Delicate Dining. By Theodore Child. (J. R. Osgood, llicIlvaine, and
Co.)—We are sorry to confess our ignorance of the name—P. Z. Didsbury—which should, it seems, be a recommendation to this volume. But that it is the work of an expert and an enthusiast, is abundantly manifest. There are some, we do not doubt, who would be scornful of the earnestness, the devotion with which Mr- Field approaches his subject. "A man can dine only once a day," is one of the maxims which he quotes from his friend ; how great then, he urges, is the responsibility of him who undertakes to pro- vide for what is not so much a want that must be supplied, as an occasion that cannot be recalled ! It must be confessed that there is something laughable about all this. But then, we must remember that no art can be carried to perfection except by enthusiasts. One man devotes himself to the object of dining super-excellently well, in order that many may dine with decent comfort.
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