332 ALLOWANCE FOR BOARD, LAUNDRY, ETC. 



If a servant has any fault it should be distinctly men- 

 tioned, no matter how much your man protests. 



ALLOWANCE FOR BOARD. 



The actual cost of good board is from fifteen to eighteen 

 dollars per month ; in large cities and in fashionable summer 

 resorts the charge varies between that sum and twenty dol- 

 lars. The advisability, from an economical standpoint, of 

 boarding servants in the house depends largely upon what 

 scale the culinary department is conducted. If the affairs 

 below stairs are managed frugally it costs a little less than 

 fifteen dollars to board each man, but on the other hand, 

 when such matters are not determined daily by the house- 

 wife, the cost of boarding each man will be rather over than 

 under twenty dollars per month ; and when such is the case, 

 it is obviously to the advantage of the master to allow each 

 servant from fifteen to twenty dollars extra and have them 

 board themselves. 



ALLOWANCE FOR LAUNDRY. 



The expense of the weekly washing of livery collars, 

 cravats, towels, and bed linen should be defrayed by the em- 

 ployer. Four collars, three cravats, three towels and one set 

 of bed linen is a fair average. 



BOARD WAGES. 



An owner when going away from home for three months 

 or more frequently keeps his stable servants on board wages 

 instead of discharging them. Under such circumstances it 

 is customary to allow each man from fifteen to twenty dollars 

 per month, according to what he has been receiving for his 

 board, and the privilege of lodging in the stable. The ser- 



