The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-21
Revelations
Of a Wife
Being the Confessions Of an Aver
age Married Woman.
BY Adele Garrison.
sTHE chicken salad is very good

/ ~ Jaw we WNIt eiNtIlR dt 'dulV
near the fireplace in Fraunces' tavern,
the old pre-revolutionary inn of down
town New York, which has been re
Mored by the Sons OF the Revolution
! Have YOU ever eaten the chicken
/ salad here?' The elder Mrs Graham
asked the question of me sharply, total
ly Ignoring the man AZ her elbow
"Hes, indeed, and | have found it
very good | replied My mother in
law shifted There isn't restaurant
cook in the world who can prepare
chicken properly, even for a salad" she
said decidedly
Her tones were clear and carried
. half way across the room a number
OF diners turned and stared frankly At
us and some OF them could not conceal
their smiles at my militant companion.
10 men there is nothing SO painful L
as TO be the object OF attention in a
public place But from my slight ex
perlence with my husbands mother, /
think / can count upon being subjected
to many wondering Starcs if | accom-
pany her on her trips
The elder Mrs Graham has no
thought for the opinion of any one save
herself Whatever she wishes to do she
does with a royal disregard OF criticism
which would be superb if it were not
SO annoying
wondered idly If this characteristic |
OF hers was not one reason why DicRV !
had shifted the conducting OF her |
sightseeing trip from his shoulders to |
mine
What else is there" Mrs Graham
turned TO the waiter with a movement |
SO quick and imperative that il brought
him to attention as If he were sol !
dicr
Almost everything, ma'am,' he mur- .
INJURED. Grab flake salad lobster
salad
My mother in law cut him short "a !
do not mean salads mean meats"
He was evidently an inexperienced |
waiter, ior he fumblcd with the menu
card and started to look through the /.
list OF meats His slow movements
seemed TO eNaSperate the elder Mrs |
Graham, for she took the card from his |
hand and put up her lorgnettc,
III this is a specimen of the serv- |
ice," she commented acidly, ut strikes
me that the diners who had Sam
Fraunces for host were much better /.
of than we arc"
II Was Chilled Through"
made no reply not knowing in
deed, but what any answer oi mine I.
might irrltatc her further She scanned
he menu irownlngly as there any
thing special YOU want to eat'" she de
randed in tone that seem 10 admit of
no answer save the one ! gave her.
NO just duplicate YOUR own order"
said quietly ! had no idea of what
she was going 10 order, hu, il did not
matter much n me ! was too much
upset over the scene OF few moments
before 10 care what food went into my
/ mouth
The elder Mrs Graham evidently ap-
proved ot my decision She turned to
the waiter 1.-TWO chicken salads. two
og5ers OF French fried potatoes. an or
der OF olives and one OF radiShcs and
some French rolls. You may bring
two cups OF chicken broth before the
salad but be sure to have il steaming
hot Bring two cups OF coffee with
the salad will choose the dessert
later"
! had to. admit that my mother IN
law had chosen an appetlzlug lunch
even II she had been arbitrary about its
selection. leaned back and ga,ed into
the immense old fireplace near which
our table was stationed
But our table, the nearest on, TO the
fireplace, va, altogether too close ior
real comfort Ny mother in law had
selected II when we entered the dining
room ! wanted 10 suggest then much
AS love 10 sit before the open fire.
hat we would be apt to ind ii uncom-
Portable but she was so chilled from
he winds along the sea wall that | did
NOT venture the advice
undid the faStcnlngS of my cloak.
removed the garment, and laid it across
The back OF my chair 'Will You not
he too warm with your coat on2"
| 1sked Shall ! not help YOU off with
it,"
In some incxplicablc way she twisted
the remark into a reflection on her
Judgment IN choosing a table "No.
| hank YOU" she returned Stiiily, 81 was
Il chilled through That was the reason
| why ! chosq this table OF course.
| Younger blood is warmer" with an acid
| mile so il YOU cannot stand the
/ heat, perhaps We had better move"
| Problem In Diplomacy.
! "Oh, no. indeed" protested ~ am
| quite comfortable now smiled
| covertly as uttered the hali.truth at
| the unconscious irony OF my mother in
laws suggestion Imagine any one ven.
turing 10 change any arrangement OF
hers when II was once made
II | could have borne any malice
/ toward my husbands mother ior her
arbitrary manner the feeling would
/ urcly have been satisfied by the dis
comfort which she soon began to en-.
iure The fire seemed go grow hotter
/ and hotter, and while | with my coat
/ oif was merely slightly uncomfortable
,hc, wrapped in her heavy coat soon
began t6 show the effects OF the exces.
| ,iye heat
/ When We had finished the hot chick
en- broth she wrcd tho pcrSpiratior
/ ireu her face ! hoped that she wouli
lip her coat off but did no, know
/ he obstinacy OF my mother law
] There now am beginning to ge