New-York tribune., 1908-01-12

NSAN-t
Out thorns. Whilst theirs is the throne OF glory
sS far as social achievements and position are
concerned the power behind the throne. the work
inc mower without which social life would he i'm
rassitae constitutes z very good sized bramoie
match for The servants of the present day are
thoroughly inbUed with the desire for luxury cor
responding that enjoyed by those they serve
and with their various clubs and associations Tor
rights are in fair way 10 become the heaviest
care that married couple can assume The ques-
7ion Of slowing away the number OF servants that
The present mode Of living demands. even for
small family IS in a city house a very serious
l1roblera especially maids Of the better class
demand Individual sleeping rooms and stan oil
six which is thought none too many Tor the usual
frownstone front means that an entire floor VIII
have 70 be given up TO their use and altered 10
give the requisite chambers In the basement is
their dining room which has to be attractVely
furnished for II also serves as a sitting ROOM ana
There Is besides a bathroom Of comrodious pro
7,o-tios either in the basement on the top MOOR
Taking the six in order Of Importance the COOK
and butler come first. The staff must also lnciuue
z kitchen maid. ? Iadys maid chamoermaiu
and pa-lo~ maid The chamberrnaid and kitchen
maid helm with the laundry work for which an
outside worker generally comes III certain huiii-
be- oF davs in the week Other OUTSIDE heIp IN
cIudes = visiting valet and furnace man. ana
also q searstress for clothes mending The par
1c-,si5 is 7,sually engaged with the proviso that
she shall mend the table linen and other mousse
hold linen in her spare time. and she also assists
the butler in serving dinner unless second man
has been added 10 the menage. Many mousse
keeper who has children and the necessary nurses
- ,aoa after them arranges that the kitchen maid
and her personal maid shall also be on the WISHING
r,isn so that she may have their rooms Ior 'I-
,7sA Of the extra nurses. The head nurse occupies
-ae same room with very young child for the
FIRST wear or two. after which time she mas d
room adjoining her trained ear hearing the shght-
est sound that her charge makes during the night
DISTURBING ELEMENTS
=, srca7 houses as the Vanderbilts. Morgans,
tSerrvs the Fishes. and Others on scale OF equdi
r1iacnifcence. the servants quarters are d Oine
znart most perfectly appointed. as one Woulo hd'
,7raftv EXPECT and still the cry arises from the
ig+rese af eacb home Of the difficulty Of finding
and keepinc reliable servants In the first named
house AT 5sth street and Fifth avenue "hlch -
she largest Of the several Vanderbilt houses IN the
citv. there iS room and to spare for the Fetinue'
.-i,, -,.,,e that not as much assistance has 10
be found outside the walls. Here a housekeeper
rules over the many donestos- and sees fnat eac"
performs her his allotted task
7. * +7,e ogner Of a country house who finds the
rost difficulty in the question Of keeping and &C
-r-,,-,,5a-inr servants for the one that VIII
s4av away from town and not suddenly depart lot
her own familiar haunts in some mt oi temper oI
e1-,es Is indeed a rara avis. When found she
,,51l -,~oze either a steadying influence TO all the
others if she be a merry soul. or e.se she WIN De
iea1oss 10 the point of distraction, and IL Will pe
long ere the employer finds her TO ne me cause VI
fe sudden return Of the Others TO the once whence
se,e, carna A cherished waitress was the cause
r. the loss Of many a cook in one family HFlhs
t,- of Town and no inkling had ever crossed the
ind Of her mistress until an iraie woman GIVING
sr,fnr added: An ven never kape a Eueri as
az as ve kape that Kate Finnegan. She's a reg
v cook chaser. she is, that's pwhat she is The
O., chaser was later dismissed, and from that
me on no trouble occurred
VIXEN the country house IS being built in these
DAYS or an old house is being remodelied' Wfhch
IS inst as often the case. honemakers are buy
ir deserted farms Tor the sake Of the well grown
s,rubberv and orchards and the undeniable charm
or these oIdtime dwellings. wing is set aside IN
each instance for the servants use entirely, ana
Is made vita separate entrance and independent
stairway and drainage. as If il We're a different
establishment. Pretty paper is on the walls, each
oo- has its neat bed Of enamelled iron. and other
furniture preferably ash. it being hard and endur-
ing and comfortable rugs on a mating coy
cred floor This covering has proved 10 be the
most practical for the dust can be easily gathered
fror, !, and does not collect as quickly as
hardwood surface the latter requiring a weekly
polishing 70 keep in good condition and showing
every scratch nail mark from shoes. besides
looking rather CcmfOrtless-
IN tho South as far back Colonial times OF
the earliest date there were separate houses for
rhe house servants. and IN Albany as long as
slaves were kept especial buildings were erected
fer them Those PATRON Van Rensselaers
nropertv were still standing few wears ago al
though the house itself hac long since heen moved
pieoenesl 70 another part Of the state These
were low ore story affairs Of brick running along
the inside Of the back wall Of the property. while
that large building known the quarters" at
SHIRLEY the Carriers Virginia home. three
stories n height with room for twoscore or more
,,c7,na-+s This idea was adhered all the
large estates throughout the South, and only
few cf 7.e negro servants slept in the house Of
'4,,s master these known as the body servants
having il'al55s privilege. When one hundred slaves,
as was freqGss, ,,,S.kf case we're employed IN
ore large house il can re8hit sSsy. Ia. l. vas
1,etter that they should go at night separate
quarters wish the few exceptions stated The
houses Of Baltimore and Philadelphia OF the old
regime with back buildings juttng out like the
STEM Of the letter 7, admirably planned for
the comfortable accommodation of servants On
each floor a door opened from this wing into the
main building. so that q signal the servants
could be on hand in twinkling. Cathedral street.
Charles street Mount Vernon Place and all those
neighborhoods chosen in bygone days by Bati-
n1ore's best people have not changed one whit in
aspect or arrangement. unless perhaps more bath
rooms have been added window cut through
70 give each room proper ventilation and good
health for the worker The houses around Ritten-
house Square, Philadelphia. show the inevitable
hack building in almost every case. and, in Bal
-iuaore which seems its nearest Of kin I'm customs
and manners the servants are here installed with
everything at hand 10 keep them in good humor
with their environments.
NEGRO MAIDS.
In the suburbs of Philadelphia little complaint
is heard IN comparison with the walls that go up
from New York suburbs. This probably arises
from the fact that negro servants predominant.