New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-16
THE CRINOLINE MAKERS PICNIC.

Schools Congregations, Societies and Military Com
panies, and other organized bodies have had their
picnics little excursions to the country; sometimes
quietly ard almost unknown TO all outside Of their par
.cuar organization and sometimes they have al
tracted sufficient attention TO get notice in the daily
journals. Such was the case a few days since wfsh
the Spirituasts. OF how much more Importance the
movement of the party now under notice, our readers
shall Judge. Since is labor movement in the direction
Of reform and elevation Of that somewhat oppressed
csss the sewing girls Of New York. and 80 far aswe are
informed Messrs. Douglass q Sherwood are the first
employers Of women who have ever given their en-.
ployees holiday upon 80 grand scale as that Of Sat-
urday paying the whole expense, which was probsby
not lees than 81 0O0 they made no deduction in the
week = wages of the seven hundred and eighty girls
on account Of the days work. steamboat and two
large barges band Of mu.c the hire Of the use OF
Davitss Island for the day dinrer for hundred or
two invited guests and all the ct ceteras of an excu
sion for two thousand people were paid by this firm to
give day of pleasure to those whom they employ
And day Of pleasure it truly was: for Providence
gave state of weather that could not have beeu i'm
proved.
Nis not at all to be wondered at, tha. among the
brothers lovers or attendants of many hundreds Of
girls taken with ali the csre in selection possible that
New-York rowdies-boys who drink and smoke AID
swear and not restrained in their bsckgusrd
procvitits by tie presence of mothers and sisters,
and hundreds of well bred guls. 1t was because it
was impossible entirely to exclude these rowdes tbs.
squad of police officers taken along to keep such
blaokguads in subjectiop and the occasion impressed
Us with the immense present aud prospective aivsn-
sge of the law that extended the Metropolitan district
c.yb bev tIa nitv limit Cor irdiy iduals
to the detective force light FINGERED discovered
upon the island in the of the day, and quietly
advised to reach the main land with all convenient dis
patch, to avoid handouts and dark on the
steamboat passage to the city. Several of the rowdy
BOYS whose prcchvities toward muss were known
the officers watched and kept in subecton 80 that the
whole day passed without any interruption worth
notice, of the general peace and pleasant enjoyment
BY the advice of their employers, nearly all the
girls the excursion in their everyday working
costume and il item in the history Of improve
ment OF the laboriug classes of America to see how
neatly oil appeared.
1t smother item in the history of labor reform to
know that these employers furnish fres library for
the use of the girls costing something like thousand
dollars year. counting the salary of the men in
ohsrge of the books and the rent of large airy yht
the work rooms to be opened sperd any unemployed
hour and ii is in the library that girls who call for
engagement or to see friend spend the inter val of
wsitipg. Every girl employed is allowed to carry
home book every week, and, if she keeps i. over
tme she pays little fine into the library fund There
ale several little penalties established in the work.
rooms TO promote order and comfort ard prevent
wiful car.lessness, aud these also 90 into the
library fund. And We DO not know Of bstter dis
position that ten thousand and in this city
could make Of surplus books in their houses than TO
send them to the library of the wing girls who make
their hooped skhts in White street.
Knowing the fact that nearly all of this company Of
girls no. only had but enjoyed the privilege OF this
library, ard that such as inclined to read are EN-
ployed in preference to those who are no' were not
surprised at the general intelligence Of their appear
ance; nor were sstonshed TO see so many of them
leave the dancing halls and other sports for an hour
or two after dinner to listen to addresses from Mr..
Douglass, Mr.. Wood, ii. L. Stusrt, Oliver johnson,
Soon Robinson, DIR. Sxsokhainer, and other friends
cf labor reform movement.
This meeting was enlvsnsdb by music and by singing,
to the ture of "Shels Of the Ocean, song entitled
"Tbe New Hoped Skht,' written for the occ Aston by
Solon Robinson, which Messrs. ID. & S. had printed
and widely distributed among The company on the
passage up.
Mr. Stuart gave brief, interesting history of tie
commencement of the hoop-skir manufacory six years
ego, by Douglass & Sherwood, with ono sewing ms
chire and half dozen girls the gradual increase Of
business and rmovsl to Broadway, where they added
loom after room until they employed $50 or eco girls,
and nearly 900 of Wheeler & Wilson's sewing ms
chimes. Still they found the orders for their work
rcr,ase faster than they could supply until, fer want
of roo which they could rot obtain whers they were,
they rented new ms,blc warehouse in Whi's street,
ust west Of Broadway 4t feet front and 10 feet deep.
with seven foorr, all Of which are now occupied 50