The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
GOODS AS SERVANTS.
Chicago University Students
Worked as Housemaids.
GRAVY BOWL THEIR DOWNFALL.

Oumed NameS-TwO Fair "Segs" In
Search of Experience For College
story Came to Grief at Second Meal.
First Was a Triumph For Investi-
gators.
Because a professor in the English
department at the University Of Chica-
60 requested the goods of his class to
be prepared with stories of actual ex-
periences for a weekly theme, Miss
Florence Eddy and Miss Vivian Rand,
two pretty ''segs' of original ideas,
raped timidly a few days ago at the
back door Of the home Of Mrs. Moses
Goldsmith, 4517 Forrestville avenue,
Chicago, and applied for positions as
dropping of a bowl Of gravy after they
had been engaged and had gone to
work the experiment terminated at the
close Of the first day, says the Chicago
Inter Ocean.
"When she comes, you do the talking,
nie,'' said Miss Eddy.
"And mine is Dennis, l guess" put
in her friend just as the door swung
open.
"Why-er''- stammered the appoint
ed spokesman.
1--WE noticed this adj" she continued,
blushing, rs she handed Mrs" Goldsmith
a clipping from a morning paper, land
we'd like positions as first and second
girls"
II could scarcely believe that such
an GRAND would bring to my door
girls so we'll groomed," said Mrs. Gold
smith the other day in telling of her
part in the affair. "But l invited them
in and asked them if they thought it
would be possible for them to car for
SO large a house."
"'Oh, yes,' said Miss Eddy. I've
worked for the last five years.
"In Chicago?' l asked in surprise.
"'Well, no-at home,' replied the girl.
II was so delighted at the prospect
Of having honest home girls that l real
" didn't mind their not having refer
ences.
II told them that l was very partic-
ular and that it would be necessary
for them to learn my ways Of doing
work. They both said they were pro-
6cient in general Homework, but when
I mentioned laundry their faces fell.
I glanced at their soft, white hands
and realized that l had gone a step too
far. l decided to take them and pay
them 81 and So a week and send out
the laundry work."
'That suited us splendidly," said
Miss Eddy as she told her side of the
adventure. 1--WE had planned to stay
a week if we could and get some eX-
p%erience in the routine of real domes-
tic science. We little realized that our
dramatic ability would not carry US
through twenty-four hours"
Ibid we enjoy the day? Well, I
guess" answered Miss Rand to the
query of a friend. ut was more fun
than a circus. All that bothered us
was our names
"We were shown to u room and
such a pretty little place it was. There
we donned our caps and white aprons.
We hurried down to prepare lunch. On
this meal our future seemed to hang.
We felt the necessity Of it's passing
without a flaw, and it did. Its success
was due to our strict attention to bust.
ness.
"After lunch we cleared the table and
washed the dishes. This was all very
simple. Then we busted and did a little
scrubbing. 1t seemed to us that we
were working fast, but somehow il
eoo, nm %;roo fo cfo, ut dipnoys WI
rather enjoyed the prospect of serving
through another meal, for it vas evi
dent that we had made good at lunch
Jennie, otherwise known as Miss
Eddy, kept forgetting that my name
was to be Maggie and insisted upor
calling me Annie and a dozen Other
names that didn't fit before she could
fall on the correct one. l felt sure tina
she would be the cause Of our down
fall. Then she always giggled and act
ed so silly. l didn't laugh. but l die
something far worse. Our discovery
was all due to me.
1--WE got along beautifully with oul
work, and dinner proceeded as we'll al
lunch. We had served the first cours'
famously and were removing the dishe'
when we met our Waterloo.
"Miss Eddy was coming from tn
dining room with the gravy bowl il
her hand when the swinging doc
struck it and knocked it to the floor
In my surprise l cried:
"sWhy Florence Eddyy
Everybody understood then ant
laughed, and Mrs. Goldsmith said Their
was no use crying over spilled gravy
We asked to be allowed to finish tn
day as we had commenced it-as serv
ants-and agreed to reveal our identit,
after we had finished the work. Mrs
Goldsmith and her daughter insiste'
on being allowed to assist with tn
washing of the dinner. dishes and upo.
our spending the evening with the fam