The Washington times., 1919-12-07
lis Pretty but Unhappy Yo,
Phil Lydig) and Darling Son
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New York, June 9, 1914
Ny Dear viii:
Your four letters received dated June 2 4 and G.
have spent many hours thinking how you could stoop to
write such preposerous things Allow to answer the
best can at this time.
Yes It quite true you bought the oranges but you
neglected to say you had forbidden the valet buy
two for me- and 1 twelve days constantly asking
before you bought any.
After suffering many, many mornings for want Of
proper food owing the fact that the cook had pre-
pared only for people and you had four or FIVE men
for breakfast finally mentioned the fact that it was
necessary for me to have food and place to eat it.
Being in neghgee and not desiring to appear before
strange men, have had wait hour before you and
the left the dningroom The morning you speak Of
especially sent to the kitchen and took the last Of the
fruit last Of the cereal. last of the rolls for your friends
Your large list Of food ridiculous do not eat
lettuce, lamb chops chicken SQUAD for breakfast
and no Of these things cooked anyway have
never eaten rice vegetables both of which are quite
ridiculous for breakfast food
After you had thrown out dozen and a half cooked
eggs and went about in rage the cook was in no con-
dition to cook again for So eontented myself with
warmed eggs and warmed-over coffee. / doubt very
much the valet saying did not eat grapefruit for you
as well the valet have take it every morning
and evening. The pineappes, you informed me, were
spoilt
Owing to the fact you have given strict orders that
you alone would give the orders. and too i'll to
stand any of your abuse told the cook to tele-
phone your office Gas you had given orders) and get
your list of groceries saving any possible chance of your
flying into rage again. But then we could not
avoid it. At 20 went to the hotel cafe there was
nothing cooked and no orders given for luncheon
About the linen: You very well know have never had
anything to do with your linen At your demand that
leave that to yOu know nothing about what you had or
have As for your inquring around to who counted
linens, that was quite useless You know well who did
and with your orders 1t is needless for me to say it
not any of MY French maids As for my throwing them
away at personal request put your fine nen table
cloth with my embroideries. That is all that know
anything about.
As for your getting cook who makes the nice cake
like itais quite strange to seldom ever touch
cake.
About your letter Of June A. You state you have en-.
gagged servants to suit Also you wish me to be easy
them. Also you say my present condition would
make irrabe insisting all these servant troubles are
account Of me. There of my answering that
You know perfectly well have never had one disagree
able word with your help. Those who were not dis
charged when You in rage left because they would
not stand for your methods language. You and un
derstand perfectly well each and why they left
As for my present French maid You evidently quite
misunderstood why she is with will make it plain
engaged her personally and am paying her myself as
wish a maid who takes orders from and who be
evening you refuse to give a trained nurse when
needed greatly She not engaged to do Homework
You will have to supply a butler and maid for your
apartment have always done and stop trying to
send my maid to me in tears every day. imposing the
work Of the entire apartment her and then swearing
around because she does not do Your room and
bath have been cleaned every day her She worked
all day long doing things your help will not do Now
she is do only what she has been engaged to do that
is simply my bedroom. being my companion and doing
my sewing am unable to be alone as you well know
SO You must stop swearing to about my maid She
has nothing to do with your things.
As your letter Of June s. As your usual custom the
price stated to you for the ayete was greatly exae
gerated As to the Best Co. and Arnold books not be-
ing marked to suit you had been in such rage at
the idea that should have layete costing over fifty
dollars and you had not grabbed the books ont of NV
hand like wild man and running out of the house with
them would have explained to you my markings alone
understood and would gladly have talked over in con-
hdenee what was needed, as / had intended TO do,
As for making out list for you to dictate to your
stsnographer Miss Brophy and to discuss things hold
dear 70 myself with her. hardly think at this time need
stand any such abuse. No woman has anything to do