Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13

| out organization and the hearty cooper
alton of the many united we stand,
I divided we fall''--in this instance the
old maxim may be well applied. Such
! an organization could be made a factor
in the proper education of the servant,
an incentive to the performance OF duty,
n court of Justice, as it were, where the
merits and dement's of the good, bad
and indifferent could be passed upon and
rewarded. It's influence would be cor
receive or restraining, something like
the knowledge that the hand of the law
pointing out and condemning the I'M
worthy deters, and is strengthening to
the pride, policy, principle or necessity
OF many who doubtless would otherwise
fail in trusworthiness, and conscien-
tious discharge OF duty. The experiment
of such organization is being tried in sew
eral Eastern cities, a schedule of prices
rs TO ability and the like agreed upon,
and the whole put upon a strictly busi-
ness basis. Let skilled labor receive
iirst-class wages such would be
an incentive for more conscien-
tlous effort with many but in the name
of justice, relegnts 70 the incompetent
or demerit list the large number of SER
wants among us who demand high wages
leave ii for the housekeeper to do for
them. with some penalty for inefIiciency
before them there are many who would,
doubtless, mend their ways. | was GLAD
20 see the subject of organization sug-
gested by several IN the last discussion
and hope il VIII be further agitated.
In the detail management of servants,
as children, ! think no one set of rules
can be applied to all alike, excepting
few general principles. l would rather
first study ana understand the subject to
be dealt with and then act accordingly.
Firmness is Indispensable and kindness
should ever be the ruling spirit of the
lady and mistress. The Princess of
Wales is said to be the best, because the
kIndest, mistress in England. She first
wins the hearts of her servants,
who forever afterwGrd are most
willing and ohedlent. There are
those among us who have found this
the easiest solution of the problem, with
a certain class of servants. However,
the success OF gracious considerations
among our varied and badly or wholly
uneducated dOmestics cannot always be
relied upon, since anything like kindly
Indulgence is by many looked upon as
weakness to be taken advantage of. As
Sidney Smith said of an appreciated
tTusty-"the first year he was most in
valuable servant; the second an indif-
ferent attendant and the third most
intOlerGble master.
Yet # is hard for many to refrain from
showing much kindly consideration for n
good servant, and do not think with
the proper regulation that such is I'M
wise, as it cannot fail to win that at
tachment and good will necessary to the
harmonious adjustment of things domes
tic. The systematic regulation of work
aud leisure hours, l have observed to be
Of first Importance, ana in intercourse
the kindly tone, pleasant smile, word of
encouragement and mild reproof
are more effective than the sharp tone of
command, querulous exactlon and i'm
patient fault finding.
TO be honest we must confess that all
the faults are not on the other side. l |
know of none more deserving censure
than the peculiar ethics observed by
some in the engagement of servants.
But l forbear, tho there are many
among us who, in common with the
writer, could give experiences of the
manner in which valued servants have |
been taken from them that would be q |
sad reelection to say the least. Let me |
suggest that tho we may have yearn- |
ing for our neighbours maid servant, that
we assume the virtue, if we have it not, |
Of charitably refraining from interfering |
with another's domestic affairs which |
ought not to concern us. W. F. L.
-
Ny experience with servants has been |
too pleasant to enter in this column, |
having had TO change cooks (then be- |
cause of sickness only once in nearly |
three years.
came to Fort Worth with my mind |
mGde up 10 be pleased with everything | |
should ind here, and have not had occa- |
sion to change it, even in my domestic |
relations.
Mrs. SwGyne asks me to give the secret |
of my success. That, cannot tell. l |
invest my servants with full authority, |
each in their own department, and re-
quire them Jointly TO keep the domestic
machinery well oiled.
CHAT ON FASHION.
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