Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-29
TO MAKE WORK EASY.
How To Plan So One Servant Can Do
the Work Of Two.

Dorothy O., writing in Paris Modes,
says:
Il learned that one pair of hands
can not do everything unless balanced
by a thinking head, so resolved TO
make my intelligence do the work OF
second maid. l deliberately planned
her work, and incidentally my own, for
I was not prepared to give up any OF
the social pleasures to which had been
accustomed, nor to live more economl-
cally in any other respect.
"In the first place, 1 determined new
er to ask fier to do one thing when she
was at another, nor to do anything l
did not know how to do myself. ]
could go into the Kitchen and get q
dinner, and also put the house in order
and the servant knew it, but did not
intend to do either, and she knew that
also
immediately apparent. Implicit faith
and alacrity in the discharge of her du-
ties replaced grumbling. She felt that
her work was Ibid out for her properly,
and though at first she did not under
stand some things-such as the differ
encc between jelly glasses and tumb-
icrs-and was by no means perfect
servant she did her best, and l neither
cooked nor swept, nor helped her i'll
any way, eXcep1 in dusting, for in that
reasoned that q hand accustomed to
| 4 broom handle was too heavy for fra
gile things. I sent all large household
table and family linen to the laundry,
ami had only underwear. waists and
small pieces done at home. The>>dry
groceries were bought in quantities.
| The ice, milk and bread were served
regularly, and | only had to phone the
butcher, or what I found insured an
earlier delivery, send him a postal the
night before, for whatever meat, fruit
or vegetables We're needed.
Monday the laundry work was done
between breakfast and luncheon, which
| meal was cold. except for hot drink,
In the afternoon the kitchen was clean
ed, lower floor brushed up, and the lin
en- dampened down.
"Tuesday morning the ironing was
done and a hot luncheon cooked. ana in
the afternoon the silver was polished Ga
sedentary occupation after standing at
the ironing board); and by evening the
servant was rested and happy IN regar-
illlss Tie result pl neF ldDoTS.
"wednesday 4tr2'n~ she cooked food
| that would kC' Il. s.-.--. as cranbcrrles,
apple sauce. pes, etc, and l generally
had frien to luncheon. The after
noon was hS. day out.
"Thursd: she cleaned the upper
| rooms anG washed windows.
"Frida: she swept and wiped the
lower tlo' s. The large rugs were shak-
eli, and the windows washed by the
furnace nan once week; in the after
noon shl polished any extra ornaments,
such as chandeliers, etc.
Saturday morning was devoted 10
odd jcb% and in getting the dinner as
nearly ady as possible-for we always
had euS SITS that evening-and imnedi-
ately after luncheon she was expected
to dl IS neatly, and attend the door for
my lay at home
lnday We had a simple breakfast.
lat: which gave her time to GO to
mass. and after the l o'clock dinner we
ca not require her services until Mon
spent the afternoon and evening with
day at breakfast. 50 she generally
her relatives, having first set out our
supper, and covered it, This Sunday
separation ana mld-Week afternoon
considered necessary for her rest and
happiness, and also the. hour she spent
IN her room every day before dinner
1t may seem that she had considerable
leisure, but she worked hard other
times; for in addition to the work de-
scrlbed for family of three, she was
chambermaid and waitress as we'll. The
latter duty | dispensed with, except
%nen ! rang for change of plates, and
her upstairs work was lightened by
each person keeping her own room tidy.
summed up-besdes her wages-a
small but comfortable room and her
meals,> she got two afternoons and one
evening cut, and one hour every after
noon. either out or in her room, and I
got willing servant who fully did her
part toward making a clean, peaceful
and happy home"