The Meeker Herald

Amazons to the Front.

The insolence and inefficiency of men servants in England have long been so vividly realized by all heads of households, that any step which shall be an advance in the direction of getting rid of them ought to be hailed with rapture by all chatelaines and housekeepers. Many ladies have given them up altogether, and content themselves with female servants, selecting a peculiarly stalwart specimen of the genus Amazon to fulfil the duties of butler. She is, moreover, in many cases, dressed in a livery coat and waistcoat, which look very smart, although perhaps rather suggestive of the stage. Quite recently, at an afternoon party given in London, the guests were entirely served by a bevy of female servants, all dressed alike in black gowns, white waistcoats, and white caps trimmed with black ribbons. The effect was, on the whole, very pleasing, and the waiting was much more efficiently and neatly done than if it had been intrusted to a cohort of waiters.—The Argonaut.