... culinary artist. The dinner of the diva and her friend consisted of pease soUp, fried gudgeone, mutton cutlets, a roast fowl, asparagus, and salad. The lovely weather of this season has advanced everything a month. The horse-chesnut tress forming the beautiful ...

... Lamnb, with Respordiai Ouster. e sirloin of Beef (cafled on pain of Ten Pounda) Game. y Woodford Pheasants. Green street Asparagus. n, Chamnpagne. V Iint~rent-. It Gateaux of Apriots ?? Cream. Stand-by Jellies. Traversers Podding, d ~Liqueurec. d DesaIr: ...

... nity of good after the long drought. For-the last day or two the greengrocers' shups are becoming abundantly supplied with asparagus. It sells for about three or four francs the small bundle. I do not know how the Parisidn florists can have pra- served.their ...

... price would not f Ie so low as Z1,200, but a great deal more. I Then somebody ate on Monday last at din- aner a bunch of asparagus for which had t been 'paid in the morning, at Govent Garden, the sumn of two guineas I One would love to follow the story ...

... as cauliflowers from Algiers and the South, and e young carrots and cabbages are presenting an 1. early appearance. But asparagus is quite lord of tne ascendant. The number of o bundles of this favourite vegetable are inctre. Y 'dible, and ltby vary in ...

... one of w which ho was to dig. On' his way he sah i a, with a black cloak aud cape over his face rise from PI' ~a bea ,of asparagus and run' towards ?? ate. ;He gave chase,' but the intruder presernted tio, a gun athbin.u, endeected hfscsc~a~e. Information ...

... fetched archeological fancy . prices. For instance, a mustard Dot sold for 33s per ounce, a muffineer for 43s, while a pair of asparagus tongs worth about 8s an . ounce fetched 41s, and teaspoons went at 33s. i A pair of old saltcellars, dated 1622, sold lfor ...