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Show No "Maids" in Scandinavia English mistresses who are grorn-ing grorn-ing about the domestic servant problem, prob-lem, a correspondent writes, should go to Scandinavia. There one no longer ..dvertises for a maid but for a "Mi-House "Mi-House Assistant." and instead of telling tell-ing her what work will be expected of her. you present m slowing colors the advantages which accrue to her In your service "House assistant" stories fill columns of the Scandinavian pre--, and while some may be apocryphal, some of them have actually appeared rs advertisements In one paper appeared ap-peared the following "Wanted, h general gen-eral house assistant Conditions The applicant must neither rob nor poison any member of the family. All oihT demands will be entirel) according to the wish of the applicant." If any on"j thinks that this is Irony she should listen to a story from Denmark. A lady was looking for a house assistant, and each one asked her particular?) how many children there were In the house She became so weary of the question at last that she lost her head and exclaimed. "Unfortunately we have three, but if ou insist we will trj tc drown two of them." A Stockholm mistress, after long and wearisome negotiations thought she had engaged a mri. when the applicant suddenly demanded de-manded to see the photograph of the '.master of the house, so that she could assure herself that they "would get on well together." Scandinavian mis-: mis-: reuses arc now considering whether they will not do their Own work. I Manchester Guardian. |