New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05
THE KITCHEN QUEENS TASTE
MANY FAMILIES NOW CONSULTING 1T AS
TO SUMMER RESORTS.
BRIDGETs PASSION FOR SOCIETY THE UNDO1NG
OF THE HAPPINESS OF MANY
COUNTRY HOME.

AS applied to the domestic arrangements OF the
household. there is peculiar appropriateness at
present in the words OF the old-fashioned almanacs:
About these days look out for heavy squalls" For
the season is upon us when the autocrat OF the
American home. be her name Bridget or Dinah or
Wilheimina, makes UP her mind as to whether she
prefers summer in the country to one In the city.
and II so. whether the mountains or the seashore
would be the more agreeable place. II the members
OF the family happen 10 differ with her conclusions
on this subject she at once seeks more congeniai
surroundings. and the unfortunate victims OF their
own temerity left in that wretched condition
described without girl"
yes. expect TO go 10 the country In a few
days" said a woman recently. in response to a
friends question. She paused for a moment. and
then added: why don't you ask me II It is lonely
place. how far II is from the city and whether we
have stationary washtubs?' The friend. man.
gazei at her in amazed silence. until she relieved
his curiosity by explaining:
You don't know anything about it, OF course. be-
you have to hire servants but I've
heard those words often in the last few days that
I dream OF them. Those only the special in
quiries for this time Of year. too. There's the regu
lar list besdes. about how many there are in the
family and bow many days out you give In a week.
Then they are always 50 drcadfully particular about
going TO church under the most inconvenent cir
cumstancss. All last summer had TO have car
rage every Sunday morning and take my two
girls and the gardener 10 their church. six niles
away. The gardener didn't care bit about going,
either but as he expressed f. II would be ali right
to stop at home II he couldn't we'll get there but
was a sin not to go when the means was pro-
vided' a"
Sure, don't think the climate here agrees with
me- ma'am" is quite a common excuse to get away
from country place which the girls do NOT happen
to fancy. But it is usually the absence OF society
which is at the bottom Of 1t all. Be 1t remembered
that all servants and the Irish variety in particular.
leave behind them In this city host of cousins.
not 10 mention the irresistible attractions OF the
New-York police force The village lads cannot
compare with these In desirabilty but II the girls
are once lured into the country 1t Is frequently
case OF anything. good Lord anything" The mis-
tres5 OF a suburban establishment who had heard
several complaints OF loneliness from new servant.
went into the kitchen porch the other evening to
see how she getting on
We'll Mary" she began, go you're sitting here
all alone in the moonlight. 1r's'- Just then
something dark doomed cut of a shadowy corner.
and a much errbarrassed young countryman stepped
forward.
II have a bye with me. ma'an," explained Mary
in some confusion and the mistress retired, secure
now In her mind that there were hopes Of retaining
Mary's services.
The chief difficulty about engaging girls at the
'intclllgence offices (strange misuse or respect
able dictionary wordo has been that they were
vastly better al promising come than In actually
nutt,ng IN an appearance. despair;ng little woman
who had been disappointed times without number
resolved this summer that she would turn the tables
II possible Deliberately and with malice prepenas
she went to three different offices, engaging as