Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-16


references OF her dodgers, and then to isS
them enjoy the Independence she herself
wished. But the kitchen she had thought
of as her own. Now she decided that they
should share 1t also, with all the comfort
kitchen must mean to any woman.
Independence is q watchword In Our Flat
Each woman's room is her stronghold, to
furnish and care for according to her In
clipation and income. In the kitchen each
has her shelf In the cupboard and her closet
room for supplies No two seem to wander
In to prepare breakfast at exactly the same
time in the morning, and those who lunch at
home invade the Kitchen at odd moments as
the fancy strikes them. Occasionally sew
eral may join together and treat themselves
to areal home dinner at night, but, being
busy women, the general order OF things Is
to dine out.
We were discussing the subject In the
kitchen one Sunday morning recently. sun-
day is the morning to find us at our best.
The Kitchen Is always clean and shining
after Its Saturday scrubbing and securing,
for one thing, and we have had leisure to dof
our curl papers and don becoming neglieee
before meeting at breakfast. The actress ID
one Of the first to arrive at breakfast on
Sunday, for she goes to church. She was
sitting on a stool with the coffee mill be-
tween her knees, busily grinding sufncient
OF the aromatic bean for her morning cup
on this particular occasion.
What IRE you cookingT she asked sud
denly of the art student, who stood by che
stove enveloped In long gingham paint.
ing apron, and gently stirring the contents
Of steaming frying pan. That certainly
is the most delicious odor have smelled IN
shall be NIL out of concelt with my sauBages
nd hot cakes. And I've been looking for.
ward to enjoying them sol"
The art student laughed She Is our ''baby
member" and speaks with low Southern
drawl.
Fried apples" she said. "Why. ex-
pect you don't know much about fried ap.
pies, do your Well. l declare, you must
try some Of these when they are finished,
Just to see how good they are. Breakfast
doesn't seem like breakfast to me without
fried apples. I've had fried apples every
single day since I've been here.
"Eyery one being able to get those bits
Of home life here Is what makes this our
fiat and not my fat" said the artist. who
was enjoying her customary two chops and
buttered toast at the kitchen table.
"People who have never had to endure
the disheartening unloveliness OF the fur
nished room or boarding house, !" said the
little actress, cant imagine how the soul
Of the woman who has had to stand such
an existence for several years grows to long
for bit of home lie. $3.50, i
She drew a napkin OF coarse linen from the
table drawer, spread 1t opposite the artist
and began to set 1t with bits Of china from
her cupboard shelf with evident satisfaction.
Our Kitchen table Is stained green, which
gives 1t rich, artistic appearance, and It
really looks inyitingly dainty on Sunday
mornings, when spread with snowy napkins
and dotted with the best pieces Of china
every one possesses. The art student brought
her frying pan from the stove as the actress
sat down, aud insisted upon distributing
spoonfuls of steaming savory apples, fried
q rich brown, which proved Irresistible.
sociabIe Breakfasts.
I.lore these morning gossips willis tis
coffee Is making" continued the little &C.
tress as she poured the syrup over her
buckwheat cakes. "I'ye always appreciated
| sociable breakfast hour ever since tried
keeping nat by myself. Thought would
be smart and Independent and have homo
of my own, you know. But oh, the loneliness
Of that fat and OF those breakfasts, without
a soul to even say Good morning toll
II wish some one would solve the prob
lem Of keeping this pan from Overlooking"
said the physical culture teacher, who en-
tered at that moment.
Sunday morning is busy time In our nat.
| Not that we work. Oh, dear, no. But there
| are SO many little things that the woman
| who is busy during the week puts of until
| Sunday to do. There are skirts to brush and
| press, and hair to be shampooed, and gloves
| must be cleaned and mended, and home let,
tiers answered, and the toilet silver polished.