Do Everything that Can be Done The above heading opens up a wide vista of possibilities stil! further extended by the additional description: "band of efficient Gentle woman ready for any emergency," for instance:
Mending for bachelors.
Houschunting, furnishing, and decorat. ing.
Laundry for, socks, handkerchiefs, etc.
Flowers arranged. Dinner speeches Weekly household accounts made "p and checked.
Old furniture renovated and treated for worm, also polished and cared for weekly or as required.
Invitations issued. Reading alead Auctions, horticultural shows, etc., tended and reports written Girls chaperoned, advised on dress, and how to lay out money with taste and econdiny.
Lady servants of all kinds provided.
Libraries catalogued. Indexing and filing.
Heraldic or genealogical researches made. Conversation esscias in European and some Oriental languages.
Orders taken for home-made jam and new laid eggs, etc., etc.
The advertisement, which appeared in the "Fortnightly Review," with addresses in both London and Paris, is certainly a tribute to the resourcefulness of British women. It may also suggest pin money plans to Shanghai, women, since most of the service since many since most of the service offered here could not be rendered by Chinese servants. Heraldic and §enlogical research would be ficult to carry on at this distance, unless one's English con-noxious were unusually direct and reliable; but think of the joy of having: dinner speeches prepared! For Shanghai it would surely be Possible to add "club papers" and make a pretty penny thereby. And what a comfort to the inland mother sending her young daughter on a shopping expedition to Sinful Shanghai, to know that she might be chaperoned, advised on dress, and how to lay out money With taste and economy.
If some in Shanghai have talent and time at one and the same instant it would Certainly be a boon busy humanity if they would Place themselves at the service of the unco rushed, for a reasonable remuneration. The woman's- clubs mediums of publio and the Exchange would be helpful! city.
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