This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 edition. Excerpt: ...with the kitchen without necessarily going into it. Keep the servants, hall and back entrance out of the way of the operations and runnings to and fro during the bustle of dinner; but, at the same time, "handy" for a speedy advance to the front door of the main house. Remember, that a butler, s satisfaction is ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 edition. Excerpt: ...with the kitchen without necessarily going into it. Keep the servants, hall and back entrance out of the way of the operations and runnings to and fro during the bustle of dinner; but, at the same time, "handy" for a speedy advance to the front door of the main house. Remember, that a butler, s satisfaction is improved by well-arranged cellars for beer, strong ale, wine in casks, and ditto in bins; and that a master, s comfort is enhanced by ready access to the said cellars from his own part of the building. Forget not, that it will be well if the brew-house is connected by pipes with the cellars; and especially bear in mind that pipes of wine which are from 5 to 6 feet long have to go lengthwise down an inclined plane and through doorways into the cask cellar. A corking-room and a bottle-room follow of course. Let your coal and fuel stores be prompt for the supply of offices and main house, and consider that-coals are of at least two qualities, and must exist divided. Let your gallantry think of pretty maids carrying coal-scuttles in their hands without bonnets on their heads, and provide covered Ways for their benefit. To the boot and knife-house it may be well to add a brushing-room with a good stove in it, or a drying closet for wet clothes. Let the wash-house yield its cleansed linen readily to the laundry, and the laundry its mangled and ironed ditto to the linen-room. Consult propriety in keeping the maids and the men-servants in a state of respectful separation, with separate staircases to their respective dormitories. Let the housekeeper, s and butler, s sleeping-rooms respectively command those of the former. Returning into the main house, we may mention the convenience of a waiting-room connected with the master, s private room;...
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