, 1873-05-25

F.! AND one or Two QQQQCSCf1pE uAllHaTa-OQ, ser
wants servants in fact. who too often do moro
| than half the work. -
!; These 'angers~on be it observed are Of both
sexes, and it requires much vigilance to prevent
the number OF" men and: :. odd ~ women
about large places increasing. In Ireland 1t lS
| almost impossible.
| The organization and proper management Of
these very large households nro not onlya great
! expense, but often entail great trouble.
asked. -. :"
The answer is, that they are part and parcel Of
the prevailing structure OF the hereditary system
and "high life " in England4 - = >>'
] For instance, through the length and
| brcdth Of the land there is scarcely to be
! found man Of slmpler tastes and habits thnn
| Lord Derby, ,but he has been born to famous tt
tie. and million Of dollars year. and noblesse
obliges him to maintain an establishment COM
! men8urnte Herewith. ~.
Again, the hospitable customs Of great
houses entail it. People may have little for
their servants to do at one time, but great deaf
| at mother.
There are few households where the mon
servants are 80 numerous that come Of them
novor hare to wait unless thore are more than
sixteen sitting down to their masters table.
Then, again, Tor few weeks, the house will be
crsmmed with company, twenty-five or twenty
sir sitting down to dinner every night, and the
Whole establishment will really work hard. :-
It must also be remembered that, to have
everything perfectly done rs it is done in first
rate establishments, requires = large staff.
Flrst-rate English mon-servants never rush
about, bang doors, knock over china, or commit
the various other unpleasant eccentricitios which
we suffer at the hands Of our Hibernian walters
IN this country; and one reason is, that they
arc never hurried. There is in their work, as in
everything else in England, immense division OF
labor, and each man becomes perfect in his al
lottod task. ...,
See TINT young footman with hot plate in
his hand, which is burning q hole in his finger;
he will haud it properly: nevertheless~ The
stern eye Of his gsnoral,a.eahlef the bntler is
Patrick would do, with q howl.
The fall of . plate would disturb the repose Of
dinner. My lords digestion would suffer, my
lady would be agitated, and hayward, the great
he went to stay in. that tile dinner was very
badly managed at R'-badub Castle, and the foot
men knocked the plates about. -...
One sometimes very e1asperating effect Of this
division Of labor is, that servants will die rather
beloug 10 them.
AJAX butler to lay the Hchool-room cloth, aud
tears Of Indignation will well up into that func-
tiouarys eyes. Tell the footman to wash the
door-steps, and be will giva warning on the spot,
with g voice choking with silent rage. 4
And hero is a reason why so few good English
like to come to tho United
States. Many people expect Of them ser-
vices which they would noyer be expected |
to perform st home, often what they c0ns1dar !
work-waahing down stoops, cleaning |
parlors, and sucl-Gke.. ThiH is what they will |
not do; but, humor them a little, aud they are,
IN most respects, the best servants in tho world,
Although wanting in the power OF readily adapt |
ing themselves to new circumstances.
OF course, tho establishment We have been {
describing is one Of the very largest. There ere |
probably about 200 on such scale. But there
Ire many more nearly as large. -"
The usual number Of indoor men-seryants
n an af1luent household IL four, with about !
EN- women-servants, but the number OF. the
after varies very much according to tho number
II ladies in a family ~---
About twelve years ago several proprietors Of
FeEy large households awoae to the conviction
hat they were being ruth1essly plundered, and !
orthvith instituted rigid reform.
One wealthy Duke went so far as to enter into
contract with his maior-domo to supply him
nth everything at q fixed price, and the story /