Guide to Hotel HousekeepingGUIDEReading editionChapter navigation32 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…GUIDEHOTEL HOUSEKEEPINGMARY E. PALMERA Foreword.The Manager and the Help.Feeding and Rooming the Help.Requirements of a Housekeeper.The Housekeeper and the "Help."The Hotel Proprietor's Wife.Character in the Hotel Business.Room Inspection.Gossip Between Employes.The Progressive Housekeeper.The Housekeeper's Salary.Inspection and Cleaning of Rooms.How to Clean a Room.The Importance of Good Beds.How a Bed is Made.How to Clean Walls.How to Get Rid of Vermin.The Superiority of Vacuum Cleaning.The Linen-Room and the Linen-Woman.Care of Table-Linen.Laundry Work.The Housekeeper's Rules.The Parlor Maid.About Chambermaids.Miscellaneous Subjects.Why Hotel Employees Fail to Rise.Suggestions in Case of Fire.The Evolution of the Housekeeper.INDEX.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →HOTEL HOUSEKEEPINGAll chapters and sections (32)GUIDEHOTEL HOUSEKEEPINGMARY E. PALMERA Foreword.The Manager and the Help.Feeding and Rooming the Help.Requirements of a Housekeeper.The Housekeeper and the "Help."The Hotel Proprietor's Wife.Character in the Hotel Business.Room Inspection.Gossip Between Employes.The Progressive Housekeeper.The Housekeeper's Salary.Inspection and Cleaning of Rooms.How to Clean a Room.The Importance of Good Beds.How a Bed is Made.How to Clean Walls.How to Get Rid of Vermin.The Superiority of Vacuum Cleaning.The Linen-Room and the Linen-Woman.Care of Table-Linen.Laundry Work.The Housekeeper's Rules.The Parlor Maid.About Chambermaids.Miscellaneous Subjects.Why Hotel Employees Fail to Rise.Suggestions in Case of Fire.The Evolution of the Housekeeper.INDEX.TOHOTEL HOUSEKEEPING →