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A
BACHELOR'S
CUPBOARD
Stocking
the
Cupboard
He
may
get
on
nicely
with
a
half
dozen
plates,
his
steins,
some
silver
knives,
forks,
and
spoons,
and
possibly
some
small
plates
for
toast,
bread,
or
biscuits.
These,
vnth
some
small
dishes
of
cut
glass
for
salted
almonds,
olives,
celery
and
such
relishes,
will
be
quite
sufficient
for
ordinary
use.
In
his
cabinet
with
the
chafer
he
should
have
the
alcohol,
salt,
pepper,
mustard,
Wor-
cesterhlre
or
Harvey
sauce,
chutney,
paprika,
bicar-
bonate
of
soda,
oil
and
vinegar,
and
possibly
some
an-
chovy
essence,
which
so
Improves
many
chafing
dish
specialties.
These,
with
some
saltlnes
and
a
jar
of
potted
cheese
—
unless
he
desires
some
of
the
more
per-
ishable
varieties
—
^will
be
quite
sufficient
with
the
usual
accompaniments,
In
case
he
wants
to
make
a
rabbit,
an
English
Monkey,
a
Newburg,
or
some
other
simple
del-
icacy
for
an
after-theater
supper.
The
other
things
in
the
other
cabinet
—
what
bachelor
needs
to
be
shown
what
to
buy?
He
surely
ought
to
have
a
few
bottles
of
carbonated
water
and
some
limes
always
handy,
as
well
as
a
little
Imported
ginger
ale
in
case
he
may
en-
tertain
a
teetotaller.
Ginger
ale
Is
not
the
w^orst
beverage
in
the
world
with
a
good
rabbit,
while
lime
and
seltzer
is
a
refreshing
drink
at
any
time
in
the
year.
The
poor
hall
bedroom
laddie
with
his
pathetic
makeshift
on
the
w^indow
ledge
may
not
afford
such
an
elaborate
layout.
But
for
a
dollar
he
may
invest
either
in
a
little
alcohol
stove
with
a
quart
skillet
in
which
to
cook
his
cereal
or
boil
water
for
his
tea,
or
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