soup, stirring constantly until it thickens. Add a level
tablespoonful of grated onion, one cupful of cream and a seasoning of
salt and white pepper.

When ready to serve, beat the yolk of one egg lightly, pour into a
tureen, turn the hot soup over it and add a heaping tablespoonful of
finely chopped parsley.

The fish is garnished with cress.

CHEESE SALAD.

Mash very fine the cold yolks of three hard-boiled eggs, and rub with
them a coffee cupful of finely grated cheese, a teaspoonful of mustard,
a saltspoonful of salt and one-half as much white pepper. When all are
well mixed, add two tablespoonfuls each of oil and vinegar, alternately.
Heap this upon fresh lettuce and garnish with the whites of eggs cut
into rings, and a few tips of celery. Serve with hot buttered crackers.

The ice cream is served on lily leaves. The cakes are white, with green
icing.

This is the music selected:

Solo--"To a Water Lily" _McDowell_
Old Song--"Lily Dale"
Vocal Solo--"Row Gently Here, My Gondolier" _Schumann_

A TULIP BREAKFAST.

A pretty idea is a tulip breakfast. The centerpiece is a large basket
filled with tulips of different colors. A pretty course is strawberries
served in real tulips lying on fancy plates with the stems tied with
narrow ribbon the same shade as the tulip. The ice cream is served in
shape of a tulip, and the salad is in a cup of green tissue paper
imitating four tulip leaves. This is the plan for finding places. The
name cards are decorated with tiny landscapes. On the back of the card
is written the title of a song and the guest finds her own name in the
title. For example a guest named Mamie will find her place by the words
"Mamie, Come Kiss Your Honey Boy," one named Alice will find hers "Oh,
Don't You Remember Sweet Alice, Ben Bolt;" Mollie in "Do You Love Me,
Mollie Darling," etc. The menu is:

_Fruit Cup (Strawberries, Oranges, White Grapes with Whipped Cream)_
_Bouillon, Wafers, Radishes_
_Escalloped Fish, Wafers, Pickles_
_Veal Loaf, Whipped Potatoes, Green Peas_
_Hot Rolls, Pickles, Sherbet_
_Fruit Salad, Wafers_
_Ice Cream in Shape of Tulips, Strawberries Served in Real Tulips_
_White Cake, Bonbons_
_Coffee_

A GRAPE BREAKFAST.

May the juice of the grape enliven each soul,
And good humor preside at the head of each bowl.

Nothing could be prettier nor more appropriate for September than a
grape breakfast. If poss