The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
WOMENWHO have VALEISNOW
PREFER THEN To LADi'S VANS
WHILE TRAVELLING.
Tue Men \ble IN Attend ia Nan, innings
ss tn which the Women Ser, ants Are
ueipicss t.ro~th of the tusioni
Wan, Trained NURSES also NJ
Mo, er n. lad,'> Maids Nav ada,s.

4 new manifestation - The servant du"s.
ton 1. th. substitution by women With
travelling OF - valet ~ a trained nur~.
for a hdy's maid
You don't mean - toll me-. cried a con
servati,e elderly woman 10 her up-tu-da'e
gr~anddaught that women IN good
society pu, a man into the place of a lady'-
maid''
Certainly do. was tho calm rctoindcr.
just a. they prefer of'cn'iWes lha man
millin,T. drr~-nnkoi hahit maker, TAILOR
and hairdIess"f.
-Of Nour~. no du'ics ~ a wonan'S valet
and a lady maid ar" not exactly Tho -ame.
hut the principal difference ~o"rs to y"
that those II the valet are moe inclusive .
One reason Tor tho -" Il the valet -
that tho number OF New York women WIN
sneni Xix months or more Of ',"v year
away from home and travel without male
escnr' has increa-ed Tremendously Of ia'e
and tha, fev who can anotdi consider tucir
travelling e,tuip.l"ut cowIlat" without
a lady's maid " a result -" supply Of
iadv's maids j. short of tho demand There
fore. wallets arc employed n p substitute
and trained uur-'-. too. avail themselves
Of this means TO widen tLclr experience
by travel and sightseeing
The average lady's maid IL not a good
traveller. Neither Is She rc-ourc-fI. an
emergencies. and she j. not quick To pro-
mote the comiort Of her employee under
adverse aud unexpected oonGuious
She shines only within the boundaries 4
the houdoir. and l. generally considered a
treasure NJ she docs uo. more than hecp
the clothing OF her mistress mcud"d and
l.,.hAt d.. aar han u---f - HAr t.tI.t
and pack and uupack trunks H. return
for the~s services she gets ~auvwhar' from
SO 20 so a mont ard is lodged com
fortably
The lady's maid. II - true. has her -pecial.
lice. bur when u comes 10 a question -
general utility. ~av women v'o nave en-
ployed both. -he l. "nmplr ~ ou'clI---i
by m. valet Indeed SOME women ~ 80
far a. to -av that outside OF he private
apartment u her m.-trc-- tho lady ma.i
IL more Of a hiudrRrcr than a help while
IraV.llIng. whereas the valet may h. de
t-nded ga for many services such 20 run
ming errands, carving Nt'c'l''s and ltudis-,
inter viewing porter ana na~ggageu"n. and
harding the raiirpaF uCk' agent IA nv
den.
lie l. al-p willing 10 engage hi> own
quarters and meals without h. thriiug Ia
mistrr-s. n not over particular H. To- the
=Atlite~ OF Alr lNA''ifW~ fN IlF ffatliN fI
his fuud. and last. but hot ba' iucs not
complain of iTing lonely
But he La ,'.ur Qualifications tot tho
pos, he fil- he car rr'k .Uuk-, MT
~cycapting the tStn"i iuA. tI.o.a Via know
him ts.st declare, "NsI more sktiuliv than
n ", man. and, without lreakiug down
under tie STRAIN. h" vii kf-p TIE gowns.
bOnts and shOc- II h- wi-,rHs~ immact.-
lately brushed. df,.-- her han aui uu ,cra-
son fetch and carry bot water ant n'ii
trays a task "A lady Wsii r,Iscts vin
offended dignity
In -hor Tn" w,mRr valet, who ruu.t
bv ~ mnatls ~ lfo'mded with ne man p
valet. - a remarkably useful per, a.. aud
t.aCau- of tie @iil-ttcIl n lac - giving -
-.ms to h. m n far way 'p hsyuus- popular
A. tho present tim" i" j. mor' -artr On
this side - the A'iaufgr 'huu ~ turuIs.
bui wherever Ice H.. ur whatever mt ia
tipnalt y. hIs s'rNIc,a- never go tagging
IL could AFFORD a., SAD au AusriCan
woman, VITA -Ir'rt- most ~ her time IA
England, i wouid never travel without
both a lady'- maid and 4 valet. bui A.
am ola,g,s Ia make q 'rui,r' i"tw'~u them
1 cho4,~. the Valyt. -.l!' ivaa aus" Of Lis