I will conclude this sermon with part of a verse of the poet Dryden's imitation of the twenty-ninth Ode of Horace, though its heathen _carpe diem_ sentiments should be qualified by a special caution as to the possible ill effects of bidding too fierce a defiance to the "reaction day." "Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own; He who, secure within, can say;-- To-morrow, do thy worst, I've liv'd to-day!" INDEX "_Ala_," the fairy, 68 "Albion," the, 77 Alexander Dumas, 80 Allowable breakfast-dishes, 14 _Almanach des Gourmands_, 79, 184 Anchovy toast, 267 Angel's pie, 55 _Apium_, the, 129 Apricot brandy, 229 Artichoke, the, 130 Jerusalem, 131 Ascot luncheon, 54 Asparagus, 124 with eggs, 17 Aspic, 176 Athole brose, 241 Baksheesh, 100 Ball suppers, 175 Banquet, a vegetarian, 132 "Beano," a, 121 Beans, 119 "Borston," 120 Beef, "can't eat," 96 Bernardin salmi, a, 92 Birch's, 37 _Bischoff_, 211 Biscuit, a devilled, 269 Bishop, 212 Bisque, 89 Bitters, 229 Blackmore, R. D., 247 Blue blazer, 243 Bombay duck, a, 146 Bones, grilled, 189 Bosom caresser, a, 239 Bouillabaisse, 88 Bovril, 271 Braddon, Miss, 247 Brandy, apricot, 229 cherry, 227 ginger, 230 orange, 230 sour, 243 Brazil relish, 265 Breakfast, allowable dishes at, 14 French, 27 Indian, 31 Mediterranean, 26 with "my tutor," 32 Brillat Savarin, 106 Brinjal, the, 131 Broth, Scotch, 52 Buckmaster, 77 Bull's milk, 240 Burmah, food in, 203 Burns, John, 234 Cabbage, the, 115 Calcutta jumble, 16 "Cannie Carle," 189 Canvass-back duck, a, 95 Carlton House Terrace, 91 Carlyle, Thomas, 246 Carrot, the, 121 Cassis, 244 Cauliflower, the, 115 Cedric the Saxon, 66 Celery, 129 sauce, 164 Champagne and stout, 225 Charles Dickens, 52, 248 _Chateaûbriand_, a, 70 Chef, Indian, 135 "Cheshire Cheese," the, 39 pudding, 39 Chinaman's meal, a, 91 Chops, 50 _Chota Hazri_, 29 _Choufleur aû gratin_, 116 Chowringhee Club, the, 135 Christmas dinner, a, 82 Chutnee, raw, 163 Chutnine, 163 Cinquevalli, Paul, 112 City dinners, 100 Clam chowder, 95 Cleopatra, 170 "Coal-hole," the, 187 Cobbler, champagne, 226 sherry, 226 Cocktail, Bengal, 236 brandy, 235 champagne, 236 gin, 237 Manhattan, 236 Milford, 236 Newport, 237 Saratoga, 237 whisky, 237 Yum Yum, 236 Cod liver, 102 Coffee tree, the, 7 Cold mutton, 162 Collins, John, 218 Coloured help, 94 Corelli, Marie, 247 Cow, milking a, 205 Crécy soup, 122 Cremorne Gardens, 184 Cup, ale, 226 Ascot, 224 Balaclava, 223 Chablis, 222 champagne, 222 cider, 221 claret, 220 Crimean, 223 Moselle, 226