Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-27
Mabel Herbert liners Great Series
heir Married
~ Life x
They Find in New York Restaurant with the Latin
Quarter Atmosphere.

done,
Many Of them do" laughed Mr..
I stevens. But they all pretend the
/ publishers are sitting up nights for
! their books"
| Listen to this hot air" shrugged
| Warren. for now they could hear the
man telling Of his play"
STAGE DREAMS.
"Frohman said he'd take II II I'd
rewrite the third act, but / told him
| wanted it produced as 1t was or not
at all beiasco has II now. But these
| managers don't know good play.
There's corhing big scene In tho
last act which"-the voice was lost
in laughter from another table.
who's the guy with the hair?"
asked Warren. He looks the type"
Yes. he's an illustrator he's al
ways here" answered Mr.. stevens
That man next to him 10 an editor
on some trade paper. A lot of near
celebrities sit at that table. They put
us there one night, but as we weren /
writing a book or a play--we couldn' I
scinti!late. 1t was good fun, though.
hearing them discuss and settle the
AFFAIRS of nations"
How can these two girls walt on
all this crowd?" demanded Warren.
as the younger sister now took away
thelr soup plates and brought them
large platter OF beef tongue with
piquant sauce
on, they're workers. You get bet
ter service right here than you do in
any OF the big restaurants where you
pay four times as much"
From whore Helen sat she could
see the rear of the houses in tho
pIock beyond. They were evidently
boarding houses. and many of the
windows were lit. She had been
watching girl in a third story room
fix her hair and then put on her hat,
now she reached up to turn off tho
gas. and the window was dark
Helen wondered whore she was go
ing. what her life was, and what
that room, of which she could see
only cheap oak dresser and a bit
or the wall paper, looked like.
what's struck you?" as Warren
noticed her absorption.
Look, dear-look up there! It's
SO interesting to watch those win
dows. See that one where the cur
tatn's drawn? And that woman's
shadow against 1t? What is she do
ins--she's bending over something ?"
III oning, isn't sheT suggested Mrs
Stevens
Probably some poor little shop girl
ironing her shirtwaist to wear in the
morning" unused Helen. Il should
think the writer's who cems here
would get n lot of stories lust from
watching those windows"
Net they, They'd rather write a
Fifth SnCiatU "a a
the heroine steps from her limousine,
trips up the broad marble steps to
the door that's opened by a liveried
footman. That girl ironing her
shirtwaist In a back hall bedroom
wouldn't interest this crowd"
Yes. you keep your knife and
fork" smiled Mrs Stevens. as the
Frenchwoman who took Helen's plate
laid back on the tablecloth her knife
and fork. TT makes It easier for
them to serve. II they don't have to
change the silver for every course. -
That ought to suit you, Helen.
you only have to scour OFF one set
for the meal"
GOOD FooD.
He always scolds me for wiping
off everything with my napkin
laughed Helen, but / can't help il
at restaurants"
The next course was broiled squa b
and salad. They were not cold stor-
age squads for the favor was fresh
and delicate.
Don't see how they can give this
dinner for the money" declared War
rem. What did you say 1t was
sixty hve?"
ION. 1t must be more than that"
protested Helen. why. these SQUADS
alone would be"---
NO, it's only sixty-nve. wine in
Guided"
well. l don't see how they do IT,.
with everything so high"
That's what I say" observed Mrs.
stevens For two OF us dinner here
costs only S19O-S155 with the tin.
l couldn't get IL at home for that"
We'll. they buy In quantity. and
do all their own serving: and. OF
course, the French know how to
save"
Where do they eat here In the
winter" asked Warren, suddenly.
They have that big front room
beyond the kitchen. But they can't
get quite the atmosphere inside that
they have out here"
Isn't this salad dressing good =?
It's the red wine vinegar" announced
Mrs Stevens THE kind YOU buy is
so acid They make this from the
wine that's left In the bottom OF the
kegs | wonder IL they would let me
have some?'
MORE PRAISE.
After the salad came fresh pears
cheese and coffee
This Camemberts the real thing"
Warren shifted at 1t critically.
yes, and they serve brie here
. that's Al"
u was after nine before MIR.
/ Stevens took down his cane from n
/ nail on the white washed fence and
, made the move TO go.
Hold on there" protested Warren.
/ I'VE haven't paid our bill yet"
we pay in the kitchen as we 20
/ out"
one OF the sisters made the chsnss
I from cigar box on the kitchen
table. and bowed them out with a
I smiling. Good night, monsleurl o.,