The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-10
Their Married Life
~ MABEL HERsERr uRNER

sisted Helen. II hate those high re-
flecting lamps" From the ceiling were
suspended by bronze chains the invert-
ed alabaster dome shades so much in
vogue now, and which give so frosty
and cherries a light.
Here's new one on me-" announced
Warren, now intent on the dinner
card. We seem to have struck a
bargain night"
1t was the table d'hote card, but the
price at the top, $1.25 was crossed out
with red ink and under it was written
$1.00.
That's curious; I've never seen a
marked down dinner before"
We'll, why shouldn't they have bar
gain sales in food-and advertise 'em
too? Roast spring lamb with mint
sauce, regular price $1.25, for today
only, CSC. Our regular 30c hashed
brown potatoes. for this day &c., How
about it? That's a peach of an idea %
Helen's laughing comment was in
terrupted by the waiter who now came
for the order.
A Regular Dinner
"All right, we'll try your regular
dinner. Let's see, two CLAIMS, two to-
nat bisque; you want salmon, don't
and one sea bass. I'll give the rest of
waiter started off. what about the
] marked down price?"
ooh, they've just changed that to-
dry, sir. You see, it's a S100 every
| day except Saturdays and Sundays,
and now they've made it $1.00 on Sun
days too"
How are you doing here. anyway 2"
for Warren always had a genuine in
terest in any new enterprise.
Well, of course, sir we haven't the
crowd we had at the old place, but
we've been open only three weeks"
hopefully.
why do you suppose they ever
moved?" unused Helen as the waiter
hurried off. They had such a Won
derful place downtown-full of atmos-
pierre"
The craze to move up on Broadway
they've all got it. Probably go broke
here in a couple of months. They say
there are only three Broadway restau-
rants that haven't been in the hands
of a receiver Well they ought to go
broke-the way they soak you and give
you nothing for it,"
But this is very reasonable-dinner
like this for dollar" glancing over the
six courses of the card.
Cheap enough if it's good food
Hello, We've going to have some tam
going with it,"
In the center of the room was a
waxed floor space for dancing. and
now a girl with astonishing yellow hair
and scanty pink chiffon gown cam-
out with a youth IN evening coat of
and they whirled and twisted in the
latest tapgoing stunts.
As they had dined out very little of
late. Helen had not seen much of the
dancing craze. and some of these con-
tortions seemed to her almost startling.
Helen Shocked.
why, Warren, isn't this rather
dreadful?" as the youth swayed the girl
backwards down to the floor, then up
again, and with his knee under hers
lifted her from her feet.
Warren shrugged his shoulders
That's not in it with some of the
dances at Jardin de Danse. Well have
to go up there some night"
"Oh. do you see that man Watching
that girl? What a Iook!"
The man was dining alone and his
half closed eyes followed every move
ment of the girls swaying form with
an insolent appraising gaze that made.
Helen shudder.
Good sea bass, Ell Though we
stood chance of getting our moneys
worth here. They all start out pretty
we'll"
And everything's so new and clean.
This tablecloth's never chen launder-
ed; it's the new design, too, the plain
satin stripe. Don't you remember we
saw so many of them in Paris ?"
Warren was much more interested
in the quality of food than the design
of the table linen. but Helen never
failed to notice every appointment.
She had already examined the mon
ogram &C. r. in the shining silver
which had not yet the dull look that
restaurant plated ware soon acquires.
The china, too, was new and of very
good design
And yet with all this newness the
place looked bare. uninteresting and
wholly without atmosphere.
Dear" impulsively. I'D love to dec
crate restaurant. think I could. I
think / know what women like"
"A hand mirror and an automatic
powder puff attached to every table %
First. I'd take out all the lights
began Helen eagerly. I'D have only
table lights with rose, silk shades;
every woman knows how becoming
they are. Then I'd have all the walls
paneled with mirrors. A woman loves
to sit by. a mirror. An occasional glance
to see if her hairs all right is so re-
assuring. oh, it seems so simple, the
making of an attractive restaurant.
Yet, how few of them are. Perhaps
that's why so many fail?"
How about the food?'' grunted War
ran ar