The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-01-13

for her husband-was then resumed, and
the two ladies chatted on Indifferent
topics very amiably, until Miss Virginia
came round to the favorite subject with
New York housekeepers-prev of
bad servants.
"If L had only known what was un-
dertaking when 1 persuaded papa to go
to housekeeping, would have boarded
to the end of time. New York servants
are the LATEST, stupidest, most imperti-
nent set you can imagine. You Phila-
! delphians have no idea of it. 1 envied
you, 1 declare; told papa when came
home that everything in your house went
on like clockwork. You had specimen
this morning of my troubles"
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"
Why, you keep your servants so
long, they get into your way of doing
things. Here I've changed our cook
three times i'll five months, and Bridget's
the second waiter girl since the first of
May. Maria broke everything, aud the
more 1 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 80, 1
found that it could not be done without
the agreement was made when the girl
was hired The girl before Maria was
only nice about herself. She had superb
hair, and it was always dressed as much
as mine Is for an evening party. She
copied me in everything, and could not
stand that. 1 admire the English fashion
of servants wearing calico dresses and
caps; don't youl"
My servants generally do dress plain
ly. No, L can't say I 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'''
L" dare say she does in some measure;
have never noticed particularly All
of us naturally copy those We are asso-
clated 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 80, that pc
cullar sigh that seems to give out the
impression of much enduring, long-suf-
fering patience under unavoidable ills.
81 wish 1 could. There's Jane; Just see
what sewing she puts into papas shirts,
and it's AZ much az I dare do to tell
her of it, she flies out so; and the cook,
you must have noticed yesterday that
there was no bread sauce with the game
Papa would just as lief not have it ut all
as without. She knows perfectly well. We
had her sister last summer, and she was
the most wasteful creature you ever did
see. 1 never should have known it; but
Aunt Lane paid me visit, and under
took to set things to rights. She found
her lighting her fire with butter one
morning to save trouble" "
"Butter!"
eyes she rolled up "A cone of paper,
and filed 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 a little
farther than usual. She had very gen
teel ideas. We left her in care of the
house when I went to Newport, and
Mrs. Gushing, who lived opposite, you
know, said she used the parlors Just as
If I'd been at home, and lighted tho gas
for-her company. She must have en-
tertained them well, too, for there wasn't
thing In the store-room when we came
home. But that's nothing to the trouble
Mrs. Gushing had herself. Why, do you
know, her waiter man, and cook, and
French nurse, all gave warning in one
day. Mademoiselle 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, aud re-
fused to give it up. John took Marie's
part, and wouldn't carve unless she sat
opposite to him. Did you ever hear
! anything 80 ridiculousl"
..''High life below stairs, certainly"
said Mrs. West. "Isn't Mrs. Cushing
that very fashionable lady who called
Thursday, and talked 80 much about
Paris bonnets and CATERS! 1 think she
said she sent out for all her gloves"
eyes, that's Mrs. Cushing She does
talk u little too much about when was
IN Paris. Papa ridicules her for her
foreign airs. Marie was a most valuable
servant, she got up muslins 80 beauti-
fully; and that's great deal nowadays.
She knew Mrs. Cushing could not re-
place her. That's another thing; if you
get really good servant, they presume
30. There's Bridget, I would not keep
her day, she has such habit of an
swering back; but she's tidy, and hate
to see a sloyen waiting mt table, and
moves lightly and quickly; two very
good things in waiter. The Irish are
generally 80 stout and heavy"
Bridget is very delicate looking.
don't think she can be very strong"
Mrs. West said. "What wages do YOU
give herr"
"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, I can afford two pair
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