Household work; or, The duties of female servants : practically and economically illustrated, through the respective grades of maid-of-all-work, house and parlour-maid, and laundry-maid: with many valuable recipes for facilitating labour in every department; prepared for the use of the National and Industrial Schools of the Holy Trinity, at Finchley.

Date:
[between 1870 and 1879?]
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Credit: Household work; or, The duties of female servants : practically and economically illustrated, through the respective grades of maid-of-all-work, house and parlour-maid, and laundry-maid: with many valuable recipes for facilitating labour in every department; prepared for the use of the National and Industrial Schools of the Holy Trinity, at Finchley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 1 THE MAID-OF-ALL-WORK. eneral Duties of a Maid-of-all-work . eparate Duties are and Consumption of Food . MORNING DUTIES. ire-lighting, &c. ! lanagement of a Fire . . . Economy in Firing ..... .ules for the Prevention of Accidents by Fire 2 3 ib. 5 6 7 ib. MORNING DUTIES RESUMED—BREAKFAST. he Breakfast-table 9 'reparation of the Urn 10 : low to make Coffee .... 11 luttered Toast and Drv Toast 12 i.acon, or Ham, for Breakfast 13 ligg- boiling BED-ROOMS, BEDS, AND BEDDING. id. nrst Proceedings .... 13 »ssi3tance required .... 14 >ed-making . . . . . 15 Jed-rooms and Beds at Night 17 Heaning of Bed-room3 ib. ire-irons, Carpets, Washing-stands, &c. IS low to clean Hair-brushes and Combs 19 low to scrub Bed-room and other Floors 20 low to take Grease-3pot3 out of Boards 21