Evening star., 1941-06-15
Be- Cooperative


ANOTHER point: 1t is easy to be upset
by changed plans. by unexpected de-
mands upon your time. Yet to be
ready and delighted to do what hus-
band wants to do - above all to help
him, is of just as much importance at
home as to help ones employer in an
Office. Furthermore, it is an asset to
be ready to help your husbands busi-
ness by encouraging his business
friendships. and making him feel that
you like to have him bring his friends
and associates home. Every young
man profits by broadening his Office
contacts into social ones. and to these
last you can contribute much.
Remember that there is no greater
sign of thoroughbredness than the
ability to extend hospitality simply.
In other words, one should be able to
welcome the Office boy or the presi-
dent, of the company - the second
with as much simplicity as the first.
When man does not feel free to ask
anyone he'd like to 60 home with him.
this may often mean an opportunity
missed.
| agree that your husband should
telephone you from the office or be-
fore he is expected - if he can. But.
if he should walk in without a word
of warning. your attitude should be
that of a card player whose partner
lays down difficult hand. To make a
little slam with it is tribute to your
skill and triumph for your partner
and yourself. 1t is really not so diff
cult - even if you are Mrs. Three
in-One and run your house yourself.
To begin with. let us take it for
granted that you always make your
self as attractive as you can for John
alone. A wife who slipper-sloppers
about in rundown shoes. untidy hair,
and a not-fresh dress is failing to be
the kind of wife man is glad to come
home to. anyway. So let us take an
attractive personal appearance for
granted.
But how about food? 1t is true that
what would have been plenty of din
ner for two may not be enough for
three. But adjustment of this can be
made in many ways. One of these is
keeping what call a 'shelf of wei
come" always ready. This means a
shelf of canned foods which in this
present day are perfectly marvellous,
and can even provide an entirely new
menu. or merely furnish supplement
to an otherwise inadequate one
For Compony OnIyi
HE shelf of welcome" is a cello
phane- sealed shelf. which is never
touched excepting for unexpected
company. The contents are put there
as perpetual supply. exactly as a
spare tire is carried in a car. Whenever
things are taken from the shelf, for
unexpected company. these items are
replaced the next day and then the
shelf is re-sealed. A kitchen diary is
another help. For example, even
though the same man may not come
again in the same unexpected way,
it might be we'll to keep a notebook
of the foods you have served. "Mr.
Jones was given tomato soup and
boned fowl" Then, if he comes again,
he can be given clam chowder and
ham - and so on.
To make this unexpected enter
tanning easy, there should also be
one set of place mats and napkins in
reserve - or better yet a tablecloth
and napkins. Nearly all men find
tablecloth more homelike than place
mats. and good big napkins more
comfortable than those of sample size.
One last word: Since practice in
instantaneous preparation is not un-
important, | would suggest that you
practice on one or two members of
your family or your intimate friends.
You must. of course, start your prac-
tice preparations after their surprise"