The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-10-19
M.iIDS IND hin sEhyIN1S.
Thr Grow lug Fusai"n 81 s.rInzin: Personal
Attendants EnrL sr"I, Enropr.


No ic,, Than seventeen r'.in'- on The pub
.-hrd l-t Of saloon pas-rna;cr5 ri the s,enin-r
Oregon. which arrived few da> uro were fol-
lowed by the words " and maid ~ and man
servant Ons 10, two Of til" vusacn.ers Were
accompanied hS cou,irre ~ we'll ns other ser
wants ana Of two wel!-kuown New York Indies.
one was accompanied hy two maid, ANA t:c
name OF TIA" other Sas followed Icy the words
courier. man servant. md maid TIL" teiicl of
the hard workIr. Philadelphia manufacturer
Of shoe blackiug. who went hvm" from MS inc-
toryin IN Office COAT iA"rr years ago and died
OF overworE before niGntfaIi. was accompanied
oh her WAY over lbs 'tLgrn servants" And yct
the writer was informed by III" agent Of "a
Steamship line "i Til, city that thu, rather
poor steamer Tor SERVANTS.
1t appears thnt wiIc very few outGoIh:.
stcant-r- carr |" rSonal attendants for the
loon ri,-r"n.rre. til" incoming ones are iuvi.-
rinhy infected Win Il'iA, and sometimes IN
very large Nnm'rJrs IN American can - 80
i.urou" without amy difficulty alone: hut nt;rr
he has acquired the accent aud the Gnt.urs
Ia lind II u,'c--jl,ln i. CONT hack aga,n with
ont Il p"r-nunl attendant. Women inanr:."
their mruI- h.trr in pnhir than men mann-f
thcir ui"n servants or vuiolS An American
usually aris as tt"h.i he wore ovorcnnn by
the rree'nce of his servant. When he first
goes I" d'nncr"n h"nri tho sienn"r tho man
stands Ochud ii- chair. IL hc hnS 60 81 sea i"s:S
and. i, IL no danger IRON s;asicknos., TO
use Ia IN, master aud usual,y proves u bore
10 ev-rybrdy brfurr Tia, VOYAGE il over. On
this iidn If h" /, hri:'-i and intelligent man.
hn duD.-u'i .tay in snrVir" long. as tn" Opi'ur-
tuniJo- fJN his advancement IN Il social way
ar. practically uniiiaiied lie Ii constantly out
of plnce. and has no recognized position eV"h
amc'.g THE sarvnnts There is Indeed. the
same trouble with lidi-, maids. IT. Eng md
tnndant ~ HE miv NJ tbr HOUSE is considered
very much above the other dcNlnstics IN pnsl-
tiun. and whep she comes over here and finds
ihu, Shu in;i : wash her own clothes. max" her
own bed AT II in the kitchen when her mis-
,rrSS has n. him.. for her to do. shc relieves
her mind. leaves her position. and alvcrtiScs
tor n place us ,:pvcrneBS.
French tnuIds Grc considered more valuable.
though they usually demand u cir evenings
after r'cioCi. appropriate the old dresses
OF their uistreS-C> wh" the garments are still
ono MISTRESS. In II family OF Slr.s particularly
II two thres OF tiinm are in society ulie OF
more maids nrc Cpu~id"rad absolutely Indis-
prn-ab!o. There H. no one Of the servant" who
can bo spared from duty 10 assist IN" yonnS
ladies tor drive OF Tor mn evening ont"rta tain
,uent. and 50 tn" maid takes her pnre as u
matter of course.
Why anybody vino can speak the Language
should want courier in America il Incorn-
prrhonsIbic, iur there arc certainty no such
difficulties 10 encounter here rs meet the
tourist In Europe. II il observed that very
many women are now accom- panied ty their
vntinn in America. too. for the maids to walk
behind their mistr'-srs, bat tho spectacle nj
an oyerlressoi woman st"Uttng ah nut tho
hi: dry .opd. shops and followed by n r"sp"ci-
ful maid with her arms fun OF parcels il by no
means rare.