. The Argonaut . hall was but slightly injured. THE BARCLAYS GARDEN-PARTY. A great demonstration of domestic servants tookplace on the banks of the Serpentine in Hyde Parklately. Most of those present were women. Thechairman was a butler, and the speakers includedaeoachman, a groom, a housemaid, two footmen,and a buttons. Their chief grievances were, first,the character system, which they wished to haveremedied by legislation, making it compulsory onmasters to give good characters when deserved,and, next, the unhealthiness of the sleeping-roomsfor servants. Among the lesser complaints werehavi
. The Argonaut . hall was but slightly injured. THE BARCLAYS GARDEN-PARTY. A great demonstration of domestic servants tookplace on the banks of the Serpentine in Hyde Parklately. Most of those present were women. Thechairman was a butler, and the speakers includedaeoachman, a groom, a housemaid, two footmen,and a buttons. Their chief grievances were, first,the character system, which they wished to haveremedied by legislation, making it compulsory onmasters to give good characters when deserved,and, next, the unhealthiness of the sleeping-roomsfor servants. Among the lesser complaints werehaving to be up early after sitting up all night whiletheir employers were at parties, the unfriendlinessof the relations between master and man, while oneof the footman presented the novel grievance thathe was asked to clean up the family bicycles. Emma Calvd has been selected by Massenet toplay the chief part in his Cendrillon, if that newopera can be produced in Paris before she startsfor America. Absolutely TheCareful Housewifewill use no other. ftOYAL 8AKIK0 POWDER CO., 106 WALL ST., NEW-YORK. How it was Broken Up by the Vulgar Herd. The Barclays have had enough of lawn-parties. Eunice Barclay began the agitation, but in jus-tice to her it may be said that the other membersof the family were ready to welcome anything thatwould break the dull monotony ol a summer athome. The Barclays are strict church people and toofrugal to waste money at extortionate summerhotels. The Barclay home is an old-fashioned place. Ithas escaped the lavages of improvements, althoughthe neighborhood is changed greatly. Ugly fac-tories have sprung up on every side of what was ahalf-rural spot twenty years ago. The Barclayplace, with its pillared front porch, the big yard,the tall leafy trees and the clumped rose-bushes,became an oasis. Mr. Barclay offered no objeUion to the lawn-party. The guests were to assemble at six-thirty,and there was to be croquet in the arena back ofthe grape-arbor. Afte
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