Milford chronicle., 1927-05-13
SOLVING THE SERVANT
PROBLEM
By Jane Stewart

Gradually we are coming to
realization that there is but one So
luton to the servant problem. Es-
sentially, it is tightening the druds-
cry of housework. Whether you
Yourself assume the cares of the
house or whether you employ do
mestic help, you have doubtless DIS
covered that unless you adopt the
various ways and means devised TO
lessen its labor, the burden becomes
overwhelming. Servants are not 10
be had for a house that is difficult
to keep. Nor in such a house can
YOU carry the responsibilities alone.
The first step, then, in solving the
problem is to eliminate wherever
possible the features which are bur-
densome to care for. Carpeted floors
for instance-are veritable collec-
tors of dust and dirt. They must ire
ouently be gone over with the vacu-
nm. or if you haven't this convent
ence. they must be necessarily
swept In either case the results
are never wholly satisfactory
Again, rough wooden floor which
can be cleaned only by laborious
scrubbing requires undue time ana
valuable energy, neither OF whlch
can you afford to give. Dark wills
and rooms-especially kitchens-are
another bugbear in the houseworK
question. No amount of scrubbing
and polishing will make them look
well. In fact they are so dishearten-
ing that the natural tendency would
be to neglect them. In which case
they become utterly hopeless.
The thing to do is to get rld OF
every such feature. your house IS
old, do not despair. For every WALL
floor, and woodwork surface can De
made attractively new, clean, ana
easy to keep clean. And this WIN
little trouble and less expense.
Varnish floors are first demand.
For yarnish presents durable, at
tractive surface that can easily pc
wiped off. Painted walls are an
other. They may be satisfactorily
washed or easily renewed with d
fresh coat of paint. Your WOODWORK
of course, is painted, vanished, OF
stained. But be sure that 1t has a
new finish. This is an important
point. For an old painted or var
nished surface not only becomes
unattractive with cracks and peellng
(which, incidentally, make renova-
ton very difficulty but removing the
dust and dirt is laborious and max
ing the surface spotlessly clean Is
impossible.
But a newly painted wall or
freshly vanished floor can be wlpeu
off and left immaculate. Cleaning IS
further simplified because dirt Is
never allowed to accumulate on a
fresh surface such as they of1er'
Partly because a bit of dust Whlch
shows up on a glossy surface is al
ways wiped off at once, and partly
because the immaculate pertectlon
offered by a newly renovated mouse
is an aspiration to keep things IN
tip-top condition
Another point, and one not to be
scoffed at, is the morale value oI an
attractive and cheerful interior
Any little task in a shabby OF
gloomy house becomes at once Ia
borious, whereas amidst Immaculate
and bright surroundings even mousse
work can be quite pleasant. Here
color comes into play. For the Kit
chen especially it is important. An
artistic and well chosen scheme
supplying warmth where sunlight is
massing, softness where there IS
glare, light where there is no light
(and color can do all of these
things) will do much toward solving
the problem of unpleasant house
work.
If you find yourself overburdened
With the cares of the house and its
W wRk irksome, see what you can do
to improve the conditions. Enjoy the
luxury of vanished floors, painted
walls, and newly finished surfaces.
Make your surroundings attractive
say and cOlorful.