Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-15

dulies and penalties Of house servants in the
reign Of Queen Elizabeth, " is very we'll exhibi
ted in the following enumeration kept by an
English baronct in l5G5-GG. The rules dcfn
ing the duties, and prescribing penalties for
lhe non cnniorluancc thereof in :lsc over three
hundred years ago, are quite suggestive to day
The reader will doubtless be interested in the
quaint prescrbings for household government d:
Rnh. Stat, .jONrnul
|. Absent from prayer, morning 0r evening,
without excuse, "a.
,. For every oath sworn, Id.
g. For leaving door open, which he found
shut, without cause, Id.
/. None to bc in bed, from Lady Day to
klichaelmas after six clock in the morning,
nor ont Of bed after ten o'clock at night: nor
from MichacIma, to Lady Day, in bed after
seven - clock in the morning, nor out OF bed
after hlnc at night, without cause, on pain OF
3D.
:. That 10 bed shall be unmade, nor fire nor
candle uncean. after eight 'cloc% III tine morn
Ing, On pam Ot III.
q. That no man commit any nuisance within
any of the courts, on pain, every time proven,
ui III. "
l. That no man teach any OF tue children
any unhonest speech on pain OF hi.
: That no man wait at th" table without
treDchcr in his hand, except upon good caNse,
"a pain ui Id.
9 That no mar appointed to wait at table
he absent at any time, without good rxcuSe,
On pain Of Id.
TO- If any mau shall break II glass, he shall
Lay the price thereof out Of his wages. and it
il be hot known who broke it, the butler shall
paw for it, on pain "t I'D.
H. The table must he covered halt an hour
lrtUrn eleven at dnuer, 1T six at supper, or be-
t0le, on pain of ID
l2 That meat be ready at eleven or before
at dinner, and Fix OF before at supper, "n pam
If 6I.
II That none he absent without leave or
good cause, the whole day. or any part OF it,on
pain of 4i.
II That no man strike his fellow on PAIN
Of loss of service; nor revlld or threaten dr pro-
woke un. another 10 strike, on pam oi III:
Is. That no man come to tho kitchen with
cut reasonable cause % nain OF Id, and the
cook likewise forfeit Ill.,
It. That none toy with the maids on pain
Ct 3D.
II. That no man Wear foul shirt on Sunday,
nor broken hose or shoes, or d1ublet Withoat
buttons. on palG OF Id
IS That when any stranger goeth hence IN {
chamber be- dressed ur again within tour hours
after, On pam ot Id.
l9 That The hall he made clean every day.
hy eight in the winter and by seven IN the SUM
ulrr, on pam, of him that should do 1t, ld.
70 That the court gate he shut each inca
aud not opened during dinner "r supper. with
Gut lust causr, ON pain to the porter ot ld.
u. That all Stai.s in the house, and "the
r5ums that need shall require, be made clcat
on Friday, after dinner, On pam OF forfeiture
IT every one whom it small brloug unto, 81.
All which SUNS shall br duly paid each quar-
ter day OF their wages and hrstoRed on th'
poor or other godIy use.
How QUEEN VlCroRIA LOOKS. A oorra>
ponlcnt Of the Cincinnati Gazette iurnShe
the following results Of an inspection OF tn
British Queen:
''Ouccn Victoria il short aud stout-~s
tout indeed, that fat woud perhaps be
more correct term Her face is full, round
vrry large and heavy; mouth large and mp
thu but neither impra<slng you dlSaGreeaoIy
nose. rather prominent but symmetrical Ill shap
and terminating sharply; head OF medium Slz
bnt looking somewhat diSproporl mate to he
large lar,, and fiat or level on top; to,e
head straight and very finely developed; eye:
think Lluc, expression unaSsumin|, KIN
and mothcry. Her hair is quite eray,-thcr
fore. infer, all her own. She looked to n
from - to Co. though her actusl aye Is 30.
Her c,mpIcyi0n has the brightest sclrlet ht
iuIira,iyc of much dinner wine drinking, whlc
j. s.l TO be- very regular with her.
lNrpElS. In the Supreme Court ct +
yesterday, Judge SharswoOd, in the case
James against Secswci$*, decided that n char
able beaucS to an lntilci SncIrty is VOID. III
decision j. rendered in the .a>a ni the Will
Levi Nice. who drvi>H> property tor the ere
ton Of building Tor tn" meetings OF an lnlId
.:ociety for the free discussion of religious pc
ii,s. &c. Judge Shar>woud said
1T would prove nursery OF vice, Il Schn
of rrrraratirn to qualify young men Tor 4
yulIows and vcuug women for the hrothei, a
there is not a skep.io OF decent manners a
rvol morals who would not consider snth
debating club AS IA co'nmnn nuisance ana
,tacc 70 the city.