"Monsieur," said an old marquise to me one day, "which do you like best, Burgundy or Bordeaux?" "Madame," said I, "I have such a passion for examining into the matter, that I always postpone the decision a week."
STRAWBERRIES.
The Count de la Place recommends that strawberries should always be dressed with orange juice.
JUDGMENT.
"He is not a man of mind," said the Count de M—— "Why?" "Ah! he does not eat pudding a la Richelieu, nor cutlets a la Soubise."
RAISINS.
"Take a raisin—"
"No I thank you; I do not like wine in pills."
A DAY WITH THE BERNARDINES.
It was about one A. M., on a fine summer night, and I set out after having been serenaded by many who took an interest in us. This was about 1782.