The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-17

present IN this city In m exceptionally
aggravated form. n II usually the
quality Of help that forms the subject
Of discussion ~ feminine gatherings.
but now both the quantity ana the
quality absorb attention. The demand
Tor good help was never greater and
the consequence In that there In q larger
number Of inexperienced hands EN-
p,oysd. Some hovsekespers prefer doing
their swn WORK % having 20 direct =
gtri who knows little Of housekeeping,
and 10 them the present dearth means
that they are relying upon themselves
How 20 make and how TO keep good
domestic help form q proe1em which
nsight we'll tax the ingenuity Of - au-
thority on education. Az rule girls
are not trained and A. = rule their en-
pioysTs DO not know how TO train them.
The Incompetence os the girl tries the
patience Of the housekeeper, and both
are TOO often In . constant warfare
which terminates suddenly. only TO 10
renewed with the next conner.
Girls have many Of the same faults
that boys have. and they have 20 b
corrpctsd. Some boys are mws care.
lees than others. some are IsEIer than
others, some are slower 10 learn than
others. yet male employers manage 10
overcome these faults In some degree.
II is the same with girls. II those
faults are corrected the next step ID to
gain experience. Here distinction be-
tween the bog ana the giri II 90 ~
found. The boy som learns that he
must DO his work In the way his em.
pioyer wishes. the domestic servant
generally regards any infimation that
she shall DO her work IN any other way
than her own seiection ~ IN Interior.
encs with her American prefogative Of
personal liberty n hired sifl were
wanted 10 take charge of the household.
II would probably 10 best 70 VT her
have her own way; but AN In most
families of moderate means she ID only
desired an help. ~ Ia natural that the
bousskseper sbouid wish 10 have thsBxs
done her way. Girls would be- more
seryiceaLls II they had better training
Of "a disciplinary character. ana were
taught that n - no humiliation b. obey
Instructions
The lot Of the domestic help IL not a
desirable one. There IN q routine of
drulgsry from one years. end 20 tbs
other which makes ilfs monotonous.
From the lighting OF tho fires In the
morning until the sf,er-dinner cleaning
up ~ night. many hours are spAgnsd.
Everything 10 supposed 10 10 on time
and IN pIaes Exceptional duties are
not supposed TO interfere with the rssu.
lar order Of things. No variation In the
condition of ths girls hsaish or even
the fraiIties Of temper to which all arr
liable IN taken into consideration IN the
government os the Kitchen. The hired
girl II usually a hermit In the house.
hold. She In never spoken 90 exesp, IN
TIE giving ~ an order or Of q scoialng.
shs has nothing 80 look forward o. IN
the evening but bed. and that not al.
ways the most comfortable. TIE solo
break In her tedious life r. her after.
noon out. and anybody who has ever
sfiei taking n title pleasure under the
shadow ~ work % DO done ST lts elose
viii understand what q poor aticrnps At
recreation II IL.
We must icok the condition in the
face. IL 10 une0n,srfa6ly notorious that
girls wlil follow uiwfosi any occupation
rather than tina. % domestic service.
slaee the average lay IL not iOw there
must lie sofss feasons and the sooner
that true rrasgn n discovered the soon
er II there hope ~ the remedy bcing
applied ~ least % per cert - glris
would rather 81 housskeepefs ln their
oen hofBss than esBp3bses in "a bus.-
ress. Nov. the H0ra 70 a woman Who
1us~ her own housekeeping IL Tally as
on~r0se as that q the hired siri. a.
that We Fsas; eek S'ns Other cause
tran ether ~ iAhoflonsne,s or -. 20
safr G. ihs wogx. ~ 10 no answsr 60
Say thst The servant siyi 10 fhGftissa
an h~r Improvement hassges The
isTge asmtef - cofnp~;ens girls shoss
shis - - Bnffsz Tfe solution Of shs
problem aIsss csens from lhs has sise
70 a Hsn "a s~~ns 40 10 one az ~
sasnes = G'ssa,iss4s sbon t~twssn ps
sFexsss snt maids - ihs, woman
treats enc -, hsr ses ~ffh l~ss oonsis
srafisa han a mar so~s rs v~p -
u - eer;sia fbs, ~ rotation ~sfsfa
fnues i0nsrf t~fWsen fnpu than y q -
t~fwv~n ~eassn Yet there = fr8nz
sny ard sasi wprk sbsgf ~ ot ia
-, e ,zsss np~n IT, cnsy ersssnfsss
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