, 1870-02-13
Something About Those Who
Earn a Living with
the Needle.
nnture ofthelr Employment, Their
Number, ard Nationality.
Cloakmakers Dressmakerr, Milli-
ners, Furriers, Diapers
and Taiioresses.
WomAn's Wages and the Ballpt-A
Chance for tho Rsformor4,
Homes fer Working Women.

There aru about seven thousand vomsn en-.
pioyed IN Chicago 1t kortrH, 10 Its d:tstis; q.
oook'niud'ng. ano. .oiodtng, and otaer k,udred
f1a9eA TheEe women lnciada = s.,sh: spa ckng
OF many naton1lttea; though pxuse-botu Amef1.
eans, And the INT generation OF Irt.h ana Ges-
Ean Pareuts, peetoDirnse. In ih.s c!sss NAY be
found gtrls who hare tccu honse eeIyau.s for a
time, and Who, from the hoAtded earnings OF
yeatt, psrhxps, have asTed e4ooSn 10 DAY their
beard while leaning ttsde. At this tra1e they
fendy imagine, In tue Innocence OF their ne ar{s.
that They viii be able to snass little lor;uncs sur
Themselves; bur, upon inquiry, th.y learn that
rents are exotoltatt patronage vesJ uncer1Atu.
And they gladly 20 ttto come f4sntouao,e tl12o or
private Establishment, Whsre tueJ receive very
sm1n wsgefs or ccn1e. and 90 dtnsk oo tho
wea3 round Of "TOtk! work! work!" .Gou
he9p tnemV eIclAm tie cbsrstAble. "Go1 pity
them!' excsa'tn tic netc,iul; ous when ina gu 20.
amelot.tsd. both kh.sit.nls aLa n.ercunl sl.1e
In nearly all oar hrse dry Roo1e estasltsh-
meets there ase Tour di.ttncs ALu separate a..
pattmsnts u winch wo1'ea NC cwpoI .d-a tne
Ad c!oai.naAltG5 lie lxa sh' aun coiluFea1 tGr-
nishlua depaltnetIa. There aru n1ndredS OF
women employed D, our besrnAnt pttncss, In the
msnuf1ctult of ofe.ses And c.veks stJne; potp N
the ulnrR Ut hone ordEfs, aoa Iur transport atiou
to lesa fAvtsed IeRtohs, Etea Eo'cAxo aad her
mAItus-nIAtts uEe u.tte thau q lbest name,
bestae thns cupio,e1 b, gr<as houses, aad the
dfesa and clio. tmAkes., ~uo have "guue into
puhleas" on ntu o@a sIeoanr, saerc xfe many
ec2tered A1onbd ln'tIs.t ul1t II ID pttles put-
lc ald pr.11e, Ia scho> Il anu FUN. tnfo
me city. The larger etorts pVy, average.
City each, dulttg The t.lrt te..oo, r1ouotly cuL.
ting down tnc1r korce wh4n tsadt ii n1.L me az
g1taa'e emp .o}to N a:ofe., 10 w0rk dresses or
ctAkes u opsa1o Of ope inou-H-o. Uoe nundred
are IEtetd for isdtts' a>d c t1idrea8 c;otau1:
four hnhofet and utkJ ~ buEt- uaklx; t%u hun
dieo aod Assets5 -nse 10 carpet 1t .trp.
A ~ Fl n hat
n laxRt estAhll.n7 ett< rate dterst-g OF ts.eut
Y demanded Fra, > Tue Iste 70 naa. > capas c,
Aon Inc n!an IL caA,Xa Ut tns 1nols ac2xltne sat;
cutn AID 1t1 tie dtotrrLt gar u nts; plans tue
branch. Sextis lue ut.nts. who viii tos atcp
out Il her own sphrrc, On 4It ptetext wnafAver;
and Who sonetlA c. ca. no. II -ae ~ould. Tnsfc
en-. and nnch,Iifts- Tasre ate snose VINO DO
rothirx but eEw On houAs sid eJea, and fAsteu
pcBa back AID fo,sa. from he dtt:bg-l0oDs 10 tho
EofE-ioom. can3itR wo:k a. # lnoy ne called for,
from 1il= foreroLao u hsr aita; AID 80 oo. al
In the Furnishing dspattnant ony experienced
parsons are eopoyeu. wnu are BAL. 10 command
IsE waeea- Then there A1e the shrt-maKe1i, VINO
m4ke lt&1 thh1 any OF the U'hes-, II 20 except lne
naLu1acsufnra OF Blbp ~utk, Il II termed Mllcu
lnclnnes the uak1t up cu.rse, PLAN shlsts, Ia
n,eSo!J of natnel: o!stsnrt', o'eraus, puteacrs'
Win fe~ no.ioeAo4e exceptions. these trades
y!ela tbs majority wno wotK n them The mtrcas
leaA than the proa o1 po4o. wanting and
e.r iHe. It ID FAC. erlns.t 10 Any Que
who Will t1ke the 1foup,e to 1n5ett.y3
thts Euhlect here and stWhere, toa: OF II! taose
Who work Tor their tst4d, Sc ~lrH Wo,Ien arc 70
ally the npa1 aouAeo, ano # ttt +xat girls tue
afaStoc1aH, NipR VuEu sfa hU lend t1e c.lns OF
sl6tt1 that, Hh'1e It e1A:'s rltIied aud rapid
labor, Invariably pays .ucn ssot sllu @Ryes much
lower shsn that FaIu house servants without
murmur.
IL Dorc than one OF the msroo pAIac - OF our
city, Nhete nuets II sDtktnx Baup hcu WAL one'a
pleasure, tEtIe arc dxty glIs who nv
thelr reecle day 10 atu dty ou
night after Night, urtl tie head acaes
ahd tQo eyes are d'u, fet tic t,a!ttl suu OF oye
dollA11 per wetk. fLdrro alLo.t &iInou. Al e1.
certtop. sewtIE wou en- ATE '~o1k eu tu deatp,"
receiving IN return oh'f Bstva1ou prices. Th.s
when board Is n1gl, when oor II ptt:ted to wear
q reasonable hno1ns Of c'otn.uY. aud have
tust Eta 20 WORK. ia l1od. 1.u. wuere nearly all
1oda OF laaor sta thoso1xnlJ 4 A.pr.clased,-1ni2h
means veil paid! 10 tut. cou1+cuon, E!aucs AT
tae sve1aRe II paid suWsng women may not pe
nulntereattLG: