The butler always takes charge of ali wines, and has tbem
properly cooled or warmed, as the need may be* He announces
ali meals and does ali carving. He serves dinner, assisted by
the footman. He seryes the principal dishes at the table, and
is foUowed by his assistant, who serves the sauces, vegetables,
etc. After dinner he carries cofiPee to the parlor or library, as
the custom of the house where he is may be. The sii ver, wines,
flowers, and fruita are commonly in his charge. He puts away
the Silver in the safe, closes for the night ali rooms under his
care, and takes alternate evenings with the footman at sitting
up awaiting the return of any members of the family who bave
been at the theatre, etc., and may require refreshments on their
return.
The butler is always to open the safe and not to allow the
combination to be known by the men. The housekeeper
should know the combination, in case of his sickness; the
heads of the house also. The butler is to keep the wine closet
locked, and he checks off upon his list of wines whatever he
takes out. The wine, cigars, etc, of the house are usually
bought by the master.
The butler, as we bave said, looks after the footmen. He
sees that they are prompt at their work, reapectful in their
behavior, and neat in their persona aa well aa in their work.
If in these ways he is not competent, the housekeeper is obliged
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to cali bis attention to bis work and himself . In houses where
no hoosekeeper is employed he has the table linen in his care,
takes out daily what he requires, and counts it before sending
to the laundry.
A butler wears at breakfast, and also at luncheon, a high
donble-breasted black waistcoat (net a low-cut evening one),
trousers of any mixed pepper-and-salt descrìption, never black,
a black tie, and a black dress coat. In the evening he wears ali
black, with a low cut waistcoat that may be white if he chooses,
and a white tie. At dinner he always stands behind his mas-
ter'» chair, and the f ootman behind his mistress.
Yaleting, especially of guests, is sometimes done by the but-
ler. He yalets the master if required.
A single-handed butler takes charge of dining room and sil-
yer, and valets the gentlemen of the house. He also helps more
or less with the cleaning of the parlor floor. The parlor maid
assìsts him at night with the washing of the dinner dishes, and
also answers the beli while he is cleaning the Silver.
Duties of First Footman
The first footman lays the table for each meal, serves the
family breakfast either on trays in the difiFerent rooms or in
the breakfast or dining room, and attends the door during the
moming. In households where but a butler and one footman are
kept, the two alternate in tending the door. In other establish-
ments the first, second, and third footmen take tums at the door,
each one serving every third day. Families differ in the manage-
ment of these divisions of household labor, but the above and
ali other duties mentioned apply in a general rule.
If the first footman does not wait at breakfast, he is busy
cleaning silver. To keep it in perfect order, silver should be
rubbed every day and cleaned once a week, and he will therefore
need to do some part every day. The large dining room, where
there is a breakfast room also, he has to brush before he sets out
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
The butler always takes charge of all wines, and has them properly cooled or warmed, as the need may be* He announces all meals and does all carving. He serves dinner, assisted by the footman. He seryes the principal dishes at the table, and is followed by his assistant, who serves the sauces, vegetables, etc. After dinner he carries coffee to the parlor or library, as the custom of the house where he is may be. The sii ver, wines, flowers, and fruits are commonly in his charge. He puts away the Silver in the safe, closes for the night ali rooms under his care, and takes alternate evenings with the footman at sitting up awaiting the return of any members of the family who have been at the theatre, etc., and may require refreshments on their return.
The butler is always to open the safe and not to allow the combination to be known by the men. The housekeeper should know the combination, in case of his sickness; the heads of the house also. The butler is to keep the wine closet locked, and he checks off upon his list of wines whatever he takes out. The wine, cigars, etc, of the house are usually bought by the master.
The butler, as we have said, looks after the footmen. He sees that they are prompt at their work, respectful in their behavior, and neat in their person as well as in their work. If in these ways he is not competent, the housekeeper is obliged
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to call his attention to bis work and himself . In houses where no housekeeper is employed he has the table linen in his care, takes out daily what he requires, and counts it before sending to the laundry.
A butler wears at breakfast, and also at luncheon, a high double-breasted black waistcoat (net a low-cut evening one), trousers of any mixed pepper-and-salt description, never black, a black tie, and a black dress coat. In the evening he wears all black, with a low cut waistcoat that may be white if he chooses, and a white tie. At dinner he always stands behind his master's chair, and the footman behind his mistress.
Valeting, especially of guests, is sometimes done by the butler. He valets the master if required.
A single-handed butler takes charge of dining room and silyer, and valets the gentlemen of the house. He also helps more or less with the cleaning of the parlor floor. The parlor maid assists him at night with the washing of the dinner dishes, and also answers the bell while he is cleaning the Silver.
Duties of First Footman
The first footman lays the table for each meal, serves the family breakfast either on trays in the different rooms or in the breakfast or dining room, and attends the door during the moming. In households where but a butler and one footman are kept, the two alternate in tending the door. In other establishments the first, second, and third footmen take tums at the door, each one serving every third day. Families differ in the management of these divisions of household labor, but the above and all other duties mentioned apply in a general rule.
If the first footman does not wait at breakfast, he is busy cleaning silver. To keep it in perfect order, silver should be rubbed every day and cleaned once a week, and he will therefore need to do some part every day. The large dining room, where there is a breakfast room also, he has to brush before he sets out