Thirty years ago. going Into service was a way of staying off the dole, of keeping your daughter out of trouble. They went into a servant's hall, a family within a family ruled by butler and housekeeper. Every underfootman, every house or kitchen maid, knew his place and kept it. Promotion was certain, if slow, but none were ever allowed to forget they were servants. Today the big households are disappearing, servants are harder to come by. So, who does answer the bell-and, with the aristocracy impoverished, who rings it?