THE SERVANT QUESTION IN HUNGARY.
Hungary is experiencing already some remarkable effects in its 'social liftv.frpm the groat-reflux of "Americans." to . tho land'of .their birth. .... - Emigration agents and Socialist' organisations .have for some years made great headway, 1 especially among field labourers and domestic servants, with thoir text that "nothing at home is good enough." ' Farm labourers left for tho New World in their thousands, and thoso that remained took-rather a dictatorial attiiudo towards thoir .employers. Even moro marked was tho.'growing dearth of'domestic servants and the.riao in thoir wages. g ,' v; . Not so now that the returning ship 7 lon.ds mako their presence felt in the Hungarian labour, market. To-day it is not uncommon to 300! the following advertisement,' particularly in tho provincial' journals"Domestic servant, speaking English, desires 'a' situation." Quito recently tho following stipulations wore mado to a mistress liy a parlpijr-maid: —"No work in the afternoons; overy Sunday free, with leave of absence till Monday morning; two hours' piano practice every '..afternoon ; at least three courses for. dinner" and two for supper; visits of admirer to Bo' permitted at any timo during the afternoons "dr eveniuEs; extra allowance for'gloves."-
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 105, 27 January 1908, Page 3
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