Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05
THE HIRED GIRL.
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Copyright, 1913, by Frank Crane.)

They had a celebration the other day II
a home in New York, I see by the pa
pers, and 1 wish I had been invited. anc
| probably would have been IL / had beer
fortunate enough to be acquainted witt
the family.
Mr.. and Mrs. jacobson gave a party In
honor of their servant, Helena Schwartz
because she had been in the household
for twenty years 1 humbly lay my laurel
wreath at Helena's feet As the once
boy would say. Me for her.
1t is about time something was said Tor
the hired girl. She has as much TO DO
with the peace and content OF the Iaih-
ily as any other member .
1n one respect she is greatest OF All
for her business is to serve, Whlcn Is a.
ways a greater thing to do than 70 RUE.
When she is treated with the reSpect
and consideration due to human oeins
she is usually faithful, amiable and EN-
cient.
We have never had any servant trouble,
with a few exceptions in our mousse. oIi
the contrary, We have grown to ike them,
and they u.s. SO that when the necessary
nartings have come they have been at
tended with Weepings and gloom as IL
sisters had parted
There was Iyanka, the Czech girl. who
longed to stay, but was called away Ny
call to MARBLE in vaudeville and l hope
she has made good.
There was Edith, the Swede, who saved
up so much money out of her wages that
she had to go and buy farm near her
brother in Nebraska. And Louise. also
Swede who married the laundryman-
There was another Louise and her nus
band Josef who attended to our wants
in Paris and at last left us Tor their
farm in the Rhone valley.
&c
over the cookstove. She is coloreu
lady from North Carolina. and II any
. body thinks he can find better baking
powder biscuit than Anna makes, or
finer custard pie, or more delicious roast
beef or boiled ham than Anna can pre-
pare | am ready TO meet such person
now or any time and prove his raise
hood to him upon his body with weapons
of his own choice.
When our crowns are passed around
am sure the hired girl will get nice
less sacrifices. her long labors borne
cheerfully for a little appreciation
How many little boy has loved the
svmpathizing friend? How often the
tired mother has been eased and tended
by the loyal ministries that no wages
could repay.
And let us thank heaven that there
are a few girls left who have sense
enough to learn how to take care OF
house and cook a meal, and VINO
ilv where in self-respect they can work
not too hard and save a bit of money
rather than lead dogs life as a sales
lady or shop girl on Sc a week.
Helena is a philosopher. 1T all de-
Ponds on the girl in the kitchen" she
said in newspaper interview. IF she
is careful, economical, sympathic and
guards the good name and character OF
her family. and she knows how to
cook, or is willing to learn, she can
make it happy home. II the contrary
is true 1t will not be happy. no mat
ter how hard the mistress tries
And, just to make your mouth water l
will here set down the titles OF the
various good things Lena had prepared
for the guests at the party:
Homemade noodle soup. roast turkey
and chicken, green peas boiled and
mashed potatoes, cold slaw, tomato and
lettuce salad. lemon pies. sponge cake.
pound cake with twenty candles on its
frosted top, German butter cookies. Ger
man sweet loaf. wines and liquors, and
cigars for the men,.
How long since you have read a para
graph as interesting as that?