The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-21
WOMEN IN LIVERIES,
The Patient Mistress Has RebeIIetl
Against Men Servants.

S"ihSt wen servants.
New York, May ia year ago q num-
Der of titled English housekeepers took
wrathy counsel together with regard TO
the best measure for circumventing the
evil ways of The typical man servant. The
result was that an impressive number Of
wealthy ladies' declared that they would
employ male buffers. etc, no longer. but
substitute liveried women in their pIaces
The idea was at first cheerfuly laughed
at but these soreiy tried housekeepers
had their way, consulted a capable Recent
street tailor and the result is a eoodlv
/ showing of liveried women in many smart
homes. 9'-'''i
Very recently an entefprising English
| house maid, hearing of the discomfort and
despair that has seized on the America n
housekeeper with regard to her masculine
ehployes, packed trunk of nice ,iveries.
imported herself and sought a place in a
New York mansion. She had not The least
olihcuity IN persuadng the head of a fine
mousse to give her position as a butler
and butler in livery at that. Frrtber.
more she made so smart an appearance
! that her mistress was easily induced IA
put her other first floor maids in livery
and from this initiative the liveried vo-
man servant IN New York is becoming a
recognized institution
80 far tall slender, rosy English and
! scotch girls monopolize this branch of The
business and one woman who has tried
! The livered maid, warmly advocates tharo
for three distinct reasons. First haca,7sa
they are so much more bidable and feith-
tul ANA respectful than the men: second
| ~, because they are vastly cleaner ana
more honest and less expensive; and third
| ly, because their tidy liveries lend a al
tnction to their appearance that the REQ
ulation cap and apron can never give n
| domesiics serving in dining room and
! hall. anu
! IN the New York homes. where women
IN these special costumes serve. the butler
| wears black coat and skirt made Of 6no
! French face cloth, escaping the aronrd -,
| about, measuring about three and a ba,t
! yards in circumference at the beno ard
| with a strap of black silk running fror,
| hip 10 foot on either side This is all ~
| trimming. Her coat is an Eton. cut in =
| point behind and turning back with mo
| alum sized silk faced revers in front from
an immaculate white linen shirt front and
low cut white linen waistcoat. A white
| collar, white tie and a glimpse of white
cuff at the wrist complete the smart cos
tune. With this dress no cap Is worn
| and the hair is brushed smoothly bacL
from the face. braided and pinned neatly
to the back of the head.
During the day the butleress assumes a
very fetching colored livery consisting Of
| dark blue or brown skirt, with a hand
| of red or yellow material let in about a
| foot above the hem, a waistcoat. button.
| ing to the chin, of striped red and white
| or yellow and white vesting, and unon
! this an Elton of goods to match the skirt
! ornameuted with six gilt buttons and cuffs
| and collar to accord with the skirts band
The footwoman, who assists in serving
meals. tends the drawing room and an
| swers the bell, wears a less decorative but
| quite as smart costume. 1t is brown
| blue or green cloth, having a plain round
| skirt with two lines of color above the
| hem, short close fitting basque resplend-
| ent with gilt or silver buttons. a white
| rundown collar, white cuffs and serum
ulously tidy hair For reception afternoons
and for dinners She gets into as fair and
| crisp A shirt as the butleress, with a low
! striped wastcoet and little Elton Jacket
adorned with bright cuffs, collar and hut-
tons. These women are required TO wear
low shoes of pump shape In the evening
! they are always addressed by their sur.
names, and they are like to prove treas
ures of comfort to the mistress who has
been forced to relinquish the employment
of grasping. incompetent male servants
save in her stables. NJ A.