Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1925, Page 91

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.—GRAVURE SECTION—AUGUST 16, 1925. A Cook in the -:- -:= Country 2l =2 he Chicago Tribune The Scandinavian help, sitting on the back porch of a Sunday afternoon with nothing but the birds, and the flowers, and the the real estate section of the Sunday paper to keep them cheery. The cook is Swedish and the waitress is Norwegi: ferences. In fact. there have been several mornings when Ingebord, the cvok. couldn't endure the sight of a Nory plain Swedish. There have been as many days when Hilda, the waitress, felt great antipathy toward the Swedes, and voice to her thoughts in even plainer Norwegian. On one subject, however, Ingebord and Hilda agree. They don't like the country. espec when one’s boy friend hasn’t written in nearly two weeks. Ingebord and Hilda are going to give notice. They will explain that their respective eed them 1 familic just now. Mattie only lasted a week. There were no boy friends near at hand, and Mattic airl \ landscape, and They have many dif- and said as much in “So, she says to me, Margaret, [ found your beauty compact on the living room table this morning. How did it get there?” ‘I'm sure 1 don't know,' says I Well" says her hus- band, just as sarcastic as you please, ‘I sup- pose it walked there of v itself.’ Imagine him ving that to me! All I said was, ‘I'm leaving this noon,’ and you could have knocked them both over with a feather.” When the week end guests and the new cook arrive on the same train, as sometimes happens, the we enders are shoved in the background. The cook's straw suit cases are piled on them and they are left to themselves. The hc is busy hurling every ounce of her charm m at the new cook. “Remember, Frank,” says she, “to drive slowly past the O'Toole place. I want Etta to see that darling little calf in the yard. Here, Etta, do wear my neckpiece. I'm so afraid you'll find the ride chilly.” The cook is leaving this morning, and the little housewife is get- ting breakiast herseli Augusta, the cook, is having a nice, long sleep preparatory to her journey back to the city. “She says she's been with a small family for = 5 some time, and now she MestMrs RredMndtie feels she'd Tike to cook now and then (but only for a large famxl,\: now and then) when wherethey fliave plinty folks from the city are of S oomany B log e stranded without any change.” The lady at hired help. Mrs. Mur- the intelligence office is tie, while a bit slow handing out a line that around a kitchen, knows Mol sesan 160l goud 1) ; 5 SE > . everybody's business for be true. In fact, it's Two ladies at a country bridge party discussing the great American cook in no uncertain terms. “My miles around, and is a much too good to be dear, the one I have now is perfectly terrible! ~She called me a cheat and a liar and threatened to poison great source of infor- true, as her employer Cousin Ada for going to the ice box and poking around. And twice a week we have to drive her 15 3 mation. will find aiter Helga miles to a movie. What can one do?” and so on, and so on has been in the country for a week. After the fifth day Helga will de- cide that she needs an- other change.