Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-03-12

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and concerning this Ito had the same
prejudice as myself When there were
guests from the outside world, he was
as keen as ! lr the effort to give a
local flavor to ue repast. Perhaps
J can recall a menu or two and the
decorations accompanying: In the
center Of the table. arranged In a low.
spreading way, was a %grny.green jar
hlled with double yellow coreopsis.
The first course was n fruit cocktail
compounded Of papaya. orange and
pineapple; for the second course there
were served mullet, potato chips.
brown bread.and.cucumber sand.
wiches; next. roast duck, guaya Jelly.
mashed potatoes. green beans; then
alligator pear (avocado) and water
crackers; at the end, coffee and minis.
Another name Is Tokomoto. lie
made most delicious cooling bever.
ages, and generally picture him as
accompanied by a classified tray.
one drink that he bore alb, vt was
especially popular, a cup that while
tasty and sparkling was MS innocent
as II was good: mint, you cut him
fine, you put sugar, you put lemons.
squeeze him, stop In ice box long time.
You put ginger ale, then pour him
quick" Sherbets, too, he excelled In,
Offering OF these a variety, sometimes
blending %lavors, sometimes giving a
single fruit its full value But above
the value of his beverages and ices
was his u%nyarylng %pollteness, his smil.
ing, kindly service.
! think OF that dependable sweeper
of walks. beater OF rugs and voranda.
washer, Nakana, OF the industrious
gardener whose name we never could
remember, but whom we referred to as
the Smiling Jap" And even Of pre-.
tending.to.be.eross old Tuji, who az.
tirmed he hated Mowers but was
perpetually watering or wedding them.
Aud most kindly ! think OF Narimatsu.
caretaker a. the mountain house
loaned us one season. lie was gen.
eral utility man; hover OF wood ana
drawer Of water, guide, mailcarrier,
sutlor, gardener, raconteur. Evenings
after his hot path and the looming of
japanese attire -daytimes he wore
American costume-he presented a re.
|mnrkaDly we'll groomed appearance,
looked and acted the gentleman Of
leisure marked contrast 10 the
hired man of the States.
Nafimatsu's wife had but recently
.HtHfttI It4N from lua.u.. ...I ..lNl. ..
thing but experienced in American
methods OF housekeeping. was - Will.
ing and intelligent that We could be
nothing else than patient with her.
our garments suffered IN her early
attempts as laundress, but she i'm
proved week by week, and we found
her ON the whole worth training.
though the training had TO be from the
ground up Only one OF our array
OF domestics was a complete failure.
she was impoasibly untidy. and our
place would have become n vcrltable
sty had we not personally hoed out
every once e. awhile.
Aud confession viii have TO be
made. tails eulogy of oriental serv.
ants viii have to be tempered by the
statement that never once could We
relax In our house'eepings the role
of rigid inspector; that though the
Japanese are the nation that bathcs,
still they often are very b%euighted In
other sanitary matters; the surround.
lngs Of the bathed ones an too often
are squalid IN the extreme.
All Oh. a young Chinese servant. we
round a great scrubber and cleaner rs
well AS u fair cook aud an attentive
waiter. lie was very unpretty to
look az. with his rmo mouth and
protruding jaws, but he WAS so i'm.
maculate n presently forgot he was