St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-15

the is in the nursery. When she goes out
drive or to walk with the children she Is
clothed as any gentleWoman may be who is
not devotee to society.
A dining-room and parlor maid, if there
is or is not butler. wears a light-colored
cotton dress, neatly and simply made,
large cambria or linen apron, muslin cap
and silent shoes. The head nurse, who has
the entire care of infants night and dav,
wears soft, dark wool or light-colored cot
ton dresses, large aprons and ruffied caps
ends at the back.
The butler wears dress-suit and white
tie at dinner time; and the footmen are
dressed in a livery that has been adopted
by tine family. ALI the men are careful to
wear noiseless house shoes, are smoothly
shaven, brush their hair in tidy fashion
and keep it cut rather short They wear
fresh white cotton gloves while serving at
table.
The kitchen servants dress to suit their
own tastes; but the mistress of all we'll
ordered establishments insists upon neat
serviceable and suitable attire throughout
the house. This much all servants owe to
their employers; and considerate mistress
will never present them with her cast-off
fineries. 1t demOraliZes certain characters,
and is an offense to the self-respect of
others.
The table provided for the domestics is
always good. plentiful and properly served.
Generally it is cooked by the assistant OF
kitchen-maid-the chief not being expected
to prepare such simple food, unless he
chooses to do so.
When money compensation is given to
the servant, too many mistresses convince
themselves that they have fulfilled all their
part of the compact; but they have not. by
any means. as they would soon discover
could they be transplanted into the heart of
some good Old-World family where the
mistress is the maids protector, and the
man and maid are faithful servants, also
loyal and respectful friends. This relation
it is which wins those jealous services
which the American reads about, talks
about, and longs for with an eager envy.
In none of the conditions of happenings
of life is cOnsiderateneSs, and courtesy or
discourtesy, appreciation or Indifference, of
more value and Importance than that which
! superior persons are able to bestow or to
infict upon those who serve them.
If domestics are ignorant of their duties,
and the mistress inclined to retain the I'M
instructed, she is quite as much under obli-
cations to teach them kindly. patiently and
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with money.
This duty is demanded by her rigid social
etiquette. Its performance is exacted by So
ciety at large, because it is realized by the
domestic which is hers to-day may be in
the service of her neghbor and perhaps of
her friend, tomorrow; consequently she is
passing on to others capacity for skilled
work and perfect domestic manners that
were bred in her home and under her per-
sonal influences.
Friendliness toward those who are under
our roofs, but who are not of our blood or
grade, is easily made consistent by SIM
picity, directness, and dignity of speech
and manners. Genuine kindliness is bound
less in its influences over untutored minds;
and it is sure to express itself by faithful
love that binds the heart firmly and lastlngly
to the person and to the interests Of such
mlstresses as are generous enough, or
sympathetic enough, or even wise enough,
to practice it,
The mistress should clearly understand
exactly what service she has a right to ex-
pect OF each one of her domestics; and
these duties she should explain clearly and
in detail to them when she proposes to en-
ploy them. and also the hours during which
she shall demand their fulfllment.