The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-16
Talks with the Servants.
From Harper's Bazar.1

Perhaps I'd better warn you that
 the madam will be down here at ten
 o'clock That's her hour, and she's not
 often late. She'll look to have the
 kitchen quite tidy when she comes
 You'll have her chair ready there by
 the table, the butchers and grocer S
 book ready to hand, and beside them
 the pen and ink. I'll tell you how she
 manages. It saves trouble all round,
 and not one penny goes out of this
 house that she doesn't know all about.
 She's liberal and free handed, but she
 won't waste a crumb nor throw away
 8 cent. Down she'll come, and a sharp
 look all around, I'll warrant you, If
 anything is wrong or neglected you'll
 not fail to hear of it--though quite
 pleasantly if plainly She'll talk over
 the days meals, what's in the house,
 whats needed, just what is to be cooked for the next luncheon, dinner and breakfast All that's wanted is written down in the books-exactly the pounds and quantities, with the date attached, Then off she goes; it's all done in five minutes. The butchers boy and grocers boy come for the books at half past teny at eleven the days supplies are in the house. Once a week the madam herself goes to the markets and takes a look about to see what's in season and to be had She calls 1t a waste of time to go herself every day, and she looks to you to see that the meat and fish and vegetables brought are good and fresh, or you are not to accept them. On Monday mornings all her bills are paid The books come added up; the mllkman iceman and baker leave their accounts too. She has from each a list of their prices, which she keeps for reference, and checks off the books with them A whole half-hour she gives to these accounts. She cam see under each date her own order, and opposite is the priee which should tally with her list of prices, Then she draws checks for each account, tells you beforehand, as well as she can, just what guests are expected, just what meals she will take away from home, so that you may ar range your work comfortably before hand and the bulk of the housekeeping for the week is done. Pretty simple for both of you. isn't it?
 Soda? Why, that's the most inn portant thing in the whole kitchen. It just halves your Work-only don't let 1t get into the laundry; it's forbidden there. For example, you put a lump of 1t in among the dishes wiben they are to be washed after breakfast. You'll notice, of course, that we have provi- ded one of those nice paper dish-pans forf you-that's why cups keep their handles in this kitchen, and why dozen glasses last more than week. you don't bang them against zinc or the kitchen table into this light disp- pan, d lump of soda laid on top, and the hot-water cock turned on full for a | just a turn or two of the mop makes things clean and ready for the .owel A lump, or even a pinch, of it n each pot cuts the grease out as if by | magic, and with us pot-waShing has no | errors. More of it goes into the water | with which the table is scrubbed, and | S used in the water for mopping the | loor, washing the windows, scalding | he refrigerator, and before you go to | 1ed at night we always look to have you pour little hpt soda water down
 he waste-pipe of the sink, for there grease is apt to clog and grow rank, md make disease and bad smells.
 "Of course we are enlightened in this louse We don't want you scrubbing Ill day and every day, so we put an ,il-cloth on the floor for you, and we over the kitchen dinner table with nore oil-cloth, and we buy it as it