The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-25


Helen kept glancing at the dining
room clock as she cleared off the
breakfast dishes. It was a quarter
after nine now. and that girl had
promised so faithfully to come at nine.
What IL she should disappoint her
after all? Helen had q discourging
vision Of another days hunt for a
maid. But she folded up the table
cloth the bell rang. 1t was Nora with
suitcase and bundle.
Good morning. was beginning TO
think you were not coming.
sOh, no. miss. I wouldn't disappoint
you. When I says I'll come. I'll come. .
standing awkwardIy in the hall with
her packages.
We'll. you can go right to your
room and put on your working dress. :
and Helen led the way TO the small
but cheerful maids rooms.
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 I'll show you how to do
the front rooms"
Helen opened the broom closet and
took out the carpet sweeper, brushes
and dustcloths.
Now Wen begin in the library"
With rainstaking details she showed
{ Nora how to first run the sweeper
over the rugs. then turn them up and
go over the hardwood 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'il
only have to get down your knees
and oil them with a cloth once a
IT.
ular about. 1 do want the floors kept
we'll"
Must I move everything, miss? -
glancing doubtfuny at the bookcase.
..oh. no. you need never move that
Look. You can get Under it with the
brush. Oh, [ 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 it, And she was so cheerfuI-look-
ing and seemed so eager to learn.
When she had finished the front
room and the library Helen called her
into the bedroom.
''Now I want to show you about the
bed This is Wednesday, SO we put
on fresh linen. / keep the linen in
this closet We change the bed every
Wednesday and Saturday. But every
morning while were at breakfast You
must put the bed TO air, take off al
the clothes and lay them on this chair
by the window. And every other day
you turn the mattress. Don't always
turn it the same way, one time from
the head to the foot and the next
time over s.dewise. Now you stand
on that side and I'll help you make ii
up this morning.
Yes always tuck the blanket well
IN at the bottom Mr. Curtis particu-
larly dislikes to have the bedclothes
pull UP from the foot There, No. we
don't set the pillows ZIP. Just lay
them flat-like that. We don't have
shams I think fresh clean pillow
cases look better than any shams.'
.sWiil / answer it, miss" a bell
from the kitchen rang shriliy.
That's the dunbwaiter. I guess
that's the ice Wait, I'll show you how
to put it in
While Nora lifted the ice from the
6lun,hvaiter Helen pushed back the
milk bottles and made room for it in
the refrigerator.
''This ice box ought to be cleaned
but we won't have time for it today
Now. Nora. you can go back and fin
ish up the bedroom
Helen was STRENGTHENING up her owr
room. when little later Nora came
to the door.
I'm all done in the bedroom, miss
Must 1 do the dishes now?'
Eyes. you can wash them next.
hurrying ont to the kitchen, where the
breakfast dishes were still piled or
the table.
t'.Now this is the solid silver. Vol
can tell It because every piece is en-
graved AS soon as You wash it
want you to put it away in the side
board Come in the dining room and
III show YOU
Helen open the felt-lined drawer
and took a list from the back.
This is the list of silver we keeI
out, but I'll tell you about that later
The table knives forks and teaspoon:
the pieces you use most-arrange il