, 1863-11-17
THE SEWING GIRLS.
Ln,E &C Meeting in New Yorlk-Tho EsfI-
| ceH pktd Tor LnbOr-The Average
price 50 Der week.

Ln' &C Meeting in New Yorl1-Tho E.rI
cex pktd Tor Lnbor-The Average
price So per week.
(Ftom the New York World, Nov. 1sth.1
The movement among the working girls it
tue city for al increase If plfcss for tdats WorI
W inaugqta;ed nst evening b q larga meet
tercay to the insufficient prices psid for girls
work. and tho statements were more thaa
corubo-ated at this meeting. The hall was
crowded In every part, the ats1es being flied
~ ladies standing, and many were obliged to
leave, being Unable to- find room. OF those
present there were between three aud four
tel1igenr, and handsome girls. The numbers
proved the intereet that il felt among then
tor the a8nelioFatlo1 of their condition. On.
y four gentlemen were present, member o1
the Workmen's Union and Mr. Beach, who
both Insisted IN getting up the meeting, and
the Representatives Of Ihe San and Tpo!ta. Al;
TER lev remarks, Et.ting the object OF
the meeting, from tho members OF
The Wogk1ngmen's Union, the ladies were
called upon for statements Of the amounts
received for their labcr In the various trades In
which they we're engaged. The prices re-.
ported rarged from one dollar to three dol.
lars per week. The average price paid, tax
two do1aa.s per we=k. Thaee were many In
stances in which only about teenty cents .
day were received. There were cases maa
tioted in which the employers favored par
t1cnlar gir's giying them better wages bui re-
quiring them not to tell: The price patd for
board was stated to be from $a..a,5 to IS, NOT
including washing, in most CASES taking ere
r. cent thIt a g1rl could earn, aud hardlY ever
leaving her more than twenty five OF fifty
cents week for all extra expenses. There
Here cases mentioned Of girls who supported
mothers or younger sisters or bro.hsrs. The
hn,,vr nf wnrl rsDpe FINN a1auar n .Jr4.nr,
each day, and the general hours ut the shops
ttirg from seyeo 10 the morning to six or
seven at night Hith half m hour or three.
quarters Of an hour for dinner. It appeared
to be the case generally that pgices were
much lower than year ago. We give few
puI0.
Hoorckirts, when they first came ont,
brought dollar hundred springs for
making: now the prices in various shops
range from fifteen to twenty-five cents hun
cred. From two to three hundred springs
eaa be made per day: A pretty little girl who
n.ade hcopsktrt tlides stated that She got
three cents gross for them a year ago, 6ut
that now OILY half cent gross was paid,
aud that smart little girls earned about shil-
ling day at the business.
The silver burnishers get cent apiece for
table spoons, OF which they can do thietY or
tht.ty-ave day, making about dollar and
ifthe Furnishing Is not done well theY have
to do It over ths next day for nothing.
Shirts bring about sixty cents d dozen,
ts9ing day and half to finish dozen at
very hard york. Fine shirts, all finished 81
dozen Flannel shirts, &c to &C each, and
f:om nine to dozen can be nade In day; 81
a dozen was paid in 1850 for the sasne that
DOW bling about Soc. Ogeralts 50. dozen,
Large c1oaks, taking day, 40c; small cloaka,
tsking about eight hours, CSC. By working
early and late, s. week can ba made at this.
Capes 35c dozen, taking long day. Corsets
IL 50 to IS weak. At book sewing about s.
q aWeek is made. For button holes on coats,
about 81 q week can be made, but 1t il very
hard work. At dress making, s. week IS
made, working from n. IN. to Z p. m. Linen
coats 1Sc to 2Gc each. THo of them is good
ten hours work The girls iron and flush
them, and tave to buy their own thread,
which coeta 10c g spool, and Of which one
spool is used On two coats.
Press feeders get s. q week sometfme3.
Shelter tents, with forty six button holes
ond sixteen eyelets, brought last season Csc;
they now are made for Sc, aud only four can
be made In day, working a. long AZ one can
Tee. Cavalry tents are eight cents apiece for
bssting, and four can be basted In day,
Vest makers get Csc or Soc day.
Sewing machine operators get fiYe cents for
Parasols and umb1el1as arc Soc q dozen
eight can be made In day.
Some Of the employers. if the girl is five
minutes late. charge her Eve cents for it.
In some Of the establishments, If button
Is left of shirt, 1t is rule to deduct twenty
FIVE cents from tho Fay.
Photographers stand on their feet from
morning to night, and get s3 week One
sonpg lady told OF an employer who. when
Ehe asked for money, pitched her down s.airs
and threatened to call policeman. One
lady had worked ten years for one firm at
and vixen she asked for IN ad-
vance from 8 to 81 week, the firm refused
t. give 1t. Hardshtps and injustice Of every
kird were mentioned as coming from en-.
plQYe1s