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SHORT STORY “ ONLY A PARLOUR MAID.”

... pith the lady beside her on the Iniquities servants. ■ . .*» Next to cooks,” she observed, parlour maids are the despair of one’s life.” m The perfect parlour maid, agreed her gapanion. has yet to discovered. that the only way is to keep on changuntil you ...

Published: Wednesday 09 May 1928
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1903 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

MISSY’S PLEA

... MISSY’S PLEA “Please, madam.” asked the pretty parlour maid, “may I have Boxing Day off and see aunt?” Before her mistress could reply, little Peggy, who had information, added her pleading to the maid’s. “Oh, mummy,” she said, “do let her. Hen feu made ...

Published: Saturday 14 December 1935
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 46 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

Here’s a nice thing. What arn I to ? Marion Mackenzie turned queslioniugly to her breakfast companion. “What is the

... girl, of some twenty summers, who looked decidedly cool ami charming in her simple frock of blue and white muslim The parlour, maid who was to have arrived d)-day han got chicken pox. Look hare is the letter,” and Marion handed over the brief but definite ...

Published: Wednesday 01 October 1930
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1813 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

a TOO FOBTUIATS HRRVAJtT

... HRRVAJtT. Upon the great queation of Hervantgaliam, Mr* Housewife lias favoured with this anecdote. had advertised for a parlour maid, and a young womau in deep mourning came to see about the place. Mar account of herself was quite satisfactory, and it ...

Published: Saturday 04 April 1868
Newspaper: Alloa Advertiser
County: Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 237 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

The Real Swedish Masseuse

... even in the mansions of Mayfair, by the .smart parlour-maid. This the eve of the town house season, and the West-End registry offices report a greatly increased demand for highlyefficient parlour-maids able to undertake the duties of well-trained manservant ...

Published: Wednesday 06 May 1914
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 305 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

SCOTTISH CONTINGENT

... Selkirk farm and engaged In general duties at CocK* law, Cockburnspath, East Lothiah, Jean Campbell (25i), Mull, formerly a parlour maid, wag trained op a Lanarkshire farm and now engaged In general dairy worls at South Drafran, K'rkmuirhllJ, Lanark; Joined ...

Published: Wednesday 14 July 1943
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 312 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE FALKIRK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1928. a distant hospital when we can get her home.” Get her home! Through

... agitated parlour maid she heard nothing. This was the only address the lady had upon her,” the man said civilly; the doc tor though it best to send her here.” Well, I never, did you ever?” was the only response this elicited from the parlour maid, but she ...

Published: Wednesday 04 April 1928
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2302 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

FROM PUNCH

... to have to ring the bell yourself, and be scowled at if you spoke when lord is reading the paper, and if you answer the parlour maid when happens to be retailing an anecdote, law ! Write upon this subject, and oblige, Yours, affectionately, SNUBBED WIFE ...

Published: Saturday 31 July 1869
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 428 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Sost, lound, &f

... Alloa, and Edinburgh.—Mrs Cocbbough, Registry. 'I IRL, Respectable, Tall, of Cleanly Habits, willing to be Trained House Parlour Maid. —Address 124,” Herald Office, Falkirk. IRL (15 or lf>) Wanted for Farmhouse, to make herself generally useful.—Apply Duncan ...

Published: Saturday 19 January 1889
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 415 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CAST OF CHAPACTERB

... in the caste, while. Mies Netty Thomson, “Beatrice Sillocks” looked sweet and acted nicely. The double part of Mary, the parlour maid, and Mhs Mifton, the new govern cs©, portrayed Mibb Drina Johnston was excellent per- iformanoe. Miss Maud Nome, as “Carrie ...

Published: Saturday 22 December 1906
Newspaper: Alloa Advertiser
County: Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 409 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A NEW DANGER FROM MATRIMONIAL ADVERTISEMENTS

... fire. Hare ia what ', happened in one case, In large house, not a hundred milea from Kensington Gardens Square, lite a parlour maid, whom will call Mary Smith. She had both a I comfortable place and a good wage. Nevertheless, - impelled by tbe universal ...

Published: Wednesday 07 August 1895
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 508 | Page: 8 | Tags: none