Show ITALIAN IS- IS y AS SPLENDID SERVANT Anything ng that J pertains to the tho domestic domes dome es- es tic tio servant these theRe days es ea especially when it t relates relate to the the- faithful servant who 10 loves es to stay on the job receives receiver al almost almost almost al- al most sentimental attention If It Lady I Jepson who Ihas written to the London r Dally Daily Telegraph I on the e subject k knows anything t 1 about I it the I I Italian I Is practically C Cf f i the only onlo one to be found In the world today carrying on old traditions t i In domestic service She She describes this i relic of oC the he past with Affectionate lt t- t the Italian n servant as s she describes sv she him 2 j speaks largely of ut the e man servant i i servant servant- rm might not exert a ao good o moral r Influence If transported to this country y Warm Warmhearted hearted ad d l he is o one ot of those 2 who o realty really J es 16 a a lover or v and do will moT In 11 bv every ery ery way possible wan a love affair whether It has legal right to exist or ort 1 t not Here is in part wh what t Lady Jepson Jep- Jep son Ion says saya The Italian Italian- t servant is an almost un unique nT e survival ur ival aJ amid these e em democratic m day developments How long he will remain content conten with his traditions and pOl position no man can determine At present he stands out as the heir of ot the V past glorying In the antiquity and te of the house use he serves in tr thea i rua Its grandeur e and a achievements I Giuseppe pe may do his work badly and probably b will I but he ho has the redeeming redeem redeem- e f log ing virtue of warm affections f tI ri and ho he loves fovea and hates fiercely From Irom the date dat f t hi Into service the Italian donl domestic e estle Identifies n e himself se with V v Jil muster n and his concerns e Every Every- Everything thing relating to o. o his master master ett l Is j dor of liveliest liveliest live live- 1 liest I interest t tt t to f the Padrones doing and coming his health and happiness hap hap- above all alb his love a affairs It Itis' Itis ia is' of utmost moment to Giuseppe that his master should fare una buona fig fig- ura ra before the tho world Full KUll of ot romance and sentiment the Italian has warmest sympathies In love affairs affaire Illicit or lawful Even crimes c In the cause of Jealous love find excuse in his eyes ejes A lurid tragedy came very near me once once- in tn Rome Home wen len my cooKs cooK's sister was killed kille vy a II Jealous Jeal jeal- ous HE DID IT FOR OR LOVE I My Iy cook cool wept bitterly and loudly la lamented lamented la- la he her sisters sister's cruel fate but when I sympathized with her in her sorrow and expressed abhorrence for the as assassIn assassin as as- i sassin she dried her eyes aYos and to m my unutterable amazement replied replie Pov er he did it f for 10 love Anything t in the fe smallest de degree degrees ree I I r e erotic ro tI c 1 to ih the t r pas passionate ai Bouth southern rn nature and nothing Interest him so much as an Intrigue A t friend of mine la n married man of or im impeccable l called at a Roman Koman palace palace pal pal- ace one loe day to deliver r a note written by his wife wire to the daughter of the house Give this letter said he to to Donna Eh altro allro Signore replied led the servant when the tile Signora Madre is out of the room Again a certain Roman prince suspected suspected suspected sus sus- his wife of or an Intrigue with a as fascinating s a young joune In n order to see for himself f whether esh she o obeyed hl his orders and refused admittance to her admirer the prince told his wife that he WAS going to his country house for the theay day ay and meanly returned unexpectedly unexpectedly In the afternoon The Instant the old porter caught sight of or his master master mas mall ter he flew to o the telephone e to warn Bt th his mistress s All his sympathies s were with the the lovers and he had none to spare spare for tor the suspicious husband And In sickness how kind and sympathetic sympathetic sym 1 pathetic Is the tho Italian servant how now I human and dear I was ill once with bronchitis In a Roman Koman hotel and forced to keep to my bed My entered en en- full of pity for my suffering ButterIng and counsel as to my cure Sentil Senti signora mla The sIgnora must not wash wasil so much it Is bad for tor the health and weakens weakens the constitution Look at me I have salute thanks thanks' be to God and I never commit such Indiscretions Indiscretions I am clean of very course course very clean But Dut I wash In moderation and with soap every day When April comes I shall shaU have a a. bath Ecco came came the facchino whose hose province province pro pro- vince It Is to lay the wood fire the and to light it It to sweep the tho roms and look after the electric light said he take m my advice have a fiasco lasco i of vino resso brought up up and 1 ft drink I it as hot lt as pt the coot cook can make i It lt cover v yourself U up with blankets t and next morning you will be cured IllS HIS G MANNERS I As a rule the Italian has charming manners lie Is respectful courteous and obliging It Is true that he volunteers his opinion on matters under discussion without reserve but then he ho believes that what concerns his and padrona concerns him In Inmany Inmany Inmany many of or the tho Italian families of the the same servants go on In the same service until old age or death puts an end to the connection Hence Renee there Is little concerning the members of the she he family unknown to the i. i They pride themselves on ond the b beauty and charms champs ar of the padrona gt d rU eg and her daughters a and the gallantry anh Tier ner ter daughters and the and attainments of or the sons There Isa Isa is isa a certain amount of social philosophy In all th this Is since If it they cannot be the i sun themselves they arc and content to bask In Its rays One of ot the most plc picturesque of figu figures fig fig- u ures res Jn In a cit city where ere monk nore fore nun priest student and model Jostle each other in the str streets ets each in I his or her particular dress Is the balla balsa or or wet vet t n nurse tse S She 1 is Is a molting and nd mus ot of brilliant color Hound he her heads head's head bead Is 18 a gorgeous ruche of ot wide satin ribbon descending behind in twos two s streamers reamers to the tho edge of ot her pe t colored bright a bright colored skirt an and flowered lowered shawl arc are worn with a fine tinE embroidered embroidered ered apron and dainty blouse You meet the balia balla with her charge on the or In the Villa Borghese and t wherever c r she Is seen be sure she is an ornament to the landscape With th the passing away of the feudal survival In Italy of or the devotion of ot servants to their masters and masters to their servants a great measure of the charm of ot that entrancing country must disappear |