+--------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------+---------+--------+ | | _Mond._| _Tues._| _Wed._ |_Thurs._| _Fri._ | _Sat._ | _Sun._ | |--------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------+---------+--------| |COOK | Washing| Ironing| Bake | Day | Put | Bake | Sunday | | | | | Clean | out | cellar | Clean | out | | | | |refrig., | | in | kitchen | | | | | |etc. Take | | order | | | | | | |waitress's| | | | | | | | | work | | | | | |--------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------+---------+--------| |WAITRESS| Washing| Ironing| Day out | Sweep | Sweep | Clean | Take | | | | | |upstairs|downstairs| silver | cook's | | | | | | | | | work | |--------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------+---------+--------| |MISTRESS| Help | Help |Sort and | Help | Help | Get out | Help | | | a | a |mend wash | with | a | clean | with | | | little | little |Help with | work | little | linen | work | | | | | work | | | and set | | | | | | | | | closet | | | | | | | | | in order| | +--------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------+---------+--------+ [*Transcriber's Note: Days of the week were abbreviated by the transcriber to make the table more narrow.] (_c_) SOME GENERAL PRINCIPLES One or two general remarks about schedules are necessary before the subject can be closed. As far as possible heavy, dirty work should be done in the morning, the workers are more able to do it then, and besides, the cook does not wish to do such things when getting the dinner, nor the waitress when she should be dressed for the afternoon, nor the mistress at the social time of the day. In making a work schedule, a savings fund is as necessary as in making a plan of expenditure. If every one in the house is doing as much as is possible, there is no allowance for accident, or illness, or unexpected demands. A little strength which is not nerves should be left in you and in your handmaidens at the end of the day. Housework extends over an exceedingly long day. At present, the only way to remedy this seems to be to arrange that each worker get a little rest some time in the day. I have put this as a necessary item in the table of daily work.