Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-21


Must do the dishes now"
Yes, you can wash them next
hurrving out TO the kitchen, where
the breakfas dishes were still piled
on the table
Now this is the solid sJlve-. You
can tell il because every piece js en-
graved At soon as YOU wash f.. I
want you always, to put II 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 tabl knives, forks and teaspoons
the pieces you use most--arrange
In the front, l'ke this And back
here ara the dessert knives and forks.
the soup, bouillon and coffee spoons
and other pieces
Nov about the china" going back
into the kitchen. This is the good
china. and must be kept IN the china
closet Don't leave it in the kitchen
and don't EVER put It IN the ice
box Thi7 blue is the kitcherr'are
so n you must break ANYTHING" Helen
smiled. "let II be the blue"
"Oh. no Miss: I always tries 70 be
very careful hope I'll not break
nothin'"
Well now that's all. isn't IT You
know how to clean up the kitchen.
don't YOU 7 want to go In end write
some notes and phone to the grocer "
oh, sure Miss; II WORT take me
long 70 wash tnia handful OF dishes
ard clean IN here"
When Helen sat down at her desk
she could not resist calling up War
rem.
Hello. ID she turn up7" was the
curt greeting.
"Oh. yes. dear. she came a few min
utes after YOU left And really
think she's going to he wonderful,
shes SO fast--why. she mas the front
room. bedroom and library all done,
and nov she's washing the dishes Tn
sure were going 10 like har better
than We ever did Maggie. for she
doesn't look 2 hit suilen, and
Well thatll keep til I 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 en-
fore I put 'em away
Helen went out TO the kitchen and
looked in the various paper bags the
delivery man had lust Iefs
Here's the salad" taking out a
head Of esCarole and one of roma!ne
We're very particular about having
the salad kept crisp. AS soon as II
comes, wash It thoroughly and wrap
II in this" taking a piece Of hemmed
cheesecloth from a line back OF the
range. Then put II right on the ice
You must wash out this cloth every
few days and use IL for nothing else
Nov. the potatoes go down here.
They diGn't send very nice ones. did
they? They're too small to bake:
YOU'D better mash them for dinner.
These tomatoes Wen keep until to-
morrow. and III show you how we
like them stuffed What's this?' feel
ing small. hard package. oh, the
Eoquefort cheese. You can put that
in the ice box Just as it is"
Won't il smell up everything
Mss" smiling at the package.
no. not If 4 ls 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. I thought / ordered string
beans. Oh. yes: here they are. Wen
have these for dinner. You know
now to make little cream sauce
with butter and -four, don't you?
And here are the soup vegeta bles: :
the butcher will send a bone with the
meat. l ordered steak-I thought that
would be easy for you the first
n ght."
You Just want plain vegetable
soup miss"
yes; and put in two OF these to-
matoes. And, on, while I think OF
IT," taking a tiny drawer from the
sDice box on the wall, these are
celery seeds Always put few Of
these In the soup; they flavor it -
nicely. That must be the meat now"
and Helen opened the dumb"a'ter
and took off the b~owu-paper parcel.
Nora got through the hOusewOrk
utrh ease. Plainly she knew how to
clean. BY o'clock she had the whole
aparrment shining and had even
washed out the ice-boX. But when
Oh. began to get dinner she was a
little nervous.
Although Helen set the table and
fixed the salad. still dinner was late,
ard Warren was irritated by the ten
minutes wait
He had not seen Nora until she
brought in the soup. ana then he gave
her a quick. appratsins 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 riEht-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
know she's nervous"
But. unfortunately the steak was
over-done. the mashed potatoes lit
tie soggy and the cream sauce in the
beans lumpy with -four.
so sn-'s the one you were spout
ing about and calling such a won
dor" sreered Warren. Why in the
devil didn't YOU show her a few
things Turn green girl loose ln
the kitchen. do you, and let her get
dinner
SHOW her. Indignantly I've done
nothing but show her all day long
I've talked TIL I'm hosrse ! know
she's inexperienced about the cook
ing but she's willing and quick to
learn. rs just ID question OF break
ing her In
"Weu. I'll not have my digestion
r,,ined hv amy such meals as this II
she don't do better mighty quick
shell not stay here. You re- So infer
nally anxious 20 get O. girl that looks
clean and ueat-but irs darned
sight more important 10 get one that
can COOhw