The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30

1 Mrs. Pittman added to her other attrac- | tions has a delicious sense of humor and
 in many instances when things seems to | be going wrong and getting in the frayed l and frazzled edges it comes to her with | a stupendous bound and lifts her out of
 difficulty that otherwise would be hope- | less!
 | Certainly
 There's no place like an Intelligence" effice to study human nature, especially it's humorous side.
 It is Continuous vaudeville performance,
 the actors changing like a moving pie
 ture show with every new comedy or drama-the scenario" ofttimes better
 than anything that the big playwrights throw upon the screen for us in the real movies"
 What sort of a story do you want ] about the employment bureau?' Mrs Pitt , man asked us as we entered the attrac-
 tive rooms. 'The humor of the situation you know"
 "Yes-but like all comedians. if I'm to be classed where belong," interpoated.
 T want to do the serious. Nat Goodwin and DeWolff Hopper. you snow, have all | ways watned to play Hamlet and" T don't feel seriously inclined today | said Mrs. Pittman, land besides I have recently had some very amusing experi- l erce. I suppose in the first place your friend (and here she turned to Sally Bugg l who hednt chirped since we had entered
 the sacred precincts) wants a cook" "of course." said Sally, jubilantly, q
 want good cook-one that looks like parlor maid in a French play" 1 Don't tell her that" I begged
 You'll get her all muddled. We'll have to choose one with an eye to whether she can wear the makeup of | a French parlor maid" l Mrs. Pittman promptly surveyed my
 friend and asked her a number of questions; how many are in the fam l fly; whether she entertained much; if
 she was difficult to please, and last and most important of all, how much she paid"
 | Why. it's worse than the questions
 the insurance agents ask" said Sally | Bugg seriously.
 l Would you like to see what I have | l We told her we were ready for "ex-
 hibit A" at once.
 Long lines of people were mar siialed out like troops in the German
 or Italian infantry and as they went | by on' parade we inspected them with tho eagerness of a custom house of fieial who was determined to tax ev- erything that had been purchased on | the other side.
 It was queer train that passed. l Large cooks. small cooks, medium sized cooks. and little cooks-black | cooks. white cooks, red cooks and brindled books. all sorts and condi- tions-too numerous to mention Yellow colored. impudent of face and quite inefficient loolSing-others ebony colored that just looked like they were "born cooks"-and these we eyed en- viously.
 | There wasn't one that looked the part of a French parlor maid--how- ever.
 You can't always tell by looks, v
 said Mrs. Pittman. For instance, I
 sent cook recently to a friend whom had every reason to think was a
 splendid cook. A few mornings after
 her installment at her new home the
 rostman came in and dumped a great
 heap of mail on my desk. Several par
 eel post packages were among the
 number. didn't open these until had
 read my letters. One of them explained
 at least one of the packages. The let | ter said:
 Dear Sir--I am sending you by
 parcel post today loaf of bread that
 the cook you sent me the other day
 made. I am also returning the cook"
 "Is there any sign by which you can tell whether a servant is going to
 be a good ene?" asked Sally Bugs, lhopelessly. M
 None. whatever.' said Mrs. Pitt
 man. Tt is merely a question of try aAs them out although some of them
 come with recommendations yards and
 yards long,
 Do you furnish all kinds of ser
 xants?' asked, curiously.
 t"Everything from bank presidents to tbootbiacks." Mrs Pittman replied.