South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-01

Helen kept glancing at the dining
room clock as she cleared of the
breakfast dishes. II was a quarter
after nine now and that girl had
promised so faithfully 10 come at
nine
What il she should disappoint her
after all2 Helen had discOuraging
vision OF another days hunt for a
maid. But as she folded up the table
clothe the bell rang. 1t was Nora with
a suitcase and bundle.
Good morning. j was beginning to
think you weren't coming"
"Oh, no, miss. ] wouldn't disap-
point you. When ] says I'll come, I'll
come" standing awkwardly in the
hall with her packages.
We'll, you can go right 70 your room
and put on your working dress" and
Helen led the way to the small but
cheerful maids room.
A few minutes later Nora came into
the kitchen IN fresh blue Bingham
dress and white apron.
Now, Nora, we'll just leave the
dishes, and III show you how 10 do
the front rooms"
Helen opened the broom closet and
took out the carpet sweeper, brushes
and dustcloths.
Now well begin in the library
With painstaking details h e
showed Nora how to first run the
sweeper over the rugs. then turn them
up and go over the hard wood floors
with the long handled brush, and then
with the oiled floor mop.
You see. Nora, If you go over the
floors this way every morning you'll
only have to get down on your knees
and oil them with a cloth once a
month. That's one thing I'm particu-
lar about. L do want the floors kept
we'll"
Must I move everything. miss?'
glancing doubtfully at the bookcase.
"Oh, no, you need never move that
Look. you can get under it with the
brush. oh. L forgot the windows, -
throwing one up. You must never
clean without opening all the win
dows."
That she could work, and work
fast, Nora soon demonstrated. Helen
had thought yesterday that she
looked capable, and now she was quite
sure Of il. And she was so cheerful
looking. and seemed so eager to learn.
When she had finished the front
room and the library Helen called her
into the bedroom.
Now ] want 10 show you about the
bed. This is Wednesday, so we put
on fresh linen. 1 keep the linen in
this closet We change the bed every
=
morning while we're at breakfast you
must put the bed to air. take off all
the clothes and lay them on this chair
by the window And every other day
you turn the mattress. Don't always
turn IL the same way, one time from
the head to the foot and the next
time over sidewise. Now you stand
on that side and I'll help you make il
up this morning
eyes, always tuck the blanket we'll
I'm at the bottom. Mr.. Curtis particu-
larly disllkes TO have the bed clothes
pull up from the foot. There No
we doG't set the pillows up, just lay
them down flat-like that. We don't
have shams. 1 think fresh, clean pill
low cases look better than any
shams''
"Wiu 7 answer it, miss?" as a bell
from the kitchen rang shrilly.
That's the dumbwaiter. guess
that's the ice. Wait, I'll show you
how to put it in"
While Nora lifted the ice from the
dumbwaiter Helen pushed back the
milk bottles and made room for il in
the refrigerator.
This ice box ought to be cleaned
and we won't have time for il today.
Now Nora, you can go back and fin
ish up the bedroom"
Helen was strengthening up her
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came TO the door
I'm all done in the bedroom, miss.
Must I do the dishes nOW?"
eyes. you can wash them next, "
hurrying 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. AS soon as you wash it, I
want you TO put It away in the side
board. Come In the dining room and
I'll show you"
Helen opened the felt-Hned 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
the pieces you use mOst-arrange
in the front like this. And back here
are the desert knives and forks. the
soup. boulion and coffee spoons and
other pieces"
''Now about the china" going back