The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-08

| be living there. In the ladies, dressing
| room were ladies' maids. whom had sent
| up from my own establishment, aud on
the dressing tables there was as bountiful
| a supply of combs and brushes and toilet
bric-a-brac as the soul of any woman could
desire Nothing was missing. fsom a pair
of curling tongs to powder rag Rouge
cups were plentiful, and il was remarked
afterward by the hostess that never had
she seen such thoroughly equipped dress
ing rooms.
How much did all this cost2 1t cost
81 900. But there was 81 500 worth of fur
niture in the house, and the number of
people employed during the twenty-foar
hours was almost beyond belief.
a short time ago | did a similar thing
for a young married couple. Tnev were
living in little hat and they wished TO
give q grand entertainment. Ely leasing
the apartment next TO them for one day
and furnishing il gseat deal of space was
aided to the already available room, and
everything passed off beautifully. Prooa-
bly, TO tins day the friends OF that young
couple are denouncing them Tor sheir ex-
travagance in occupying tourteeu-room
dat, when in realty they are living in one
which is less than half that number of
rooms.
| am frequently asked what is the
smallest apartment in which | can give
dinner. and always reply that one room
is sufficient. BY putting screens along
one side of the room shut out my prepa-
rations from the guests, while, with the
use Of chatting dishes, l serve the entire
dinner from behind the screen as fault
lessIy as though had kitchen and q but
ler's pantry from which to draw.
Very funny things are sometimes done
when people wish TO give an entertain
ment. If q woman comes to me and says:
- r !, <xsv
twenty people and my house is small"
Il say 10 her, Madam, you may do so.
but you must let me have my own way
with your house."
Then visit her house. look it over and
plan things like general before battle.
If see that her dining table is INSULT
Gent, her cook stove faulty and her chairs
are not suitable for dinner, l say to her:
"Can you let me have the entire use of
your house on the afternoon of the dim
ner? You may reserve dressing rooms
for yourself and guests, but beg shat you
will allow me to take possession of the
house."
If she is a sensible woman she gives
way to my judgment and let's rne have
full swing. On the day of the dinner l
send truck to the house and order all
furniture removed and put into the truck.
Out go the offensive dining room chairs.
the insufficient table, the brlc-a-hrac. the
lamps that are in the way, the reception
room furniture and everything not actu-
ally needed for the dinner. Nothing is
lett as it was except the parlor and dress
ing rooms. l then put small dining
tables in the dining room and reception
room, place suitable chairs at them, set
up huge gas stove in the kitchen, and
then am ready to give dinner. After
the dinner is over the guests drift into the
parlor, and in less than an hour and
sometimes in half an hour have the
dining tables removed and all the things
set back just as they were before. The
hostess can then throw open her doors
and have dancing, or whatever she pleases,
while her guests marvel at the quickness
and quietness with which her household
machinery moves.
As said in the beginning, you can
have ANYTHING and everything you want
if you are willing to pay for it.
LOUIS SHERRY.