By dessert everything was lively again, and dinner ended by Mr. Doran singing "The hounds of the Meynell," with one foot on the table as gay as a lark.

Lady Doraine had drawn Mr. Pike, who is melancholy-looking, with a long Jew nose; but she woke him up and got him quite animated by dessert, and Mrs. Pike did not like it one bit.

Melt a dessert-spoonful butter and stir slowly into it twice as much flour, add gradually a gill of milk.

Stir in a dessert-spoonful flour and curry powder to taste, and pour on boiling water, stock, or gravy as required.

"La Fleur," said she, "what is the name of that delicious dessert you gave us last night?"

"She will always call the 'sweet' a dessert," she thought; and then she answered, "That was Blarney Fluff, ma'am, with sauce Irlandaise.

" With that he pushed back his plate, stuffed his astronomy paper into his pocket, and left the table, without waiting for dessert.

It also grows abundantly in Europe, and the nuts are used for dessert, pickling, and many other purposes, while the poorer classes often depend largely on them for food.

ENTREMETS, m., mets léger que l'on sert après le rôti et avant le dessert.

] Along toward Dessert Jim was talking in the Tone used by Muggsy McGraw when he is Coaching the Man who is Playing Off from Second.

We passed through a dining parlour, where we saw the remains of a dessert, coffee, &c. and were assailed by the odours of a plentiful repast.

The representative Lejeune solaced his leisure hours in beheading animals with a miniature Guillotine, the expence of which he had placed to the account of the nation; and so much was he delighted with it, that the poultry served at his table were submitted to its operation, as well as the fruits at his dessert!

As we were eating our dessert, a gemischtes compote so rich that it nearly sent us to our eternal rest, Fräulein Therese came and asked us to have our coffee in the kitchen.

When the meal was nearly done Bridget brought in and deposited on each plate a good thick pancake as a dessert.

Much variety may be given this simple dessert by serving it with a dressing of fruit juices; red raspberry, strawberry, grape, current, cranberry, cherry, and plum are all very good.

A little care in forming the stars and filling the molds makes this a delicious and pretty dessert.

If preferred, the dessert may be prepared in one large mold, and a larger number of berries arranged in the form of a cross in the bottom of the dish, covering with rice, and adding as many alternate layers of berries and rice as desired.

It is economical and convenient, because the dessert can be prepared several hours before needed; but it must be stated that it has in itself little or no food value, and there is great liability of its being unwholesome.

As soon as the dessert is melted or eaten, they resume their activity in the body, and may cause sickness.

If one can afford to use orange juice in place of the water in making the syrup, the dessert will be greatly improved.

This dessert is best if made several hours before it is needed and set in the refrigerator to keep cold.

Fresh strawberries, raspberries, or peaches may be substituted for oranges in making this dessert, if preferred.

" Landor acknowledges that he has eaten better pears and cherries in Italy than in England, but that all the other kinds of fruitage in Italy appeared to him unfit for dessert.

Then, if the Boche starts putting over heavy stuff, you can pop down into the basement and have your dessert in bed.

I have already planned a house-warming, and invited them all to it, a house-warming in whichoh, absurd!I shall sit at the head of the table, and father and mother only at the sidesI shall tell the people who they are to take in to dinner, and nod my head from the top when dessert is ended.