Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-01
SORROWS OF SERVANTS.
in America Much to Advantage
of the New World.
(From the London Queen)

To begin with, everyone will admit that
in England houses are seldom properly or
evenly warmed curing our very trying
winters. We spend much time and money
over our open 'rcpaCes. and the result Is
that we are always chilly. and we have n
couple of housomaids overlastlngly under
our feet. Compare this state of things
with the methodiCal-h. atinE arrangements
which obtain in North America, say, in
Montreal. There a large stove or fur
mace" as II is called, is found in every
basement. where hot water pipes radlate
all over the house, and to which an out
side man attends twice or, in desperately
cold weather. thee times a DAY This Of
fetal also clears the pavement OF snow
and receives a weekly wGge of from As to
So, according to the size and caiber of
the house.
No bedroom fires. no carrying of coal
upstairs. dust reduced TO the minimum
and an even temperature all over the
tcuse--f this is not the houscmaid's Ely
SUM | do not know what is bathrooms
arc met with everywhere, one or some
times two on each floor and the ohtec-
tiCuahc pail is almost unknown. The car
Pet sweeper on the lawn mower princl-
pie with brushes taking the place of
knives, runs smoothly and evenly over
Brussels and Turkey carpets, and MARY
Anne is cheerful and smiling after the job
instead of hreathless and irritable from
cvcr-eXertion Whilst the FAMILY is at
breakfast the hOusemaid goes round the
bedrooms stripping. airing and making
the beds the carpet sweeper Is run lightly
over the floors, the busting is done, and
everything is finished in an incredibly
short time. Compare this with the labo-
rcus crate cleaning, the omptyirg of
baths the sweeping and busting in an
/ English homo.
Another factor in convenience and com
n bo q
ing room. which Is almost invariably found
off the dining room. Here glass and sill
YER also the breakfast and dessert scrv-
ices, are washed and a lift communi-
Gates with the kitchen, obviating all going
up and downstairs with heavy trays.
The modern fiat has many small i'm
provements. and is ten times as conve-
nent as is the ancient London residence
but II these and ether labor saving inn
lroVements are persistently demanded by
parties who prefer to livef in houses they
are bound to come The logical outcome
of such improve mcnts Is that whore we IN
j England keep two servants cur fortunate
sisters in America get on quite as well OF
better with one, a cook and a good house
paror maid with help from charwomar
enc or two days in the week, can do the
work Of family of from three to five
adults living comfortably, and entertain
ing q moderate amount Of dinner company
with satisfaction TO all parties Electric
, lighting IL a. usual factor In comfort anC
cleanliness in both sitting and bedrooms
nor must ] omit mention of that trustS
servant the ubiquitous telephone
Double windows might be more used il
England. They OFFER many advantage.
over the cumbrous wooden curtains, which
keep out Il great deal of light, which dc
not protect Us from draughts and which
ergcnder and harbcr dust.
One word as to the furnishing OF on
bedrooms and | have done. The anGien
monuments in mahogany and cedar which
we remember in our grandparents bed
rooms, have In many families descende,
down the generations and may be seer
unto this day In our sleping rooms. The,
are convenient receptacles for raiment an,
they are frequently made of beautiful ma
terial and are perfect In workmanship
but they are "A mistake and We must ban
ish them. am sorry to deal their death
blow, but they must 60 Dust lies on tn
top of them. dust collects on the wall a
the back of them, and dust settles on tn
[ floor underneath them. The best house
| maid ir the world is hailed by them; the
cannot be kept clean,
In every bedroom in "A modern tow
house there should be wall closet, II
whose capacious depths any reasonabl
number Of dresses, etc, may be hung
Onr cousins across the water know thei
: value and adopt them universally, and OF
/ landings ara to be found extra cupboards
where evening wraps, hoavy winter coat
and such like extra garments seek hospi
tality.