3 JANUARY 1925, Page 22

BACHELORS AND DOMESTIC SERVANTS

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,---I think the reason " A Thankful Bachelor," in your issue of November 29th, and many of his way of thinking, are so happy with their servants is, they constantly have their " blind eye to the telescope." I know. I had a bachelor household for many years, and never had any difficulty in either getting or keeping servants, but one day I made the unpleasant discovery through my kitchen-maid having a row with the cook that the latter, who had been many years in my service, had regularly each week been sending a large cake to her relations and that many of my poultry had gone in

the same direction am, Sir, &c.,

Now A THANKFUL MARRIED MAN.