Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-30
THE GIRLS GERMANY. ~

The st. Louis Republican publishes the fol-
lowing article from the pen of young German
who was well educated in his own country. We
copy il, because il not only gives some inter-
esling information in regard to erman society,
hut IL shows also the difficulties Of mastering q
foreign language:
There are three kinds of girIes in Germany;
the girle Of the rich people; the servant maid;
and the farmers girle The girle of a rich
man, she goes to school like others and learns
reading, writing, cheifering, and lady teacher
learns them sewing shurte and making
Stockings. Sometimes gifts some lessons besides
until she gifts confirmed. At this time begins
another life for her; her parents sent her to a
female school one or two years and pay so dol
lars for her this time. She is kept there like a
lady, and she has not mutch to do
One Of them has to be in the kitchen one
week-another one the next week; for that
time she stays in the kitchen she has to take
the bread In the morning when the baker comes
with basket and the old lady shoes her how to
hx this and that. and in the summer time how
To raise vegetables. The other time she learns
playing piano and orther fine female work;
but there Is institutions where they have 10
work hard Returned to her parents she stays
ut home until she gifts chance to git marrid
She tries to git preacher or a lawyer Cam
not she git one like them, at least she takes
whatever she can git. Sometimes she don t
marry, and lives on some interest of a little
OSNdtcr Occdusc the most tune tnere Is u gOOQ
many children. and there is not much left
because an estate gifts small by many parts
But 1t is an Orther case with the servant cirle
After she is confirmed, she has to live out for
n child 5 maid, because her father is a Door
Insn and lives from his labor He makes the
capital Of two bets day, and sends his dau2h-
ter to live out. She gifts for a full year the sum
ot i've dollars, and one or two pairs Of shoes
she stays by this way in this condition a few
years, and then she gits kitchen girle, and she
SIts ten dollars waiges for the year, and at
CHRISTMAS time an apron or a neke handker-
chs She has to worke hard, making the dough
nf the rye bread. Some make a small Dough
but Big hous keepIngs make a dough for half
dozen loafs OF bread. Every loaf was 30
pounds. She wares wooden shoes good many
tunes. because the common leather shoes cost
one and "a half dollars.
She has to do the garden work every family
keeps her garden.) takes the wheelbaTrow and
fetch things at home along, or she carries it on
her head. If she washes she has no washbord
TO wash on-she rubs it in her hands She cooks
the washing and takes sometimes wood ashes
that hurts her fingers most into peases. Is she
got 40 happy to poor lsbOrer that makes his 2
bets day, she helped her husband working
going out in the field. Is her husband got mad
he wipes her dog. Without doing anything
against it, she is silend like lamb
The farmer girle goes to school in winter time
only and in sommer time she has to hide the
cows She lives that way until she is confirmed
After this time she has to feed cows hoas
chickens and nOirSes the babys After she gifts
strong enough she has to thresh and 20 out in
The nelds She gifts up at clock at height
and threshes till half past 5, then she milks s
cows and goes to breakfast. For breakfast she
gifts large piece of rye bread gresed with a
little bit Of lard or butter. At 10 O'Clock she
gifts butter bread again, like in the morning
At dinner tine she git peace Of meat about
ounce heavy, She eats with a wooden spoon out
Of big dish with the boys. She likes boy
and marries generally one that eats with her
out Of the same dish, and most of the time she
IL bound to take him. If she marries she and
her husband live in a small house and pay $50
year rent They keep a COW and a she goat,
little peg, make it fat and raise it, raise their
own vegetables. and help other people work
lie gifts bets day and his woman bet day
They are poor and never get rich.
\ man may be glad to live in this country,
not minding the dole times.