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Show OUT OF THE USUAL ORDER. Cook's Remark Furnishes Commentary Commen-tary on Washington Society. Tho wife of a well-known "navel officer of-ficer in Washington recently advertised adver-tised for a cook. Though tho establishment estab-lishment presided over by the officer's wlfo Is In accord with tholr undisputed undis-puted soclnl position, yet Is Is by no meanB pretentious, for tho navel mnn has no means nsldo from his salary. Consequently, when ono nppllcant for tho position of cook announced to tho wife that her prlco would bo ?50 a month she was told that such wages were out of tho question. Tho cook, not deigning to notice the remark, went on nt length to give her superior supe-rior qualltlratlons, touching especially on her ability to get up smnrt luncheons lunch-eons and dinners. Again tho lady of tho houso said that bIio would not pay 50 for a cook. Seeing that her determination de-termination was unalterable, tho applicant ap-plicant for tho placo prepared to tako her departure. As she was nearing the door sho romarkod, patronizingly: "I see! You nro trying to live within with-in your Income!" |