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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8734, 16 May 1914, Page 15

It seems as though the dearth of domestic servants in Australia will (remarks an Adelaide paper) force men to enter a field hitherto chiefly abandoned to women. It has already come to this in England, where men are attempting a practical solution of tho

domestic problem by taking upon themselves household duties usually considered to lie wholly within the woman’s sphere. There the male "general” is no longer a rarity; ho is, in fact, said to bo slowly replacing the female of that class. The usefulness of the male domestic servant is not confined to the duties of a “general” ; he is willing and able to undertake the duties of housemaid and cook. "We get a great many applications for male servants,” said the owner of the registry office, "to fill posts as housemaids, rooks, and generals.” Of course, applications for a man and his wife grow innrc numerous every day, and, as a role, sailors arc asked for because of the general belief that they are <ii a- » <