Emma Parsons - Lady's Maid to The Countess Sterling
Lady's Maid
Half-Elf
Lady's Maid:
A very desirable position, the lady’s maid served the lady or ladies of the house directly and were not under the housekeeper’s control. Generally, each lady living in the house would have a dedicated Lady’s maid, to help her dress, undress and maintain her wardrobe, to do her hair, and generally to look after her in any way that was needed. She might also read aloud or massage her mistress’s temples when she had a headache. Sometimes, two sisters might share a maid. The maid was expected to have sewing / clothing repair skills, cleaning skills, hairdressing skills, skill with cosmetics and more. The Lady’s maid was the top of the hierarchy of maids, with greater privileges, including often receiving her mistresses cast off dresses – which, even when they were ‘too old and unfashionable’ for the Lady, could easily be reworked into higher quality dresses than the maid might ever have otherwise. A lady’s maid was expected to be pretty and personable, and preferably foreign. With the distant Wars happening, howeever, few suitable foreign girls were available. Thus, most ladies of fashion employed Regencian maids and simply called them by foreign names. Personality:
Enneagram 3w4 Pretty, detail oriented, and good at her job, Emma has aspirations that extend beyond her station. She is VERY pleased to be a high ranking servant for a family moving up the social ladder with no sign of slowing down anytime soon. She enjoys being the top ranking Lady's Maid of the House, and will be quick to remind other staff of this fact whenever seems beneficial. She is coy, and very good at doing the most helpful thing at the most rewarding times. She has a thinly veiled disdain for those who can't seem to just BE GOOD at their jobs, and struggles finding friends amongst the staff due to her constant pointing out of how she is (in some theoretical, if not actual, ways) not one of them. The problem is, is that she's not one of the family, either. Don't tell her that, though....
Physical Description
Apparel & Accessories
The Lady’s Maid, who was often of some social position, usually knew a bit about fashion so they could be of use in advising, dressing, (and mending) their mistress’ clothing. They could wear normal clothing, even castoffs from her mistress.
Wealth & Financial state
The Lady’s Maid historically made about £32 (gp) a year (=$3200 today, roughly calculated).
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