Show tale of a coffee M mil at any rate ive learned one thing declared mrs avery to the assembled class in irish crochet pass it on said the girl who was waa struggling over some uny tiny crocheted roe never buy more than one pound ol of coffee at a time and the hostess rolled down the sun screen with a flurry and settled her filmy jk skirts s into into the west end ot of the hammock swing talking ot of irish crochet began the girl in pink linen while a smile scattered throughout tie the afo group buying in quantities Is always cheaper declared the girl 1 in the big wicker chair we use three pounds every month and that Is never too long tcp t keep coffee on hand we were taught at the school ol of domestic science to buy in quantities and grind it ourselves said the engaged girl timidly for economy purity and convenience did they tell you to get a coffee mill asked the hostess they told me so BO after two years ot of married life I 1 decided to look into the matter what kind did you get asked the engaged girl 1 I got the best grinders glory gr or some such name I 1 went to the root of 0 things and consulted everybody I 1 could find ned almost stopped eat ing meals at home because I 1 insisted on telling him all that I 1 found out about coffee mills why dont you get one and forget it he finally asked so I 1 told him that we had two pounds of coffee ground and I 1 had to watt wait till it was used up why do you get so much at doncet once be asked and then I 1 told him that it was the only way to buy that mother always got a lot at one time but at last all that coffee was used up so I 1 went downtown and ordered a coffee mill and ot of course I 1 told my coffee man to deliver my coffee whole the mill has a cylinder that holds one pound it screws into the wall and grinds the coffee into a glass that sits on a tiny shelf underneath it is 18 very unobtrusive and I 1 was excited till it came it was two days late and since we had whole coffee we had begun using the meat grinder for it tem por pora rily artly did you ever try a meat grinder tor for coffee it Is as hard to grind as nails nail finally the coffee mill came we unpack it until ned had passed a harassing hour trying to find and his screwdriver then we found that the aylin der bad been broken I 1 almost cried at once I 1 sent ent an order lor for another and a call tor for the broken one thi the boy came for or it but bring the other and every morning ned nd would say bay why dont you get a pound of at ground coffee and stop this laborers loaf job I 1 would reply that I 1 buy coffee that way tor for it the way to buy coffee then I 1 went downtown to see bee about that coffee mill ind and found they were all out of grinders grindles Grin dees glory but expected them hourly and they promised that I 1 should receive mine when they came that was two weeks ago yesterday ned came home early and ground up all that coffee coff ee he said he be sleep nights thinking of what he had bad to do before break breakfast faM next time remember we are running no hotel he be said three thre e pounds of coffee in a family of two lasts a lifetime so of course the coffee mill came out today and as my coffee man came too I 1 told him to send three pounds of coffee whole he thought it over and decided that I 1 had made a mistake I 1 supplee Bupp suppo osei ee the coffee came five minutes before you arrived there are three pounds of it and it Is ground and the stuff that ned ground in the meat grinder last night added to the other makes four pounds of ground coffee in the house bouse and my pretty little mill Is just aching to showoff show sho off but you can send back the ground coffee said the girl in the blue linen my coffee coff ee man calls but once a week next week I 1 shall send it back bacil I 1 had bad called ned up when the mill came and he seemed relieved but he said again something about not getting so eo much coffee so after due consideration I 1 have phoned the corner grocery to send over one pound ot of coff coffee ee whole berries adding 1 I have my own mill I 1 want to grind it myself so the grocer understood der stood ned will be pleased by my capitulation and he know the real why nor about the three pounds of ground coffee mother always bought three pounds at a time but that Is really no reason why I 1 should wion when minall calls tor for only one pound |