The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-04
ENGAGES A COOK.
SHOWS MRS. DOBLEY HOW TO DEAL
WITT THE SERVANT QUESTION:.

MAtter-He Faye n FsN 10 an inteiii"
gencs once and Has an Interesting
Halt Hour-How His Theories Worked.
Mrs. Dobley sazed helplessy over the chatting
dish al her husband. They were breakfasting
quite Informally, owing 70 the fact that the cook
had been discharged the preceding afternoon,
at Mr.. Doblsy's request For my part" said
Mrs Dobley, Il always believe In waiting until
one has secured another girl. It's q drsary thing
" have 10 breakfast on scrambled eggs and rolls
and coffee with nothin q better In sight for q week"
What nonsense" said Nj. Doblsy. You can
put an advertisement In the paper and have a hun
dred and one cooks u chose from In the morning."
That's Just the uouble!" said his wiz; II they
only wouldn't come In schools like whales and
p~Upoises II wouldn't be 50 dreadful They como
a dozen at a tipe, and begin 70 AK questions
until you don't quite know II they are hiring you,
OF you are engaging them. You see, I've been
through II, and you haven't After all, Belinda
wasn't ~ bad.'
Now look here, HonorA. You had 70 admit
that she never had anything on tme!"
"She was late occasionally
"Shs broke dishes"
Yes; she did destroy some Of the china and
glass;"
She los, silver and ruined the table linen In
tNe iduIuIy, I'm quoihk Soul owh Woiun
Honora."
"Oh. yes; she was a little carelesa"
"She not only generously sampled the decapters
on the sidebonrd, but she insisted on filling them
up with water when she had imbibed most Of their
original contents"
"Oh, all cooks drink. You can't expect lmpos-
sibiliues'"
"She fought with the butchers boys, and all
A.. Jt,fo,,,. ,.J..,, ,oe al sh.v ,ot,aad 10 soyya
ua"
"I,elinda had a quick temper"
I'VE had agreed u put up with all these trtning
Irregularities, but when she reached a point that
she felt II her right 70 stand at the head Of the
kitchen stairs armed with a ~chopping knife and
a rolling pin threatening The other servants and
daring me - dIsarm her, Why, ] considered u was
about time 10 call a halt"
"ro call q policeman, you mean" suggested
Mrs Dobley. Il don't see why you made such a
dreadful time OVERT The Idea Of having a patrol
wagon come up 70 our door"
Il have yet TO see the day said Mr.. Dobley,
when l would lay my hand upon a woman. no
matter what her station In life might be. l re-
gard Belinda, from what | have heard Of her. as
being too fiery and untamed for domestic use,
Personally, | wouldn't know her II I saw her; but
4 tdllllb " VI S'ltN'Aik 10 I'plA' why w" wv
no, go more by facial characteristics study up
Lombroso look at their ears and their ioreheads,
and take their measure, as II were"
Cooks all look exactly alike They are all
large. aggressive, patronizing and impertinent.
They ask all sorts OF questions, and they snap one
up like dragons II they are questioned at all. I
confess I'm afraid OF them"
"Oh. this servant girl question: This servant
uk,l o,aSiopI" axcIaip,ad NJ nCNIay, 81 nplv
they had men to deal With The trouble with all
you women is that you begin by being too concili-
a,ory. You should be naughty and domineer-
ing. That's tbs only sort OF thing that goes with
that particular species. 1t cows them at once.
1t Is like tanning a Wild beast BY looking it Armly
In the eye"
"well, | never should look . wild beast In the
eye or even . mouse. I'd rum" confessed Mp.
Dobley. and that's tho way | feel about cooks"
you should bring auto hypnotsm into play
said Doblsy IT'S very simple. Make UP your
mind 70 control Il en- Then you have 'eml"
Z don't understand those things." said Mrs.
pobley. 4 don't see " ny you didn't come down
stairs and hypnotic Belinda"
-shs had q ~ohopping knife with her, Metal
oounteracts the hypnotic current. But I'll give
you an Instance. Look directly In my eyes, Mrs.
Dobley"
Mrs. Dobley looked 81 him in,ently, and Doblsy
made passes in the air with his hands over the
table while Mrs Dobley watched him In amaze
n,nt. Look at me-" he onmandsd. snapping
his fngers.
Il am looking at you Jus, as hard as | can" said
Mrs. Dobley.
Pass the butter said Dobley. Mrs Dolby
did SO The rolls! shouted Dobley the eggs-
the toast"
There is no toast, said Mrs. Dobley,
Them said Uobley, triumphantly, III
you only had kept your mind fastened OH the
subject and your eye on mine you would have been
completely hypnotined."
Il looked around for the toast" said Mrs. Dob
ley,
But In the hypnotic state you'd have handed
me the hrst thing near you under the Impression
that it .dJ toast It's obtaining control Of the
mind Of the subject. Now. when you enga age a
Cook"
Suppose you engage herr" suggested Mrs.
Dobley, because you understand the system
90 much better than l. just put your hypnotic
powers IN play and get US a real good one"
"Oh-well now-it's o little out Of my depart
ment, don't you think soy" asked Dobley weak
ening visibly.
That's Just like q man, said Mrs. Dobley.
-You tell US how simple Il Is TO marriage domestic
affairs and give US systems and all that, but you
back out when II comes 10 tackling tho matter
actually"
"Uh, III get you a cook II that's the way you
feel abou, IT," protested Dobley lightly. Where
do you ind EN-. Al the department. stores OF
in tie florist shopsS Do they come in a box OF
by the bunch?
'"There is the Intelligence Office tina, | usually
go 10, said Mrs. Dobley, giving him a card. It's
safer to see them there because they are more
tame In the Intelligence Offices than when they
get you alone somew here"
a ridiculous idea You speak Of EN- as though
they were tigers and lions. Well I'm fond Of
sport. I'll stop on my way down town and lasso
one for you
By the time Dobley reached the intelligence
Office he had dropped his air Of lightsome gaye,y
for one OF deep resolve and had assumed an es-
pccially severe expression which he considered
would quell any Of the symptoms his wife had
mentioned a. being part Of the cook character.
The office seemed to Dobley To be ~ full Of fe-
males As q Broadway candy shop after a matinee.
He was the only man in sight and he experienced
a sort o. stage fright when he felt the numerous
pairs 4 eyes fastened on him. But he quickly
pulled himself together when he thought Of how
Mrs. Dobley would chaf him II he failed.
"l-er-wish 10 engage a domestic he said
10 the thin young woman at the desk as she looked
him over with a SUSPICIOUS gray eye
"HOusekeepef, nL., 50, wet nurse, kitchen maid,
cook. waitress, upstairs girl or ladies' maidg she
ratified out.
Just a cook" said Dobley.
1.-TWO dollars, please" she said, and Doblsy
paid the money and walked As directed intoa small
room papered In blue roses and carpeted in red and
oy.pua nbara WAS a cbeit and a sattaa and Ia