It is interesting to note that decora~ tive cellings are coming back into favour, andi of course with them the mouldings at the edge which, properly, are meant not to be a part of the wall but a frame for the decora~ ton of the ceiling.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Wade and niece of Photographed on board the President Taft worth (at present rate of exchange) of Afghan duty and fees alone came to £91. [Other items which appear with regularity were tubs of brandy, gin and Tum, small ale and beer, milk punch fand' port, while the amount of! 'Madiera' ordered at one time was nine dozen bottles. This all. together Would make a nice little compradore's Dill for ourselves, but if we had to} pay in sterling at the present ex~ change, many of us would decide to teetotal for life. Even with tea Jat something like $40 a pound, some: would have to fall back on barley or clear water for liquid refreshment.
'The old days were certainly ones Jot generous and opulent provision' fand if we have gained a lot in modern conveniences it is likely that our forbears knew something of comfort Jaccording to their own standards, and, it is doubtful if, could they have Jooked into the future, they would have changed periods with us. Of] course we have been considering only the life of one very well placed financially, and the poor knew another side of' life, Wine and Capons While on the subject of, old-time good living I have at hand another Soto memoirs commenced in 1740 when' cating and drinking' is" again Yealt with in some detail After' ong: sea. voyage the writer tells of Tending at Eastbourne, then poor fishing villinge, and of being, conducted to arpoot looking public house, the only" one in the place. However. ful side" appearances were deceitful for the hostess showed them into 2 Cheesy" room and soon had a. good fire blazing 'When asked what she could provide she said that she. was out. of pro-Visions as she had so few visitors but would' give' them what "she could scrape together.
She did, and we are told that a a repast appeared consisting of: "as nea dish of Ash a5. ever was cen at Billingsgate, with excellent fooster and oyster sauces. This was {eliowed by 2 pair of tender, well-Gressed fowls, and we finished the Srsple repast with good old Cheshire cheese Failing wine they washed down the meal with tolerable ale, but the Rostess was asked if she' had. wine fond she said she had some of a sort This Proved to be. most excellent Ginret and our memoir" writer and trends "each" dranke "Couple "of ste.
"The total charge for four hearty ment was six shillings, including the wine, Those indeed were the days!
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