The Washington times., 1901-12-01
SURROUNDED WITH
MANY SERVANTS.
RICH MEN AND THEIR WALLETS
Hooicy. the Promoter, Had n Corps
of Over One Thousand to Dress
Him and Wait on Him-Many
Get Enormous Salaries.

wants troublesome? Do you live in a hotel
in consequence and openly display pity
and superiority for such of your friends
as bow to the tyranny of buffers and
/ cocks? What should you think then of
the peace Of mind of the man or woman
4 who demanded a personal suite OF fifty
persons? Yet there are many fine ladies
and lordly gentlemen who are surrounded
by an army of servants every day of
! their lives.
The Marquis of Anglesey was the other
/ day. for instance, robbed of S150.000 worth
| of jewels by his third valet The reading
public was, of course, greatly distressed
that the marquis should have met with
{ such a loss. But is was infinitely more
interested in the fact that he employed
anything SO mysterious as a third
/ valet"
AS a matter of fact, not only third, but
! fourth fifth, and even sixth Wallets are
not infrequeutly to be found nowadays
I in the retinue of a wealthy man about
/ town, while, Of course. every gilded youth
! with any pretensions to form" must
4 also retain permanently the services of
/ special private hairdresser, who. by the
way, he invariably designates as his
| ''coiffeur.''
Where, for instance. decade or more
/ ago, four or five footmen would have been
! thought sufficient for any ordinary coun-
| try mansion, half a score are not now
considered too many.
Mr.. HooIey's Servants.
When Mr. Hooley, fo- example, was al
the zenith of his meteoric career-during
the autumn OF 1897, that is to say-he was
currently reported to have employed an
army OF !, 600 servants. He then lived for
a time at the Midland Grand Hotel, where
he rented the entire first floor, paying ST.,
go a week for the privilege, and his Per
sonal suite numbered close on to fifty per-
sons. Among them were four Wallets, two
coiieurs, and seven secretaries, four Of
whom were continually engaged in read
ing, investigating, and answering the zoo
and odd begging letters which constituted
his daily average.
The Duchess OF Devonshire is credited
with commanding a bigger army of serv-
ants than any other living English woman.
Her grace owns eight magnificent country
seats and town houses, a chateau in
France. and a villa on the Riviera, and at
all OF these complete establishments are
kept up. The duchess is an excellent
tousekeeper and exercises close super
vision over her various STATS of depend
ents. She frequently plays chess or other
games with them or reads aloud TO them
in the servants hall, while visitors at
Devonshirs house, Piccadilly, are often
asked by their hostess TO play or sing 10
them.
In this her grace is only following the
example set by Lady Aberdeen, another
large employer of this species of labor.
Lady Aberdeen's interests in her servants
is well known. When Lord Aberdeen was
Governor General of Canada an ottawa
society leader was invited 20 dine en-
famille On her arrival the hostess ex-
planned: This is Haddo house night,
when we all dine with the servants in
their hall. The butler will take you in to
dinner and the principal chef will take
me-" But the visitor bluntly declined the
honor and stalked out of the house.
He Has Five Wallets
The Duke of Rutland, who is dandy
OF the old school the was born in 1879
employs FIVE Wallets, to each of whom is
allotted distinct set of duties His grace,
strolling slowly down the shady side of
Pail Mall during the season is a sight not
easily forgotten.
Among living men the Gar is said to
employ the greatest number OF domestics.
Prior to the explosion in the Winter Pal
ace, in 1880, some 1850 servants resided
within the precincts Of this palace city
was on Official nvestigationwhich result
ed in nearly half of them being dismissed.
Some queer facts came to light during the
progress OF the enquiry. Scores Of me-
mails we're discovered whose work no one
could define, and whom no one had ever
seen doing anything.
One crone, who claimed to have been
nurse TO the Emperor Paul, had installed
herself upon the fiat roof of the palace,
where. in an out the-way corner she
had built not only a shanty for herself,
but sort of Clubhouse wherein the com
missioners discovered a COW, a sheep, and
four pigs. The number OF domestlcs now
dwelling within the walls OF the Cars
chief residence is estimated at 1000, of
whom 257 are enrolled in the kitchen stan.
Many of these are very highly paid
The head cook receives $4,000 a year
and there are six other subordinate knights
OF the apron whose salaries range between
Sc. goo and 81 500 apiece. Altogether his
Imperial Majesty has about 5000 personal
attendants in his employ whom he dis
burses TO in the shape of wages close on
20 $500 coo every year.
Newport dwellings long since became
mansions instead of country houses,
and the enormous number Of servants en-
ployed in them is largely responsible for
the increased magnificence of the estab-
lishments.
The order OF precedence among the
modern employees of Newport palace lie
as strictly maintained as In any court.
The divisions and subdivisions of labor
and of responsibility are as vigorously
held to as in any army.-penver Times.