Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12

| must have an eye 10 the welfare of guests
| and the character and behavior of his in
| feriors. He is also the head waiter He
| attends to the table and its proper setting
and service at all times; presiding at the
carving and other mysteries of the side
board: for all Of which ne receives SIS per
year. The under butler, at $50. has En-
! tire charge Of the silver. II practically
never leaves his hands or sight, as
| he not cnly delivers 70, and re-
ceives from, the hands Of the butler
all pieces used, but washes, polishes. and
| sleeps alongside their receptacle cases in
the pantry. During seasons OF unusual
entertainment, he also assists the head
/ butler at meals. There are generally also
q first, second and third footman These
| receive about the same wages rs the
| under butler. They clean milor. 5
| clothing. which a valet scoruS TO do save
| when his master travels, assist at meals
as walters, wash glass and silverU are,
are regarded as general help under The
| buffers; and are, properly speaking, only
footmen when on duty as such with the
| carriages.
Among the other male servants is mi
| lords valet, with well known d.ties. \
bright one receives go per year and viii
easily manage to secure us much more
Then there are the head cooks. 10 mono
of whom are paid one fourth the price
given by the American nouveau-riches to
their recently imported chefs, who receive
from el25 10 el50, with perquisites OF about
ESQ from the sale of drippingS and fats
There Is also head CCachman, at $50 to
GoO, under whom are 4 second COaChman II
425, stud-groom 4 at go, and grooms,
Stablemen anu helpers at from &lO TO E2O
each; and one or two odd men" who at
tend the servants hail. carry baggage,
clean boots and are a sort OF every body 5
men 70 all below stairs
THE WHOLE NUMBER OF SERVANTS
at one Of these princely houses is therefore
very large. | have only enumerated those
directly serving the household Itself. whose
members may not number half dozen. and
IN seasons OF entertainment Will not aver
age more than two dozen souls.
Among ali these house servants there are
what might be called an upper and I lower
house Precedence is as severe I master
and scourge here as with the nobility them
selves. The hours for servants meals are:
Breakfast, s; lunch, Il dinner /; tea ;:
and supper from TO IL. The upper house
includes the steward, butler, houSekecpcr,
the head cook, the Wallets and the ladies'
maids. These usually take al! their meals
by themselves, in either the stewards or
housekeeperS 5 room, where they occa-
sionally lounge and do their necessary cor
reSpondence. The lower house comprises
ali other servants, of whom the under butler
or assistant cook takes precedence In
some houses all the servants dine together;
the upper servants assembling in the house
keepers room. from which they sulemnly
march to the servants dining hall. the
lower servants remaining standing until
their bctterS are seated, the butler a the
head of the table. No conversation what
ever is permitted while the joint IS being
partaken OF. The lugubrious silence and
austerity of this gathering are incCnccivably
1rrA emo,
isned, the upper servants rise. The lower
servants follow with military alacrity. The
former, IN their proper order Of precedence,
like automatic puppets then march Duck into
the stewards room, where
IN THE GREATEST PUNCTILIIo,
pudding and dessert are served. Meantime
the lower servants relieved OF the presence
of these their severest masters fan to small
talk, cheese and small beer to their hearts
content. Other grotesque forms among
these folk are noticeable. Guest s servants
invariably take the rank of their visiting
master or mistress. The valet OF q lord is
seated next the butler, and is often housed
and "entertained" BY the steward. The
maid OF 4 countess or duchess IS handed in
to dinner' below stairs with all the cere-
mony which her titled mistress may re-
ceivc one story higher. But an ordinary
servant or fOotman must accept rigorous
pbL 4GCh Will LACIlDtIS Cl tLlb lower
house. Again the upper servants must a.
ways be addressed by the lower, as Mr."
Mrs. " or Miss But among footmen
and housemaidS in genera! dignity often
gives way to alacrity, which in Turn i'm
poses the highest honors. For instance,
above the clam or of morning bells will be
heard such startling ordinations as:
"Dunravcn, there's yer mans beilr'
Marlborough, be lively now" Man
chester, yer OF boys moving" or Tweed
mouth, yer vally wants ter groom yci'
Besides the thirty to forty servants en-
plOyed about the household and stables, the
larger establishments require III equal
number out Of doors in various capacities
about the demesneS. First there is the
estate, indeed often the entire control of
the property. Frequently with him are
half dozen accountants and clerks, The
next man below him is the baiiif. His
province is 10 look after the home farm and
cattle. This is no sinecuTe, for on some of
the greatest estates farming and grGZing
are conducted on a large scale: and this
entirely exclusive Of the fancy farming and
gardening in which nearly every one OF the
nobility INDUCES. Sometimes enclosed by
the inner walls surrounding the hall itself.
though oftener at some little distance away |
IN well, ordered arrangement, will be found
granerieS. machinery storage
houses. IllII houses WLcEe gram IS IArcSled,
logs are sawed and feed is ground by steam,
and covered enclosures for young stock in |
number and capaciousneSS quite SurpriS- |
ing TO even one accustomed to the pro-
vision for the same b. the most noted
AMERICAN FARMERS. |
A host of hangers-on find lazy employ |
ment here Then upon a demesne Of sew |
eral thousand acres there will be head |
-ame-keeper who will De allowed 4 dozen |
men TO assist him in breeding, and caring |
for the game and in protecting il from the |
nroadS of poachers. Some of the finest |
forests in the world are upon these estates |
Each requires head forester with |
half dozen men under him. New |
trees are being constantly |
planted. Two heavy growths are thinned |
out. Every sound tree trunk is sold 70 be |
cut in deals; every unsOund one finds ready |
sale for fuel II river runs through a |
lemesne, several men are required for con-
The poachers away from its fish. The reads
very great attention. Then there Is mas
Tor repairing gates and fences. There are
whom are kept in service and busy the
several assistants. And, if 4 guest. your
n 2 ride about an ordinary estate, bring 70
he lodge gates at different entrances fully
/ half dozen bronzed old lodgekeepers from
ut of fiower-embedded, ivy-coI cred lodges.
Every one OF these are army pensioners -
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