New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-26
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woRKINGwoMEN AND THEIR worR.

N'N'hO"isN AMI THEIR NOlk.
In the yellow days and fiery eycaings of old,
Penelope sat spinning, finish web or garment bur
to waste the time til the ong-lost came hone rolay
humanity spins thread more valuable IA or gold
but never with the idea OF ending its work t the er
cious close comes OF itself Our Ulyssesis anderng
ana IL Is me that some pieces of the worlds work
folded and put But who knows where the aeasnr
is and how much has been DONE aud be- done The
randes idea that ever entered Comics brain Was OF
defining moral laws that the spiritual world might be-
as clear and governabe the natural one. Charitable
workers would nd their hands growing lighter they
looked il the guesswork OF theory brought ofcner
the test. There white and crimson wool.
that need be spun again. Since Slavery ended
and the Sandwich Islands civilized have the be
ginning of the end
The next question after servitude and .pagausm
abolished is the adjustment Of work and maintenance
question by involving sexual distinctions "
Is the case of the weak against the strong and women
draw more attention the matter not because they
women, but because they are weak. How does this
work todayi There the more need Of sharp
tiny and nice here because every Unequal
lily and deficiency not only mars but ruins the whole
and there must be again beginning and matching OF
threads All spinning Of thlstedown theories is glossy
and beautiful, but it won't wear We see the workers
with knit brows beside their looms but Still comes the in
exorable cry TGe= e f' There must be draw
ing of hopeless threads but the work shodd begin to
wind up.
The first thing in the matter OF woman's work and
womans wages know precisely how they stand now,
where years ago, before the war, or be-
fore dealers began to make household clothing at low
prices but hew 1t is to-day The societies aud people who
work precisely for the good of laboring women should
keep themselves informed Of the changes In rates aad
hours from year to year. society formed for the ben
eft Of workingwomen every six months and often
goes down, why worth while to inquire. None
OF them aim very definite results, and have more
than begun the work Of comparing the rates Of labor as
they actually stand 1t useless for curious get
at the facts wait for the developments OF these sporadic
societies SO taking Captain Mics Standiss words for
warning instead OF protest 1t was concluded since tho
was TO be done. could do IL oneself There
four grades OF woman's work to-day, Housekeeping
sewing, teaching. and professional labor The inquirer
| was not without experience in all these.
No scrpple suffered to stand In the way OF striking
directly the Of the side the other
II girl carrying bundle OF work along the street.
little device used TO learn IN few words from her
the price paid for her sewing the hours she worked and
her satisfaction with her employment. II placard on
| q street door announced Hands Wanted" within. no
scruple used about walking in and demanding work
at the usual prices Box making, paper folding or ma.
chine sewing made dfernce but the proprietor
gravey informed that II the work suited the applicant
| would call to-morrow-which she never did The en-
| poycrs name was not demanded OF the working girls
| VINO were ''interyiewed" their own names we're not
gven but printed lists prepared showing the oecu
PATTON earnsgs and hours OF each person who chose to
be questioned the point This perfect impersonaiiy
preferred because it than due bo'h
employer and employed Except in cases Of gross us
tce there is necessity for singing establishments
for reproach which to be resented on their
unhappy victims The object of the inquiries not 10
obtain morbid pictures of oppression, 10 excite sym
patty for the workngeass II hard to whether
skeptcism sympathy were the uppermost feeling IN
the work pretend pass verdict but tine facts arc
| open 70 you rs TO me.
Take page of the neatly folded lists before us The
girls from different establishments, but all 10 New
| York