wer the bell, both the door bell and her
mistress's bell, and usually assist the latter in dressing. She is
expected to do part of the family mending, keeping table linen and bed
linen in good condition, and in some households is expected to wash and
iron the napkins and dish-towels, unless a laundress is employed.

The Cook's Work.--The cook must prepare the meals, and put the food into
the proper dishes and these in the pantry, ready for the waitress, who is
not expected to enter the kitchen during the service of a meal. She washes
the dishes used in the kitchen and the meat dishes from the table; she
must keep the kitchen and its adjuncts, including back stairs,
refrigerator, back porch and closet in order. Her mistress plans the meals
with her, and she is expected to make good and economical use of
left-overs. She often does the ordering by telephone, and sees to the
milk, ice, etc., as they are delivered.

Should Understand Duties.--Most of the difficulties between servants arise
from misunderstanding of and friction about their respective duties. It is
best to have a definite and thorough understanding as to the work expected
of each before engaging her. Both cook and housemaid have one afternoon
and one evening each week and every other Sunday afternoon. When one is
off duty the other must necessarily assume part of her work. Some
mistresses allow a girl the afternoon and evening of one day; others give
one afternoon, and the evening of another day, requiring the cook to
return to prepare dinner on her "day" and the maid to come back to serve
it on hers. If afternoon and evening go together the cook is expected to
leave everything in readiness for the evening meal; the cook, on the
housemaid's day out, must wait upon the table.

Servants always respect a mistress who knows her rights, exacts them, and
respects her servant's rights. She should permit no familiarities; at the
same time she must not regard her household assistants as mere machines,
beyond her sympathy, Good mistresses make good servants.

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The Nurse.--The nurse must wash and dress the children; keep their clothes
in order, washing and ironing the finer articles; eat with them, keep the
nursery in order; sleep in the room, or in a room adjoining them with the
door open, and take care of them when they are ill. A nursery governess
teaches them, and is excused from the laundry work and from keeping the
nursery in order.