The Denver Jewish news., 1920-04-07
Mrs.Nathan and theSto-
ry of the Four Questions
A MODERN PASSOVER SEDER RE-
COUNTED BY YOUNG MRS.
NATHAN.
BY f. G. EHRLIcH


than told me, when she dropped in
from bridge game the other day.
She settled herself more comfortably
in the great winged armchair and
Smoothed out the flare of her taffeta
afternoon frock. You all know Mrs.
Nathan-there are at least dozen OF
Ter in your immediate circle. Of Dres-
den doll prettiness. limited in intelli-
lence and vocabulary and Just married.
Aside from cards and dress. they have
little to talk about save Jake's pre-
ference for roast beef or the impudence
of the latest keeper of their kitchenette.
(Of course. they all live in flats: they
realize house may be more home
like and cheaper. but then its more
work" And they don't like to work.
Later they cease to talk about hus-
bands gastronomic peculiarities ana
begin to bore you with tales of baGy's
first tooth and how he can actually
stand OH his feet alone at eight months.
tOf course, they seldom have more
itiaTj one baby. Babies are lot of
trouble, even with a competent nurse,
so hard to acquire nowadays-and
Mrs. Nathan doesn't like to over
work..
Il never saw Scder before" went
on Mrs. Nathan. I'VE never had one
ut home; my people are too up-to .date
for such things. But our new rdtbi--oh,
he's just crazy on religion. Called Mrs.
Schnaddig down the other day for 60
ing to the dressmaker's Saturday
morning after she took Maxine to Sun
day School. That shows what crank
he is. doesn't it?
well. he said we just had to have
our children at Temple to see Seder.
He said if the mothers and fathers
didn't care to give them one. he would.
And he got some of the women of the
s:isterhood excited and they promised
TO help" She pouted prcttily. THAT
crowd make me sick. As tho VIZ
haven't enough to do without starting
something new in the Sunday School
all the time. I'm on dozen COM
mittees now and it keeps me busy run
ming to meetings. Why. they had the
nerve to ask some of us to come down
for sewing once week for the Or
phan Asylum. told that fresh Mrs.
Adler / didn't have time TO darn my
own stockings now. hate such pee
plc. Just because she can do her
own Homework and most of the sewing
for those four children OF hers and is
always doing work for the Sewing
Society. she thinks other people can
dc wonders. too. But I'm not going
TO make myself a nervous wreck for
nobody"
But the Setler:" l reminded her
as she took out her silver vanity bag
and powdered her nose. first squirting
anxiously into the little mirror as
tho to detect possible wrinkle brought
on by overwork or worry.
THE Seder. oh. yes, he got Il com
mittee together somehow and Betty
and Marjorie and Sadie and l offered
10 come and serve the kids. I'm not
the one to shirk work. il ! do say it
myself. And then they had the nerve
10 ask me to roast chicken or bake
cake. oh. l suppose l could if l
had to- took year of domestic
science in High School. but I've got
my hands full pattinu my Snl-in,r
clothes and everything. And l couldn't
ask Josie. She's the freshest thing,
Every Sunday afternoon out now. If
you please. ! tried getting u delica'
lessen supper for the two of lis once
or twice. but Josie always kicked
about the way l left the kitchen. So
now we always go down to the Tou
rainne and get bite. Have you been
down there since they got their new
Iaz orchestra from Chicago. Oh. boy.
Really fine! But they ought to lie
arrested for charging "A quarter for II
silver of French pastry. Last week
we got up from the table hungry and
The check was over two dollars. |
don't see how poor people live now
udays. But you go down there some
time. The dancing floors the best in
town.
But l hate to he disobliging. so
said Id see what ! could do. Did ]
bake a cake? l should say not ]
just bought dozen lady fingers. Chill
drcn oushtn't to have rich cake any
| how. Do you think so? / know if /
ever have a baby it's going to he kept
on the strictest diet. Like Hclcn's lit
tie girl. No, she's sick most of the
time, but Helen's nurse is wonder
the doctor recommended her and she's
50 devoted to the baby. Helen SAYS