New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-29
Nsm.2)ork Daily aribu'ts:


To TIE Edisor Of the ~ r. Ire"s mr. haya read
SuSsr rmbsrs in as many years, contenung my sen VIII
the intensely Conservative and Sety s;,ber ansry
sive Ercniag Express ihereiore Is not consider
ofendednor mortned II ui'
IN ynnr last Mondays issue, writer under ns M. "a
S,!s ns Des;0nn says that those who MAKE su.ss &c
.o. nrfc,lv satisfied with the compensaon, NJ ~
hi al t,Sose who sell them make good prcn's VIII
the first mart of this statement have nothing ~ ,h ;des of
TO the minds of most people, good prons ;,b rs,an
or exorb,snt returns therefore II IS WIN roSrI
- ,h l,tr mari Of the quotation wish TO say woru ny
merely stating the facts nuy s S for 1--WE shllings
for 81 80 10 = per dozen and retail tne io :" &c ~,
each Now count the lowest possible marHet PRIV ~ -;
raw material" add 10 thatthe cost Oh wasns "
up at eight shings per Dozen anu , md the prco
The loves, price which pay for making shs W ~
linen bosons is twenty five cents each ana these i
M, over one dollar each The only work which pays ~
fair profit is what done 10 order ana ior ne aAs
Of which pay more than double 4, ,.;, .s,ho sb;rt
But do not intend 10 enter into the detli,s VI 'e
trade or 10 calculate the probable pront ana loss LIZ
Neither will at present. join IN the popular cry soou
wrongs OF the poor sewers Aow r, .samsress AMI
pauper seem almost synonymous terms lhe pnhamnroPo
gentlemen of TIE Express and Journal adyocsse hs
other panaceas voluntary domestic servude the wncns
however desirable and satisfactory to the oenevoisn' ee
pgs Of the would be benesactor OF the poor Is 70 h low
e, degree degrading in the eyes o ,ae m no. ap,ar
laws of Democratic caste, such proposition must seemto
poor Yankee girl like adding insult toinjury.
% general rule there eNceptous 10 40 $40
as true axiom that there are two sides to guesncn
and may your humble correspondent attempt TO show ae
there exceptions even IN the amensoe =. uo
sesmstresses which almost sufficient OF themselves 10
proye that there may be another side OF the quesuoh
speak for myself alone knowing nothing OF the business Oh
others but presume that cannot fairly suppose tnat inc
fruits of nv experience during the last years are but
exceptions AT any rate am willing to leave tne prooA
biliy of the truth lsy of the following instances 10
the Judgment of any one similarly situated IL mus. now
ever be promised that am not heavy dealer on,
small shopkeeper, one OF the little men IN trade VINO
counts by units instead OF hundreds both IN dozens ana
dollars, -, -
y far the largest class of applicants are Irish women'
who endeavor enlist sympathy by the most narrowing
description of want and who, in many cases nave 8oou
reason TO beve though do not know have money Ia inc
Savings Bank their great and notorious failing their du-
pcty they follow the good old Yankee adage, Never to
lose anything for want 81 al out apr ena but
10 temper this harsh philippe let say that IRISH SHIRT
sewers among my best and most faithful employees
ard the have worked for seven successive year
Among the Germans have employed but few fro N my
inability to understand them TO make them comprehend
me, and consequently never had occasion TO .st on,
one She lived in one OF those large colonial pestentI
barrack houses which the law allows gentlemen to erect
for the benefit of their pockets to the total disregard OF
the health of their occupants and the community After
climbing up the winding stairs IA landing at every three
steps, TO the imminent danger OF my own imos as wen AS
those Of children, puppies and kittens, reached Inc de-
sired haven This, Thought, Is poverty knocked and
entered The lady and her husband were at an abundany
furnished table, with pitcher of lager bier" and on
peg hung the rich and costly uniform OF the hssar troop
psgs of one of the most expensive corps OF our citizen
soldery did not to tears. have frequently seen
the lady since in the streets habited in silks and bedecked
nth ewery, which certainly was beyond my means 10 iur
nish my own better nall.
Among the numerous applicants for work. daily, arc
many my country people ddns, who, In satin bon
nets Grape shawls silk and de aino dresses, with gold
chains finger rings and breaspins merely call in to see
They have husband away at his office down town all
day. and they lonesome they merely wish some
thing TO do TO help pass the time or they have nurse
or governess in the family who, from having but one
child to attend has too much idle time and they do
like to pay folks for nothing need hardly say that
never employ any of the above mentioned ladies'. But
there are others who do MT like TO ask their husbans for
money and yet wish 10 earn httie 70 spend. ms
sounds honest ..
asked for work because she herself needed IT, although
4 is often on account Of "a sick friend at home"
Frequently had occasion to visit lady by whom
was always greeted with apologies partly for her want Of
puncuay but principally for the dsarray of her
thus convDg to bring forcbly 10 my notice the elegant
furniture which took the shine out OF anything she had
observed in my domcile. It's needless to say that
she was born and bred here.
have seen few Of real undoubted poverty, but
they have been very rare.
And now one word to the customers The least chart
able and the most exactng generally ladies' The prco
is seldom satisfactory the work Except very
few whom il pleasure TO work for take order
from if it possibly be avoided. Again, what
proportion of buyers will pay six pence for
article even if they know that that pence viii revert To
the benefit of the real worker
For every really cheap rgaia the poor have to sur.
yet honest people agreedy TO buy
TO sell at "ruinous prices Competition is the life OF
trade" but il is too often the death Of the trader"
But am running off the track, and must put on tho
brakes.
have puposey forborne abiding the serious and in.
eysbe losses which all manufacturers suffer from the in
competency dishonesty and want Of punctualy among
the employed but think enough has been said 10 show
that the life Of all the needle workers Is not one Of unm
gated wretchedness LEWIS FRAskLIs