Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-06-17
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AN EVATOR
,.~ OF SERVANTS
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By ESTHER VAssDEvEER . a
Copyright. 1910. BY American Press
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;, Mrs. Barcarole was an up to date
woman. She understood the monopoly
question, the high price for provisions
question and the labor question: y,
4 The servant question Mrs. Barcarole
considered part Of the other questions.
The condition Of the servant market,
she argued, grew out of the education
of those classes who formerly went
into service. Being educated. they con.
btdered themselves and were to be
considered as good as those who would
be their masters To serve they regard
ed demeaning. 10 work in an Office: a
store or factory was not demeaning.
Ergo there were no servants to be had.
Mrs. Barcarole, having. thus thought
the matter out, applied herself to Ia:
venting remedy. A change must be
wrought In the condition Of the serv-
ant The work attached to- service
must be uplifted to meet the more Gle:
waited condition of the person who
served. :.
Her plan to produce such q social
level was this: She would give an &c.
casional sociable, procure refresh
ments from a caterer, invite her serv-
ants into her parlor and introduce
them to her guests. ~, ~
Mrs Barcarole's reformatory effort
would have appeared more feasible If
she could have induced educated peo
pie to become her servants and then
have introduced them socially. But as
abe was unable to start her reform from
this position she was obliged to start
It from the opposite. She must FIRST
Improve the condition and then In
duce educated people to 60 ont to
service. +. :. =. 49,
On the evening OF her first ssoiree
there was much agitation q the :serv-
ants hall
"what. are y goih' to say to the ID
dies and gentlemen, MlenT' asked the
cook Of the waitress. : '':.,,
'I'm goin'' to. say It's q fne night
and you're looRin' very well this even
fn'." ,3'H.,.s'
"But suppose the teddy or the gem
eaeman looks sick" 49,
ut doesn't matter. When the quail.
" meets the compliments 6y!a
''Y' scare me-" said the cook. :. II
don't know any compliments to throw
at EN-"
II d." said Thomas, the butler
Lean up ag'in me, Marg, an III fire
'em for "" ~:
At this the bell tinkled signal that
the guests were assembling and the
servants were expected in the parlor.
James. the coachman, entered at the
moment, and all four, the men pulling
down their waistcoats, the women
Nothing innag iaary aprons; stood zat
the foot Of the stairs, each waiting for
the others to proceed: The butler was
showed to the. front, and the four Of
them assembled and entered the draw.
ing room. where they found a number
of guests assembled.
Mr.. Barcarole, at his wife's sugges-
tion-he knew bis peace Of mind de.
pended on obliging-took the coach.
man and the butler to the ladies. In.
Producing them. while the hostess did
the same by the women. Thomas was
being introduced to a lady when the
doorbell rang. Whether from force OF
habit or from desire to beat re
treat from unaccustomed conditions
he bolted to answer the call. James
having been presented to lady. the
following brief dialogue ensued:
Lady-Mrs. Barcarole is q charming
hostess. Don't you think so7
James-Beautifui, ma'am.
Lady-She gives very pleasant par
ties.
James-And lots to eat. ma'am.
The lady put fan over her moutl
and relapsed into silence.
Mary. the cook. crossed her hand
before her and stood looking up at tn
ceiling. A gentleman, seeing her I'm
provided for. approached her. Anothe
short dialogue was the result
MRS. Barcarole is fortunate In hav
ing such fine weather for her soirea.''
"Illigint," was the brief response. !
care you resident Of. the cityT {
'Do l live in It. do y mean7 r ., ~ s
'Yes." -, s:-:sss,s.s ', :z5.' IL. 4:
"And what do y want to know tina
1oe?" n. *: ~.
The gentleman looked surprised an
excused himself to speak to o Ifrien
across the room.
Ellen. the waitress, got on bette
than any Of the rest A youngish ger
tleman in a very low cut vest and
very high collar was introduced to he
by the hostess g. .gz 4. ygsag.: 4
"Your first appearance in society?
be remarked. with q query. 3 ?:,s:.s 81
Yes: I'm a bnd. = y; d zs9:ss sss
z thought 30 I've not seen You on
before 3''<, ]5s.:3,s Z
mo: I'm not goin' much this season
I mean, being q bud. I wasn't ont las