Evening star., 1912-09-29

but the excellent servants to recommend
it, l should sing the praises of the Per-
sian capital Mere words cannot convey
an adequate idea of the perfect service
which one may get very reasonably in
Teheran
Housekeeping in all its phases is an
art cultivated to the highest state of
perfection among all classes of people.
even ladies of first Importance in social
ranks. Consequently the servitors have
been trained until they artists in the
true sense of the word Their artistic
sense has been highly developed through
the long ages in which the country has
been civilized A Persian servant will
sweep and garnish your drawing room as
carefully as though ii were the most inn
portant act of his life The way he keeps
the rugs in order is really worth demon
Strdting to d domestic science class here.
He is so anxious TO clean yet not to harm
in the slightest way these rugs which
have been objects Of admiration TO him
from his early childhood.
lie VIII cleanse and arrange the most
fragile bric-a -brac without the slightest
accident In fact. breaking and 'nicking.
as the househeeper $ term goes, for MAX
ing ugly breaks in your china. is
known in Persia. A servant who broke
china or glass. or otherwise destroyed
the goods of his employers would be
scorned by his comrades. and would have
small chance TO get another post. | used
10 smile when all this was gravely ex-
free and enlightened country being dis
missed fof breaking "a piece of china.
The usual average. my housekeeping
friends tell me, Is to get a complete set
of ordinary dishes and kitchen crockery
once a year Then the pains which
Persian servant will take to arrange
flowers is delightful to watch He will
try several vases before he is satisfied,
and he groups the blooms as harmonious
ly as though a great painter were select
ing his hues for d picture which was to
bring him a fortune
Life in the home goes like clock work.
When you have good servants, you have
merely to state your pleasure about meals
but once and they ready in the de-
sired way just on the stroke or the min
ute. The cleaning in the home is so per-
fectly and so noiselessly accomplished
that ii seems almost like magic. The ma
tives are cooks of long pedigree and
proud accomplishments. Every lady in
Persia takes a keen interest In her table.
When she expects guests her dainties oc-
cupy her attention for days and she does
not scorn attending To many details per-
sonally. In the east hospitality attains
perfection not understood here.
When a hostess invites company to
dinner the entire household is in flut-
ter of expectancy and every detail is pom
dered with care which We scarcely give
TO the most important acts of life. Many
dishes to be served at the afternoon en-
tertainments which are the usual method
by which the women have social inter-
course take the entire day to concoct.
some of them several days. They serve
the most exquisite jellies made always
from fresh fruit. and these are often
frozen and covered with rich sauces
which would be worthy of some of the il
lustrious chefs under the Grande Mon
argue of France
Though the women are very progress
sive and most intellectual. they follow
their old traditions in social matters