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ing room and surveyed the haudiwOrx.
such an array % terrible looking mix
lures has never before been seen.
some 81 the omelets looked like mush
and milk A few Thought thickening was
required, and consequently theirs looked
like bed quilts. The heat had completely
swallowed several up. go the pans were
displayed 10 show the sorrowfui tale. Sew
cfal were fairly well done. while others re-
ssmblol Welsh rarebita. One unfortunate
man succeeded In making something that
resembied an omeief. and then had tho
misfortune to blister and biacken q TO
such an extent that II might have been
almost anything.
At the conclusion by unanimous vote tho
hess and poorest omelot makers each re-
ceived a pretty silver souvenir oppropri-
ate In the way ~ cooking and serving.
! The house was prettiiy decorated with
greens and yellow blooms. Tho floral
decorathoue consisted of huge center
piece made OF dafosiis j0uquiis. crocuscs
ana the new vividly yellow roses artis-
tlcally banked with small growing greens
Ia tiny pots hidden by their own foliage
Eggs. OF course went 60 make up tho
! foundatlou for many Of che delicious
dishes on the menu. Oranges. lemons.
bananas and California white grapes
served IN fanciful forms added much 90
enhance the color scheme.
one woman who herself struggles along
without any assistance OF any kind. says
the New York sun. has a theory that tho
woman with the maid can always b. re-
cognized The care OF this functionary
r. believed 10 show itself always IN tho
trimucss Of the wofnan's looks. including
the neatneas Of hair aud the exactness
with which her bows are tied These are
q
she declares. that proclaim the assis-
lance Of a well trained maid. Her innu-
ence on dress Is unmistakabic. ana with
out her u & impossible 20 produce tho
ELECTS for which she Is responsible. /
have known naturally unkempt and
slouchy women who acquired maids In
their access Of wealth who were immedi-
atsly transformed into women 81 the
most irreproachabie appearance Their
hair no longer flew In different directions.
and there WAS no longer hiatus between
the top OF the skirt and the bottom Of the
waist. The maid was responsible for all
this transformation. and without her aid
they would have continued as mussy look
INK as ever Another quality Of the maids
service Is 20 be- detected IA the looks OF
noman's dress. II II always kept In
splck and span condition, ana there 10
never aHy excuse for missing button or
a grease spot 80 long as tho maid On at
hand 20 remedy these defects II Il In
this feature OF maids activity that sho
Is an economy instead Of an extrava-
gance. A weil-trainsd lady's maid can DO
hired IN New York FOR so a month. She
VIII be able To- keep clothes la good order.
dress her mistress properly and mako
simple dresses How well she can do that
depends. Of course. on the taste OF the
mistress who directs her. IL would 10
rather surprise TO a great many women.
] think. TO hear how many maids make
them well Shirt waists. linens and all
kinds Of informal dresses ought 10 be
within the power Of the average maid or
she T. not worth her wages The maid IL
not an extfavagance 20 the woman OF
means. She is rather an economy than
otherwise. 80 Ear as the question OF ex-
pense gees aud she will always be able
10 give her mistress the delightful look
Of being carefully and attenuvely dressed
that nothing else In the world can lmpart.
Aly advice, therefore. 10 all women who
can possibly AFFORD Il, Is 20 have a maid
Il they can. IL Is better 20 lop Of expense
somewhere else than do without this treas
ure."
This story comes from Los Angeles Cal.
The most wonderful wife that ever Ilv-
ed" exclaimed Edward ~. David, and
then he went on TO prove up his claim.
Mrs David had built house aud tho
building Of Il saved her invalid husbands
life. This true story ~ as follows:
In the fall OF 1897 Edward ~ David and
his wife and baby came 20 Southern Cali.
fornia. Mr. David WAS about q years old
an electrical engineer. . graduate OF tho
shcfneld Scientific School at Yale Cnivcr-