The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
The Cook "Lddy"

= and each one hits somebody in f1e "experience7 line-somehow, somewhere.
 The charming hostess who related few days ago. around cozy and beautiful luncheon table of how she called up over the phone certain dusky female to get her to prepare little party for her only, to be informed that "The lady was at Palm Beach, f while the rest of us are "wintering" in our same old haunts, started the ball rolling, and the lasest story that has come to my ears has to do with certain housewife who Sm- ployed a large strapping (what used to be termed the "cornfeld variety') to do the chores, yet who came with string or recommendations as long as a life in- surance policy.
 She cracked" herself up to be an "A No. r cook lady" And this please1 my lady" immeasurably.
 After duly installing the new addition of the family in her fresh-painted and newly kitchen, my lady oe- cided that now that she had d cook she would return some of her many obliga- tttAiss anu tiidl tiic piCtS NC ASSioto4iSN would be a luncheon.
 Accordingly the invitation went forth to twelve of "my ladys' friends to partake of her hospitality at luncheon on a cer- tain day at d certain hour.
 All went merry as the proverbial mar rage bell.
 But
 On the day preceding the luncheon party that suspicious occasion which was to get my lady" out of debt to her twelve friends-the cook lady somehow some where, secured some perfectly good white lightning or something intoxi- eating (despite the rigid @ blue-stocking prohibition lawsl, and got horribly ter ribly, outrageously. scandalously "full2
 What on earth shall we do about the luncheon" said the lady of the house to her sister, who happened to be visiting aer at the time
 Let us hope and pray for the best" said she, and perhaps all will be well to- morrow. We can give the cook seltzer, and black coffee and things like that, at intervals, and perhaps we can eliminate the blue devils of inebrety.'' So on the morrow sure enough the | cook lady" appeared slightly disfgured | but still in the ring, but with a decided tendency to throw things around. Something must be done and so the clever sister decided that as she was a "kindergartner'' and full of psychology and all such things. she would absent her. self from the luncheon, remain in the kitchen and administer psychological ad- vice. \. | And this is what she did, l She sat by the kitchen table and when she saw bang coming. she kindly sug- gested:
 Let's play it's magic"
 Move as the butterflies" l Remember to cultivate attention
 And all "sich like" which appeared to | impress the horny handed goddess-of the-sauce-pan,' and kept her from doing anything particularly fragrant except get ting salt in the ice cream, which natural lly embarrassed the hostess terribly.
 After luncheon the cook was put to bed. Everybody was happy. The psychology had worked like charm" and my lady's" obligations were paid.
 Personally, think this experience worth relating because it is so entirely out of the ordinary, and shows that the ser want question has it's innings now as well as in times gone by.
 Indeed, the servant problem requires as diplomatic treatment as the most iTrri- cate political intrigue, and the woman
 who is clever enough to provide beauS
 for the ''cook lady let her read the morning paper, or use kindergarten psychology when it is necessary, is worth
 while, for she establishes a precedent well-night remarkable.
 It is no longer fashionable to discuss l
 turned from Augusta, Ga, and will re-
 resume their residence in tlis city
 Mrs Claud Zuber is visiting friends ir
 New Orleans.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hugh Morrow and Mis-
 Katherine Morrow are spending som' time in Portland, Me.
 MT. and Mrs Charles S. Allen have
 ramed their little son Russell Gillespy.