The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-20
Engagement RinssandPie
By wINIFRED BLACK.

Il finding out a whole lot OF inter
estins things Have you noticed some
OF them?
Here are two nice little facts that
have come up before that grave and
reverend body for consideration.
The great American people are get
ting tired Of pie. Salad. fruit. cheese
these things are taking the place of
pie. Oh. yes; It's true. 4 man came
from big pie-making concern and
told the board why he thought his
taxes should be reduced.
Even The del!catessen shops don't
sell much pic any more" said the
and fruits. and they are even getting
so they'll buy cheese. any kind OF
cheese. home made or foreign. instead
OF good American Pile
And 70 the support Of his statement
he brought 10 the hall OF justice vari-
Gus and sundry restaurant Keepers.
No sooner had the pie man left the
members Of the board. gasping IN
amazeInent at his revolutionary state
ments about the great American pie,
ne said. 10 explain why his taxes
should be lower.
II don't sell solitsires 10 the young
fellows any more" said the Jeweler.
"The girls don't want diamonds: they
want furniture. Every time try 10
persuade a conscious looking young
man that what ne wants Is q 5000 soli-
taire he says no. She says. get q small
stone and put the rest Into furniture
for the fat"
wonder II what the pie man and
the jeweler said can be true2 I be-
lIeve it-and I'm glad 70 believe H.
Fifteen years ago the boarding
houses were full OF Newly Weds: now
the bride who hasn't bungalow or.
at least. a fat Of her own TO expert
ment on Is a,poor failure, and so
rated among the rest Of the cheerful
voyagers on the troubled sea Of matri-
mony.
Housekeeping Is the thing these
days-very much the thing. That's
why we don't see so many sad-eyed
young husbands cooped up In
boarding house with all the rest OF
the derel!cts, as We used TO see them
Hurrah for the American girl. She's
come TO her senses. her good, plain
American senses. She'd rather have
homo OF her own with some comfy
furniture In 1t, a pot Of laburnum In
few framed copies OF famous mas
teTs on the wall, little pig-trough
bookcase with a few pleasant books
In IL. bright kitchen full OF bright
gest solitaire that ever sparkled on
the finger OF gambler or prize
fighter. and starye 10 death IN gen
teel misery In boarding house. with
all the world looking on to see the
first quarrel and the first makeup.
Hurrah for good little Mary United
States. She's coming 10 her own, and
Pm proud of her.
Take the little diamond. Mary. and
have II big enough In the gold part
want to make the biscuit. Put three
or four little pink and blue gtnghams
In that trousseau. Have dust cap
along. too; and. whisper. there's moth.
ing On earth more becoming than an
apron II you know how to wear II.
Put q cook book In the bookcase-it
won't stay there long. you'll need II
In the kitcben-and listen your hard
est when John tells what he likes
best to eat
manage and to order things, and be
the real ruler Of your real little king
dom. and watch John grow.
No, you needn't be nothing but
but a cook than to be Just nothing
at all. wouldn't you? You can be
just as sweet and just as pretty ana
just as bright and know how many
pounds Of butter it will take TO keep
you and John supplied with all you
ought to have 10 eat. as you can and
know nothing but the time to lead
trumps.
Realize that home is the happiestt
Place on earth; !! yGu Wake fsra IL s0' 10 fh tbe
world II you make it SO. IT'S all up
cles, all up TO you, little Mary United
States. and I'm glad TO see fnat you
So you're forgetting pie and eating
salads and fruits. Hurrah for you
again. though good pie is an excel
lent thing. But a cool salad is not
70 be sniffed at either. and fresh fruit
in season.
What is sweeter than a little table
set for two? I choose a shiny taola
with just centerpiece on 1t by way
OF linen and bowl OF outdoor MOWERS
mine, and a rosy Mary sitting at the
bottom OF the table mixing In large
blue and white salad bowl-an
orange. en- apple, handful OF req
maybe slice or so OF pineapple or
banana and squeezing some cool
lemon Juice and some good olive OIL
over it--while John pretends 20 read
Little Mary United States. you've
come home now at last, haven't you.
come home from Europe, and from col
lege. and from all the foolish. light
headedness we liked IN extreme youth
and abhor IN a real woman, and you're
fresh and rosy and fun OF cheer and
comfort. and you are just the dear
d, est, sweetest, best mortal on earth
Look at John. he's thinking SO this
very minute as you pour his COZ
fee.
No wonder he can work like
beaver all day with you and your lit
tie dinner waiting for him at home. not
In the boarding house,
Good for you. Mary. and good for
your new plan OF life. I'm with you
every step OF the way. heart and soul,
and SO is John, depend upon IT,
Smaller engagement rings and less
pie! with such news as that ringing
round the world, who shall dare say
the American republic Is tottertng TO
It's fall?