Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
Mabel Herbert Urner's Great Series
I heir Married
81 Life q
Helen Breaks in the New Maid bot Warren Finds Fault
with the Dinner.

up inc utbIpblbs
Helen was Strengthening up her own
room. when a 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
hurrylng out to the kitchen. where
the breakfast dishes were still piled
on the table
Now this is the solid silver. You
can tell It because every piece is en-
graved. At soon as you wash 1t,
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
tho pieces you use most-srrange
in The front, like this And back
here 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 It 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, "let it be the blue"
"Oh. no Miss ! always tries to bes
very careful ] hope I'll not break
uothin'"
Wen now that's all. isn't it? You
know now to clean up the kitchen,
don't you? want to go in and write
some notes and phone to the grocer"
oh, sure, Miss; it won't take 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 up?" was the
curt greeting.
"Oh, yes dear; she came few min
utes after you left. And I 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. I'm
sure We're going to like her better
than we ever did Maggie, for she
doesn't look a bit sullen, and
Well thatll keep till ] get home
mans waiting for me now," and he
rang Off abruptly.
1.-THE things We come from the gro.
Gerry miss" announced Nora. half an
hour later. DO you want TO see EN-
fore I put EN- awayT
Helen went out TO the kitchen and
looked in the various paper bags the
delivery man had lust left
Here's the salad" taking out
head Of esCarole and one of romaine
We're very particular about having
the salad kept crisp. As soon as il
comes. wash 1t thoroughly and wraI
1t in this" taking piece of hemmec
CheeSeclOth from a line back of the
range. Then put it right on the ice
You must wash out this cloth every
few days and use it for nothing else
Nov. the potatoes got down here
They didn't send very nice ones, did
they? They're too small to bake;
vou'j 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 a small hard package. oh, the
Roquefort cheese. You can put that
in the ice box Just as it is"
Won't 1t smell up everything,
Miss?' shifting at the package.
mo. not if st is we'll 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 l ordered string
beans oh, yes; here they are. Wen
have these for dinner. You know
now to make "a 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 thought that
would be easy for you the first
night
you Just want plain vegetable
souD, miss
Yes; and put in two of these to
natoes And, ON, while l think OF
it," taking 4 tiny drawer from the
spice box ON the wall. these afe
celery seeds. Always put a few Of
these in the soup; they flavor it s.
nicely. That must be the meat now"
and Helen opened the dumbwa:ter
and took of the brown paper parcel
Nora got through the homework
with ease Plainly she knew how to
clean. BY clock she had the whole
apartment shining and had even
washed out the ice-hoN. Hut when
she began to get dinner she was a
little nervous.
Although Helen set the table and
lived the salad still dinner was late,
and Warren was irritated by the ten
minutes wait
lie had not seen Nora until she
hrouglt i'm the soup, and then he gave
her quick appraising glance,
"Don't YOU think she's nice looking
clean and wholesome looking
whispere5 Helen as Nora Went back
to the kitchen.
Her looks are all right--but is this
soup sample of her cooking? Tastes
sco~ched-and too much pepper
Dear don't say anything pleaded
Helru. "This is her first dinner and
know she's nervous.
But. unfortunately. the steak was
over-done the mashed potatoes a lit
tle sogKy and the cream sauce In the
beans lumpy with flour.
$50 she's the one YOU were spout
ing about and calling such won
der" sneered Warren. why in the
devil didn't you show her a few
things Turn green girl loose In
the kitchen. do you, and let her get
dinner
low herr" Indignantly. I've done
n.tniug hut show her all day long
I'VE talked till I'M hoarse. I know
she's inexperienced about the cook
ms hut shes willing and quick to
lcarn. its just question OF breYk
ing her In
we'll IN not have my digestion
rtfrrd ry any such meals as this III
grs don't do better mighty quick
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