. her welfare and happiness. She should always be punctual in her attendance, and assiduous in her attention. Her's will be the care of her lady's wardrobe, and she should make that her particular care; appropriating to each article of dress its proper place, where it always may be found when wanted. It will be her business carefully to examine every part of her dress, when taken off, and if they have sustained an injury, or acquired any spots or stains, immediately to clean and repair them ;* then fold them up neatly, and put them away. Her first business, in the morning, will be to see that the house-maid has made the fire, and properly prepared her lady's dressingroom-she then calls her mistress, informs her of the hour, and having laid out all her clothes, and carried her hot water, to wash, she retires to her breakfast with the housekeeper and other principal servants. When her lady's bell rings, she attends her in her dressing-room,-combs her hair for the morning, and waits on her till dressed; after which, she folds and puts away her night-clothes, cleans her combs and brushes, and adjusts her toilet-table-she then retires to her workroom, to be ready if wanted, and employs herself in making and altering dresses, millinery, &c. About one o'clock the family generally take their lunch, and the servants their dinner.--After this, she is again summoned to attend her lady's toilet whilst dressing to go abroad. When gone, she again adjusts her clothes, and every thing in the See Receipts, for these purposes, p. 250, &c. room, and lays out and prepares the several articles that may be required for her dinner, or evening dress, and afterwards employs herself at needle-work in her own room, or in her other avocations, till her mistress returns to dress for dinner, perhaps about five, when she attends her for that purpose; and having done this, it may happen that no further attendance on her mistress' person will be required till she retires to bed: meanwhile she employs herself at needle-work, as in the morning*-or else in the various occupations of getting up the fine linen, gauzes, muslins, cambrics, laces, &c. washing silk stockings, taking the spots or stains out of silks, &c. &c. for doing which the best receipts are annexed. It is her business to see that the house-maid, or chamber-maid, empties the slops, keeps up the fires, both in this and the bed-room, (if wanted) and keeps the rooms in perfect order. -Previous to her mistress' retiring for the night, she will have looked out her nightclothes, and aired them well; and she will, not only now, but at all times when she goes to dress, carry up hot water, for washing, &c. and when she is gone to bed, she will carefully examine all her clothes, and do all that is necessary to be done to them, before she folds them away. If her lady be elderly, infirm, or unwell, she will sometimes be required to bring her work, and sit with her, to administer her medicines, and sometimes to read to her. To qualify herself for this latter purpose, and to acquit herself with propriety, she will, In the absence of the housekeeper, she will be required to make tea and coffee for the drawing-room company. at her leisure, practise reading aloud, from the best authors; as it is important to acquire a proper style and manner of reading, in all the varieties of poetry or prose, ode or epistle, comedy, or sermon; avoiding, alike, the dull monotony of the school girl, and the formal affectation of the pedant; but following nature as her guide, in all that appertains to emphasis, modulation, and delivery. If acquainted with the superior branches of needle-work, she might afford her lady much gratification, in presenting her, occasi onally, with such trifles as will be acceptable, and suitable ornaments for her person-This will evince her disposition to be grateful and to oblige; and this, combined with a feminine sweetness of temper, and suavity of manners, cannot fail to be her sure recommendation to the esteem of her superiors and others, through all the various circumstances of life.-Wages, from 18 to 25 guineas per annum, with tea and washing. As the duties of the lady's-maid include the personal ornament, dress, and decoration of her mistress, we have availed ourselves of a work recently published, under the title of "The Art of Beauty," and in the subsequent pages have introduced some important receipts and observations from that work; together with various approved receipts on other points of the lady's-maid's duty. ROMAN BALSAM FOR FRECKLES Of the skin. one ounce of barley flour, a sufficient quantity of honey. Beat the whole into a smooth paste, spread it thinly on the skin at night, and wash it off in the morning. The skin being thus prepared for the chemical remedies, you may select any of the following, or try them in succession. FRECKLE WASH. Take one drachm of muriatic acid, half a pint of rain water, half a tea spoonful of spirit of lavender. Mix, and apply it two or three times a day to the freckles, with a bit of linen, or a camel-hair pencil. PURIFYING WATER FOR THE SKIN. Take one tea-spoonful of liquor of potass, Mix, and apply as before. DR. WITHERING'S COSMETIC LOTION. scrape into it a quantity of horse-radish. Let this stand from six to twelve hours, and strain, when it may be used to wash the parts affected, twice or thrice a day. PREVENTIVE WASH FOR SUNBURN. Take two drachms of borax, one drachm of Roman alum, one drachm of camphor, half an ounce of sugar candy, a pound of ox-gall. Mix, and stir well for ten minutes, or so, and repeat this stirring three or four times a day for a fortnight, till it ,appears clear and transparent. Strain through blotting paper, and bottle up for use. Wash the face with it every time you go into the sunshine. GRAPE LOTION FOR SUNBURN. Dip a bunch of green grapes in a basin of water, and then sprinkle it with Wrap it in paper, and bake it under hot ashes. Then express the juice, and wash the face with it, and it will remove sunburn, tan, and freckles. LEMON CREAM FOR SUNBURN AND FRECKLES. Put two spoonsful of sweet cream into half a pint of new milk, squeeze into it the juice of a lemon, add half a glass of good brandy, and a little alum, and loaf sugar. Boil the whole, skim it well, and when cool, put it aside or use. THE WORM PIMPLE WITH BLACK POINTS. This sort is very common and very annoying to females, from the age of fourteen and upwards, as they give the skin a dirty greasy appearance, which no washing will remove. The vulgar opinion that such pimples are caused by worms or grubs, is quite erroneous. The best means of removing the worm pimple, is by squeezing out all the thickened matter of each; for, unless you do this, it is impossible to get rid of them, as no wash nor other application will remove them, nor will they ever disappear of their own accord. Several things may be useful in preventing their return. Of these, the Roman balsam, is a safe and excellent application, and daily rubbing the parts very gently with a soft glove, or with the warm hand. THE SMALL RED PIMPLE. In this species, the pimples appear singly, and are not very numerous, and the intermediate skin is unaffected. They are most liable to appear upon the cheeks, nose, and forehead, though they sometimes spread over the shoulders and upper part of the breast. Gowland's Lotion, Kalydor, Cold Cream, and all such nostrums, ought to be used with great caution, but prefer the three following. BATEMAN'S SULPHUR WASH.. Break one ounce of sulphur, and pour over it Allow it to infuse for twelve or fourteen hours, and apply it to the face twice or thrice a day, for a few weeks. It is excellent for removing the roughness of the skin which ausually succeeds pimples. KNIGHTON'S LOTION. Take half a drachm of liquor of potass, Apply to the pimples with a camel's-hair pencil. If this be too strong, add one half pure water to it. DARWIN'S OINTMENT FOR PIMPLES. Take six drachms of mercury, six grains of flour of sulphur, Mix them carefully in a mortar. THE LIVID BUTTONY PIMPLE. The pimples, even when they do not suppurate, but es. pecially while they continue highly red, are always sore and tender to the touch; so that washing, the friction of the clothes, &c. are somewhat painful. In its most severe form, this eruption nearly covers the face, breast, shoulders, and M |