The duties of waitress are those which fall to a butler, where
one is kept. She has entire charge of the dining room and
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pantry, cleans silver and takes charge of the cooling and warm-
ing of wines, and serves ali meals, assisted by the parlor maid.
She serves any refreshment required in the evening, carrieB
coffee after dinner to the parlor — in fact, her duties are those
of a butler.
She must always have on her black dress, white apron and
cap before lunch is served. She takes turns with the parlor
maid at answerìng front door-bell and seeing that ali Windows
and doors oa the parlar floor are fastened for the night. She
puts out ali gas, lampa, etc
In some houses she combines with her own work the duties
of a parlor maid. In such arrangements she is expected to rise
at six or six-thirty at the latest, open the parlor floor, and brush
up and dust the dining room before breakfast. After breakfast
she washes china, glass, and silver and puts the dining room in
order. She also has charge of and keeps clean the hall, library,
and entire parlor floor, and she cleans brass and the front door-
knobs.
Duties of Parlor Maid
In smaller establishments the parlor maid is at work at six-
thirty. She opens up the lower rooms, sweeps and dusts the
halls and parlors, brushes the overcoat and hat required by the
master and lays out his gloves. On the day the waitress cleans
the Silver the parlor maid helps her wash dishes in the pantry
and helps generally with the silver. She answers the front door-
bell. She assists at luncheon when there are guests, and always
at dinner. She keeps her parlors in good order, attenda to the
flowers, lights the gas and lamps, sees that the morning and
evening papere are laid out and that fires bum brightly. In
fact she does the duties of second man.
Where one man is kept, the parlor maid and he work to-
gether. She has charge of the drawing room, butler's pantry,
washing of glass, china, and silver. She serves breakfast and
waits on the door.
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When two or more men are kept, ber work varies. She Las
the drawing, reception and sitting rooms, main stairs and lava-
tories on the parlor floor to dust every moming. When the
drawing room and sitting rooms are thoroughly swept the sec-
ond footman or useful man should help, because the f urniture is
too heavj for a woman to lift. If they begin the work at six in
the morning, their assisting does not interfere with the pantry
work.
The parlor maid washes dishes and keeps clean the drawers,
closets, and refrigerators of the pantry. The cleaning of brasa
in the pantry is done by one of the pantry men. She should
see that towels are in abundance and are washed every day.
She sweeps and puts the pantry in order every day, and washes
it up once or twice a week.
Her dress is the same as that of the chambermaid.
DutieB of Ohambermaid
She should commence sweeping halls at six-thirty. After
breakfast she dusts halls, draws baths, calls the family or yisi-
tors, and opens up shutters in bedrooms. She also assists the
lady's maid in brushing the dresses.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
The duties of waitress are those which fall to a butler, where one is kept. She has entire charge of the dining room and
pantry, cleans silver and takes charge of the cooling and warming of wines, and serves all meals, assisted by the parlor maid. She serves any refreshment required in the evening, carries coffee after dinner to the parlor — in fact, her duties are those of a butler.
She must always have on her black dress, white apron and cap before lunch is served. She takes turns with the parlor maid at answering front door-bell and seeing that all windows and doors on the parlor floor are fastened for the night. She puts out all gas, lamps, etc
In some houses she combines with her own work the duties
of a parlor maid. In such arrangements she is expected to rise
at six or six-thirty at the latest, open the parlor floor, and brush
up and dust the dining room before breakfast. After breakfast
she washes china, glass, and silver and puts the dining room in
order. She also has charge of and keeps clean the hall, library,
and entire parlor floor, and she cleans brass and the front doorknobs.
Duties of Parlor Maid
In smaller establishments the parlor maid is at work at sixthirty. She opens up the lower rooms, sweeps and dusts the halls and parlors, brushes the overcoat and hat required by the master and lays out his gloves. On the day the waitress cleans the Silver the parlor maid helps her wash dishes in the pantry and helps generally with the silver. She answers the front doorbell. She assists at luncheon when there are guests, and always at dinner. She keeps her parlors in good order, attends to the flowers, lights the gas and lamps, sees that the morning and evening papers are laid out and that fires bum brightly. In fact she does the duties of second man.
Where one man is kept, the parlor maid and he work together. She has charge of the drawing room, butler's pantry, washing of glass, china, and silver. She serves breakfast and waits on the door.
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When two or more men are kept, ber work varies. She Las the drawing, reception and sitting rooms, main stairs and lavatories on the parlor floor to dust every moming. When the drawing room and sitting rooms are thoroughly swept the second footman or useful man should help, because the furniture is too heavy for a woman to lift. If they begin the work at six in the morning, their assisting does not interfere with the pantry work.
The parlor maid washes dishes and keeps clean the drawers, closets, and refrigerators of the pantry. The cleaning of brasa in the pantry is done by one of the pantry men. She should see that towels are in abundance and are washed every day. She sweeps and puts the pantry in order every day, and washes it up once or twice a week.
Her dress is the same as that of the chambermaid.
Duties of Chambermaid
She should commence sweeping halls at six-thirty. After breakfast she dusts halls, draws baths, calls the family or visitors, and opens up shutters in bedrooms. She also assists the lady's maid in brushing the dresses.