Illustrations

Table laid for Sunday Night Tea[Frontispiece]
The Tender Lettuce brings on softer SleepFacingpage[18]
Cucumber Salad for Fish Course""[28]
Cooked Vegetable Salad""[28]
Potato Balls, Pecan Meats, and Cress Salad""[32]
Potato-and-Nasturtium Salad""[32]
Endive, Tomato, and Green String Bean Salad""[36]
Stuffed Beets""[36]
Cress, Cucumber, and Tomato Salad""[41]
Tomato Jelly with Celery and Nuts""[41]
Russian Vegetable Salad""[48]
Macedoine of Vegetable Salad""[48]
Miroton of Fish and Potato Salad""[58]
Cowslip and Cream Cheese Salad""[58]
Russian Salad""[62]
Halibut Salad""[62]
Shell of Fish and Mushrooms""[68]
Shrimp Salad in Cucumber Boat""[68]
Shrimp Salad, Border of Eggs in Aspic""[70]
Lobster Salad""[70]
Bluefish Salad""[72]
Litchi Nut and Orange Salad""[72]
Moulded Salmon Salad""[74]
Salad of Shrimps and Bamboo Sprouts""[74]
Spinach and Egg Salad""[84]
Marguerite Salad""[84]
Easter Salad""[86]
Country Salad""[86]
Fruit Salad""[94]
Turquoise Salad No. 2""[94]
Cheese Ramequins""[106]
Individual Soufflé of Cheese""[106]
Pineapple-Cheese and Crackers""[110]
Salad of Lettuce with Cheese and Macedoine""[110]
Chicken Salad Sandwiches""[126]
Halibut Sandwiches with Aspic""[126]
Wedding Sandwich Rolls""[128]
Club Sandwich""[128]
Boston Brown Bread""[138]
Bread cut for Sandwiches""[138]
Bowl of Fruit-Punch ready for serving""[143]
Copper Chafing-Dish with Earthen Casserole""[149]
Chafing-Dish, Filler, etc.""[153]
Course at Formal Dinner served in Individual Chafing-Dishes""[157]
Butter Balls with Utensils for Chafing-Dish""[178]
Moulded Halibut with Creamed Peas""[178]
Yorkshire Rabbit""[186]
Curried Eggs""[186]
Mushroom Cromeskies, ready for cooking""[198]
Prune Toast""[198]


Part I.

SALADS.

"Though my stomach was sharp, I could scarce help regretting
To spoil such a delicate picture by eating."