Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-05-11
7HF SERVANT GIRL PROBLEM.

fails TO sec the necessity OF looking 60
the interests OF her mistress and ia
neglected. 90 not mll'Ciously wasieIuL
AdlCIto al this are her republican ideas
of equality which makes the American
servant curl cold. calculating and
'stuck up. aud 'Hd.sr I'd Haly iuai
over from Ireland, who does NOT know
mg1tbtoilerirom warming pan, with
vague notions u' being Gets good aa
mtsus' become iItl.eaOIv usuIert
Here Is astrHuHa completely Ui affairs
the home Die of the American people
seriously iutCHgred with gI account OF
our republican spirit Fur gE.np.s, wg
20 out un the 500 OF july shHUt uui.
selves hulrse singing The slIr a|IHE ed
Banner thrill with patriotic pride at tua
word, Of the orator beginning, Mhsl To
the course Of human events % become
necessary. etc still burning with
patriotism we return home aBd lind lhli
Polly part8king OF the general feeling
of independence, has taken french leave.
The house is open and either Polly Ui
some ruthless burglar has carried uii q
hundred dollars worth of jewellery. We
prepare our own dinner or 20 without
any and silently ponder on the WUrsIng
results oil the Declaration oil lua.pgH.
uCnec, universal suiimge,ani unrestricted
immigration.
A study Of human nature will dem.
onylrlte that we can NOT have pafige,
service 10 republic, but through
general upfuuuug OF u'i ideas Iul ln
uycuurnug Of umg.hunorgd customs,
tue present service call probably De Im.
proved, The old family servant is q
thing OF the past iHe help of che
present and future : totally ditgrgu,
being. She Is no longer 900 iuIeuuf
member Ut the household that s,slc
tradition and must be saIgEa.gI Co
the past, however dspIga#uE DO may De.
We see u tlIH, too, 10 shade OF sadness
for ihg servant, ilT with all AgI glorious
personal liberty it destroy, forever that
feeling OF regarding herself as % part
OF the house, THIS, however i5 but %
side issue, and ul little moment ls COM
pared win liberty fraternity equality
Some thinkers ON the servant EIrl
problem, aud their number Is steadily
mgfgI. u., advocate the cooperative
plan, that is, to have all food prepared
in public kitchens, Co have sweeping.
dustin. general house Keeping peg
formed by specialized labor thus plan
would do away with the regular servant
in the home 10 may Doe the future aolI.
ton OF the question, but go present Gu
carry 10 out completely seems imphC.
uCa1'g. However, much OF our house
hold labor could DE and Is performed
by specialized laburgr 90 great adyln.
taEc, as uiuda.makiug, lsuudry.Wor
and weekly house cleaning,
% we mus have servants boo our homes
and DO is doubtful % wg can do other
wise, let domestic labor De elevated
/ As one lady remarks, make the work
/ respectable by employing none but fcS'
pgCta1lu people 10 is mere worthy u
notice, that the present hard times
which have forced SO maay women iu
I perform the household duties without
! outside help, should certainly tend tu
I the elevation Of such labor ON che
| theory that work is estimated 10y tut
quality OF the WuIkmen.
That kitchen work may be looked
| upon l4 ana honorable means TO llsglr
hood training schools are suggested
| where women and girls may be taught
not only h1usu.work, but principles o
I economy and moral obligations. When
domestic labor o. really regarded with
] hINN HNNNAN NN N'"HH ODD .HH.a' "AH'.a .'."'..
I work. sewing, nursing, ETC., 20 Will Ht
/ tract intelligent girls, TOT % s better pul
I Tor than any ut4Cr manual work i1l
| women. IL Is Ear more varied Iuy
/ beautiful than are staudME all day boo
| store, sitting Tor hours Al % sewing ma
chime, pursplrug daily 100 q laundry u
! breathing the foul dlf OF the factory,
/ Let family work Dee Hulnurl,lNyeIl
anu publicly placed ON a strictly com
mcfgial basis. 10 lS obviously impoa
s,b.C 60 lay out % set of rules for govern
ing employer and gmpiuyg, iur house
! hold matters iu different homes widely
vary, but when servant girl D. engaged
lg, there bee written contract viii
I wages specified, duties aud hours clear
b. defined, 81 possible, make yearly GA
gaggmgBI, TOT long service ls necessary
To- good service. lu this way, how cat
controversy arise between lady aul
maid Under present conditions. alig
have mo- right 90 interfere lu amy wa
whatever with the personal liberty q
the help outside u wUgklng hours, be
"Tc. noun are her own 900 which Co Oh
as she pltascs. n at ANY time adwC
seems needed concerning her conduct
or associate, give ltuot with aulluut
but only as dictated by the common Low
ul mankind. Il Is said that good mia
trcsses make good servants lgt womc
learn TO direct wisely be careful. au
use great discretion both boz gmpIoyin
help and iu giving recommendation
Lei them remember that they are dgdln
with human beings possessing heart 400
brains like themselves and that the mi'
trgss D. superior to the maid only ~ Oh
cultivation Of that heart and BRAIN
BHl SH0ap ItTcs IN The tmsfHH
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