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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
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Florence Hartley
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"Another
point
on
which
I
would
recommend
firmness
is
that
of
early
hours.
In
this
respect
example
is
as
important
as
precept;
but,
however
uncertain
you
may
be
yourself,
I
would
not
relax
a
rule
of
that
kind.
For
every
comfort
during
the
day
depends
upon
the
early
rising
of
your
servants.
Without
this,
all
their
several
departments
are
hurried
through
or
neglected
in
some
important
respect.
"Your
mode
of
address
to
servants
must
be
decisive,
yet
mild.
The
authoritative
tone
I
do
not
recommend.
It
is
very
unbecoming
to
any
young
person,
and
it
rarely
attains
the
end
desired;
but
there
is
a
quiet
dignity
of
deportment
which
few
servants
ever
can
resist.
This
should
be
tempered
with
kindness,
when
circumstances
call
it
forth,
but
should
never
descend
to
familiarity.
For
no
caution
is
more
truly
kind
than
which
confines
servants
strictly
to
their
own
sphere.
"Much
evil
results
from
the
tendency,
more
especially
of
very
young,
or
of
very
old
mistresses
of
families,
to
partiality.
Commonly,
one
servant
becomes
the
almost
avowed
favorite;
and
it
is
difficult
to
say
whether
that
display
of
partiality
is
the
more
pernicious
to
the
servant
who
is
the
object
of
it,
or
to
the
rankling
and
jealous
minds
of
the
rest
of
the
household.
It
is
true
that
it
is
quite
impossible
to
avoid
entertaining
a
greater
degree
of
confidence
in
some
servants
than
in
others;
but
it
should
be
shown
with
a
due
regard
to
the
feelings
of
all.
It
is,
of
course,
allowable
towards
those
who
take
a
decidedly
responsible
and
confidential
situation
in
a
household.
Still,
never
let
such
persons
assume
the
reins
of
government;
let
them
act
the
part
of
helmsman
to
the
vessel,
but
not
aspire
to
the
control
of
the
captain.
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