One glass of brandy, half glass Jamaica rum, and a tablespoonful of whisky, quarter of a lemon, and a tablespoonful of powdered sugar, and water to taste. Mix well and ice with shaved ice. For " linked sweetness long drawn out," use a straw in the tall glass in which it is served.

" Wine and youth are fire upon fire."

A New Yorker, Tom Lynch by name, and said to be " one of the best," has a few words to say in regard to drinks in general and cocktails in particular. " The only really decent drinks," he says convincingly, " can be counted on the fingers of one hand. A good imported Scotch with the peat-smcke perfume, Medford rum—and what a pity it's no longer made!- a dry, very dry, Martini cocktail, a Gordon gin rickey, and the best Irish whisky - those are the best drinks that a man can take in this country, or the old country either. And, as a matter of fact, it's next to impossible to get a cocktail that is a cocktail in London or anywhere else on the other side.

"Bottled cocktails? They are a snare and a delusion. Perfect cocktails are only made with scrupulous care in measuring the ingredients. A good many men think after a time that they can measure drinks with their eye; but that is what does the mischief, for no man can do that and have his cocktails absolutely uniform. In mixing cocktails I always use a graduated measuring glass which I invented myself, and in doing that I have earned the reputation of always giving a man the same cocktail he had yesterday, or last week, or a year ago. The most popular drink to-day in New York is the ' H. P. W.' cocktail, which was introduced by Harry Payne Whitney at the Ardsley Club, and later at his Adirondack camp; and the good fellows who were initiated into its seductiveness agreed then and there that it should be christened after their popular host, so here we have it: "

" There's a drink ' on the beam' for you, lady."

- Pratt.

THE "H. P. w. COKTAIL

Mix carefully in a measuring glass one part of Italian vermouth and one part of dry Gordon gin. Add the peel of an orange and frappé.

"There is a new cocktail served in New York at Sherry's and Martin's and the Cafe des Ambassadeurs which is appropriately known as ' the Perfect Cocktail.' This is how it is mixed: "

Perfect Cocktail

Mix one part Italian vermouth, one part French vermouth, and one part Gordon gin. Add a slice of orange, and frappé. You will soon see wherein lies its perfection.