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    OPEN COUNCIL , 285

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    To the Editor of the English Woman? s Jo...

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    Open Council , 285

    OPEN COUNCIL , 285

    To The Editor Of The English Woman? S Jo...

    To the Editor of the English Woman ? s Journal , The Duties and "Wages op Domestic _Serva _^ _'is .

    Madam , The remarks of your correspondent L . S . GL , in maid the of May all number work , must deserve be

    attention illpaid . " There drud is " a or prevailing il slave - " notion but althoug that a h " there -- be - sonic such " cases

    an -ge ; may , servant they are who I believe occupies quite a sin exceptional gle-handed , indeed place in L . a S . respectable Gr . is right famil in stating y possesses * that a which do not offeto domestics

    in advantages households , ( if where she choose numbers so to esteem create them difficulties , ) and discomforts r unknown

    to L the . S . " Gr maid . ives - of one - all- reason work . '' the advantageous position of an only servant , beneficial viz : " the influences g more intiinate the intercourse servant ' s with character her mistress ; " in addition , and the to consequent thisTwill

    name one or two more upon advantages and their causes . , servant There " is the generall reasons y more for which cheerfulness are obvious and . content She has noticeable no one to in quarrel an " or onl to y

    fraternise , withfor the " friendships" of servants in general , not being based as their on contentions right princi , : p indeed les , are more as destructive sofor class of peace prejudices , order and and antagonism discipline , ,

    the generall systematic food of comes disobedience such friendshi out of is disputes ps the , lead result between to , combinations ; on the servant other s against verif hand y , emp ing a denouement loyers the adage , and

    filled " When Another y rogues they advantag have fall out e to , leisure honest single to - men handed devote have servant to their due s lainings , is . " , that their a certain time amount is well

    there of work is up no has , one to be to performed put no it off which upon , and they no know comp one must but themselves be ; done by to them bear , the for

    blame It will if their be sai dutie d that s are the neg large lected majority . of households preclude , hy their lesson size , the may possibility be drawn of keep froni ing the a foregoing " maid-of- remarks all-work ; which " true , — app but ly I in think some a

    measure The leading to all idea households which I of wish whatever to have size effect and is this degree , that . superfluous domes-I tics __ would are a great therefore source of that mischief if two in pairs families of hands , —idle can men do -servants the work especia instead lly of .

    threeor say if three instead , of , four or five , by all means reduce the numbers no without doubt , del that ay an ; capable increase hands of are not would so scarce settle as the ivilling disputed minds point , but , should I have wages

    servants with _itarise ., mi , ght of would increased be divided be not work onl amongst ; better the those sal remunerated ary retained of the . servant but Thus better or all servants would esteemed be disp , gainers the ensed in- :

    is creased not the comfort least part to families of the y consideration would be great , seein , and g that the benefit domestic to servant society s at form large so

    hour power large _Dholds a to portion affect . , of for the good working or ill , the community daily comfort , and have and concerns it so much of in Eng their lish to subscribto the

    to opinion M saving y experience expressed . " On in a by former the L . matter 8 . Gr occasion ., viz of " : saving that I have " , " servants enables stated , show xa throug . e great h h the reluctance Journal e hand ,

    my of that sal belief , arie unless s that would they the be wage can rather be s of induced domestic prejudicial to save servants than , any are otherwi increase been as a se rule upon ; I hi see the g no enoug present reason broug , rat ht to e

    forward alter my on opinion the other , the side arrangements not having which seemed have of sufficient subsequentl weight y or clearness to convince me that I , am wrong in' what I have stated as my convictions

    on that point . I amMadam , ¦ Yours , toily , A PllACTICAIi MlSTllESS OF A HOUSEHOLD .

• Citation
  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1860, page 285, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061860/page/69/