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• The Social Secretary
  on Feb 3, 2013 in Additional Staff Secretary
  The position of social secretary is an entirely clerical one, and never confers any "social privileges" unless the secretary is also "companion." Her duties are to write all invitations, acceptances, and regrets; keep a record of every invitation re...
• How Many Servants For Correct Service?
  on Feb 25, 2010 in Basic Duties
• What the Butler Wears
  on Sep 18, 2009 in Dress Butlers
  The following is from "Etiquette in Society", by Emily Post, 1922The butler never wears the livery of a footman and on no account knee breeches or powder. In the early morning he wears an ordinary sack suit—black or very dark blue—with a dark, in...
• Why Two Maids?
  on Feb 22, 2009 in Maids
  In very important houses where mother and daughters go out a great deal there are usually two maids, one for the mother and one for the daughters. But even in moderate households it is seldom practical for a débutante and her mother to share a maidâ...
• Treating a Good Servant Well
  on Feb 11, 2009 in Proper Relationships
  A good servant--and by "good" we mean a man or woman who goes about duties cheerfully, is respectful and willing, who is neat, well-mannered and well-trained must be treated in the right manner if he or she is to remain such. There are so many
• Should a Maid Wear a Cap?
  on Aug 28, 2008 in Dress Maids
  Sometimes they wear caps and sometimes not, depending upon the waitress' appearance. Twenty years ago, every maid in a lady's house wore a cap except the personal maid, who wore (and still does) a velvet bow, or nothing. But when every little sl
• The House Footmen
  on Aug 25, 2008 in Butlers
  All house servants who assist in waiting on the table come under the direction of the butler, and are known as footmen. One who never comes into the dining-room is known as a useful man. The duties of the footmen (and useful man) include cleaning the...
• Duties of the Housemaid
  on Aug 23, 2008 in Basic Duties Maids
  The cook, who is always dressed spotlessly in white, does nothing outside the kitchen unless special arrangements have been made to the contrary. She keeps the kitchen tidy and clean, cooks the meals, helps with the dishes and perhaps attends to the...
• The Maids' Men Friends
  on Aug 21, 2008 in Maids
  Are maids allowed to receive men friends? Certainly they are! Whoever in remote ages thought it was better to forbid "followers" the house, and have Mary and Selma slip out of doors to meet them in the dark, had very distorted notions to say the
• Appropriate Dress for a Maid-Servant
  on Aug 20, 2008 in Dress Maids
  The dress of the house-maids is very much alike. The waitress, or parlor maid, wears a plain, light-colored dress in the morning with a rather large apron, and a small white cap. The chambermaid's costume is very much the same. In the afternoon th

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