The duties of servants : a practical guide to the routine of domestic service / by the author of "Manners and rules of good society".

Date:
[1890?]
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Credit: The duties of servants : a practical guide to the routine of domestic service / by the author of "Manners and rules of good society". 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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    CHAPTEE III. A TARIFF OF SERVANTS’ WAGES. The tariff of wages paid to domestic servants fluc- tuates very considerably, and is influenced in a great measure by tbe position of a master and mistress, and by tbe experience of tbe servant. Higher wages are given in town than in the country, and experienced servants ask higher wages than do inexperienced ones, and by the same rule, wealthy families can afford to give high wages to secure well-trained servants, while those who are not so fortunate in the possession of this world’s goods, give wages according to their means and receive the proportionate equivalent. The scale of wages may be said to commence with the house-steward. A house-steward receives £50 to £80 per annum, according to the responsibilities of his office. A groom of the chambers receives from £40 to £50 per annum. A butler receives from £50 to £80 per annum. A valet receives from £30 to £50 per annum. The wages of a man cook varies from £100 and