Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-02-06
Roses and Potatoes.
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Go HERE are the roses" said Polly,
depositing a huge load of Amer
lean Beauties on the table and
laying her muff and stole on pile of
grocery boxes. THE carnations and
smilax and evergreens are coming
down in the carriage with the Japa
nese lanterns and the funny little It's
sue paper caps.
We were getting ready for the char
ity dinner at the mission chapel, and,
Of course, Polly was doing the trim
mings. Polly always does the trim
mings
But where" said /, gazing on the
great masses OF green and pink, will
they find room for-the potatoes, for
instance"
Potatoes said Polly, scornfully, as
she took mass of blue forget-me-nots,
which she calls that" off her pompa-
dour, and laid it on another grocery
box Those, Mr.. Heavyfeather, will
be considered-after of course"
Like matrimony. after courtship, /
suppose" | sighed, picking up a long
stemmed rose and holding 1t gingerly
by the tip end.
''Yes," said Polly, cor housekeeping
after the honeymoon"
"or the bill after the dinner"
'1Fhere won't be any bill after this
dinner" said Polly. because the -dea-
con donated the potatoes and--things,
aud kind lady donated the roses and
lent rs her teacups
How thoughtful of her." | remark
ed Il am sure those starving little
Stun youngsters are just yearning for
roses served in china teacups. Who
was the lady, Polly? Delsarte pu-
pill with fluffy hair and pink tea man
ner?"
"0n the contrary" said Polly, pull
ing the thorns off long green stem
with the dexterity of an expert, "she
was a nice, commonsense little thing
with turned-up nose, and violent in
terest In her meals. l distinctly saw
her take three helpings of chicken sal
ad at the ladies' aid meeting"
THE kind" l suggested, who would
spend ten minutes before breakfast
curling her hair and two minutes max.
ing sloppy coffee
Yes said Polly. 'and who would
spend the whole afternoon planning an
evening bonnet for herself instead of
planning an evening lecture for her
husband; and the whole evening saw
ing pretty things and flirting with YOU
instead of going over the grocery books.
and her whole life making things inter
esting and pleasant instead of cutting
down the expenses"
"And her declining years" added,
in the divorce court instead Of"
"Darning sockr' broke in Polly.
mot half so many divorces" she went
on. "are caused by cold coffee as hy
cold dispositions Whoever heard of a
man seeking a separa ton because his
wife let the biscuits burn while she
kissed him in the morning? Nobody.
But there are dozens of good cooks
signing for the husbands they forgot
TO kiss while they We're busy making
batter cakes 1t is never the woman
who makes good biscuits who lures a
man away from his tireslde and his
bachelor comforts, but the one who
wears n rose in her hair. potatoes,"
and Polly damned a rose down into
the epergne with n Scornful shove. You
keep potatoes in your kitchen. don't
you--on the shelf? Potatoes are cheap
Yeu can got them and hire Mary Anne
TO cook them for 81 week. But Won
don't want them hanging around your
drawing room, nor your dressing room.
nor your den. Now, roses are accent.
able anywhere; You like them at the
breakfast table in the morning nj vopr
desk ut noon, and in your button.
hole
II didn't know" said |, that the
modern woman liked to be carried
around in a mans huttonhole-lika an
adjunct"
''She doesn't" said Polly. care to
be done brown and digested or left on
n plate-;o be forgotten the moment
she ceases to he useful"
''And' | went on. ignoring Polly.
outhurst, III she does want to he orna
mental as well as useful-even a DO
tato has a blossom, you know"
"A sprout" interrupted Polly.
(which" | continued, "A king ono,
thought lovely enough 10 wear in hi
buttonhole."
Polly picked up full-bIown ros
with jerk that sent hundred leave