St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-07

this respect, dOve-cote where one girl
succeeds another, one servant makes
room for the next, often within six
months. Servants who, in consequence
OF long years OF service i'll one family.
have grown 10 have but one interest
with their masters, sharing their JOYS
and woes, feeling themselves to be
members of the family, are now so sell
dom 20 be found that, where met with,
they receive public mention and are re-
warded for their wondrous fidelity.
This sufficiently characteriZeS our al
tered circumstances.
Is this frequent change of help ex-
planned by the charge that master and
mistress no longer know how to prop
erly treat their servants, or that serv-
ants are not as capable as formerly?
One is almost led to believe so after
reading and hearing the superficial
opinions expressed in the newspapers
or over the afternoon cup of coffee. The
reason for this changed state of affairs
is not to be found in the people, put
rather in our modern business and So
cial relations, which are much more
favorable to changes of position or lOca-
ton than formerly. The patriarchal
relations between land owner and ten
ants, between the castle owner and
villages, also belong irrevocably to the
past.
A small household with an annual in
come Of from 1,500 to 1,S00 mark will
scarcely permit the expense of a ser
want girl, even in a district where low
rents and reasonable prices prevail, il
the family numbers more than TWO. A
girls board costs from 200 to 800 mark
yearly, at the least, to which must be
added her years wages of 60 to 80
mark. O. If the housewife is strong
and healthy with no small children to
task her patience and strength, it is
undoubtedly cheapest to hiie daily help
for few hours. thus saving girls
board. o. Ii obliged to keep girl do
not choose one fresh from school. You
save little in wages, nothing in food,
besides the trouble Of teaching a young
gill is great and i'll the end you have
only child labor.
References are little to be regarded in
your choice Of girl. 1t is universal
custom, fostered by good nature and
coWardice, to write nothing unfayOraDle
in your references given a departing
servant. Make personal inquiries of
lRF former mistress. Above all, see the
girl yourself before employing her: per-
Sonal acquaintance is of the utmost I'M
! portance.
A wise plan is to give YOUR new serv-
ants written rules outlining the order
of your household. These rules may
contain first what you expect of your
servants behavior in general, then a
complete plan Of work for each day OF
the week. The following may aid you
in this:
Programme of work for servant girl:
$50 O'clock-Get up, battle, arrange the
hair. put on clean gown and shoes mot
SlipperS), make your bed and tidy your
room.
6O'clock kitchen fire, put on
water for coffee, grind coffee, clean
masters room. open windows Gin winter
take ashes out of stoves and fire up),
brush upholstered furniture. polish
tables, dust, set breakfast table: while
family eats, clean masters clothes,
brush and beat same a1d clean out
spots with damp cloth; blacken his
boots. Cd
7:45 O'clock coffee, clean parlor
and stairs. put sitting, dining and bed
rooms in order. wash breakfast dishes,
clean lamps, carry in wood, coal and
water. Put on better gown and white
apron.fire up and get dinner. Eat dinner
clear table, sweep and air dining room :
cook after dinner coffee while washing
dishes, Scour knives and clean up
kitchen.
4 to O'clock-Any extra work, as
roasting coffee, securing tinware. clean
ing silver, washing windows, running
errandS, preparations for next days
work.
O'clock-Prepare supper, get bed
rooms in order for the night.
7:30 O'clock-Eat supper, wash dishes.
$50 TO 10 O'clock-At your own dis
posal.
10 O'clock Go to bed.
Now as to treatment of your servants
See to it that YOU have such as serve
you gladly, taking an interest in your
welfare. In the journal Fuer'S Haus,' -
Of 1856, page 80, You find golden words
written by pauline in Hannover''
under the heading, "Wie Ich Meme
Dienstboten Erziehe' GLOW | Train
| My Servants.") She says: l was so
| fortunate, as young woman, to keep
my girl cook twenty-five years and
mourned the loss of the faithful soul
| deeply when L found her one morning
dead i'll her bed, cause-heart disease. |
| felt forsaken and my children wept with
me over her dead body. Then we buried
|
ly decorated her resting-place.
] AS her successor, | obtained the Serv-
| ices of a young, inexperienced. but well
recommended girl. She was discharged
| by her former mistress on account OF
stubbornneSS. She has now been will
me for seven. years and looks after my
little household to my entire satisfac
ton.
When at coffee or tea parties hear
so much of poor help and dreadful girls
| always am up IN arms to defend the
poor, much-abuSed servants.
When new girl enters my service,
meet her with confidence and motherly
care. From the moment she enters my
house. hold myself responsible for the
soul that is to give me its entire time
On the first day give her my rules
which she must strictly obey, show bel
about the work expected of her, and tel
her she must follow all my directions
Then | observe her closely for the firs
eight days, without constantly ordering
or criticiSlng; during this time l study
her ways and character, make note OF
her little peculiaritieS and habits, 81
that l may know how to manage her
In little things, let her have her Owl
way and let her plan her work as far a:
possible herself.
If find during this time that she will
answer my purpose, take pains t.
train the girl TO suit me. never losing
sight of her individuality.
If the housewife occasionally permits
the girl to do a thing her own way i
will help much towards winning he
good will. Often, especially where tht
mistress is young, the girls experience
in housework is worth more than thu
madam's.
Inever allow the girl to forget thu