New-York tribune., 1898-11-20
SOME WAYS OF THE WORLD.
MARY JANE GOES ABROAD WITH REAL
AMERICAN COMFORTS"
WHAT AN OIL STOVE CAN 10 ~ PARIs-TR1ALs
OF YOUNG HoUsEKEEPERs AND OLD

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| decided TO send Mary Jane-who had taken the
! first prize for drawing at the village high school
| az Thermopyls. y. V. and who. however. had
| drawn portrait OF Grandma that any could
recognizc-to Paris to study art. This intrepid and
ontcrprisng decision was not altogether without
precedent. couple OF years before another youth
! ful aspirant--in this a young songbird who
dreamed Of operate triumphs before leaving home.
but who good-naturcdly and ndustriousy
fitting herself for choir soprano-had left the
little country for the Mecca Of talented young
America Her letters telling OF the wonderful
cheapness % living and the owprlced tuition had
! made the long-chcrishcd dream Of Mary Jane
possibility.
After the matter was determined upon. tire outfit
the next question. and IL decided by the
three aunts with whom she lived that one trunk
at least should be filed with real American com
forts" \ curious collection was. comprising
Jams preserves great variety OF crackers. patent
medicines various Yankee inventions in the way o.
"convcnicrces." and last. but by no means least.
gift OF Aunt Marthas. a good American oil stove
bought from Smith the grocer. With heater kettle
and frying pan. This last seemed to Mary Jane a
terrible white elephant. but accepted by her
with gratitude. as a proof OF the love and care
which had shielded her youth and now made sac
rinces for her future. 1t would make too long
story for these columns to tell the adventures of
tho Young country Grl in her travels or describe
her attempts 10 establish herself in lodgings In
Paris this little paragraph being merely to point
moral and adorn the tale OF the oil heater from
Smiths store in Thermopyl%.
The moral is go Paris and live in cheap
lodgings without of these useful American In
ventions and the tale is simply to chronicle the
great pleasure and comfort afforded by this humble
importation from the far-of grocery store at
home. How ii warmed and cheered the cold little
room "au cinqueme." and what jolly hve O'CLOCK
| teas and suppers were cooked its dual fame
Il think OF YOU and thank you every time Iight
dear old < wrote Mary Jane to her Aunt
Martha An the other girls envy me its posses
| sion and it has been the greatest comfort inag-
! nable for YOU get everything you want IN
| Paris except warmth and that is n luxury only
for the rich. There furnaces in any OF these
| lodging houses and the tiny packets OF frewood
that they sell at ruinous prices remind me always
OF the story OF the little peder girl in Hans CHRIS
tian Andersens fairy tale. who made fire with her
| boxes OF matches"
HER FIRST ENTERTAINMENT
| Il was the first guest in their httle suburban
| home" said a cubman in reminiscent mood. In
! youthful dignity he sat the head and she sat at
, the foot Of their table. There was a pretty group
OF flowers in the centre evidently arranged by the
bride and If the OF the table looked awry, the
forks were where the knives should have been ard
the water on the wrong side those were minor de-
| tails
.Afte- he sat down the rad-faced maid who stood
looking ervously her mistress for signal. bolt
| 81 and rcappearcd after minutes pause with
| Cisn or SaldG, Whlch She flrst oHef'u 10 me
| " Dolly dear said Jack. 4 decline TO have salad
served first Take It away he added kindly but
| firmly to the maid. who became redder than ever
and disappeared. The next dish was brought first
TO the hostess. whose pretty face wore pucker or
! distress.
I don't think IT looks right she said doubtfully.
I ordered omelete. bu; this brown thing docsn',
look like one. Take 1t away. she said ir her tu:n
! with sudden resolution 20 the maid
Tho vanishing fcas: reminded me OF Alice in
/ WouG. rland. and had hard work 70 restrain my
smiles.
| "I can,ot toll VIII f. Is" said the bride plair-
lively. 7 often had girls to luncheon at home. and
| things always went right
But are we not TO have anything 10 cat Dolly?
said her husband after long pause. wherein moth
| ing appeared. Tho query was soon answered for
an irate Irish woman flung open the door
.shure and II yes don't Ike my cookin yes can
,rne and do IT yourself she shouted. It's not
minute longer that III stay in this house; my
weeks UP tonight. and you'll please pay me my
! wages.
with the courage born o. despair and have always
admired Jack from that night; Bursting into a
! great gufraw Of laughter. he saved the situation.
| His mirth infectious. and after a struggle for
| self-coEtrol likewise gave way 70 an inclination
| for an audible expression OF mcrriment. and poor
| little Mrs Jack also gigged hall hystcrcally. Thaa
! we rose in might and with shout invaded the
kitchen. the enemy flying before our approach. Jack
| took the hopeess-looking roast from the oven and
! cut slices which he seasoned and gr!led in way
only possible to sportsmen also rose to the occa-
sion and made a Welsh rabbit. while Mrs. Jack
| made toast The potatoes proved to be all right.
! and we ended by having good a dinner as the
heart of a HEALTHY man cold wish. besides no end
OF fun
How often we have laughed about it since. 'or
! Mrs. Jack has now become capital hol sekeeper.
and her dinners famous but often tel her that
! was the one snail always remember with the
! greatest pleasure
OLD AND NEW CLAIMS
Ever now and then" sad old Mrs Rocco y
| am startled hy the sentiments uttered by tho
younger generation opinions and ideas wlcn
make me feel how old-fashionod / am and no" COM
pletely my world has become a thing OF the past.
| My niece you know. married a NAL named Smart.
/ whom the elder members OF the family thought
quite parvenu However. he had no end Of money
| and succeeded &. everything be attempted. obtain
ing also q social success quite commensurate with
his business triumphs. or course under such con-
diiions his chilrcn have no reverence all for orr
| traditions. I'm fact social croods do not exist
| for tacm. and it gave me curious shock and
realization OF how old things were slipping away TO
| hear the two Smart boys di>cnssing some function
| 10 which they had unnillinsy been dragged the
night before by thei mother who still remembers
mat She was a Knickorbocker
".How thankful am said ono ~ these young
/ i.onoclasts that am not named Van R or S
or L. naming several Of the well-known clans of
I New-York 20 belong to which had been brought
. no 10 feel in our Republican land. was equal 10
,itl. of nobility. II there Is anything musty. and
r,stv and foo,ishly prctcnious.' he went on. II Il
one q, those socond-rate old families Second-ratc!
fairly gasped.
".po YOU actually mean TO say. asked with
/ What I meant TO be witherlnG sarcasm. but whi"h
ne WAS obtusc enough 10 take as a simple question.
that YOU would actually rather be named Smart
7 than Van r.?
".Whv I should say So chimed IN his sister: l
,vouldn't he classed with those old frumps for any
It,, ,.as invited 10 ioin a class the other day