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the Silver on the sideboard. The diniiig room is thoroughly
Bwept everj Saturday moming, and of course ìs in perf ect order
bef ore the f amily breakfast. If it is used upon the preyious day,
it should be brushed every morning. Ali sweeping and dusting
shoold be finished before breakfast.
The moming dress of the footman is of a double-breasted
coat, waistcoat, trousers, and small black tie. At lunch he wears
his regular livery suit with a striped waistcoat. When the
f amily is in mouming, he wears black tie, studs, and cuff-buttons.
At dinner he wears livery. His livery should always be
immaculate.
Each second man or footman should have everj second or
third aftemoon from the time lunch work is finished until five
o'clock.
Duties of Becond and Third Footman
The second footman has care of the breakfast room, waits at
\ breakfast with the butler, helps with trays, leathers the small
Silver, and helps wipe dishes.
The third footman has care of the front hall and library ;
also of coat-room. He dusts every moming and sweeps the
halls thoroughly Saturday mornings and the library on Thurs-
days. He serves breakfast to the housekeeper and children's
table if there be one, and with his fellow-footmen takes tums at
f serving lunch at this table. He is dressed in livery at ten
o'clock and in the hall to answer bells, etc.
Valeting is done by footmen. They take turns in valeting
guests.
The Duties of Second Man when Three Men (a Butler and
nsefiil Man) are kept
To be at work at 7 a.m. ; sweep and dust the front hall and
vestibule and to breakfast at seven-thirty. To carry up ali
trays with breakfasts to those having breakfast in their rooms.
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To wash up breakfast things ; help butler olean amali Silver ;
answer door-bell. To see (in winter) that ali fires in parlor
and dining rooms are kept brightly burning. In some houses
to attend to the cleaning and pressing of gentlemen's clothing,
especially when visitors bave come without their valets. To
keep the pantry clean; to break ice for cooling wines; in
sommer to see that the door and window awnings are up or
down as occasion requires ; to answer the telephone ; to wash
up ali lunch and dinner di&hes» ete-y to assist at sarving lunch
and dinner.
The Duties of Fonrth or TTseAil Man
He carries ali coal and wood to kitchen and laundry and to
boxes on each floor, and keeps them full. He carries down
ashes, carries up and down ali trunks and baggage, opens ali
express and freight packages, keeps basement hall, trunk-room,
celiar, and court in order. He washes garbage cans, washes ali
Windows, cleans brasses of the house, sweeps walk, piazza and
TBstibules. Washes steps and sidewalk at least twice a week with
the hose. Shakes door-mats. Helps sweep bedrooms when
such are yery large and the f urniture heavy, carries ali hampers
of clothes to the laundrj, and carries clean clothes upstairs.
Freezes ice-cream. Attenda the f umace. In fact he is what bis
name implies, ^^a useful man.'*
Daties of Paffe or "Buttons"
He assists the waitress in taking care of yestibule steps, side-
walk and area. He cleans the front door-knobs, washes up in
the pantry, assists waitress in cleaning dining room and parlor
floors and Windows, attends front door and carries coal, wood, etc.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
the Silver on the sideboard. The dining room is thoroughly swept every Saturday morning, and of course ìs in perf ect order before the family breakfast. If it is used upon the previous day, it should be brushed every morning. Ali sweeping and dusting should be finished before breakfast.
The moming dress of the footman is of a double-breasted coat, waistcoat, trousers, and small black tie. At lunch he wears his regular livery suit with a striped waistcoat. When the f amily is in mouming, he wears black tie, studs, and cuff-buttons. At dinner he wears livery. His livery should always be immaculate.
Each second man or footman should have everj second or third afternoon from the time lunch work is finished until five o'clock.
Duties of Second and Third Footman
The second footman has care of the breakfast room, waits at breakfast with the butler, helps with trays, leathers the small
Silver, and helps wipe dishes.
The third footman has care of the front hall and library ; also of coat-room. He dusts every moming and sweeps the halls thoroughly Saturday mornings and the library on Thursdays. He serves breakfast to the housekeeper and children's table if there be one, and with his fellow-footmen takes tums at serving lunch at this table. He is dressed in livery at ten
o'clock and in the hall to answer bells, etc.
Valeting is done by footmen. They take turns in valeting guests.
The Duties of Second Man when Three Men (a Butler and useful Man) are kept
To be at work at 7 a.m. ; sweep and dust the front hall and vestibule and to breakfast at seven-thirty. To carry up all trays with breakfasts to those having breakfast in their rooms.
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To wash up breakfast things ; help butler olean amali Silver ; answer door-bell. To see (in winter) that all fires in parlor and dining rooms are kept brightly burning. In some houses to attend to the cleaning and pressing of gentlemen's clothing, especially when visitors bave come without their valets. To keep the pantry clean; to break ice for cooling wines; in sommer to see that the door and window awnings are up or down as occasion requires ; to answer the telephone ; to wash up all lunch and dinner dishes, ete-y to assist at sarving lunch and dinner.
The Duties of Fourth or Useful Man
He carries all coal and wood to kitchen and laundry and to boxes on each floor, and keeps them full. He carries down ashes, carries up and down all trunks and baggage, opens all express and freight packages, keeps basement hall, trunk-room, celiar, and court in order. He washes garbage cans, washes all Windows, cleans brasses of the house, sweeps walk, piazza and vestibules. Washes steps and sidewalk at least twice a week with the hose. Shakes door-mats. Helps sweep bedrooms when such are very large and the furniture heavy, carries all hampers of clothes to the laundrj, and carries clean clothes upstairs. Freezes ice-cream. Attenda the furnace. In fact he is what bis name implies, ^^a useful man.'*
Duties of Page or "Buttons"
He assists the waitress in taking care of vestibule steps, sidewalk and area. He cleans the front door-knobs, washes up in the pantry, assists waitress in cleaning dining room and parlor floors and Windows, attends front door and carries coal, wood, etc.
Duties of Waitress