Book of Household Management, by Isabella Beeton, Part 6 (Housemaids)

Let's return to a sleepy favorite, and a day in the life of an upper and under housemaid. From blacking fire grates to making beds and buffing gilt frames with onions, it…sounds exhausting, if I’m honest.

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