The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-09


was celebrating into a heavy insertion of
broderie Angldse. Her own sewing-a set
of handkerchiefs for her husband-was
then resumed, and the two ladies chatted
on in different topics very amiably, until
Miss Virginia came round to the favorite
subject with New York housekeepers
prevalence of bad servants.
IF ] had only known what was under
taking when | persuaded papa to go to
housekeepin, woald have boarded to the
end of time. New York servants are the
LATEST, stupidest, most impertinent set you
can imagine. You Philadelphians have
no idea of it. | envied you, declare; /
told papa when l came homo that every
thing in your house went on like clock
work. You had specimen this morning
of my troubles"
81 don't see why your servants should
be any worse than ours they are of the
same country, and have the same amount
of education generally"
"Wby, you keep your servants so long,
they get into your way of doing things.
Here I've changed our cook three times in
five months, and Bridget's the second wal
ter girl since the first of May. Maria broke
everything, and the more | scolded the
more careless she was. / did not know
then that it was customary to stop all
breakage out of their wages; and when
Mrs. Hamilton told me so, I found that 1t
could not be done without the agreement
was made when the girl was hired. The
| girl before Maria was only nice about her
self. She had superb hair, and it was al
ways dressed as much as mine is for an
evening party. She copied me in every
thing, and | could not stand that. / adj
mire the English fashion of servants wear
| ipp rolicp Iraeoae nj Jnp't
My servants generally do dress plainly
No, 1 can't say 1 do like caps on young
girls; so that their dress is suitable to their
work, don't know that we have any right
to interfere with it"
"Not if your Marianne should under
take to copy you?"
81 dare say she does in some measure;
| have never noticed particularly. All of
us naturally copy those we are associated
with constantly, if we think their taste and
judgment superior to ours"
"You take things very coolly, Cousin
Augusta" Miss Hyde said pausing to pass
her needle through an emory cushion,
signing, as she did so, that peculiar sigh that
seems to give out the impression of much
enduring, long. suffering patience under un-
der unavailable ills. 81 wish / could
There's Jane; just see what sewing she
puts into papa's shirts, and it's as much as
| dare do to tell her of it, she flies out so;
and the cook, you must have noticed yes
terday that there was no bread sauce with
the game. Papa would just as lief not
have it at all as without She knows per-
fectly well. We had her sister last sum
mer, and she was the most wasteful crea-
ture you ever did see. l never should have
known it; but Aunt Lane paid me visit, and
undertook to set things to rights. She
found her lighting the fire with butter one
morning to save trouble"
"Butter?.'
YES she rolled up cone of paper. and
filled it full of good pastry butter to make
the wood kindle in hurry. Oh, that's
very common, I've heard since with lard.
Ann carried things little farther than
usual. She had very genteel ideas. We
left her in care of the house when went
to Newport, and MIRO. Gushing, who lived
opposite, you know, said she used the par
lors just as if I'd been at home, and light
ed the gas for her company. She must
have entertained them well, too, for there
wasn't n thing in the store-room when we
came home. But that's nothing to the trou-
Bile Mrs. Gushing had herself. Why, do you
know, her waiter man, and cook, and French
nurse all gave warning in one day I!
Mademoselle had her dinner in the nursery
when this cook came; one of the children
was sick. SO the cook had the head of the
second table, and refused to give it up.
John took Maria's part, and wouldn't carve
unless she sat opposite to him. Did you
ever hear anything so ridiculous?"
"Iligh life below stairs certainly" said
Mrs. West. "Isn't Mrs Cushing that very
fashionable lady who called Thursday, and
talked so much about Paris bonnets and
| stt, I ,,tr el,a al al,a
all her gloves"
Eyes, that's Mrs. Cushing. She does
talk little too much about "when l was
in Paris" Papa ridicules her for her for
eign airs. Maria was most valuable SER
want; she got up muslins so beautifully,
and that's a great deal nowadays She
knew Mrs. Gushing could not replace her.
That's another thing; if you get really
good servant, they presume so. There's
Bridget; l would not keep her day, she
has such habit of answering back; but
she's tidy, and hate to see sloven wait
ing at table, and moves lightly and quickly
two very good things in a waiter. The Iri sh
are generally SO stout and heavy"
"Bridget is very delicate looking. /
don't think she can be very strong" Mrs.
West said. "What wages do you give
her?'
"There's another thing about her; she
asks such low wages. Why, Maria had
six dollars but Bridget asked only four
when she came, and that's all I've given
her. I'm afraid every day she'll ask to
have her wages raised. Papa allows six
yet, and should have to give it to her.
As it is, can afford two pairs of gloves a
month out of what l save"
Show is that?' asked Mrs. West. She
could not believe her young relative guilty
of so small saving. Small to her. but
how much to servant, who had nothing
but her wages to depend upon!
"Why, papa allows six dollars, in the
house allowance for a waiter, and as Bridge
only asked four
''You make two dollars month out of
Bridget
YES" said the young lady, piercing an
eyelet hole with gold-headed bodkin and,
as she did not see Mrs. Vests expression,
concluding her economy was considered
laudable.
'ls she Protestant or Catholic?" inquired
the other, after moments silence.
"Oh, l fancy her religion .ooesn't trouble
her much any way. They have Sunday af-
tcrnoon once a month; but fancy there's
not much church-going. It's all the time
| tiNJ ha'S Nistihbf yoh n"N"'
quite astonished at your girls having half OF
every Sunday, and one weekday afternoon
every month did not know it until that
day you could not go to Germantown, be-
cause you were taking care of the children
to let Marianne go out "
"Virginia," said Mrs. West, odd 1t ever
occur TO you that your servants have soul
as well as yoursef?'
otis not my business to look after 1t if
they have" And the bodkin was again in
serted with half smile at what the en-
broideress considered clever answer to
her questoner.
81 begyourpardon," Mrs. West returned,
more seriously. at seems TO me you have
a great deal to do in the matter. Thought
you were very strict about Sunday" :,
$50 l am. never receive calls or walk,
and go to church twice day"
| "What for?"
"What for 2" Because it's right, of course.
| How old Won are Augusta J"