New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-24
Ths New.York NeedIe.W omen.


doing some thing practically for a suffering class
in our City-the Sewing Women. And it's iui
time. IL there are any Of our working people
upon whom the inequalities Of society fall most
heavily, theyfare these NeedlerWomeD. Neeo'e'
work all can do. II is the first resort Oh '"0
weakly, the destitute, the sickly; OF the POo,
working mans daughter thrown out on .ne WIZ
by the death Of her parents; Of the Wloo"'
denly cast into bitter poverty OF the 'O'' 81
Girl landing nm ouy sbores. Those in the country
xybo ~o,,d car, thai, eYtra spendiog money fol'
To- n and ,bo.s ~ The CIV who are struggling against
starvation In the intense business co npeuaon' 'oe'e
women ara A, the mercy Of employers There 10 no
one 70 care for them no one 70 put them 10 conneonon
9th The oon.rners They must work or stsrve. Aud
,r,rd t,une. are vrupg from their narrow earnings
No an. ..r form an idea unul he has penetrated be-
,s.,h ~. .rrfsce of our gay City, Of the sad and
vesyv b.tohes among these se~ng-girb. Ths long.
cd struggle against ~earness and hopelesnes',
and siokpe the srsspiDg ct this hind of work and
abst each change carrying the woman step lower 10
the eagre wages the utter loneliness and destisu.
sion-ircredible In an age and country like oun-.o
which she can at length be Jeff Tnen through all
sbis-sving to her unknown struggles ths heroism of
vctory-the ibeessent and successful resistance Of
temptation, whish offers her money, and comfort and
pleasure ard friends The writer Of this will not soon
forget visit hs made La company wl,s City Mission
aIy, this summer, TO one Of tnese New-York Shirt
sewers.
The nosome street. the low, damp room into which
the air came foul from the neishboring sewer; the
aspect Of struggling yet tidy Poverty TO the room and
the dim light at which the poor girl sat stitching from
O'Clock In the morning Ill, IL at pight-a picture not
easily TO be forgotten. This woman was one OF the
hsndiest shrtsewers. yet che received only u cents
shirt and was obliged to work ss above-onIy stopping
for her meals-to lire. The average go. only cents,
or about o. a eek Board cannot obtained at any
hing but brothel for less than 81 20 week then
come the expenses of fuel, lights, washing &C. to con
sumo lhe little ie and nothing against the time of sck
ness OF the loss OF work.
Another whom we visited, the Missionary had found
In the rsrrst Of q low boarding an intelligent
and siiiful dTess maker yet 90 utterly deserted and
Door that she pawned everything bat her skirt and
her shit TO got her bread-snd now without friends or
help was before the terrible alternative Of death or
crime
Ist TO be wondered at that many Of the wresched
creatures In the City, whose sborE hives of wild galley
are such curse to themselves and to Others from
among the sewing women Perhaps the greatest temp
In good houses Their wages will not allow high board
and the only houses often which Will board them are
ihe bad houses In these Influences Of the worst kind
are always about ihem and the result essy foreseen
1t 10 proposed meet these great evils upon this class
by new Institution and We ask attention
Of the public to the plan.
Through the nberahy CT q generous merchant OF
Brooilyn whose anne we shall take bs liberty Of CIV
ins-Mr CHARLES ELY-s large house, renting for
1000 year. has been furnished Rev. afr. Pesse for
the formation Of Lodging house for Sewing Wo
men," IL is In Broomest Tho business quarter Ia
healthfu location. There rooms 10 the house for
some so OF 60 boarders soot kitchen and dining ball
In the basement sales and pleasant sewing
and place for library basns, water privileges and
other oonvenepces. mir. p designs 20 board these
men at 81 25 week Those who wisb, work In the
house. and what they d. not sell elsewhere will be sold
In the ssesroom There will be sold IN the house also,
all the articles Of wearing apparel, &C. needed by Theses
womep at coat price An inrelisen Office for seam
stresses will be connected ~ith the lnsiuton, that
those wishing sewing women In the country OF the city
will know whore TO apply. ID Is hoped, too, to form
small fund by whish those who arc 10 sudden distress
may be loaned little sum- enough TO start them In
work srap II viii be observed that this is not design
ed ~ 9 lace of reform, or as soy means of saving
W0rk 10 tnls Class ueAltniu lOuslnssi WIN gOoo iu
fuences about them instead Of their present vile s-d
unhealthy boarding houses be furni.hed the sew
Ing women meaps of o. mnuuicauon lie TO be made
between the upper classes VINO want work done, and
the lower who do It, The cost OF living 10 to DO
chespened to them, and large suffering class are to
be thrown open to work hope and religious Influence
II sewing sGs do not iii the house any OF ihe work
Ing v omen will DO admitted. mstTOn has already
been procured. The hOuse IL expected TO support
Itself provided only bs given start Il. What
10 wanted from the public, IL money 70 furRi'h It
throughout In plsiD, neat style If this succeeds 1t
must be the nucleus of wider and grsrder movements
the kind for the working Glasses Of the City and II
certainly IL far mole rational begin Ia this simple,
suieI way, Than by any large and coty instisuilou
In Mr. Pesses scquSir lance with bis class Of poor
working women the public has guarantee of success
and s' In his admirable bu,it cas- seme MT Of
the Hone In the Five Poinu-Sn institution contain
ips some thirty children, Of aluost helpless
paupen and drunkards, and women who have pre-
vously been burden socety, yet clearing by It's
steady and ell managed Industry 81 900 of the
$l,soO monthly expenses The house s No 3S3 Brooms'
o. All Contributions Intended for 1. can either be lef,
there, or at Rev L. NJ Pesses, Five Points or at the
Tribune Office.
Lei oil who believe that what Ia done to the helpless
zone 10 Hon. who acknosledee the duty of giving
hesV even as they have received freely who pity un'
deserved suffering and would check tolls tremendous
crime among u.s. lend hand to ibis mos, hopeful and
f"O"'" o"ei@ c. HB.
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