The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-18
HOUSEkEEPERS ARE IN DEu.yn
A Pleasant Employment with Good r.,
Ina IL Open 20 t1e,er women,

That h Open 20 Clever women.
Many women when talking abou, tla,
chances 81 success as money makcrs should
necessity compel them 20 earn their bread
assume that " tho worst emergency aJrs,
they could always get a place as house.
keeper. Most incapable women who hav,
never been educated In the first pdnclpka
Of home making calmly ASSERT tbcir ahlity
10 take charge OF a Strangers hou-. On
salary when they would b. entirely IN.
competent To take care Of even tie suiailss,
establishment Of their own
In this way the incapabihty Of domestic
service higgins at the very top and IL "a rrld
TO the lowest place in the kitchen. 10
reality the work Of housek e-,pi ~ L. a met
important and particular one. often EN-
braning such departments a. the can Of
children. tho keeping Of accounts and tho
entire charge Of dinners and other enter.
tainments given during q season The
work h aL~o paid for al a high rate when
proficient service IL given and can H. 30
quietly and pleasantly carried on that IL
h remarkable that more g~entlcwOmen do
not take up the study for the purpose O.
making Il a profession, instead Of crowdug
the "a Of other less profitable voCatiuu-.
IN houseke-p-r Who comes each mort.
ing and leaves In the afternoon. or a. soon
as marketing and arrangements for the
dav are concluded. IL one 81 the newest Ia
her line. or course. che must have q curns
81 thoroughly trustworthy servants und,r
her. in order 10 thus trust thcui with tho
carry ing out OF her orders. but she 10 EN-
abled to take care Of two and SOm"titne,
more households through thu methul, aud
naturally makes the business pay.
Marketing and the laying out Of the
A--H- IL
the day. while In some cases there b a daily
going over OF silver and linen. but where
thar IL q butler employed he In snur-l"
rr~ponsible for this department., and tic
housekeep-r receives his reports A. Ia ms
conditions Of things. But the ~hour-ke~I~-
Il responsible for the working Of the hou-n-
hold. the excelbence OF b cooking and tire
variety Of the menus. ~ well as the geDetal
appearance and perfect cleanliness u tie
home and the behavior Of servants.
Such duties are. Of course, extremely
oreruus aud require no mall amount q
skill In marketing and economy In arrnng,-
ntent, as we'll as q thorough understanding
Of the ne~ds OF q fashionable household.
For u IL In homes Of this clAse that tho house,
keeper h employed. for the reason ule
women In society have no time nor us
clina to attend TO tho both-r~onis def
tails Of their large establishments ard
numerous ~s.rvanta.
The housekseper never ranks With the
servants, nor eats with them In the largo
household. She has her own rooms and
her own meals a. q rule at hours which leavs
her FRYE 20 look after the family meAkt
She takes entire charge Of the paving y
bills and renders her account monthly
10 her employer. who giv-- her q chec1
TO settle all debts, including sesvan&
vage~.
Tie bous~keeper IN England Il q perN
sonaxe OF moro importance than In Amrrf
lea. but the American houseks-gef. ri
quently r~eceives q higher salary and ~
many privileges. such a. q protrsrf.J
the summer. She returns q few ~'eks q
advance Of the family which employs hey
and SEQ to h op-nins 81 the house ths
airing Of rooms n putting up 81 curtainJ
a. well a. all neceeeary arr~angements ioS
the comfort Of the returning family
But the woman thrown on her own ~
sources, who thinks IL IL only n-S~sarr
for her to obtain a place ~ this -oFt "a
All II aptly rests under a grave mi-spPrrS
heneion. In the first place. the tlshr@s
r~eferencc~ are nec~~sary A. 20 ahai,l
honesty and experience, while her s9cii
reference must be- unimpeachable Its
management OF servants In its"lf = . i~es
which only q woman Of good health an
~exoeliapt nerves could accomplish Market
ing ann account keeping are also ~" ln-
portant items and In q houSa WHORE nnCI
entertaining h. done the work noun, =,
such importance that IL commands a ~sl"y
much higher than that paid to women u
other yocations.