The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-24
Married Life. Third Year
Helen Answers Some General House.
workers" Advertised in Sunday Papers.
BY MABEL HERBERT uRNER

! Helen Answers Some General House
workers" Advertised in Sunday Papers.
.sEarlys Winter Millinery. Big Elev-
ems Getting Down to Hard Work, what
! Science Is Doing, Are Enghshmen
Turning Into Gorillas! HOW Royaity
| Finds Diversion, The Population of
Mars" rnumbled Warren as he turned
| over the pages of the voluminous sun
day newspaper. Where in thunder
are those servant girl ads?'
..Why. dear, they wouldn't be in the
| magazine section" exclaimed Helen.
| ..Here they are, Situations Wanted,
Female. Domestic Now let's See.
glancing down the column, Chamber
maids, mattresses, general houseworh-
ers'-that's more like IT,
Competent young woman, Protest
! ant, good worker, for general house
work in apartment-sleep home"
..oh, that wouldn't do interrupted
| Helen. 1--WE wouldn't want her going
home nights
Middle aged German woman, good
cook, excellent manager; wants gem
eral homework in small family, best OF
references"
Helen brought a pencil and again
| leaned eagerly over his shoulder.
How about this? A competent Nor
cook; expert waitress; small family:
references
"Oh, yes, dear, mark that; we've
never had a Norwegian and they say
some of them are very good"
"'Colored,' light colored.' desirable
! colored.'" Warren scanned down the
list. MY, there's a string of them!
Listen to this: Neat young colored
girl just landed Where's she landed
from? Africa or Staten Island ferry?
Ha, ha, that's great"
But Helen was too seriously intent
upon getting girl to see the humor
of this.
A Good AID.
! Here's one dear" as she leaned over
and pointed to an item lower down.
Doesn't this sound good?
| "tCapable woman for general house
work; good cook. capable manager.
T! Call at present employers apart
ment.'"
| Sounds all right" as he marked 1t.
| Here's another: Young German
widow with child'-no she won't do"
| Helen made no comment, but she
could not but feel pang of pity for
| the working woman who was debarred
| because of her child.
| young English woman; wishes
position as working housekeeper; fam
lily of two apartment; no washing;
wages $50; apply by letter only
| Rather particular, isn't she?'' COM
mented Warren Guess we can dis
pense with her services. That mid
die aged German woman sounds best
of the lot. Well, we've marked five
or six here. That's about all you'll
want to write to-
| Here Warren threw down the pa
pers. rose, yawned, stretched and
strobe over to the window.
"Oh, dear wait and help me write
| these letters. l won't know what to
say"
Warren frowned, glanced at his
! watch, and then sat down again with
a grumbling:
Hurry up then and get at 1t. I'm
not going to fool around here and
| waste the day on this sort of thing"
Helen got out some paper and en-
velopes and drew chair to the desk
Hadn't you better write them, dear?
You write so much better.
Writing the Letters.
Nonsense! They ought to be IN a
| woman's hand. A mans not supposed
to engage the servants"
Helen sat down, propped the news
paper with the marked advertisements
up before her, and chen fell to nibbiing
her pen.
I'm answer this German woman's
first. But what shall l say, dear
How shall l begin it p
I Good gracious. You're not writing
an epistle TO the president Say any
| thing. Write a form note and make
it do for the lot"
Warren took up the papers and
looked yawningly through the sporting
| section while Helen labored over the
note
How will this do. dear?" she asked
at length:
81 noticed your advertisement in
today's American VIII you please
call in reference to the position? We
have only three in the family, In a
modern apartment with all convent
ences. and would like a good general
housekeeper.
j Rotten, You write as though you
were seeking the position. Give me a
piece of paper"
For a moment he wrote rapidly.
then read:
"Cali tomorrow. Must be good, plain
cook, sober, neat and willing
why. dear, they wouldn't come If
we said that We ought at least to say
no washing and small family"
They'll come all right if they want
a lob. and we don't want any of the
condescending kind. Here, get up
from there I'll get those off in a
fifty"
Here, dear, the stamps are in this
! little drawer. But do VOC think they
will answer these notes?" Helen per-
, sisted anxiously. You know We do
need maid so much. ! don't think
we ought to take any chances.
Different Ones.
"No chances about that tx thtsa
| notes don't bring 1em. they're not the