Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27
HOUSEKEEPING IN VERONA.
kitchens Are Separate From the Rest Of
the House.

the House
Mr.. w. Ii. Bishop in IAN American
at Home in Europe, In the Atlantic,
gives some details OF his housekeep-
ing in Verona:
The kitchen was across the terrace,
a small building by itself. 1t had a
very wide Dutch window that would
have suited painter, Into the
squares OF the grating that protected
the window all Verona was wrought
like vivid pattern Of tapestry. The
cooking here was done by means Of a
crane and tripods, over fagots of
wood, upon o broad hearth OF pre-
clsely the kind that Cinderella hud-
dies before in tho picture. Contrary
to all expectation, So, the house,
keeper, was able to find much good in
these primitive appliances, and 20
say that the wood made reader
and hotter fire than coal.
The servant question Was naturally
one pressing for immediate solution.
A stately sort Of dame ia a spanish
mantllla, who had been employed by
the Franceschinc nuns below, came
10 US. but was totally incapable 81
comprehendtng that we could mot
wait for her ten days. What Was 10
become OF MS in the meantime was no
affair OF hers; the only important
fact was that the place suited her and
she would be- glad TO take il IN ten
days. A certain Giucintu was secured
10 come in by the day for the cooking
and other heavier work She was u
stout. smiling. willing girl. faithful
according to her lights, but easy
going and shiftless Ia her methods
She had most extraordinary equa-
nimity Of temper. With her every
thing went always we'll The qucs-
tion Of wages gave her no great CON
Germ; no rivalry upset her; NO extra
demand, no Juggling Ot heavy sup
plies up the steep from the market
ever appeared To her incOnyvuicut or
iuoppOrtune Then VIZ got for q
nursemaid thin very blonde, and
German-lOOking girl from the prov
incc Of Mautua. inclined to bo cross.
grained and moody. but much more
efficient. Upon her trunk was neatly
lettered BY some friend. probably a
clerk, "La gentiii.-lma signoriuH
Meianin So-and-Sn Mclunia's pas
was ten francs month with board
and Giaeiuta', was twenty francs
without These Werc the Italian
prices there was aothine exceptional
about them; strange a. II may sreu.
they were even liberal We knew oil
wolltO-do families where there wa,
washing aud the Ike and The pay
was less. Tho ladies 81 Verona com
plain Of their servants, like their scx
the world over, so that II appear.
pnragous arc not produced over IN.
der these primeyal rates The Gus,
tom was, II ci,har side were dlssntis
7 fed. 10 give eight days notice; OF
( this might be committed. on The cm
I ployer's side. into eight days pay
Keeping house again III new Ian,
guage was considerable part Of ths
I opening trials; and. as usual. Il wa.
not even language. but dist.ct
/ and even two dialects one ~ Gael
[ province represented We got san.
sage sometimes for salad and chccs,
for lee. Once Molania quarruled yio
leutly IN the kitchen. and came "a q.
and gave ia her resignation. W.
wcre snrencly unconscious 81 WhaI
she said. and she, nouplused BY suci
a situation. seeing Gay after day thai
We had no idea she was going fol-
obliged, in sheer despair. 20 ROMAN