The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-02
The Millinery Bu,sncss La Paris.

There arc ia Paris $40 millinery esta blisbments,
OF which SGT are managed by females. The houses
occupy o personnel Of Ply OF workwomen, and
tho business for Paris alono amounts to nearly
l3,OOO,OO0f. year Under the head Of millinery ID
included the making Of bopne.s Of different kinds,
Caps head dresses tor sorees and fan 81 articles Tor
the fOatne. Gloves, ready made linen, embroldery
ard drcss making come under other categores
The articles Of millinery above mentioned az
quire almost all their value from the labor Of the
woIkwoman, the orr yinaty Of the ont, tho grace OF
a bow, from that 1e ne Sais quot which belongs
exclusively TO French TASTE ma of which our rivals
cgDn0t deprive us And, nevertheless, for these
ekil'ul and intelligent workwomen the average wages
is only If. $50. day. A great number OF them arc
pnid by the yeEr, and live with their employers.
Ain oct all Of them lead very regular life, md have
received certain education; 81 out of 100 can
read and write This proportion as regards instruc
ton will not DO found so great N any other branch
OF tlade. The millinery business recloHs six months
Of dead season. three in the summer and three 10
the winter Id is during this time that these houses
make goods for expectation, which are soon after
wards distributed over every part OF tho world
DreFs making includes, almost exclusively, tho
making Of dresses, the material for which IL fur
bshed by the custo mer, the drcssnaker furnishing
only the lining. trimmings, Sec The trimmings
and the making OF the dresses sometimes reach 60
q price almost iabuIous There are, In Paris, s, lSl
dre ssmakers, of whom eighty six employ more than
ten workwonen; l.2i9 from two to ten; 3,2H
work alone, OF only employ assistants ~ certain
periodB The number OF work women In this cate
are perfectly ois.iEct from those we have men
toned above They are employed in making
dresses oiosks, and such .ko sraoles. IL is ia the
First Second a'roudisss neuts that the greater
number Of dreesma kers reside. The average rate Of
their wages ia iess than that ofthc miuers; being
only If 500 day. Most Of them live in furnished
Lodgings, and away from tho sanitary protect IN of
their families The staymaking business in Paris
is carried on by 653 principal embellishments, which
occupy 2 9GS workwcmen. We aro right 10 calling
them woTkaomen, sine there only thirty. eight
men em ployed In the business. Paris aione makes
staysto tho amount Of five millions Of francs every
year. Nearly 200, GOO corsets every year made
for expectation. The establishments Of this kind,
ard those which specially make to measure, are
principally in tho First, Second. and Sixth arron-
easements The average rate Of wages is If 500.
q day. The workwomen in this category are gene
rally industrious women, and ninety. tbree out Of
a hundred can read and write. The ready made
liren trade ia one OF the most important ones in
Paris by this business is understood body linen,
baby linen and table and house linen. Tho ladies
Of Paris attach more Importance to fine linen than
even to the richie st silks and velvets The produc-
tion Of this trado amounts 70 $4,000 900 francs n
year. 1t is carried on by 023 persons Of both
sexes, and employs 10, $50 workwomen. Tho Third
ard Sixth airondissements may be considered as
the principal sest Of this important branch of
merce as it is there that the largest establishments
arc situate, and that the most business is done.