The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 18, 1902, Page 10

One cf the Few M:zn n the orld &0 Hold That PoSition Tells of HKis Experiences. A ND now it is the lady and the walet. There is mnothing in the rmart world of women quite so smart fs to have a valet. Maids are comu- monplece affairs nowadays. The valet rules. Miss Baggo Comklin of the Alea- zar can tell why. She says that the things & man is needed for foot up into the thousands. You can see what some of these endless things a.= in the pictures before you. Miss Conklin commands, John Christian Serves. He is one of the first lady’s valets in America, and now San Francisco claims him. If you ask Mr. Christian about his experiences he pu. you a story some- thing like this: THE Brymne °f (LOTHE) 15 is to be & lady’s valet if anybody docs 1 em almost the only pusson what has held that exalted and responsible position in the United States of Amer- ica and 1 may at the sgme time say in the world. It is 8 most difficult position to fulfill and the valet what can accomplish it can achieve to any kind of position In nis profession For two yeahs, not missing a month of them yeahs, I was the valet of the late repented Mrs. Jennie Kimball. Yas, sah. I was faithful to her even unto death. She died after eating a large slice of pound cake which 1 don obtained for her in her last conscious moments. There was not one service that a valet could possibly perform that 1 4id mot at- tend to for that highly respected lady. I done ber shopping for her: 1 packed her clothes and T attended to many of them small deteils which are the most im- portant part of a lady's tollet If you are = lndy's valet there is not one moment, from the instant when the fust chicken crows in the mornin’ untl that same chicken crows again the next morn~ in’, when you can with positiveness and impunity speak of your soul ag your own. It subtainly is no more your own’ than de money you possess aftah fifteen milxed @rinks. It do in truth belong entirely to another pusson and you might as well admit the fact and accept it with the most cheerful countenance which you can obtain. This may be very difficult if you ‘was born in the wrong time of the moon, but in tbet case the only thing you can do is to be born over again. And yet zllow me to guote from -one/ef: our distinguished poets and say, ‘“With @ll their faults 1 love them still”—mean- ing the ladies. I should at any time pre- fer to be a valet for 2 lady then for s gentleman. They are such charming crea~ tures, so flippant and so delicate and sle- I SUHTAINLY ought to know what i 3 ;I to ly known that you serve the quall K 1) 3 & . i g 8 & 1 H & lady’s valet makes elevation. THE Valel TIYT BE AG-E Te 7IEg & Vi CoRRECTLY - THE SUNDAY CALL. in" & role. "Five yards 'of ‘Sai might have been heard to say, “and a’ dozen patrs of them. black silk hose. sise. - numbah ' elghteen-and-a-half." A b obliged to do that I done wish I'd nevah After ‘T ‘had. said this list of .htleln-r ¥ been bohn. ‘It am the wust job. Brushin® OVel at least twenty ““J'a::“w' 3 gentleman's clothes ain't nothin’ to it, 90N Occur o me ‘that something. wi A man goes in the dust, but he don't carry "TOUE: 80 T went to Mrs. Kimball, & & Big swish of cloth a-traflin’ aftah him {hOUEh T was mighty humiliated ta b ika » lady does. His clothes 18 smaller t0 90 it. and says I, “I beg your fmos’ as: * around the bottom, 100, 8o wWhen you LIDSuished pandon, Mrs. Kimball, but It - staiit out you AlN't g0t #0 far to g0 round [MEX Aomething is wrong. "'P,:.W» ‘emWhen Y ased 16 “brash,gut thely 0V L TR S 8 A bindin's it @1d seem like I never'would a Lopws “ ; o wet around to the station what'X done'set JORT-" She SaYE, “What do you mean by out from. px eighteen-and-a.-} stockin’s? Do ’“‘]5‘&;-:‘. 3 1 deciare thers ain't much about & Tadys: ITK 1 wafite to but all the family féeta costumin’ ‘that I don’t inderstand. I 'have 7, A:"'smr o, § ; - /g6t 1t at my fingers’ tips, a3 they say. l‘“. ke 0 M understand about all there o to under mt" o Stand about hats and about shoss and TN ,,‘3 about, mos' everything in-betwizt. Thin 7910 She s ™Ay seem at fust glance likei a delicate 1 t:u“‘“ W mattab, but the strictest propriety. is ob- ek o J astved by o disereet valet, and; althougl m"".“;"”" 1t may come under his charge te a 008 W& ~oohest, he never thinks of e ‘ahticle by name. 3 1. used to.g0 shoppin’ for Mes. ' ahopper as &ny lady my« 3 “This am one of the most Imported for & ‘valet 1o understand. =He must /mble to take s sample of goods xnd fi " that sample buy all kinds of ‘ribbons. ‘braids and passamogquoddles: and such 'flashy. gewgaws, such. as is. appropriate 40 & fine lady of the quality. I have mawnin’ aftah mawnin’ in the matchin’ goods. At times: Mrs. ‘would say to me, “Use youh cretion,’ John.” When a valet is t use his own discretion it suhtainly do ' peah upon the suhface that he must Z ;.o'nn'flnufiun to use. 4 1 subtainly aid cultlvate mine. !ahoppin’ ‘so ‘much”