Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
Mabel Herbert liners Great Series
Their Married
.: Life IS
Helen Breaks in :e New Maid, but Warren Finds Fault
with the Dinner.

NOW, Nora, you can go back ana nhlsh
up the bedroom"
Helen was Strengthening up her own
room. when little later Nora came to
the door.
I'm all done in the bedroom, Miss.
Must do the dishes now"
Yes, you can wash them next,
hurrying out to the kitchen, where
the breakfast dishes we're still piled
on the table.
Now this is the solid silver. You
can tell 1t because every piece is en-
graved. At soon as you wash 1t, l
want you always to put It away In
the sideboard Come in the dining
room and I'll show you"
Helen opened the felt-lined drawer
and took a list from the back
This Is the list of silver we keep
out, but I'll tell you about that later
The table knives. forks and teaspoons
the pieces you use most-arrange
in the front like this. And back
hero are the dessert knives and forks,
the soup, bouillon and coffee spoons
and other pieces
Now about the china" going back
into the kitchen. This is the good
china, and must be kept in the china
closet. Don't leave II in the kitchen
and don't EVER put 1t in the ice
box! This blue Is the kitchenware,
SO II you must break anything" Helen
smiled. ''lot It be the blue"
'Oh. no Miss; / always tries to be
very. careful ! hope I'll not break
nothin'"
We'll now that's all. Isn't IT? You
know how to clean up the kitchen,
don't you? I want to go In and write
some notes and phone to the grocer"
oh sure, Miss; 1t won't taRe me
long to wash this handful Of dishes
and clean up here"
When Helen sat down at her desk
she could not resist calling up War
rem.
Hello: did she turn upr was the
curt greeting.
"oh. yes, dear; she came a few min
.utes after you left. And 7 really
think she's going to be wonderful!
She's so fast-why. she has the front
room. bedroom and library all done,
and now she's washing the dishes. Tn
sure we're going to like her better
than we ever did Maggie, for she
doesn't look q bit Bullen, and
We'll. that'll keep till get home
mans waiting for me now." and he
rang off abruptly.
The things we come from the gro
Gerry miss" announced Nora. half an
hour later. DO you want to see 'em
fore I put 'em away?
Helen went out to tho kitchen and
looked in the various paper bags the
delivery man had Just left.
Here's the salad" taking out
head OF escarole and one of romalne
We're very particular about having
the salad kept crisp. AS soon as II
comes, wash II thoroughly and wrap
1t in this" taking piece Of hemmed
| cheesecloth from a line back of the
range. Then put 1t right on tho ice
You must wash out this cloth every
few days and use 1t for nothing else.
Now, tho potatoes go down here.
They didn't send very nice ones. did
they? They're too small to bake;
you'd better mash them for dinner.
These tomatoes we'll keep until to-
morrow, and III show you how we
like them stuffed. What's thisT' feel
ing a small. hard package. "Oh. the
Roquefort cheese. You can put that
In the ice box Just as II Is"
Wont IL smell UP everything.
Miss" shifting at the package.
mo, not IL Il Is well wrapped.
There's the bread-box up there" un-
wrapping and handing her two loaves
of bread. THE rye bread Mr.. Curtis
likes for dinner, and this We use for
toast in the morning.
why, l thought | ordered string
beans. Oh, yes; here they are. Well
have these for dinner. You know
how to make little cream sauce
with butter and -four. don't you?
And here are the soup vegetables:
the butcher will send a bone with the
meat. I ordered steak-I thought that
would be easy for you the first
night"
"You Just want plain vegetable
souo, missT
yes; and put in two Of these to-
matoes And. oh! while I think OF
It," taking a tiny drawer from the
spice box on the wall, these are
celery seeds. Always put few of
these in the soup; they flavor 1t 50
nicely That must be the meat now"
and Helen opened the dumbwaiter
and took off the brown-paper parcel.
Nora got through the housework
with ease. Plainly she knew how to
clean. BY 8 o'clock she had the whole
apartment shining and had even
washed out the ice-box. But when
she began to get dinner she was
little nervous
Although Helen set the table and
nxed the salad. still dinner was late.
and Warren was irritated by the ten
minutes wait
He had not seen Nora until she
brought in the soup. and then he gave
her a quick. appraising glance.
Don't you think she's nice looking
clean and wholesome looking
whispered Helen as Nora went back
to the kitchen.
Her looks are all right-but Is this
soup a sample of her cooking? Tastes
scorched-and too much pepper"
Dear don't say anything. pleaded
Helen. This is her first dinner and
I know she's nervous"
But. unfortunately. the steak was
oyer-done, the mashed potatoes a lit
tie soEgy and the cream sauce In the
beans lumpy with -four.
so she's the one you were spout
ing about and calling such a won
der?" sneered Warren. why In the
devil didn't you show her few
things? Turn a green girl loose In
the kitchen. do you. and lot her get
dinner
SHOW herr" Indignantly. 1--WE done
nothing but show her all day long
I,ve talked TIL I'm hoarse. l know
.hs's inexperienced about the cook !
ing but she's willing and quick to
learn. It's just a question OF break
ing her in"
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