, 1892-04-02
MAID AND MISTRESS
Fourteen Good Rules for til.
Guidance Of Servants,

AMd Fourteen for the Lady OF tine
HOuse--HmfOrmatio which will
Make Things go Along Smoothly
in the Household.
Be truthful ~
Be punctual, keep your brooms, brushes,
busters, pots, kettles and pans clean and
sweet, ~
Obey your mistress in every particular; !;
go to her when you are in doubt.
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If your fellow servants shirk their duties,
and their doing so affects your work, take
the first opportunity you have of explain
ing this to your mistress, being careful
not to exaggerate.
Do not do rough work while wearing a
white apron. Have large gingham aprons
for such purposes and keep your white one
where i can easily b 81 gotten at,
Never give away anything that belongs
to your mistress without first obtaining
her permission.
If you wish to invite friend to eat with
you, first obtain permission.
During the day when opportunity offers,
devote little time to the care Of your bed
room; see that it is kept well aired.
Do not take holt Of the pots and pans
with yourapron; it is a dirty and dangerous
If you break anything tell your mistress
at once.
Let your working dresses be made of
material that will wash.
Retire early, rise early
If you have lover, confde in your mis-
tress and obtain her permission to have
him spend his evenings with you do not
meet him on the street or try to ''smuggle"
him into the kitchen.
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Be careful of all that is entrusted to you
while in service; when the day comes for
you to leave it for home of your own,
you will find any lessons Of economy and
neatness that you may have learned very
valuable, and any good habit that you
may have formed helpful.
GOOD RULES FoR.TTfh MISTRESS.
When engaging a servant, be careful to
explain her work to her, and let her under
stand that the work must be done in your
way, and not in the way of any former mis-
tress she may have had, and this explana-
tion must be made 50 that 1T shall not
reflect upon heroutine Of any other house
hold. ~
Try and arrange the housework SO that
each servant may have an opportunity to
attend church on Sunday.
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When your servants do we'll encourage
them to do better by few words of praise.
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Do not allow them to have visitors until
after certain hours in the evening.
Give your orders for the day to the cook
as early In the morning as possible.
Insist upon being informed when any
thing is broken or lost.
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See that the chambermaid wears a clean
apron while making the beds, and that she
knocks at the bedroom doors before enter
ing. ~
Order the maid who opens the door not
to leave visitors standing in the hall, nor
to give parcels to strangers without previ-
GUS instruction.
cidedly. ***
Only allow your rules to be broken once;
let dismissal with customary notice, follow
the second offense,
.sasss5 Rsssin your temper ssE under all oiroum-
Insist upon the punetuality of the family
as well as upon the punctuality Of the cook.
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Be kind to your servants when they are
i'll, and thoughtful of them always; in nine
cases out of ten the considerate mistress
will be rewarded by faithful service.
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Pay. your servants wages regularly Do
not allow them to 60 out without first OBJ
tanning your permission.