Where but two servants are kept,--and we are inclined to think the fewer servants the better the work is done,--of course the two must divide the work, each assisting in the washing and ironing, but the cook still retaining the charge of the meals. II. MARCH. THE morning sun shines brightly, the air is mild and balmy; you go about your early cares with a cheerful spirit; and, after seeing that the “pickings up,” the brushing and dusting, which are a daily necessity, are faithfully performed, you sit down to your sewing, your books, or your writing in a satisfied and comfortable state of mind. But in a few hours the sky grows dark; grim and threatening clouds obscure the sun; the wind sweeps round the house with long, wailing moans, or short, fierce gusts, while you shiveringly draw the warm breakfast shawl closer about you, and find that you have suddenly passed into a far less genial atmosphere than you enjoyed in the morning. March may come in a very mild and gentle manner, but don’t trust it. It is “fooling you.” Its smiles are quickly followed by frowns, and the bright, warm sunlight all too soon will be forced to give place to fierce winds and drifting snows. We are quite as well pleased when this, the first month of spring, appears in its own proper character,--windy, stormy, and bitter cold,--for then we hope that it will make its exit in a gentler mood. Yes, this is truly _March_,--cold, raw, and blustering March,--which, with the early days of April, before the winds have fairly died out, is the terror of all careful housekeepers,--insuring an abundance of extra work; for its winds and storms will force an entrance into every part of the house, however securely guarded. No burglar’s alarm can promise safety from this insidious foe. Windows, pictures, and furniture, so nicely cleaned and polished but a few hours since, require a repetition of the same work many times a day. No month in the whole year demands such incessant use of dusters, brushes, and brooms,--such unslumbering watchfulness. Why not clean once a day and then let the dust be till next morning?