Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-06
PRIZE SUGGESTIONS.
THE TWO LETTERS BELOW SELECT
ED FROM MANAGING HELP"

A Contest Conducted by New York journal
and Prizes Awarded Mrs. Mary #. LAM
bert, of Ailston, Mass. and Mary Ford,
of New York.
l am servant girl and these are my
views: L think every servant should
have two evenings and every other
Sunday afternoon and evening out.
This gives her chance to see her
friends without their coming to the
house where she works. | think she
should be allowed TO have company
when 1t is her Sunday in. If her girl
friends come 1t is very well to see them
IN the Kitchen. but If her sweetheart
calls she should no doubt much prefer
to see him alone. If there is no sit
ting room for the servants they ought
to lie allowed to see their friends in the
dining room If it Is in the basement
and they do not Interfere with the
household arrangements. But there
must be Il limit to the girls company.
She must not expect to have her friends
call too often. | think a servant
should have an afternoon Off once
month OF so to do her shopping, as it is
late when her work is finished, and If
she needs anything she has to get it
at the nearest little store, where they
charge much more than they do in the
big stores down town. A girl should
have IL certain amount of work to do
every day, and if she does it up quick
ly and well she should not be made 10
put in the time thus saved in helping
others of the servants who have lin
gcred around trusting to some such
luck to get their portion of work done.
,Dl n ,rit f...l hat tt,,p
how hard she tries she is never
through. On the other hand, If one
girl is not able to do her work the 9TH
ers should do all they can to help her,
a mistress should never encourage her
servants to carry tales to her about
each other, and the help should never
speak unkindly Of their mistress, as
these seeming tritles lead to more
changes among the servants than any
amount of hard work. i have always
found that when | look out for the in
tereStS of my mistress she always looks
out for mine. a pleasant word from
mistress does no harm and it makes
II girl feel that she is not mere ma
chine she goes about her work with
light herat.-Mary Ford.
In re 'rrIing TO the servant question
it II! rs be remembered that poor work
is rs y ten the fault of the mistress ns
of the maid. In cases where several
servants were employed each one
should have her appropriate work AS
signed but with thc full understand
ing that if needed she is colIed upnn
for work outside that which she CON
-idrrS l"r own. Ii the mistress of the
house shows herself ignorant of any of
the duties belonging thereto. she has
no reason TO look for or expect salts
factory service from those i'm her en-
ploy. 4 firm but kind government, iu-
dicious rules, recurring implicit obedi-
ence. give larger promise of faithful
and prompt work and far more res
pectful service than an ignorant but
exacting housekeeper can ever expect
10 find. While demanding prompt at
tention TO the work to be done. those
employed should receive such kindness
and watchful care for their interests
and comfort as EMPLOYERS would wish
their children TO have If similarly situ-
ated. Make their rooms as pleasant