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very pretty menu card. These were cut out of cardboard and painted to represent Adélie penguins.
The menu was:
| Cape Evans, June 22nd, Midwinter's Day. |
Croûte Erebus.Amandes Sellés.
Crême de Volaille Ferrar.
Noisettes d'Agneau Darwinian.
Centre Filet de Bœuf rôti.
Asperges en Branches.
Pommes de Terre Naturel.
Poudin Noël.Pâté d'Eunice.
Compôte de Fruits.
Charlotte Russe glacée à la Beardmore.
Buszard's Cake.Dessert.
After dinner, when various healths had been drunk, Gran jumped out of the dark room dressed as a clown, with his face powdered and painted. His acting was splendid, with a joke for everybody and sometimes a piece of poetry which he declaimed to the men as they came forward to receive their presents. Gran made an excellent clown, and the whole entertainment went with a roar from beginning to end. Then Debenham put up his lantern and gave us a lot of pictures of all kinds: leaving Dunedin, in the pack, Cape Crozier, the Western Mountains, ponies, and many more. He had taken a lot of time and trouble over these slides and they were excellent and added to the enjoyment of everybody. The evening was closed by a sing-song. Each day now we knew meant one