El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-31
Married Life the First Year
HI, ss !, Cal By Mabel Herbert Urner

1T had been an unusually busy
morning Besides its being Anna:
cake baking day, Helen had de-
cided, after the breakfast things wer,
! cleared away and the kitchen straight
I To try to wash out a thin lingerie dress
! It was so sheer and fine, that she was
! afraid to trust ii 10 the rought treat
ment of the laundry And for such a
( gown dry cleaning seemed needlessly
4 expensive
! Anna had good naturally assured her
that they could rub it out by hand.
And they did. Some warm suds of
CASTLE. soap. a quick rinsing in clear
water and it came out beautifully clear
and white.
While 1t was drying Helen. who never
did anything by halves, brought out a
lot of laces and doilies and white silk
gloves and washed them also. She was
enjoying it immensely. 1t was like
wash doll clothes in her little girl
! days
Then she got out box full Of narrow
lingerie ribbons-the collection OF
weeks. They had seemed too . rumpled
to run back in the underwear from
which they were taken when the pieces
went to the laundry, and yet too fresh
to throw away. So now she assorted.
rinsed them out and pressed them and
rolled them up neatly on pieces Of
cardboard.
"Oh, Anna I'm having a beautiful
time, Can't you think of something
else I can wash out?"
Too Busy to Eat or Talk.
Il guess Your dress IS ready TO IRON
now. ma am. BY the time you're through
that you'll be tired enough TO quit"
She unrolled the dress from the tow Ell
into which Anna had wrapped it tightly
nf i'll > I, II ~
While ARna made the icing for the
cakes and prepared the vegetables. for
dinner. Helen ironed the dress. 1t was
fascinating wark-the thin lace flounces
pressed out like new. A real store
finish,' Anna called it.
Hadn't 1 better fix you some lunch
now ma'am. It's getting after one"
"Oh, me; I'm too busy to stop for
lunch Just get me a glass of milk and
same crackers. Oh, dear. Anna you
mustn't talk TO me; just look what you
made me do Is It scorched bad"
Anna bent over the ironing board
"Thatll come out, ma am. It's just yell
lowed a little. I guess them irons Is too
hot anyway" And she carefully lower
ed the gas
It was almost three before the dress
was finished and spread out on the bed
in the spare ROOM 1t looked lovely. An.
have done 1t half as we'll.
And then, for the first time. Helen
realized that she was tired-very tired.
Her back and side ached from the UNI
accustomed work
She got out of her clothes with
sense of relief, and repaired TO lie down
for a nap. She would awaken rested
and refreshed, and put on the dress for
dinner. And Warren would hardly be-
lieve that she had done it up herself.
She Takes Rest.
Anna I am sure no one will come
this afternoon, but If they should just
say that I am out. Don't wake me for
anything. I didn't know 1 was so
tired"
She took a quick warm bath. for
nothing rests her as much as that
Covered her face with cold cream,
rolled her hair on kid curriers' (for she
wanted to look very nice that even
ing). Ana then lay down in her cool
darkened room with a sense Of luxuri-
Gus comfort and relaxation that only
comes when one is very tired. She
was soon asleep.
A bell was ringing loudly She |
started up bewildered. It was the |
door bell. Why don't Anna answer it?
'Annal Anna, she called sharply. |
impatient at being awakened. But |
Anna did not answer