Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-25
SUPPER.
l otato Salad. Cold corned Beef. Mustard
Rye Bread and Butter.
Currants. Cocoanut Cake.
Iced Tea.

Happy, thrice happy. the woman for
whom the servant girl question holds no
terrors,
finding competent, willing. good tempered,
clearly. reliable help--to be able to do
ones own househork is a privilege to be
enjoyed, not an evil to be deprecated.
Every houseleeper has at some time ex-
/ perienced the exquisite relief that comes
when a trifling, no-account srvant has at
last gathered up her belongings and stub
| bed off to nflict her reign of terror on
some other home. With what an abandon
! OF JOY she proceeds to dig out after the
last Incumbent to let the light of day
| into dingy corners and smelly" cubby-
holes; to fling into the ash-barrel the sod
den greasy dish clothes, the Ermy, malo-
| dorous cleaning cloths and busters the
| big burstcd-out slippers and tattered
| aprons left in the retreat What a relief
| TO scrub out the kettle cupboard scour
off the accumulated grease and smoke on
| pots and frying pans clear up the pantry
| Shelves polish the duh faucets and boiler,
and clean out the ashy debris of weeks
/ that clogs the kitchen range. But OH. the
| baCkache that follows this squirt of heroic
cleansing, intensified by the realization
! that dinner is still to get, to serve. to
clear away. the children to wash and put
| to bed and only one pair of hands to do it
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tons; that Mary Jane gets tired and
| the daily routine is but a Ceaseless
uei''ll,lol Siliu 10 Her' ~ ne sHullieu
Oh III the eaS!eSt posSlpIe way
me aNIrdsG houSeheeper eNpects 700
the fact that if Bridget and Chloe were
mentally capable of other things they
would not be willing to remain in some
ones else kitchen Theoretically, house
"orh Is Pul'e "s ho'!oraple as any other
cailinG' is heaitnIul occupation ana one
IN Whlch an ihdlNldual pest eHorts may
go with advantage. Practically, as Bridget
feallzeS, tierc Is Il niue Stigma attached
10 II, the hours are longer than III any
other calling and though the wages are
eNceeolnsly eood' 700 Soou ior very poor
work o1'entlfnes' me rlrl mas herselt IN
the anomalous position OF pelhS IN ram
| lly, yet not one OF Inc famllY. Inth mat
happy day comes, on. trled ana worried
house keeper, when the VeNcd question or
household service shall adjust itself upon
business basis when good wages shall
command Good work ana skilled labor
ton, be patient. Simplify your daily lv-
ing ana your expectations. Insist upon
cleanliness, nut ne conslderate, patient
shall Won make the best Of had matter
un'li ufne shall prlnG surcease OF anxiety
IN TINS regard
Inc strihEehcV OF the hclp market mas
served one eNceIeht purpose, AT least IN
the growing tendency to allow both the
poNs ana girls OF the household some reg
llar snare III the daily work or the home.
Many mothers now require the boys to
make their own BEDS, wipe the dishes
when necessary or set the table, while the
girls are assigned little housewifely tasks
within the limit of their strength.
The long summer vacation is good
time to initiate the children into some
skilled service and then hold them re-
sponsibe for that special thing. Teach
, them how to set the table properly. keer
the silver bright, the salts, vinegar and
, oil bottles clean and filed Show the girls
how to make and dress a pretty salad
they will enjoy that far more than the
deadly routine of washing dishes, which
pals upon even an older person. Make
housework attractive to them and half the
until they get too tired and let a judiciou.
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