The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-22
Electric Devices Aid
to Housekeeping
For Family
By LILLIAN CAsSELS.


Marianne" remarked Anne vic.
lously over the pot OF tea and plate
Of sad-loolxing French pastry which
confronted her on the blue-painted
table of a tearooIn, Marianne gets
me wild. Ever have supper. or
luncheon, or breakfast at her apart.
ment?"
mo, I've only spoken to her a
couple OF times" was the reply.
IF You mean that rosy-looling lit.
tie thing in the front office Of
your place. What's matter with
her lrincheons, and soforth? give
you indigestion?"
mo, but it gives me mental in
digestion thinking how much work
she must do keeping ND that darned
lpartment and cooking, and wash
ing the dishes, and sweeping. and
everything, besides being the pri.
vate secretary Of the hardest man
TO please since st. Paul formulated
his elegant ret OF rules for the
guidance OF females. No. i've only
been invited to her house once:
that was when she gave the bunch
movie party and supper after
ward, and we ell floclxed in and
found a delicious supper ready 10
be eaten: It was hot weather. and
she took 1t right out OF her little
icebox. We mussed 1t up some
considerable, I'm telling you. And
| it was scrumptiousl But other girls,
and some Of the boy friends, too,
I'm told, have had little quiet din
ners or suppers with Marianne;
and, when she wants to be par
ticularly la-de-da, like the grand
danes y'knoW, she invites two or
three around Sunday morning for
breakfast.
WIN Not Be Slave.
"And the way the honored ones
go on about Marianne and her
apartment you'd think--oh. well,
I'm not going to wear my young
life away making . house-slavey OF
myself trying to fill two jobs at
once. that's all. And come to the
office smelling Of soapsuds and dish
water. Not your little Anne! II
Marianne enjoys playing the part
Of gracious chatelRine at the ex.
p0HSS Va ONCAS OAtASA hAAAu VI 9 6DOu
time, and her strength and beauty.
sleep and finger nails and q maya
zine or any other entertainment,
she's welcome to It. But get mad
hearing her held UP as q paragon
all the time. She must have the
constitution Of a horse, that's all.
Good Lord, speak OF the devil!''
Enter the ChateIaine.
uortanna car,, 5000 - +,a,v, .r,,I.
-, :.
lng' WHAT luck. sne. SAID. saw
you from outside and came in to ask
you to my party. It's rather inn
promptu-to say goodbye to Helen,
who's had one OF those whirlwind
engagements; ALL happened during
the holidays, and now is going to
leave us Saturday TO get married. :"
Both girls shrieked their amaze
ment. What-how-who
Cant stop to tell the story now"
MaTia1fre said. The party's to-
night. Dinner. Just the six girls
OF the OFFICE. Want to conner!
should say 80, Anne promptly
and emphatlcaily repned. with
bells. I've heard about your din
T1ers!"
When Marianne had left the shop
she turned somewhat condescend-
ingly TO her tabie-mate. sorry
Belle. she said, that you're not IN
our o1fice 30 sne coulo nave asked
you too. -
i've just been thinking, Anne,
old dear" Belle rejoined, how
Pret'y sne t9Asu' $3.50. au s'' 1870
svf =, az sses,.. rN;ot,.. - = S.e srrIe1-
az ba,'ssLeAnar dau,t vo,, Know !"
ssUra,I9Nhou1 doa.s She ID it2 Fro,In-
tain of eternal youth or superhu.
man strenoth9 Use iiu.fitH on the
,,ota ana mans to get 'ern clean?
W., Sc - ,,,,,ch % scr,Ih na1f a
e. stocLiros NV hands are a
lew sOUcAinss my ~ a..
sight! Ut 90 you spose sne JusL
stanos SUN ana says IWeny Lines ti,es
ewey .,s.. LIZ, re .,ar, ~, a., 4, e,1e,.u
eve[y ,, evSll.ns. 10y ~ 10y Ia ,,.at
80 "A ~ 70 ~ mont cleannr
TIER Anu my apN .l Has ~1.n5
ana cleaner! AND my 1000 cookeu-
er and cookeo'erF L swear tnere 3
a catch in 1t somewhere?
Tell you what, Anne; you DO
some Sneriocking arc arSu tn1, w wn eli
you re IheIe II. 60, s +onoorro,u -
about az uncn-unle oooFfVm IVA
WIN, WAS s , ~ thn
scraping up the IasI cluItD -
pastry, Anne pusnsu nc, p'"'~ s,oeesI'.
pett1shly. HorTlo-IasIIns ~
she grumbled. Don't know why
eat it, except that us cheap OH"
filling"
The Inside Story.
xxho, tho two girls met the next