The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
IN be your cook for forty per. "
Wen pay you that plus ten.
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:. Wen pay you that plus ten.
/ And Thursdays outt'
Sundays. tool'
We granted that and then
She walked right in and turned around and walked
-Backstairs Ballads
A society for the suppression Of the
number p. composed Of 261 at-peace-with-
the-world matrOns whose servants have
stayed with them for two years or more.
and which is known as the German
Housewives Society, assembled in Tuxe-
do Hall. at Madison avenue and Fifty
ninth street 10 see their backstairs Won
ders have gold badges pinned on them
ana to feed them ice cream, coffee, and
/ cakes. There we're thirty-six maids on
the list 20 receive the long service badges
yesterday. says the New York Sun, but
three didn't come because their mistresses
were afraid the girls would get their feet
wet
As a cooperative society for the dis
couragement Of cutters the German
Housewives Society seems to have He'll
con Home. Of Englewood, \. J., soldered
TO the third rail- There was Rosa Hahn.
who has been the cook for Mrs. NJ Vein
berg. Of % West Seventy-sixth street, for
I
badge in the form OF bee, ate the lunch
con provided. faced the hashlight brigade.
and went back to the Weinberg home Of
her own free Will. Also. there was Lily
Freund. superintendent Of the culinary
department belonging to DR.. Willy Mey-
er the specialist, OF 7O0 Madison avenue.
and she went back quietly TO the Meyer
home after she had received her badge
to begin her ninth year Of honorable ser
vice.
One Was to BE Married.
Emma Raining. who has remained in
the employ OF Or. Helen Lowenstein for
four and one-half years. even though the
doctor does live in A1orristown, Y. J..
came over TO Manhattan 70 get her badge.
but didn't go back Emma announced a
few days ago that she is going to be
married. Dr. Lowenstein IS unable to
leave her room and so was not present
The thirty-three mIstresses who decided
10 unlock the doors and accompany their
maids to the hall were bit late IN ar
TiVing Cabs had 10 be telephoned for.
canopies stretched from street doors to
the cabs. and carpets laid across the wet
sidewalks. All this took time Besides
few Of the matrons couldn't find their
cooks goIoshes right of the reel and
there were also delays in some houses
caused by some indecision on the part OF
the misTesses as to whether il would be
wise 10 permit the servants TO go out in
such weather.
But when the thirty-three had arrived
and each matron had found a white and
sold wicker chair for her particular maid.
the matTons stood with firm grips on the
coat collars OF their prizes while the vice
president, Mrs. von Briesen, of East
FoTty-seventh street, mounted the dais.
gold bees ia hand. Along the sldeliHes
was about sixty feet of table filed with
fancy cakes and flowers.
The services were simple, so that no
cook would be at all fatigUed. Mrs. Won
BTiesen had a list OF the time-servers.
and as she reached each name the girl
walked proudly TO the dais and got her
gold bee and few words OF encourage
ment. the tenor Of which was; For
heavens sake. stick, Marriage is a fall
ure A rolling stone gathers no pretty
moss. Look before you leap. Nothing
succeeds like a bird in the hand"
Nervous Before FIashIight.
When all had received their medals the
camera squad advanced in company for
nation. but there was a long halt before
permission could be got 70 line the girls
up and fash them
Lena Is a very nervous girl. protested
the tall woman with glasses. and I'm
afraid the fashlight powder might affect
her seriously.
Minnie. my maid" insisted another
housewife, tells lie she got her feet wet
getting out Of the auto and really can't
have her standing around in that condi-
ton. She must have some hot coffee be-
fore"
We've decided, ma am" interrupted
Minnie. "to have our pictures taken be-
fore we set down 10 eat"
The matTOns feH back respectfully and
the picture was taken.
While the girls stood before the camera
in a long line each housewife ran to the
long table and secured a chair for her
maid One woman near the end Of the
table thought the nearest cake dish was
too far from her maids plate, and at the