, 1882-07-01

A correspondent Who evidently feels the
fsh foros OF The servant CIR! question. write,
the editor - foiiows:
There 10 one uGiversA cry tor kitchen
help. Tired mother ia town. and over
worked farmers' wives throughoa: the eoun'
try al snsuccessfuilY solicit h-lp.
Why Si it! We hear Of the enormoa. in
come Of immigrants, bat none Of them come
20 ti! the posi,iou. Good wages are Offered
aod cheerfally given to those who faithfully
do the work. Some, in the past would &C
o~pt thrss dollars PER week, and wonld 'set
the table, and wipe tho dishes, leaving
all cooking. sweeping and other housesork
for the lady Of the house to perform Such
help, Of course, is not satisfsctory.
The Ch~e~ are quite Independent, too
tdon't talk about their cheap labor Plesseli
they refuse 10 90 into the country for less
than g. per week sod do the house-wosk for
a family of t,co. with three additional hands
for which to cook.
One married woman ~ss willing to do the
work for stnall family for twenty-five dol
lArs tS25) per month, II her Invalid husband
ssd etIIi could be boarded IN addition.
Now and then We ses lively. industrious
Girl, who willingly and faithfully does the
house e-work for which she is psit; but TOO
900. some selfish bachelor wins her aud
takes ber Oh to home Of b-r own.
FRANCES.
THIS servantgslisn u becoming vexatious
question here in Walls Walia, - we'll IS IN
soue VI the larger cities. There are few
giris, belonging to the poorer families. Will
iug enough TO do borse~ork, but they have
NO sor. Of . practical knowledge OF it; never
had any training. The moment these grl'
are stout enough they are sent out to work.
Nv their psrents stoutn.ss u considered
perfect 6tness In che larger cities, passing |
tLrough an intelligence ofhce where they
d,op fee, 10 considered by them As good Is
4 diploma. They consider themselves
made, juss - doctors were made by being
shot through so-caIled medical college At
Pbilad.lphi. at s to 800 head.
Ia most esses hired girrs chief end and
~i.h is 10 merely keep herseif fed. clothed
aud lodged until husband comes along, aud
she generally does her work with only that
event 10 view. She is generally at war
with her mistress She hss been in the
habit Of considering rudeness funny, and
been .ecu.tJaed to repay hard blows by
hard words. And 20 it hsppsus that come
booseksspsrs patiently endure insolenee and
poor service while othe, hy to hotels and
boarding houses.
There does not seem to be any way out Of
this difficulty Of procuring help. except that
. new standard Of gentility should be
erected, which shall not put ban upon the
young lady Of the family who shall become,
after few trials. . thorough housekeeper.
Most men have strange liking for and more
faith in the botany Of breAd.mAking than in
that Of . knowledge Of flowers or shrubs,
and no father or brother is likely TO realize
or appreciate the beauty of his wife or SIS
tsr's talk about flower petals when he is sui
fsrius from tho ersmps and t~,sts Of iadi-
sestiop originating in underdone pork-chop.
or soggy-hsad. Society must agree that to
know how 10 wash. cook. mend clothing and
.ll that shall become part OF girls edu;a-
lion. That will settle the servant girl
trouble.