Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-25


war. are rsqariti ns general hcin under
ibe butlsr.. anil are. properly speaking,
oniy f5oii.on When on duty ~ such with
Co., rirrlaua
Am6nstheothfrm llcservAnii II milord's
r,lai. with we'll kuovndutic Alright one
roelves seventy pounds yer ycar, aud will
easily manage 10 secure NJ much more,
Then there are the head cooks, TO none Of
whom are paid onc.fourth the price gi,cn
BIZ tho American nnuveHu riches 10 their
n.cantls Imported Chtfs. who reecive from
fiei 10 rii1, with perquislt's of about lfiy
hounds from the saie n drippnvs aud fats.
'rherr 4 also a head cnachmnn no sixty 10
eighty pounds, under whom are q second
goldman ut twenty-five pounds, q sud
fr1om NJ twcuiy pounds, aud grpunis,
stabiomen and helpers NJ from ten 10
twcuty pounds each. and one or two odd
men" who attend the servants hall, carry
higgneo. clean boots and hrr a sort ofeyery.
bo.iy's men 10 al below stairs.
The whole number OF servants nc Que OF
these pflncely houses i therefore very
large havo only enumerated those III.
rerily serving the household it.clf, whose
members may not number n half dozen,
and In sfasuna N entertainment viii not
average mnra than two dozen, souls.
Among NH thrse house servant. there are
what might be called an upper aud a lower
house. Precedence T. NJ severe master
and sconrre herr us with the nobility them.
solves. The hours Tor servants meals ARE.
breakfast, q lunch. II. dinner. I; tea. 3,
aud unper from . 10 ~ The upper house
includes the steward, butler, housekeepcr,
tho head cook. the Wallets aud tho ladies'
malds These usually take all their meals
By ihrm.elsrs. In either the stewards OF
housckcgpor's room, where they occasion.
nliy lounge aud do their necessary CORE.
sp1ndenoe The lower house comprises all
other servants, II whom the under butler,
OF assistant cook, takes precedence. In
some houses all tho rryAnisdlne together,
thcuppcr servants assemblih. In the house.
keepers room, from which they soiomnly
march 10 the ssrvhnis' dining hall, the
lower servants remaining standing until
their heitCrs arr seated, the butler at the
head N the table No conversation what
ever l. permitted while the iolut Il being
pnrtnken o. The lugubrious silence and
ausierity u this gathering arc inconcriv.
ably ludicruus. When the meat course IL
flushed tho upper servants rice. The low.
er servants follow With military alacrity.
The former. In their proper order II pre-
ce,lencc, like automatic puppets thcn
march back into tho stewards room,
whcrr. In the greatest punciillio, pudding
aud desert are served Meanwhile the
lower servants, relieved ~ the prraenc, Of
these their tevercst masters, fall TO small
talk. rhecse and small beer 10 their HEARTS
content
Otber grotesquc forms among these folk
arc noticeable. Guests servants inyari.
ably take the rank Of their visiting master
or mistress The valet Of lon,l Il seated
next the butler. and il often housed aud
-oniertnined" BY the steward. The maid
Of countess or duchess Il handed
In 10 dinner below stairs with all the
ceremony which her titled ml.trrss may
rvrrlvr one story higher Hut ma ordinary
servant or footman must acccpt rigorous
''pot luck" with members Of tho lower
house. Again, the upper servants must
always b. addressed by the lower ~ "Mr."
Mrs" or "Mlss." Hut among footmeu
aud hou~maida In general. dignity often
gives way 10 nlacriiy, which In turn I'm.
poses the highest honon. For instance,
above the clamor Of morning bells will
DO heard such startling EXCAVATIONS asi
"Dnnrascn. there's yer mans bcllrp "Marl.
borough, ~ lively nowi" Manchester, ycr
oil boys movlng'' or "rwccdmouth, yer
vally wants ter groom yen
Besides the thirty TO forty servants em.
ployed about the household and stables,
the larger establishments require mn equal
number out Of doors Ia various capacities
about tha domesnrs. fir,t there h the
"agent.' who has general charge Of the e.
tate, Indeed often tho entlru control OF thu
property. Frequently with HIN are a half
dorm accountants and clerks. Tho next
man below him i the ballin. His province
4 10 look after the home farm aud cnttle.
A host 81 hangers-on ind lazy employment
here Then upon dcmesne Of several
thousand acre, thcrc will h, q head game
keeper, who xill be allowed a dozen men
TO assist him In bncc,ling and caring foI
Tue game aud In protesting II from the Ia.
roads of ponchcrs- Some of the hnest for
eals In tho world arc upon these estates.
Each inquiries head forester with hall
dozen men under him Now trees aro ha
ing constantly planted. Too heavy growths
arc thlnnod cut, Eycry sound tree trunk
Il sold 10 be cut In deals, every unsound
one finds ready sale for fuel. IL q river
runs through demo,nc, several men are
required for constantly beautifying II.
banks and keeping the poaehers away
from u, iiah. The roads aud driycways Of
q iino dencsne require very great attan,
tlon' Ihch uhere IL master sawyer aud
his mon Tor cnislng posts, for repairing
gates ana fences There arr painters, gla
Ilefs, carpenters, a number Of whom are
Kept 10 service and busy the year round.
lhs head gardener requires several assist
ants And. u guest, your opachman,
call OF "uaiel gatel' will, ia ride
about an ordinary estate, bring To the loslg.
gates at Different entrances fully "a hlli
dozen hronzed old lodgekcsp ers iron. ont
OF Hover imbcdded. Ivy covered .odRcs.
Every one Of these are army ''pen,lonerr y
heroes bold, AZ their British arriy pension
aud ten pounds n year, whc.e live, fade
out hero In these shadow hooks among
the harci aud phcasants, With perhap. one
gate call aud u pot Of beer y day TO keer
Shelf scattering uselo,s wits together.
IN England servants aro precisely what
leh crntnriss OF riastorH have wished. them
70 Dc hngli,i servants Ia America are
inlA'ranln b"'ngs, giving the worst OF serv.
i'e, lhey arc outside OF England; they
nave los' the pose and poise Of their rock.
lp9,eo home regime, while they ART be.
Whdetcd by the eccentricitios OF many Of
our amateur nobility who Import them,
Who VIII require some little time to aeous.
I1m themselves to the attentions Of any
manner OF servants.
EDGAR L. WAKEMAN.
The servant Question.