Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-12
WHAT RUDYARD KIPLING MISSES
Good Old Fashioned Pies Scarce at His English
Home-Mrs. Kipling Sends to This Country
for R0lling-pin and Clothes Reel.

for Rolling-pin and Clothes Reel
One important fact that has beel
overlooked by the biographers Of Rud
yard Kipling, He is fond of apple pie
And especially Of the sort that is mad
in America.
The fact was disclosed in the base
ment of John Wanamaker's store OF
Broadway yesterday morning, Tn,
clerks of the domestic department wer,
struggling herocally to attend to tn,
crowd that surged about the kitchen
ware counters, when u pleasant-faced
refined little woman of So. though
looking much younger, gradually edged
into the group around the rolling pir
bench.
81 beg your pardon, but have yor
any of those glass rolling-pins for max
ing pie-crust? The sort you had last
summer, | mean. They were made hol.
low, so that one could fill them with
ice to cool the pie-crust-a splendid
! thing! Now, my daughter and her hus-
band are fond of good pies. -
The clerk knit his eyebrows and tried
to remember where he had seen the
sweet faced little woman before.
"Why, | think we have. We will
get you one at once if we have not. "
And he began to hunt for one. After
a little it was brought out. The face
of the lady lighted.
1.-THE very one. Now, my grandchil-
dren are very fond of pies. you know,
and their father is, too. That rolling
pin makes them splendidly. You see,
it has the advantage of being always
sweet and clean " And she touched
the instrument with her perfectly
gloved hand.
Eyes, - said the clerk, still trying to
place the woman. THE glass presents
hard firm surface to the dough and
prevents the absorption of the bad
odors and will not allow the PARTICLES
to become sour. -
II will take that if you please, " she
said
"Where shall | send it. MADAME
ITO Buckingham, Sussex, England,
please: but | want something else.
Have you any of those steel frame bal
cony or yard clothes dryers that we saw
here last summer: My daughter was
over last summer and saw them here. "
"ies, indeed. -
BY now the little group of customers
was interested. The lady in the black
silk noticed it and spoke lower. Ev-
eryone wondered who it was that was
buying "A rolling pin and a clothes dry
er to be sent to England.
The clothes-dryer was produced and
opened. 1t was made to stand in a
ward and had five arms seven feet long
and 100 feet of line.
The lady looked satisfied. please
send it to the same address in SUSSEX.
England. How will you send it, by
express: Yes, and when will it get
there"
why. in little less than ten days,
| think. "
That's good but please do not for
get the rolling-pin. The children must
have pies, you know And American
made pies, too Or, what's next to it,
pies made by American rolling pins. "
And she smiled brightly.
yes certainly said the clerk,
to write in his order book.
And the name. Whom shall | send
them to:'
"Oh, yes. To my son-in law, Rud-
yard kipling. Buckingham, Sussex,
England. You see my daughter likes
American things, ana she can get /
them in London. You can send the !
bill to me, Mrs W. Balestier, No. 305 /
West Seventy sixth street, Manhat- I
tan. - And the little lady in black /
bowed, smiling, and swept down the I
toward the elevator followed .
by the eyes of the surprised clerk and .
the customers who were near.
The rolling pin and the clothes dryer
ire on their way to Mr.. Kipling. aud
10 doubt he and the little Kiplings will
east on American apple pies when they
arrive. New York World.