The Washington times., 1923-01-08
ELECTRIC WIRE
BRINGS HER
BEAUTY
Nancy Helps Polly Decide What
to DO About Christmas Gifts
That Do Not Fit.
Rx LmIAN CASSELS.


Hello, hello!! Game the voice
over the telephone which Nancy
had run from the breakfast table to
answer. Listen Nance, can't you
go shopping with me today?"
"Shopping!" Nancy echoed, bend
ing the word up in the middle apd
down at both ends to indicate aston
ishment. Fright after Christmas?
How Gomez"
"Well, you see, that's just it,
Jack gave me don't fit; and Aunt
Anna says I may exchange the sill
yer tray for something else, az I
told her already have two. tea
trays; so I'm going to get--Oh, I
don't just know what. And several
other things have to be exchanged.
That's what / mean-shopping. I
really want someone to help me
think what / want the most for the
presents ] am taking back"
well, anyway. / can't" Nancy
said. This il my busy day. Tell
you what, you come over here and
we'll spread our things out first
and talk them over; and then while
I 90 through my weekly renovation
maybe some ideas will come to
YOU" 80
''All, right, I WILL" said Polly.
And soon she was "boo-hooing''
through Nancy's lower floor, look
ing in some surprise for her friend.
And the Work All Done.
"Here I am" Nancy called from
above stairs Come on up
''E3ow did you get your WORKS done
30 soon?'' Polly asked. "Thought
you'd be elbow-deep in the dishpaIl.
or else chasing the elusive grain OF
dust around your living rom. But
/ see you've got everything shining.
Your old man away from home.
that things look so clean?"
''Oh, bless your heart, Polly; while
you've been away at college learning
political economy, I've been deeply
engrosed In economy Of another va
riety. You don't know that since
last vacation time, when. you re.
member, was so tired and cross
with the eternal round of house
keeping and cooking that couldn't
say decent word to anyone, the
ways of my household have been en-.
tirely reyolutionized. It all came
about because some Of the fellows
in Ted's office dragged me out to
see the wonderful electric home
shown here last September. and as
soon as we had looked 1t over and
found that there are electric ma.
chimes to make housekeeping easy.
we just dragged q few Of our care.
fully boarded Liberty bonds out Of
the bank and spent them like drunk
en- sailors. Ted said, and agreed,
Al - a.
investment, because I'd preserve my
health and freshness. while the way
/ was going before-you know we
love to entertain, and in Ted's bust
ness this is really important. too
I'd soon have been worn to q fragile.
So now, my dear, my housework is
done by machinery: boss the job
and electricity does the labor.
Dinner and Dishes.
Right now my dinner is prepared
and in the automatic electric oven
or the automatic electric refrigera-
tor; when the right time comes the
heat win be turned on in the oven.
then turned off. and all by clock.
work. I've washed my breakfast
dishes, and also those from last
nights diner, in the electric dish.
washer, and yesterday was sweep.
ing day, when the electric cleaner
did the dirty work for me: SO I'm
free of homework for the day.
Wen have a luncheon all cooked
under your nose on the electric grill
and samover; fixed the things be.
fore you came, and laid the teacart
ready for action.
tits electrified, and I can haul it
around anywhere want 1t and
serve from it in perfect convent
ence. Then when we're through
eating, off it goes to the kitchen,
and 1 put the dishes quickly into
the dishwasher to wait with the
dinner things until / am ready to
wash them. II I don't have COM
pany, and feel like turning the
NO &nr. on AID 1ofkirao them wait