shaving articles, a shoehorn, button hook, nail file, small pair of nail
scissors, tooth powder, or listerine should not be forgotten. The large
articles, your combs and your brushes, can all be wrapped separately in
tissue paper. It would be gallant of you to bring a box of sweets for
your hostess.

If you are asked to play golf, it might be more convenient to travel in
your golf togs, which would serve as a lounge suit. But in that case a
pair of long trousers to match your coat and waistcoat, or an entire
lounge suit should be carried, as on Sunday you would be very
uncomfortable in golf dress, and somewhat out of place. Or you might put
your "knickers" in the bag, and wear the coat and waistcoat with long
trousers.

CHAPTER XI.

A BACHELOR'S SERVANTS.

As soon as a bachelor begins to branch out a little and to have an
apartment or a house or a country establishment, though the latter be
only a fishing or a hunting box, he must hire servants. The general
servant is perhaps the one most universally employed. Many bachelors
hire some middle-aged woman who not only does the cooking, but takes
care of the apartment, valets him, and waits at table when he has guests
to dinner. Others employ a man to look after them, who is valet and
general _factotum_, and others again, with larger establishments, a man
and wife. The former does the valeting, the waiting, and is steward and
butler, while the woman attends to the cooking and laundry. There are
quite a number of bachelor households of this description in our large
cities, the occupants being several in number and clubbing together. One
is appointed treasurer, and the butler and cook are hired at a stated
price and receive a certain sum for catering. When good servants of this
kind are found they are treasures.

All menservants should be clean shaven. A short bit of side whiskers--_a
la_ mutton chop--is allowed; but under no circumstances should they have
bearded faces or wear a mustache. Their linen and attire should be
faultless. In the treatment of servants a man must exercise an iron
will. He can be kind and considerate, but he must never descend to
dispute with one, and certainly not swear at him. To be on familiar
terms with one's servants shows the cloven foot of vulgarity. Discharge
a servant at once when he is disrespectful or when he is careless in his
duties or in his conduct. When asking for anything there is no necessity
of forgetting the element