The ohambermaid is dressed by f our o'olock, in black dress,
white apron, cap, coUar, and cuffs. She does the darning and
mending, hemming of dusters and floor-cloths. At dusk, she
draws down the shades, lights the gas or lamps, and where
there are open fireplaces, builds up a bright fire. If guests are
staying in the house she sees that they bave everything they
require. After the family and guests go to dinner, she turns
down the beds and removes and caref ully f olds the lace spreads,
etc. The nightgowns are then laid on the bed, and slippers
are placed on the floor. She removes soiled towels and puts out
f resh ones, tidies wash-stands, lowers gas, puts ice water in ali
the bedrooms not later than ten o'clock.
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The chambermaid has every other Sunday aftemoon and
eyeniiig off untU ten-thirty, the parlor maid or waitress taking
her place. She has brooms, brushes, dusters, chamois, pails,
and everything to work with, and must wash her dusters each
day, taking good care of each article.
Duties of LaundrsBs
The laundress rises and is ready f or work at six o'clock ;
she opens the servants' rooms, and takes the clothes off their
beds, one by one, placing them across two chairs, also she tums
the mattress across the foot of bedstead to air. She empties
their slops, leaving the rest for the chambermaid to do. She
cleans the laundry stoye, makes her fire, and by this time her
breakfast is ready. She also takes care of the front basement
hall, sweeps, cleans, and dusts it ; does the family laundry
work ; washes and irons the aprons for waitress, parlor maid,
and chambermaid. She attends the basement door-bell while
the cook is serving dinner; she also washes up the cook's
dinner dishes one evening in the week.
Duties of Fumace and Usefol Man
Comes to the house at six o'clock in the morning, attends to
fornace, cleans the boots, shakes the door-mat, sweeps vesti-
bnle, steps, sidewalks and area, washes steps and sidewalk at
least twìce a week with the hose, shakes the rugs, cleans ali
the Windows and brass in the house, goes messages, carries up
coal and wood, cleans celiar, backyard, opens cases, carries
trunks, and makes himself generally useful. He sleeps and
boards out.
CHAPTER IV
DUTIES OP SEBVANTS UNDER OTHEB CONDITIONS. HOUSE-
HOLD OF TWO SEBVANTS
DutieB of Cook and Laundreas, Ohambermaid and Waitreas
CooK and laondress, chsunbermaid and waitreas, if only two
servants are kept, should work together, taking each other's
place alternately on days or nights out. Their duties are
stated in foregoing pages. If there are three maids and the
third be a laundress, she should take the cleaning the last of
the week and relieve the waitress one evening in the week,
and also help wash up the cook's night off.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
The ohambermaid is dressed by four o'clock, in black dress, white apron, cap, collar, and cuffs. She does the darning and mending, hemming of dusters and floor-cloths. At dusk, she draws down the shades, lights the gas or lamps, and where there are open fireplaces, builds up a bright fire. If guests are staying in the house she sees that they bave everything they require. After the family and guests go to dinner, she turns down the beds and removes and carefully folds the lace spreads, etc. The nightgowns are then laid on the bed, and slippers are placed on the floor. She removes soiled towels and puts out f resh ones, tidies wash-stands, lowers gas, puts ice water in ali the bedrooms not later than ten o'clock.
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RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF SERVANTS 81
The chambermaid has every other Sunday afternoon and evening off untU ten-thirty, the parlor maid or waitress taking her place. She has brooms, brushes, dusters, chamois, pails, and everything to work with, and must wash her dusters each day, taking good care of each article.
Duties of LaundrsBs
The laundress rises and is ready for work at six o'clock ; she opens the servants' rooms, and takes the clothes off their beds, one by one, placing them across two chairs, also she tums the mattress across the foot of bedstead to air. She empties their slops, leaving the rest for the chambermaid to do. She cleans the laundry stove, makes her fire, and by this time her breakfast is ready. She also takes care of the front basement hall, sweeps, cleans, and dusts it ; does the family laundry work ; washes and irons the aprons for waitress, parlor maid, and chambermaid. She attends the basement door-bell while the cook is serving dinner; she also washes up the cook's dinner dishes one evening in the week.
Duties of Fumace and Usefol Man
Comes to the house at six o'clock in the morning, attends to furnace, cleans the boots, shakes the door-mat, sweeps vestibule, steps, sidewalks and area, washes steps and sidewalk at least twice a week with the hose, shakes the rugs, cleans ali the Windows and brass in the house, goes messages, carries up coal and wood, cleans celiar, backyard, opens cases, carries trunks, and makes himself generally useful. He sleeps and boards out.
DUTIES OP SEBVANTS UNDER OTHEB CONDITIONS. HOUSE- HOLD OF TWO SEBVANTS
DutieB of Cook and Laundreas, Ohambermaid and Waitreas
CooK and laundress, chsunbermaid and waitreas, if only two servants are kept, should work together, taking each other's place alternately on days or nights out. Their duties are stated in foregoing pages. If there are three maids and the third be a laundress, she should take the cleaning the last of the week and relieve the waitress one evening in the week, and also help wash up the cook's night off.