Demoine courier., 1854-12-07
Employment of Women in France,

al '"ouoeu I'D say q WOru upon The
very numerous employmenis open to fe-
males IN France which are not open to
them al home. The books of nine ten,hs
OF the retail shops in Paris are kept by
m ! do not remember a cate or
sstaminet in the city, the COUNTIES OF which
is not presided at by a The
box offices of the theatres are attended by
women-not only those Of the evening
but those open during the day for the sale
OF reserved places. The box op,ners
and audience.seaters are ONE Aud
not only do women act as sellers in such
establishments as are naturally fitted to
them, but even in groceries, hardware
stores. wood yards, frui, stores. butcher.
les, ETC., etc. In all these places the
book keeper is a woman, fenced in and
separated from the res. by a frame work
OF glass. The ticket sellers at the rail
road stations are principally women. /
have The pleasure Of purchasing a sea,
daily oil a good looking young person Of
about twenty four years. From appear
ances should say she was engaged TO
the conductor of the tour o'clock train.
Woman even guard the stations, and
some of the less frecuen,ed crossings
Women cry the rate Of exchange every
afternoon. after the Bourse hours, and
more numbers of the Presse and Nous
quesaire are disposed of by women than
by men. never yet saw a news5oy in
France. In the por.er's lodges of the
city there are as many por,resses as por-
sers; and a landlord would prefer to lake
tor this service, a woman, without a hus.
band than a man without a wife. In
small houses. where one person only is
required, hat one person is a woman
Omnibus conductors submit their way
bills, at the transfer Offices, to women,
for inspection and ratification. Women
book you for = seat in the diligence; wo.
men lei donkeys for rides at Monlmoren-
cy. and saddle them. too; women under.
take the moving OF furniture. agree as to
price. and you find them quiet and re.
sponsible as men. .a r
Without multiplying instances. you
Will see what a number of avenues are
open 10 females here which in America
are closed. At home, nearly all the sit.
uaiions auainable by them are either
mental or involve subordination. Women
are either servants, operatives. walters or
tyPe-selters. The foreman is rarely a
woman. if | may here be allowed the ex.
preston. Here, however, females hold
positions Of authority. responsibility, and
consideration in the various employ men,s
Of overseers and book, keepers and even
as heads OF establishments. 1t has no,
been found that the weakness of the sex
causes the empire 10 be any the less err.
erge,ically asserted or obedience to be
any the less promptly rendered. There
are other capacities in which women are
employed in France. which | trust and
believe would never be accepted at home.
A brigade Of stree, sweepers contains an
equal number of males and females.-
There are females chiffoniers, and and
old clio women A complete, establish
ment of a fruit vegetable pedlar consist.
OF a small cart a man TO shout aud sell
and a and a dog, harnessed into
straps. to drag. In the country, women
labor in the fields, and ,hresh and win.
now in the barns. | nigh, say. that from
a motive of pity, employ an old grand,
mother to weed an alley, tend a straw,
berry bed and hawthorn grove. in which
take an unnatural interest, considerin.
that they grow on land o my own.-
American women were no, born for sucl
occupations as these; but | think Their,
are many employmen,s yet monopolize,
by men TO which their labor nigh, b,
nsefuliy and conveniently diverted.-
Paris Cor. ~. y. Times.