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If the family washing be done at home, the duty will either fall upon
the maid, or she will have to assist the washerwoman who may be engaged
for the purpose. In some families, everything is washed at home; in
others, only the coarse things, such as sheets, towels, &c., are
washed at home, and the rest are sent out to the laundress; and in
others, again, everything is sent to the laundress.
In either of these cases, the maid will probably have to collect and
sort all the dirty clothes, and to make out a list, or lists, of the
different articles for the wash, and to see that everything is right, in
state and number, when the washing and ironing are over. In some
families, the mistress, or one of her daughters, likes to make out the
list, or lists, as .the maid calls the things over. (Read more.)
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