New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-20
LITTLE OLD NETWORK.
Some Odd Phases of Her UGrch to
Greatness

The housekeepers OK the early nineteenth CEN
| fury must have had an experience similar 20
those of the twentieth century in the employing
| Of household help and the retaining OF II. ac-
! cording to the record Of the formation OF So
ciety for the encouragement Of Faithful Do
nestle Servants, established nearly one hundred
years ago. with headquarters IN Chambers-st-
At that time the question OF the aUtOcracy Or
the upstairs girl and the downstairs girl. oe
the cook. the and the maid and Of all the
rest of the nerve destroying. anger breeding
household help doubt had been thoroughly
considered. resolving itself eventually into tho
formation Of society for mutual protection and
the settlement OF the question in an interest
ing way. OF course a similar plan. If adopted
to-day. would limit the field Of the caricaturisr
and cause the writer OF jokes OF the mistress
end maid question much VERY TO find a
hospitable place FOR his stock OF hoary and
wanton puns. but what relief would come TO The
householder when the servant raven disappeared
from the door. and the CHEEKY Yes. ma'am.'
No ma'an." took its place and the cook wei
coined the mistress to the Kitchen and the but
Ter removed the shoes OF the master from their
telltae place at the foot OF the stairs. etc. On.
happy day. Here is the narrative OF the So
ciety's formation.
A committee Of women representative Of New
Yo-k's best families finding IL hard 70 retain
servants. formed the association mentioned
above. placing the fee for membership IN It
at s.. They chose as officers a president and
| eight uanc gers. who were subscribers. and
/ agent. whose duty it was TO keep register o.
4 all persons applying Tor places dOmestics or
[ servants Of any description. and who could
/ produce good written recornr1endatious that
/ they entitled to have their names regis
/ tered As the primary object Of the society was
] To Offa 10
| conducted themselves well and remained longest
\ IN a family. the society adopted a graded LIST
/ OF awards to be given annually TO all nor1i-
/ mated servants. Subscribers were the nonnins-
\ tors FOR such premiums. and any Of them who
/ were found giving false character 20 a ser
I want were excluded from the society. Premiums
/ were bestowed for one. two AMI three or mora
/ years Of faithful service ard also 2 premium
/ Of I Per cent on all balances i1 the savings
/ bank the books to be exhibited 90 the agent Vt
| is requested says the document q orzaniza-
/ ton that the certificates OF character be fun
and explicit as the servants deserve as tho
/ yearly gratuity IS certain one to every nonli-
/ mated servant for perspective services and On
\ the servant bringing her certificate 70 the Of
! fee with a letter from her employer. stating her
/ continuance in her place and her good conduct.
| she Is entitled to receive
! "A handsome octave Bible. or in lieu thereof. So
4 In two years thereafter .................. 9
4 In three years .................
In four years NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. :
II I'VE years .....'.. -....-...... -
ANY subscriber who entices or inveigIes away
servant from auv other person. or who treats
servants harshly unjustly shall he dealt with
as the society directs. and under no ccrsider7-
tion shall influence be permitted to swervs ths
officers from doing the duty which GevoIves on
them through the society's order"
The benefits OF this institution were mani
tested in 1S2J for among thirty thousand SER
wants OF all descriptions I'm The city only eight
thousand were enrolled on the society's
books. and even among these peace reig1ed.
The following is sub rosa: Last week there
was no hole in the old manuscript no orifce in
the ballad and no piercing OF Little Old New
York's'' chronicler's arrror. An oVerweening d.
sire on the part Of the editor of this section os
the paper 10 find out vhether what had been
written on the subject Interested any one
brought forth a negative report. but rather than
break the continuity Of the writer's thought ard
research the aforesaid editor permits it's con-
tinuance with the hope that these who read
will become patriotic some time during the next
one hundred years narrative.
On March II. 1I-9 "ChSthaul-st. began -
develop and a few houses were erected shortly
after and several lots OF ground We're leased
| FOR tyventy-one years. between the new jail and
Captain Browns hou-e near the PALISADES.
where the windmill formerly stood. 20 commence
On the lat Of May. OF g les per annum." Some
ore il touring Europe. smiling the sens on his
yacht or manipulating stocks. or doing the thing
that millions OF dollars permit him 70 do. from
the rent OF this land in 1905.
After the war which secured 90 England the
conquest OF Canada the people o. the COLONY.
ON the morning Of July So 1850. net with a
severe loss in the death OF Lieutenant Governor
De Iancey who died suddenly in his library.
The popularity Of the Lieutenant Governor had
been so great that his remains We're escorted
b, n large concOursa Of citizens from his house.
On the east side OF the Bowcry. a little above
Grsnd-st. 70 Trinity Church. where he was IN
TERED i'm the middle aisle. the funeral services
being performed by the Rev. Henry Barclay"
CaGwaIIader Golden. 81 this time seventy-thvee
wears II age succeeded Rim. and. though he had
been actively engaged IN public Affairs for niany
years and possessed political talent OF -~dcOnr-
mon order the old manuscripts say That "ho
wrecked hts popularity by taking Oaths which
compelled MIN 70 sacrifice the tights OF ps couu-
trymen upon the shrine Of official duty.
The first link IN the chain OF Baptist churches
was made this year by building a hOuss OF wOr-
ship In GOld-st.. near Fulton. II was of blue
stone and stood until 1910 when the material
OF which IL composed was worked into ths