Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-15
CHASING AROUND FORA FLAT
One of the Delights of Living
in New York.
SEEING THE FUNNY SIDE OF LIFE
The Supreme Joy of Engaging
House Servants.
Special Correspondence Gazette and Journal

Special correspondence bhAotlo ahN o""tAoA
NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Ihere are
times in everybody's life when al that
can be talked about is absolutely per-
sonal. Consequently, a long-su1fering
public has got to hear my experience
with fiat. Getting the hat was
varied and somewhat tiresome time.
would announce exactly what rent
was willing to pay, then l would be
taken to see flat, gorgeous IN mirrors,
rich in cabinets for bric-a-brae, having
bathtubs big enough for Goliath, when,
when | announced my approval, l
found would cost me exactly double the
price ! could pay. Visions OF irate land
lords rose before me, and ! would take
the elevator, and go away q wiser, Il
sadder, woman. Sometimes l Wonlo
think had just what suited me; then
kindly friends would inform me
THE PLACE WASN'T RESPECTABLE.
But, at last, the flat was gotten. 1t is
true that the bathtub needed to be en-
ameled and that the spare room was
perfectly dark, but as my guests never
| do stay in their rooms except when they
| sleep and dress that made no difference.
The landlord declined to enamel the
bathtub. However, knew mana
man who has had pictures in the Paris
Salon and whose work everywhere
commands an enormous price, so sug-
gested to him that, instead of painting
me picture as he had promised, he
would enamel the bathtub. He did.
And it is so beautiful, that am afraid
to turn the hot water on ii; and having
heard dreadful stories Of the effect white
lead has on the skin, | am afraid to get
in it. So, perhaps, had better have
taken the picture and paid somebody for
painting the bathuh. However, 1t has
his autograph on, and if get very hard
up, can have it sold, tub and all, as
"A Study in Still Life" He is realistic
painter, and it strikes me this is very
, close to realism.
PRESENTS FOR THE FLAT,
The next contribution to the hat APP
peared in the shape of a picture also; il
/, is large, it is in oils, it has huge gold
frame, and although not study In still
life. because it shows running water, i
took up one entire side OF the parlo
and made the chairs seem SO small tina
!, people were afraid to sit in them, ant
, when they come in say they had rathe
: stand up and look at the picture! A thirt
Y present is much more material-it cam
u from an old housekeeper, and is chop
! ping block. 1t is the size of an ordl
j nary round table and nearly fills tn
9 kitchen. As our meat is chopped Tor u
4 by the butcher, we cannot use IT; 1t
y too hard to cut up for kindling wood
. and another thing l don't want to hui
e the piyer's feelings. The best use haV
seen il put to yet was when the scru
y weman's baby sat on it and hammere
. at il with u potato masher. lhat wa
y not study in still life.
! ENGAGING A SERVANT. g..
. Apropos of scrubwomen, saw 9ui
Of q number of kitchen ladies before Ell
1e gagged the one who eventually pecan
III my very own. The first applicant II
V, tile position of mistress in my fiat WI
i. tall, slender, willowy and coffee colore
Her gown was a pale blue, with larl
figures on it, and her head was adornt
with leghorn hat that had streame
that were fascinating. She took Sc
n" without an invitation; l then asked n
if she could cook, she said yes, with
49,. sniff that was meant to show now I'LL
- knew. ~,
IN | said. "Can you fry oystersY"
", "No, the woman have lived WI
4 always Sent 10 tlle lSoIoOl"hUp wan
! ne they wanted them"
I eor Then politely inquired: Scan y
,he make waf1les or hot rolls?"
,or "No, | can't do no fancy cooking"
leo After this | said; "lIow about
H., washingg"
ny Said She, 81 don't do no washing"
u She talked on for bit, and sal
Ia "By-the-by, what afternoons Woula
~ have out2"
ION With solemnity, she answered: I'VE
wy ] dunno, whenever you told me y
IN wanted 10 go I'd stay in, and if y
'no wanted to go to the theayter once IL
~. 70 while could arrange to be in" L
sat- was kind Of her but | found that
s s,nt was hardly the person cared to Sc!
oil under.
AN DOOR OF PATcHoULI AND WITS
Tvs The next applicant for the post
,me was gushing. She announced at
ical first sight of me that she felt she CO
and live with me forever. But at the +
the Whit of her-a mingled one of patchc
en- and whisky-I decided she'd ne
,wn have the pleasure of beginning.
70 she would not. She gave me a
iors history of her family, told me of
ard position they would occupy in lrel
,hol il they had their rights, asked me W
| thought of Gladstone. Indeed, I
; Of me quite visit, that was only in
no rupted by the arrival of German
ious This incensed her so that, like the 10y
cite maiden, she turned and fled and seei
in n to have lost all desire to live with
,pite forever. 49,.
that UNDER Two FLAGS.
II as The German was wholesome to
the at, polite in her manner; but, as
tent, knowledge OF German is limited
card three words and her knowledge
the English was limited to a smile, our
rtles cussion was short and monotonous.
ntfy smiled at each other, and then rul
nv hands together to initiate wash
and she smiled again and nodded "
After that | did n pantomime act
meant broiling a steak, making b
Dyed and busting a room. She gave
the sigh, smiled sadly, and shook her
sym in a way that meant mo" AS dc
that possess d sufficient number of cloth
ears. keep q woman washing all the we
and waved my hand in farewell, she sn
iting back, and we separated. We
will never meet again, but if my "
not German friend concludes to mar
t re- will be well for her to learn the art
, the which well, you can't say 81
ply but which acted for her benefit.
irtue since that performance have felt t
rtaini ought to go on the stage, but
ncied maternal parent, having some discre
body; disagrees with me.
being SEEING "1ApY HELP"
smS. / thought would like to see
.ofac. help; she came. She was sew
'-"N dressed in black cashmere, and her