The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

AAN~ WIS ltlSA NF'ei % 80
waiting IN u shop. and maybe in time
might be- better II VA not easy work.
FOR ! not only had tn train my domestic
servants buJ had much 10 learn myself.
Though We NOR. than paid expenses
that first year and had guuSi places waiting
for the girls when they finished their train
ing ROW looA upon the work accom-
plI-h-d a. Is.ug very imperfect There
are good many things tina one can learn
10y frw months schooling and those
are III" Things the girls l trained during
the first eighteen mCTthS IN our house
u"est'd. The wav We T-mec1ied that
defect was 10y getting lady who had
always had her own home Ia come and
live with IL We Civ. her free board
for herself and her daughter, with a bed
room. hath and parior o. the first floor
81 on. IL o,Ir houses. AID when there -
demand FOR a trained .adys maid she
also has tho personal use of one Of our
domestic helpers until that helper u
ready e. step .utc good paying position:
"a 'Rdy's maid
-Nnw that al. the departments vt our
hysir.ess have become systematlzed |
tclav. II ir'ay ne helpful tC other women,
- ! don't min! telling all oar secrets
lr the first mace an making rates tor oG-
rooms ". charge enough "a maE. the
rent If the rooms on the first three floors
pay the rent of the houses The rent OF
the toy foor rooms We reserve A. sort
81 profit and loss account oar t-In,
myself and INV two partners Rave rooms
on the top hcors, which q. course goes
Of the loss side Of the ledger. In the
house where we give the parlor roo- Tor
the services 81 n finlsher urless We keep
the top floor full we lose on the rent q: that
house
We have never tried to make on our
table Our objeC; IL to paw expenses ana
.s.,.. ~ y " n u
about boarding houses or hotels YOU are
aware that good table II m" hest recon"
mendation such places car get When
we were planning Co the house every
body said that people wouldnt want TO
come 10 W. when they found out thur We
made n speciality 81 taxing ignorant imrni-
grant girl. 10 trait for servants he
lieved they wouldn I keep away very long
after thew found out We kept good table
at "a moderate cost III - LEAN house III a
good no chhurhood n" jLnIor partner
Of tho firm for which was then work ing
backed IN. VIZ and We have won OUT.
To begin with hired on" trained ser
want IN each d,.partw"n' The others
were all unt rained girls newly arrived IN
this country az Cour~" ! was forced 10
raw an advance On IA" regular wages OF
hose trained servants Such dOm"-t. -
workers do not care for PLACES in hoarCiing
houses Thry command good wngr~ IN
private families where IN" work " much
lighter and plaa-lni"r
Now each unit RI med R'rl that comes 80
is begins m The scr'lhhlng depart mont
Thcy ara taught - scrub tho floors. baths
and front stops When thHv kav" learned
how - do this hey b.conr chamb"r'nald~.
paV. wait -.- .a- and last "onk- That
10 oar regular co'ir~e. AMI Il girl goes
th-Nugh l. all W" plac" h. "'th"- -
'nr-ilhousrworS"ro or in rnT Il 'p1rtm"nt
which an" p-"f"rs nroV'd Il W" know
ho- - h. cOuNu.tNn' nag II wishes - h"
y waitress an" nod not tax" tn" work m
IT," chambH-s hui sh. must TAX" enough
kitchen work Tor h"- tn do plain cooking
s. :r'Ist also lN,-n English h"'nr" going
int IN" timing room. NV arrivals VINO
cannot s0"lk IN" lHnCuag" after serving
IN IN" srruhbing drnB rtm"nt must stick
az chambcr work until rh"y hav" mastered
,nough of IN" lanclaR" 20 understand
ordr-s and make th"ms"lv"s understood
We do not teach them English. not IA
did those tirst girls instead We Se" that
thev attend some free school either NJ
night or in ~" afternoon. At present
most Of our girls go - \ church school
that - quite near vs. When they chance
Ia b. ~ another denomination they go
elsewhere II a girl wishes 20 he trained
NJ a ChambarruaiS she must take enough
training with the lady ~ whom | referred
IN enable her 70 care for tn" wardrobe
Of her EMPLOYER IN measure. That is
she is taught TO dust and press ladies'
clothes. TO keep their shoes and gloves
clean. TO nut ont the wash. and when ~
il returned 30 divid" and put u away
ITO be a laundress girl first has 20
learn how - scrub Indeed every girl
who enters 1he house must pasa through
our -cr,ibhing and cleaning sCh"o She
gets two dollars month and four uni
forms Of the department in which she
works w. there is no incr.a~" She
gets thai tho fist month and n long ~
she remains. Sh" s required 10 keep her
uniform in order and all her clothes clean
and neat These wages Ner" agreed on
Nv the management Of the home which
-rlpplin- us with mos ~ or girls A.
enough - keep rhern ~ spending money
and 80 add IN tho CLOTHES they brought
with thorn into this country
In the kitchen thnre il ALWAYS one
head cook and siN n--istgn'- 4 head
cook j. graduated every 'hr"" weeks
That IL .hs - passed ON from our kitchen
har paws n fec n ten dollars. and II ~h"
urove- satisfactory and remains moro
Than thrr" months fifteen more This
department - on" of tho sur"-t in our
housa - far ~ fees are concerned I
count m is giving twenty-five dollars
every thras months. and 10 usually does
4 Pesides the assistant cooks there are
"A WAYS from six - one dozen kitchen
helpers These are recrIired from The
chamber or waitress departments Th"v
wash tIsheS ana COOKING Nf"n-tS ana
pr"nara the vayata hl"s and 'sh. IA fast
~ Their. are vacancies they arr pushed up
a. 49, slant Tpnks.
"1fs girl wants n specialize asa waitress
she do.- not need 80 become y head cook
just as y girl who prefers 70 H." a chamber
maid - not forced 10 lsarr 10 =" IN" sow
ing nacezsary for her w no placed a. n
lady, maid Of Cours" IN" length of the
term depends on the intelligence" 81 ~"
plpil but "" count on each girl being
with III between fv" and six months
Very often 4 girl is prepared 20 work
~ y good cook without serving her full
fhre. weeks a. u head cook in p,ir kitchen.
When the demand for her services is great
we send her Our oh. We get tho m"
e.. for each girl sent into "a position. tn"
ge- paid in these positions range from
$50 mp.
IF = girl loses her place through no
fault of hers We take her in and place
her again keep one room on our top
floor for such girls. They are lodged
and fed fr.c until We find another place
A. rule she never stops over y second
nInhr Y~s W" have had considerable
frnubl. with employers Oh W" never
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