The morning call., 1894-08-07
DOMESTIC BLISS.
The Outcome of a Recent
Noted Marriage.
How Bright California Girl Solved
the Difficulties of the Household
and Her Reward.

When Jack and Clara, after a three
years engagement. were at last Joined in
the bonds of wedlock some difficulties
stared the young couple in the face which
they fondly trusted to surmount, each
having the most abundant faith in the
others constancy and love. The wedding
had been a social event, as each numbered
a long list of devoted friends, who sim
cerely desired that the young couples
future should be marked by all the pros
perity and happiness which it deserved.
Jack was bookkeeper for q noted down
town firm, but his salary was not of that
magnitude that had enabled him to save
more then a few hundred dollars for
future emergencies and his financial con-
dition was so we'll known that some of his
friends regarded the plunge into matrimony
with some misgivlngs. Clara, however,
was a typical California girl, we'll
educated and self-reliant and physically
in health and spirits. 1t was
Clara, who determined that once mar
rIed they should Immediately move into
house of their own. Jack demurred at
first, and argued that the expense and an
noyance of servants would be more than
their moderate means would stand for the
present, Servants" said Clara, with
splendid confidence, 81 shall be depend
ent upon the caprice Of no mental, for |
am going to DO W thout them. | intend to
do my own cooking, and you shall see how
perfectly | shall manage" Jack pro-
tested, the image of his beautiful wife
standing over red-hOt stove, with her
lovely complexion heightened by the flames
and her delicate hands discolOred by the
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not permit it; but Clara had her way, and
at last the two found themselves in a coy
California-stree fiat, surrounded by the
elegances which ada so much to the CON-
forts of life, and prepared TO enter upon
the serious aspects of life with trust and
confidence which was touching to the last
degree.
The mysteries of the kitchen remained
unsolved to Jack for some time Clara
nifty of an experienced matron and dalnt-
lily served the chops and steaks, and pud-
dings and pies which, Jack said. never
tasted so good before. To Jacks eyes
Clara had never seemed so beautiful; but
he looked aDXiously for that blemish
which he thought must come to one who
was confined TO bot kitchen so many
hours of the day as Clara was. His curl
osity was excited, and finally the young
wife was asked TO explain the mystery.
"My husband" she said, when We were
married father gave me little money TO
do what / liked with it. / determined to
spend it in furnishings for my kitchen.
looked up the latest style of ranges and
dug deep into the mysteries of gas stoves,
but | did not find just what had wished
for until friend introduced me TO the
Electric Light and Power Company on
Stevenson street, where l discovered the
object of my long search" With this
speech Clara displayed in triumph her tea
kettles, stewpans, coffee-pots, chafng-
dishes, broilers and coasters, baklDg-oven,
pancake griddles, boilers, flatirons and
other paraphernalia of housekeeping, and
showed to the wondering eyes of her en-
rated. A turn of knob was all that was
necessary and each one of the articles was
ready in no time for the griddle cakes or
steak that was to constitute the dinner.
Coffee was made upon the table itself, and
by little ingenious arrangement was kept
hot while it was being prepared. TIE
next dap a turkey was cooked to perfection
in the oven and served on the wedding an
niversary to the delight OF many guests.
Clara has solved the problem of easy
housekeeping. No servant to distract and
waste, and no Goals to spread a coating of
dust over person or furniture. Absolute
cleanliness and intelligent economy has
resulted in the adoption of electricity as
utiltarian agent of the household. Jack
finds home the best place OF all, while
Clara lIiumphantly displays bank book
to which she adds her home savings, and
declares that she will have her own house