Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-08-05
Domestic Economy.
From the Pefersbnrgh, (Ya.) Infelligen.
DIALOGUE.

.nrS. N.-y0u Keep bOarGng house
in Philadelphia, nadaIn-pray, how
many boarders have you now
Mrs. B.-Al,out twenty now, made
am, I frequently have as many as so.
Mrs a DO you ever have MANY
Of our Virginians to board with you,
madam
Mrs, B.--O yes, I have sometimes
had eigh, or ten Virginia merchants
1T time, * some Of them from youp
town.
.Hrs. A-Pray madam, what do
you do for servants I Where you have
20 or so boarders you want a good
many servants especially as they
lodge with you.
Mrs. B.--No, not many madam, L
don't keep many servants !; often /
nave none. and never more than one.
Mrs. .a.-Not more than one SER
want madam, fuy twenty boariers.
how can that lie ? twenty boarders
and only one servant ! J don't see how
it is possible for you to get along with
only one servant. vow see the size
of my family; only my husband aud 3
children. and have Eve servants. and
caD', possibly do with less. Well,
well, how different people live. 1
know people here who absolutely live
on charity, that keep three or four
servants.
Mrs. B.-Yes. we live differen. to
the northward, we don't live as yoa
do here.
Mrs 3.-We!i positively madam
] don't see how you ges along with
one servant. thong Pray who cooksf
lwho washrs p!atrsa who cleans knivesf
who sets the table who brings in the
iiuners who waits on the table who
cleans the house? who u.aies up bedse
In short. madam who does the work
Tor twenty boarders I
nrs. II. You have asked so many
jTues'ions, that hardly Know which
t. answer first--bOWeyer will an
swer some. Yoa rscollect that iold
you that one Of ny daughters was
grown; ami that The second was twelve
or thirteen years old. They you know
are old enough to do a good deal.
Well. with their assistance and one
servant cook, we clean knives, wa
wait at table. we make up beds ard
We do Whatever also is done about the
house, and have time to spare to walk
|out almost every good evening in tho
fu,nIner. l myself 10 to market with
u large basket on my arm. and bring
fit home full Of meats anti vegetables.
Mrs. At is possible that you
are in earnest madam !? You 20 to
market. you cook; are you not jokings
Mrs. B.-ln.leed l Am not. Lean
tell you madam. that most Of. The la
lbics in Philadelphia 70 to market.
Mrs. Al sm told that you have
a very fine market in Philadelphia
madam. and it is we'll you have, as
you have 20 boarders; / suppose you
have to lay in largely. Of vel and
la'nb ami chickens, and fish h ducks,
and great many more things every
day for sinner
i Mrs. B.-Not every day. madam.
sometimes l have veal, and then lamb
and then hath, and SO on. but not ALI
iu one day; one or two dishes Of meats
a day will do very we'll, when we have
vegetables.
i Mrs. A.--One or two dishes for 20
boarders ! Don't your table look
very naked1-I don't know how you
till it up, and make it look we'll.
i Mrs. B.-As for filling up 10 make
|the table lock we'll, we don't conceive
that Of so nacl, consequence as YOU
virginiaos do. Our object is to pre-
!, pare just enough for our boauiers;
none for show.
\ Mrs. i - Vel! upon my word that
lis hroli. YOn see how We do here I,
how many sorts we have. 1t is not
all eaten TO be sure but then We must
especialIy when VIC have little come
lpany. make some show. ] do suppose
THAT for us five that are to dine, that
Ione dish Of meat would be as much
as We could eat, but then the tatlo
would look 50 odd; and you know we
always have bacon, that comes Oh Of
rOusse then we must have something
fresh and as Cor vegetables. WI always
have as many Of them as we please.
i Mrs. Dwell madam, l can tell
i you what it is ! seme days see as
much on your table for your small
family as should set for twenty-five