The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-09
DDOMESTIC SERVANTS.
PROBLEM IN HOUSEKEEPING THAT
LINE is STILL UNSOLVED.

FIG
rhe Remedy. Ii l. Suggested. Is 10
Hand Our Domestic service Over to
the Sex That VIII Organize 1t on
Business Principles.
The Scotsman in a long article on do
mlmcstic servants reveals the fact that the
1'servant question" is a burning one in
treat Britain as we'll as here. Most
Americans have the idea that you must
90 to the old country to find perfection
domestic service, but orr contempt
Thrary shows that the problem is coeXtcn-
g.; 1--WE with Ango-Saxondom. wherever
tloh 'wo or three women are gathered TO-
uon,-cther." says The Scotsman, the con-
ecrsation turns ON the shortcomings of
last, he domestic servant"
If ~, 1t is not SO in the east. You never
hear any man or woman who has lived
trollen the east talking with praise of the
Ann home comforts Of England, for it is of
no use couecalins the fact that by con-
plattrast with the smooth domestic life of
India, tile absence Of household wear and
Near and worries, British housekeeping
p0Seappoar> 9n uncomfortable chaotic sort
ticktof proceeding.
,las English women who pride themselves
on being good housekccpers continually
oe oloob after and supervise their servants
OF otn all the lawful responsibility of the
reSepuaid is merged in that Of the mistress.
:, m. o,,i h.,.e,,if.'s r,.r,,,,,;ol cr,. j..
MAI ,rat s5o i worried ~ dam n l,een bor
neceservauts up to the mark y constant
III rtsuporyision seems 10 hc the chronic bur-
thaIlon Of the British housewife. The
lapi white lady Of the eastern bungalow
leS would never draau If surervisin,, rho
OF tp,,.ls t.r dinner n,rtv ar rho ARRANGE.
pOuln,ur nf tho t9Lla She rolls her stately
/ or fITir9,a Lyt14r bar Cinoalpsn onnu ar
~ Ler Chimes. serva,t tbat 81 many ruests
uIi' are couliu., To- dinner As matter of
! 10 t.rautire Lo writes ont and submits 10 her
! seryarrroy:l n menu Of six eirbt or ten
courses ~ No case f,a, 10. She crosses
! Cont amy dish She docs nor like or adds
| eIlil th... She would rr.fcr. imprpsses ON
| fathim rl.at cycrythju., is 10 he very nice.
HauI NJ. l.cs ma rest without ruys or fur
| Iortthur tr3rLlp"
In France. Germany. Holland and Bel
III H,ii,ti tI.r, * sin Lg,,rsti, Iis.inlinn and
and domestic servants arc fairly satisfactory.
/ becshut IN ENGLAND ana the United States
! sn.,dis,inlirr has conc Il, rieces The fault
- is not altogether with the servant. We
ourselves. The Scotsman thinks. have de-
pub brrciatcd housovircrv as mn ADEQUATE
lree, tccuration for women. we force our
DIV tjrlS" saws The writer "into divided
Wo- d,irs and SET them TO holden about in
most hockey and cricket field. Naturally
me lkou-h. tbov grow m strangers TO home
YER nd hom,lv WAYS. Thor great ambition
con- Bhcn married is to board rs paving
Ease hosts so as 10 avoid the bothrrs' of
,yal'o,,,i,,, t,a,.,,,.,t b,,,.os ,,.,,on,
PM tsatcrip. is done IN mo PREMISES ore in
froaeius and uultiplyin.s in the land.
tensions private hotels and BOARDING
~ geih houses are becoming the order of the do.
,fiian " nestle day Trouble with servants is
|iaris:b ,,opular cry ana the perennial excuse for
heAgN diving in flats. taking table d hote meals
,asg ~ end possessing the fifth part of a house
ann maid thrown into the boarding and lodg.
,6uId sng BARGAIN"
treef,E,g The remedy is to hand our domestic
"a fisssb ervce over to the sex that will regard
mo- III from a business point of view and an
was slv to II tha sama oroonizn,, canocitv
81 III that succeeds in running railroads steam
diver hips express services, etc, according TO
zrepe>L 5chedule, without regard to nerves" or
Sing II fhe weather THE fact of the matter"
lbfhedf Jays our contemporary very sensibly. ais
yfteE.sT hat men all over the world make mucn
fHrd letter domestic servants than women can
EogTdl sr do Probably the woman of the east
dltf1pfk you'd make as poor a servant as the wo-
les IAN of Great Britain. and for the same
i "a. 81 iaason. Your pretty parlor maid. with
I5Qs e Ter jaunty cap. frills and lace trimmed
D IA II ,bron, takes it for granted that she will
al ID ipend only very few wears rs n discinIe
VtAaEs y the buster She intends to better her
4, }tif by marriage and she ties her dainty
hp strings with one eye to the parlor
y sft3Nt.r D"tn lo' tAe srocerS man WIN pros
"a n5.Tho ..,., - .,..
- IA 80; S0p S"P eel!enI enters INTO
#ro -, e'ei' ui"hen Vi "o-
; Grsa,,o;a J.; ,,i - not one COOK OF
!, Rf}sggssa &c - iliii'oh Nuo ioohs lor-
III -; " So oieSseuuess anu uoinesue
- -. ~ a'- Tue lay - VI ner me- mat
~ T1 80 "a a. "le a.. 'ooNins toranu your
Sdv M 80 SlIs airy pe[ennluiy spolled'
HI y1u' Oe''ooins only mar busted,
pun ~, ~ sne 800 eonFlctio i OF COOK and
:. Z ~ - % our Soutn!ui househlan
1or+,u ~. ar3,3 - uoin 4; service VIII
II ohaI HN.'Ay oe %nueu ny tiHlely ASKING or