ther
engagement, the first employee was on duty until noon and could be
called upon to look after them.

_First Employee_

From 7 A.M. to 12 M. 5 hours
From 5 P.M. to 8 P.M. 3 hours
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8 hours

_Second Employee_

From 7 A.M. to 10 A.M. 3 hours
From 12 M. to 5 P.M. 5 hours
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8 hours

SCHEDULE NO. VII

There are many families who may object to all the preceding schedules
on account of the early hour in the evening for household employees
to be off duty. When the housewife has never had her housework done on
schedule time by an efficient employee, she may well think it impossible
to have the dinner dishes washed up and everything put away in order by
8 P.M. However some families do not begin dinner before half past seven,
or eight o'clock, or even later, but in these families, it is not
unusual for the breakfast hour to be very late also. In consequence
nothing is easier than to make a schedule for the day's work begin late
and end late, without making any other alteration in it.

The following schedule, however, combines an early breakfast and a late
dinner, in a family where only two employees were kept:

_First Employee_

From 7 A.M. to 12 M. 5 hours
From 5 P.M. to 8 P.M. 3 hours
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8 hours

_Second Employee_

From 12 M. to 5 P.M. 5 hours
From 7 P.M. to 10 P.M. 3 hours
(or from 8 to 11 P.M.)
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8 hours

EIGHT HOUR SCHEDULES FOR THREE EMPLOYEES

The greater the number of household employees, the easier it is to make
a satisfactory working schedule. But the temptation to specialize the
work is greater, and should be carefully guarded against. It is just as
necessary with three employees as with one for the housewife to insist
that each one be capable and willing to do all kinds of work in the
home, including sewing and taking care of children.

With three employees, the housewife ought to make them take turns in
cooking and serving one of the three meals each day. This enables them
to become familiar with the dining room and with the different dishes
for each course; it also removes any feeling of embarrassment which