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.132This responsibility is one that many ladies who are occupied with charitable andgood works elsewhere often overlook under their own roof.It does not mean thatthe kitchen should be a scene of perpetual revelry and mirth that can by any chancedisturb the quiet of the neighborhood or even the family.Unseemly noise ischecked at once, much as it would be if young people in the drawing-room becamedisturbing.Continuous company is not suitable either, and those who abuseprivileges naturally must have them curtailed, but the really high-class servant whodoes not appreciate kindness and requite it with considerate and proper behavior israre.133SERVICE IN FORMAL ENTERTAININGON THE SIDEWALK AND IN THE HALLGet any book for free on: www.Abika.com ETIQUETTE IN SOCIETY, IN BUSINESS, IN POLITICS AND AT HOME116For a wedding, or a ball, and sometimes for teas and big dinners, there is anawning from curb to front door.But usually, especially in good weather, a dinneror other moderate sized evening entertainment is prepared for by stretching a carpet(a red one invariably!) down the front steps and across the pavement to the curb sedge.At all important functions there is a chauffeur (or a caterer s man) on thesidewalk to open the door of motors, and a footman or waitress stationed inside thedoor of the house to open it on one s approach.This same servant, or more oftenanother stationed in the hall beyond, directs arriving guests to the dressing-rooms.134DRESSING-ROOMSHouses especially built for entertaining, have two small rooms on the groundfloor, each with its lavatory, and off of it, a rack for the hanging of coats andwraps.In most houses, however, guests have to go upstairs where two bedroomsare set aside, one as a ladies , and the other as a gentlemen s coat room.135At an afternoon tea in houses where dressing-rooms have not been installed by thearchitect, the end of the hall, if it is wide, is sometimes supplied with a coat rack(which may be rented from a caterer) for the gentlemen.Ladies are in this casesupposed to go into the drawing-room as they are, or go upstairs to the bedroomput at their disposal and in charge of a lady s maid or housemaid.136If the entertainment is very large, checks are always given to avoid confusion inthe dressing-rooms exactly as in public check rooms. In the ladies dressing-room whether downstairs or up there must be an array of toilet necessities suchas brushes and combs; well-placed mirrors, hairpins, powder with stacks ofindividual cotton balls, or a roll of cotton in a receptacle from which it may bepulled.In the lavatory there must be fresh soap and plenty of small hand towels.The lady s personal maid and one or two assistants if necessary, depending uponthe size of the party, but one and all of them as neatly dressed as possible, assistladies off and on with their wraps, and give them coat checks.137A lady s maid should always look the arriving guests over not boldly nor tooapparently, but with a quick glance for anything that may be amiss.If the draperyof a dress is caught up on its trimming, or a fastening undone, it is her duty to say: Excuse me, madam (or miss), but there is a hook undone or the drapery ofyour gown is caught shall I fix it? Which she does as quietly and quickly aspossible.If there is a rip of any sort, she says: I think there is a thread loose, I lljust tack it.It will only be a moment. 138The well-bred maid instinctively makes little of a guest s accident, and is asconsiderate as the hostess herself.Employees instinctively adopt the attitude oftheir employer.139In the gentlemen s coat room of a perfectly appointed house the valet s attitude ismuch the same [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.132This responsibility is one that many ladies who are occupied with charitable andgood works elsewhere often overlook under their own roof.It does not mean thatthe kitchen should be a scene of perpetual revelry and mirth that can by any chancedisturb the quiet of the neighborhood or even the family.Unseemly noise ischecked at once, much as it would be if young people in the drawing-room becamedisturbing.Continuous company is not suitable either, and those who abuseprivileges naturally must have them curtailed, but the really high-class servant whodoes not appreciate kindness and requite it with considerate and proper behavior israre.133SERVICE IN FORMAL ENTERTAININGON THE SIDEWALK AND IN THE HALLGet any book for free on: www.Abika.com ETIQUETTE IN SOCIETY, IN BUSINESS, IN POLITICS AND AT HOME116For a wedding, or a ball, and sometimes for teas and big dinners, there is anawning from curb to front door.But usually, especially in good weather, a dinneror other moderate sized evening entertainment is prepared for by stretching a carpet(a red one invariably!) down the front steps and across the pavement to the curb sedge.At all important functions there is a chauffeur (or a caterer s man) on thesidewalk to open the door of motors, and a footman or waitress stationed inside thedoor of the house to open it on one s approach.This same servant, or more oftenanother stationed in the hall beyond, directs arriving guests to the dressing-rooms.134DRESSING-ROOMSHouses especially built for entertaining, have two small rooms on the groundfloor, each with its lavatory, and off of it, a rack for the hanging of coats andwraps.In most houses, however, guests have to go upstairs where two bedroomsare set aside, one as a ladies , and the other as a gentlemen s coat room.135At an afternoon tea in houses where dressing-rooms have not been installed by thearchitect, the end of the hall, if it is wide, is sometimes supplied with a coat rack(which may be rented from a caterer) for the gentlemen.Ladies are in this casesupposed to go into the drawing-room as they are, or go upstairs to the bedroomput at their disposal and in charge of a lady s maid or housemaid.136If the entertainment is very large, checks are always given to avoid confusion inthe dressing-rooms exactly as in public check rooms. In the ladies dressing-room whether downstairs or up there must be an array of toilet necessities suchas brushes and combs; well-placed mirrors, hairpins, powder with stacks ofindividual cotton balls, or a roll of cotton in a receptacle from which it may bepulled.In the lavatory there must be fresh soap and plenty of small hand towels.The lady s personal maid and one or two assistants if necessary, depending uponthe size of the party, but one and all of them as neatly dressed as possible, assistladies off and on with their wraps, and give them coat checks.137A lady s maid should always look the arriving guests over not boldly nor tooapparently, but with a quick glance for anything that may be amiss.If the draperyof a dress is caught up on its trimming, or a fastening undone, it is her duty to say: Excuse me, madam (or miss), but there is a hook undone or the drapery ofyour gown is caught shall I fix it? Which she does as quietly and quickly aspossible.If there is a rip of any sort, she says: I think there is a thread loose, I lljust tack it.It will only be a moment. 138The well-bred maid instinctively makes little of a guest s accident, and is asconsiderate as the hostess herself.Employees instinctively adopt the attitude oftheir employer.139In the gentlemen s coat room of a perfectly appointed house the valet s attitude ismuch the same [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]