Note 275 — Chapter IX · THE SOCIAL DISADVANTAGES OF DOMESTIC SERVICE
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That this jest has a basis of fact in England is evident from the testimony of the footman of the Earl of Northbrook, who some time since stated under oath, in a court of law, that although his regular wages amounted to but $300 annually, yet he received from $2,000 to $2,500 more each year in the shape of tips from the Earl’s guests. “Her Majesty’s Servants,” in the New York Tribune, August 23, 1896.