The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-24
a Culinary Triumph.

| When Dorothy Griswold, AFTER a brie1
but biissful courtship. became Mrs
Philip Harston, it seemed TO her that
life could hold ne more OF happiness
But. alas. a cloud appeared on the sky
| OF connubial bliss which Increased in
dimensions and density every day. The
fact of the matter is this: Dorothy
could not cook-not a little bit Like
too many of the girls OF the present
period, she was educated in anything and
everything but the one thing needful to
| a housekeeper whose husband Is a clerk
in a Chicago department. store.
/ Dorothy awoke from her dream OF
bliss 10 a realizing sense Of her defieien-
cies. She discovered that burnt steak,
| muddy coffee, soggy biscuit and dried
up roasts were not exactly the rsht sort
| of fuel with which 10 feed the hickerins
| flame Of domestic love. Philip was too
1 much of a gentleman TO indulge in IN
| kind or sarcastic speeches TO the bride
| of few months. but he lost his orlgnt
| spirits. became serious and preoccupied
1 in MS manner, lost his appetite, anu
| horrors. began to get thin
! Dorothy became anxious and worried
him nearly to death with her solcitude.
| When, one morning, he announced 10 neF
/ that his firm desired him 10 go 10 New
York to buy goods for his department,
she actually rejoieed. though ii would
| take him from her for time, saying
| II am glad, Phil. dear; the change VIII
| do you good. I can stay with Aunt
Sarah, you know, while you are away.
| She put her fat in order, locked The
| doors, and betook herself 10 her aun'
| house, which was few BLOCKS away
A few questions from her aunt, who no.
ticed her troubled eyes, brought the
| whole matter 20 light.
80, Aunt Sarah. 1 am so miserable,
sobbed Dorothy. land we were SO hap
py. What shall I do?'
"Do?" cried Aunt Sarah. theoretically.
| why, learn to cook; that's all
But where, and how?" asked Do
rothy. hewildered.
Here" said her aunt.
On the afternoon of Philips arrival. a
busy little figure In q gingham apron
| fitted through the rooms on household
duties intent Philip would not get
| home until O'Clock in the evening.
She had planned a good plain dinner
with few kickshaws as treat. Every
article was of her own cooking, and she
felt as proud as a Queen. Her bread
had turned out beautifully white ana
| spongy, and baked a beautiful brown.
Philip was so fond of homemade bread
when It was good. She was so glad
the pie was a success; Philip dotted on
apple pie. Then there was a Charlotte
| Russo, and a mold of lemon jelly 10 60
with II for dessert. Everything was
ready for the salad, the dressing made.
the lobster prepared, and the lettuce
crisp and cool
Twenty minutes to the bell rang
Dolly few to the door, expecting to see
only her liege lord What was her sur
prise to find with him stranger, whom
he presented as his cousin. Jack Rey-
nolds. from New York. She had often
heard her husband speak of this cousin.
however. and received him cordially.
"a real stroke of good luck, Cousin
Dorothy" said this young man, pro-
ceeding to make himself at home at
once. my running against Phil just as
he got off the train. He could not es-
cape me, though I believe he tried"
which was truer than he thought,
The soup was good and was followed
by raw oysters. celery. and olives. with
delicate soda biscuit. Dolly deity chang
ed the plates. and she could scarcely
keep her face straight when Philip, cary
ing the tender, juicy roast as II in a
dream. stared at the beautiful, snowy
bread and the well-cooked vegetables in
amazed wonder.
His spirits rose visibly. BY the time
all were served and he beheld his
Cousin Jack attacking the viands before
him with great zest. his happiness was
complete. His relief was so great when
the dessert arrived that he became al
most hilarious in his appreciation of his
cousins jokes and Dorothy's witty re-
sponses He tried in vain to catch her
eye. She resolutely avoided meeting his
glances.
'You are the strangest fellow I ever
came across, Phil" declared HIS plain
spoken cousin, when dinner was nearly
over. You were as GUM as
deathshead before dinner Who could
ina CINE that a full stomach would make
such difference?" at which Philip
flushed guilty and Dorothy laughed out
right
When Jack was leaving he said. heart
fly: Cousin Dorothy you are a prime
l1ousekeeper. Phil IS a lucky dog TO
get such wife. Almost thou persuadest
me TO become a benedict"
DO it." said Phil with his arm
thrown across his wife's shoulders and
his face glowing with pride and affection.
IF you can find another ike Dolly"
and Jack went his way delighted with
his visit.
what hypocrite you are. Phil,pi"
cried Dorothy, her face hidden on her
husbands breast. But you needn't Get
your breakfast downtown any more. I
can cook lots of things''-she was SOB
bing now b-befsteak and b-b-bacon
and m-nn-muf-muffins and
Some internal fool had 70 tell Won
that I suppose" growled Philip. with his
head laid on her yellow pompadour. 81
swear I'll never do II any more. Dolly"
"You won't need to- cried his wife
triumphantly lifting a tear-stained but
bea ming face so near his that he id
what any young husband worthy the
name would do In his place.-From
What to Eat.