The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28

Estate coaches, which had not Il been used
for years. were broug It fort III itherL from
1.-The coach houses In old country places
or built by the fashion, BILE London coach
makers. 81 replendent a inss paint, armorial
bearings dnd co ored hammer scloth his. ~ ell
|5lowplus h was once more in his Is lory.T Wo5
or three footmen chung behind CHI car
I3riage; carrying gold wands and Brevl ling
the ma niftcence Of the past but ~ seems -
TO me that 1t was but q fiickertng fash
ion, s and Pre- badly at the next Co roma
lstton, whenever 1t ma " AXE S8 place. the
cor ted great will E be- sdriv ven by az
chauffeur. and the fling of motor cars
IEwill mingle with exult liant military strains
IEoutsde the Alb hey. }BBEE
There is also an other very Important
functionary In n such q sta DIS hment,S
and 81 hat is the oh EFF "A 70 lune could
be written a bout this foreign gentle man,S
VIII Yields trenend ous power. and who Is
an autocratE among an army Of kitchen
maid s, scullery3 4 maids ana charWornen.s
Not long ago had sion to Wis u an
old 5wo man In he 3coun try who used TO-
serve under one of these dtctat ors of the
Kitchen, and she was cribing to me
the dlt1icult les, which eemedS to pc. Almost
as great as hose that occurred reg! IN the
n over Of Babel. 81, r ia liked In some
1sfurrin5t she said q. and y we didn't
Iunders tand O. urled q copper at US. hen
II expressed surprise. S he said Oh, that
was nothtng we were - hankf " hem y
WASH Knives But the lllinary despoti
was forgiven Severyt ng, 10 r his art wa va
OF such supreme Importance t hat mere
ISdifficulties temper were only incidellts
III the tempera ment Of a. genius
|&8 There are, however, man In hese
days, who have learned that to en- oyEsllte
and to obtain rate q mo un, q
peace In this world large es 't Q! pllshments
are not necessary, and that the simpler
I3the life the fewer the cares. + is for
this reason tina among many OF me spus-
Ter people the idea has come apout tlat
"a h ouse can be- we'll mana ged and saue-s
3auately run without the aid Of men ser
wants. and that, on the whole, domes!lc
work is more suited to Women and less
art 10 create an Idle class among men
than the mployment OF those tai ~ specl-s
mems Of male humanit Which USED 1 s3 N
be / such FREQ ucnts demand. 555F
5B adv Ca rlise,S who is one OF the hardest
workers in England, employs none one ( p ~
women servants In her grea = ca ste IN me
North E85ss8 s3t 5Gt!
needed for her rye es e bllshment nut
|I3believe that a bout six women wal resses.t
dressed in uniform, II are 10 pe scell ~
Castle Howard. II. q (,
~ Since then. I'm yself. In Z q more modes
way, have made the Same change, ana
| 7 have found tina t, to my thinking 81, women
are Infinitely more adapted to domestic
|. service thanRmen; Il hat they take ,keener
some instances, more suited TO- women
than to- men, and tina hey are dainty
and nice In stheirsways. civil, oblgtng and
above ALL contented. Il II y, 8
saw a little para graph IN tho Amerl-
can newspapers saying that had engag-
cd women TIERS rEe, stout females
to replace the major q ONO OF the past,
| and tall, graceful girls to act as 100 tMen.
That, I fear, to be mn 81 exag geration, but
| III Is a fact that the young women who
LIDO the service Of my house have proved
|eminently satisfactory, and saved me
much care san8nnxlety. II. III y. 6s
hut I believe that af ter all, whether we
employ men or women the real secret
OF a harmonious lou sehold IS 10 MAKE
friends OF our servants. "a short con YER
sations often leads us to the kno edge
OF what are their cares and their amplT
tons How often do we find i hat they Z are
supporting old parents, or poor Tel lions
upon their wages. Again, rs far better
to realize that servants being but nv man.
are likely to have their love AFFAIRS as
much better to make acauaintances with
| the young man. and II no is homes and
Respectable, to permit his visits ana 70
encourage them, han = 9 alloW ne glr!
to meet a. man by steal + " and 70 Yfeel all
| the time that she IL doing something OF,
Which her mistress would disapproye 9.
IT Isl. indeed, well worth While 70 Win
the respect and the affection = az those
about us. form Illness or In old age who
does more than the faithful servant? Who
| rs more willing to give up q nights rest.
moro ca ger to perform every little SER
Vice than those who have lived In kar-
many and affection with their employer
during the years Of health or prosperitys
i have often heard mis- tresses ompla1n
l5tha, their servants are ungratelnl, but /
after all gratitude As a matter thai must
equally be shared by the empl oyer and
the employed &, Us.
Are we not often apt I o take as O mat
ter az course little services Willingly DONE
and given With an q tfection Tor Which