Show the maid I 1 do not like that word maid it smacks smack too much of the idea of a servant nobody in this alik age of liberty fraternity and equality I 1 likes kes i to b be e s servile ervile by whatever name the helper in the average home has her difficulties she never knows how many hours a day she will be required to work what she will be required to do what her compensation will be since part of it is paid by room and board of variable value her happiness the atmosphere of the home her time her labor her care all depend upon the intelligence the graciousness and 1110 common sense of the housewife whose employee she is for the sake of both yourself and your helper in case you need help with your housework try to work out some standard system and let us put this business of housework on a more satisfactory basis few people like to live in the home of another it is better to hire a helper who lives outside and comes in by the day or the hour suppose you employ help who comes daily for six or eight hours a day perhaps even carries her own lunch and goes home at stated hours just as a stenographer or factory worker does you get your own breakfast a simple one the helper comes at nine washes dishes straightens the house gets get ts thy the midday meal prepares something for the evening meal while he ahe noon loon meal is cooking does up the dishes and each day washes irons cleans or does docs some special routine work then leaves at four or five you finish ng the evening meal pile up the evening dishes and there is no outsider to interfere with family freedom everybody happy as much work done and it cost any more |