The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-09-27
Em pIOynemt OF VVom1em im Trauce.

Employment Of NYenem im FFatiCGs
l aln induced to say word upon Che very
numerous employmen,s oPeu 20 females in
France which are not open to them at home.
The books Of nine-tenths of The retail shops
in Pnis are kept by women. do not re-
member ccJc or cstaminet in The c.ty, the
counter Of which is not presided at by woe
mau The boz offices of the theatres are
tondod by unmen--nnf nttly thuse of the even
ing but those Opeu dttring the cay fUrtlle sale
of reserved places. The boz openers and au-
dience seaters are women, And not only do
women act as sellers n such establishments,
rs are naturally fitted 10 them, but even iu
groceries, hardware stores, wood yards, fruit
stores, butcheries, etc, etc. IN all these plas
ces the book.keeper is a woman, fenced in
and separated from he rest by II framework
of glass. Tie t;cke .-sellers at the rail road
stations are. principally women ] have the
pleasure OF purchasing a seat daily of q good
look hg young person Of abOut tWenty-four
years. From appearance, ] shOtld say she
was engaged 10 The conductor of The fOur
O'clock h.tin. Women even guard Che sta
lions and some Of the less regueu'ed cross
ings. Women CIV the rate Of exchange. eve
e5y af,ernoon, as.es Bohrse hours, and more
numbers of The Peese aud The MoHsquetaire
are disposed of by women thah bt men. j
never yet s;lw 4 DewsEboy in France. Iu the
por;ers' lodges Of the city, there are hs many
/ portresses as portersj aud a landlord would
prefer TO take, for this serS ice, a woman with
out husband, than main without a wife,
In small houses, where one person only IS re-
quired, that one person is n woman. Omni-
bus conductors submit their way bills at the
transfer offices, 70 womeus for Inspection and
ratification. Women book you for q seat in
the diigeuces Women let donkeys for ides
at Montmorehcy, and saddle them tooi Woz
men undertake the moving of luniturei
agree With you rs toprice, aud you find them
i quiet and responsible as men. without mul-
i tiplsing instances. you will see what num-
ber Of avenues are opened To females here,
which in America are closed. AT home,
nearly all the situations altinable by them
arc either menal or involve subordination.-
!, Wofteu are either sevants, clerks, operatives.
wailers or tvpessettels. The foreman is rare-
4 lly a woman, If / may here be allowed the
!, expression. Here, however, females hold pos
, sition of authority, responsibility and cousid-
Grafton, in the various empl0yments of over
seers andsboo 1zkeepels, and even as heads of
establishments 1t has not been found that
The we kncss of the sex causes the empire fd
be any the less energetically asserted, on obe-
dience TO be promptly rendeled.-Ihete ars
other capacities in which women are employ
ed in France, which trust aud believe would
never be accepted by women at home; "a bri-
gade of street sweepers contains am equal
2 number Of males and females. There are fs-
male chiffoniers and old clo' women. q
complete establishment of ? fruit vegetable
7 lpedlar, consists Of a small cart, q man 10
D shout and sell, and q agoAaon aaa q doc hQr-
!: messed into straps, to drag. In Tie country
women labor in the fields, and thresh aud
: winnow in the barns. might say that from
a motive Of pity, / employ al old grandma
ther to weed an alley, in which I take an un-
natural interest considering that fhev GROW
on land not my own. American women
were not born for such occupations as these
but think there are many emplogments yet
= Imonopolized by men, to which their labor
! might be useful and conveniently diverted
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