is selected as the proper amount for ten persons, and the
rivalry between the luncheon-givers as to which one shall have the most
elaborate meal for the price makes these luncheons very entertaining. Of
course, by keeping everything down to the lowest possible sum, one can
have any number of courses, but it is better to have less and have it
fairly substantial. The prices of all the food, even to the butter, must
be written on a card at each plate, and the flowers or other decorations
are extras.

MENU

BOUILLON $0.10
BROILED SARDINES .20
CHICKEN PATTIES .70
CHOPS .40
POTATOES, PEAS .15
ROLLS AND BUTTER .20
TOMATO AND LETTUCE SALAD .15
VANILLA MOUSSE WITH CANDIED FRUIT .35
COFFEE, ALMONDS, PEPPERMINT WAFERS .25
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$2.50

September

As the days begin to grow cooler, and a suspicion of frost in the air in
the early morning brings back one's vigour, golf seems the finest game
in the world, and long days are spent on the links. A luncheon for
golfers will transform any day in the week into a gala day, if only it
is not taken too seriously. The guests are to come in their golf suits
to be in keeping; the luncheon should be bright and informal rather than
stately.

[Illustration: FOR A GOLF LUNCHEON.]

[Illustration]

[Illustration: GOLF FAVOUR.]

If the company is a large one, seat them in fours at small tables, each
of which should have a centrepiece of salvia, or Scotch heather,
or--just for fun--thistles. The little souvenirs for this luncheon are
of great variety, and most ingenious. There are plaid golf bags with
sticks, to be filled with bonbons, or small plaid woollen caps to be