The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-08
Ask Unusual Privileges.


one woman takes the view that the
question is due largely 10 this willing
ness 10 allow ali sorts Of privileges.
NO woman OF business. she says,
whatever her work may be, expects TO
have every evening in the week free
for herself. AT busy seasons clerks
III stores and in offices frequently * ork
over hours, and yet where there are 10
children III the home, and frequently
where there are children, the servant
expects to go out every evening. IF
they could be shown that households
are not so dependent on them they
would not be in a position to abuse the
privileges they get so constantly
Another says. Z was Obliged 10 give
up housekeeping entirely because %
the unreasonable demands made on
me by servants. I recall having one
girl apply for a place who walked into
my house staring around in the ma1'Eer
of one about to pay an immense Price
for the privilege of living there. She
seated herself and began 10 ask me
about the place She wore a pOnG'a-
dour which stood three inches above
her head and-a tall brown nat with a
feather surmOunted this. High hceled
shoes Of the same shade clothed her
feet, and the rags below her skirIs
also brown, were an evidence Of her
silk petticoat. She asked s. d week
for family OF four
"Of course you would not expect ne
TO do all the work for that?" she caiJ
oh, no. / said I'VE do our own
bedrooms and the young daughters
take care OF the parlors except for The
regular sweeping
DO you ever go OUT at night" 'WaS
the next question.
''Ye-es." ] answered wonderjngly.
We'll l don't like TO stay in alone,
and unless one of You could stay hume
for company I don't want the place"
Driven Away From Home.
The family has taken apartments
where they can manage their OWN
work. as dozens of other Salt Lake
families are doing. despite the fact
that they give up homes where e"Cry
comfort has been arranged 10. the
help. One home in this city which 5
offered for sale because of tho help
situation has a separate hall opening
at one side, two bedrooms, a sittiaE
room and a bath for the maids. and
the family consists Of five, all told
Two maids are usually kept and ne
daughters do some Of the busting end
sweeping as well as all the cake bak-
ing.
The maids in this family earn s. ana
s.. respectively. and many Of their
dresses are furnished by their mis-
tTess. Aprons for the use Of the sec
ond girl in serving and for wearing to
the front door, etc, are also furnished
ia large quantities.
One woman who has interested Ter
self in industrial conditions locally
says:
THE local servant earns more in
actual wages than any girl OF similar
attachments employed in any other
way Her money amounts TO from S25
TO $50 month, and with this. comes
her board and room, and Frequently
her washing She is obliged 10 pa our
only for necessary clothes and shoes.
One good dress a season. one hat a
season, - few neat working 1Fasscs
and some smaller articles viii keen
her looking well dressed. Girls who
Work at anything which takes them
into offices or stores have many OK
penditures of which the servant knows
nothing. Their board must be paid
out Of their earnings. and frequently
they cannot afford anything like he
board furnished i'm families where helm
Is Kept. Their laundry amounts to
something and where they live at lone
and have this done with the family
wash they help TO pay for the living.
instead OF being able TO save nearly
all they earn, they are obliged 10 spend
nearly all OF il in holding their jots.