Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-04

wages paid them us shopgirls, they might
have easy, comfortable lives and positions
OF trust. \ maid is always respected by the
other servants, can have il She wishes her
meals alone. and it rests with herself
especially If her employer is an elderly lady
whether she is not in reality the beloved
companion.
The English maid is desirable for the
Erglishwoman, but when She comes to this
country she is "A changed persoE. She does
her duty ard is well behaved for while,
but six months in this enlightened country
and her quiet manners become insolent; She
can't dress you without referring To the
duchesses and counteSses upon whom she has
waited before. She scorns your wardrobe,
reads your letters and knows exactly how
much money you have in your puCketbOok.
III you should object to any Of her weak
nesses and summon up courage enough to
discharge her, You would better have her
trunks examined before she leaves and II
you are wise you will tell your husband ali
about her, for the chances are, if she thinks
you havea secret from him, she will attempt
the blackmailing scheme Immediately after
she has left.
The French maid usually stays Just long
enough to become acquainted with Ameri-
can habits, and then she leaves in a hurry,
either to marry some chef and open a small
restaurant or 10 become hairdresser The
Irish and Scotch maids are usually honest,
usually impairment and usually ignorant
but they are as faithful as dogs so that be-
cause Of this virtue you forgive them the
rest.
There are women in New York who do
not dare discharge their maids. who live in
deadly terror as To what is to be done next
who have been foolish enough to let them
find ont something 1t may be very little
something, that they do not want either
mother or husband to know. and SO the
maid levies tribute, gets frocks that have
seen nut one wearing, has her wages paid
i'll advance and Is worse than any skeleton
at feast, because she Is with YOU nearly all
the time. Not long ago at very smart
luncheon served by gorgeous butler and
three fOotmen, a woman said, speaking of Il
notorious paper, "0h, dear. think | should
go crazy IT paragraph were put in It about
me" The hostess looked silence at her
guest. When the servants lett the room
she said My dear, why in the world did
you say that before those men Evidently
you know nothing about the English SER
wants My butler is perfectly capable Of
writing you letter, demanding Il certain
sum oil money or threatening you with lust
such paragraph as you dread. The Eng
lish servant has no more idea of honor than
the cannibal, and not as much, for a can.
nlbal eats one out and out and doesn't make
life horrible by spinning out the agony.
"A man asked ME not long ago, "Do people
never get tired of hearing about women !"
And before could speak another man an
swered, No; they are the one always
interesting topic in this country" This is
essentially the country of women. If 4
woman sold her jewels that America might
be discovered, womankind has certainly
reaped advantage from IL, as in no other
country is the same consideration shown
her. She can make or damn play. She
can cause the success or the total extinction
OF book. And nobody has any interest
i'll pictures unless women want TO 20 and
see them. Her power is marvellous, and if
she doesn't always know how to use it, that
is her misfortune and not her fault. Until
she has seen other women, that is, the
women of other countries, she has no idea
of the position she occupies. She is catered
to like small child, and the material as
well as the mental sweets of life are offered
her, while her opinion is asked oil the most
important subjects. And yet the result has
not been bad, for the American woman is
neither greedy nor selfish nor un believing.
She is sometimes bit of d tyrant, but il
doesn't take her very long to find out the
truth of what st. Francis de Sales said some
hundred years ago, Sugar will catch more
flies than vinegar"
The American man believes so thoroughly
in her that he generally does what she
wishes. He is happy with her when She is
ready to enjoy everything. and vet, if the
day comes when she's ill and sleepless, wor-
ried and frightened, he will stand by her,
endure her fretfulness, be gentle with her,
lift her so be doesn't hurt her; cater TO her
whimsical DESIRES be sorry for every pain
she has and do everything in his power to
relieve it. All because she's a woman. Ger
tainly the American man is a something to be
proud OF. But then 1t may be said in his
favor that he would not be here if il were
not for the American woman. Bah.