The demand for her service will also depend largely upon her personal appearance, attractive manner, and cheerful spirit. She should be properly attired in correct uniform with no rustling silk skirts, scent of perfumery, or glitter of jewelry. Lewis G. Griffin, The Ophthalmic Nurse, Those under her charge were probably women servants hired to maintain the indoor wards and to tend to less fortunate patients who, unlike the more affluent, could not retain their own private attendants for the duration of their stay.