, 1870-02-06
WORKING WOMEN,
Somc FACTS About Domesttck
and Their Pccullnrltfes.
Three Thousand Servant Girls
Out OF Employment Ia
this City.
Difficulties Encountered In Procur-
ing Good Help.
The Wages, Requirements, and Chasast.sls.
tics Of Female Servanu.t
Art. 1.-the RerF4nt Girls,

The Wages, Requirements, and Charastesls.
tics Of Female Servanu.t
Art. 1.-The Rerr4nt Girls,
IN the g1and army Of Working wnuau, tho ser-
%ant gntJ occupy the mont Eaut, both on acouuut
OF tseit numbers and Of the fact that their iabor
u propott1ouaJ better paid thxu that OF the SOW
ing gif1k, clerk, or indeed Of Almsst Gpy other
clasa OF work,rg women American do1eauc
service ts 20 peculiar; % entirely unlike that Of
England, OF tbs continent: oor eo-callsd "help y
oooupy statoa 10 totally dlner,ns trou thu. ~
ti2ued TO aervarts IN Europe, That the osde. Of
things here NAY be said to be exactly
reverled; tha emp,oyeFa being, Ia too
msny casss the serartA wnls cook,
hnuseGpatd and nn1ze13 gtri. cnntiitute = hscaeu
artstouacy. whose rule Is IRON. whoss will Is lav.
Thusi Il that the uniotto aste householder, b.
5ond The privilege Of paIinx he bills ana enaue.
ing every dtaaarecaole responsibility, Ii allowed
small liberty IN the government OF his Own noma
In tbs old conn't,es whIe the satno cta4s or ser.
Esnts, often tba same n nles, descend from gun
efAtton TO generation dATo:ed aanetents Of aoue
FIesl no1Ae. d:clsEene apul II &oluxel into thesf
1AbotA They lows tie old family, they ACCEPT
wltn tnsnts; but here, ID America, rnefe I'll peo.
pc arc born equH. cur ueSpoA7 IN strivtog to
mAtntsfn equality, znstsin superiority, and hold
she nsz OF thtiE employers completely at theit
IL gncd girl IL treasure, " raid = lady, yes.es.
Nsndorn suees Gu. "a good gsIi . srcasuIo;
but Il f1a poise&s oEe, do Lo. tea ,oar ne.gnbor
9T .ns VI" ens = s,es
Slkusocant Wutds1 Telilrg = )otk sorJ OF dis
appointment ztd deposition TOO olten thfa,t upon
nssplsss employers os tasse aeA7esa q sae iAnaly
0itas 5000 serfsns girls BOW out OF employ
y Gs3se tasIF n,1 NE - naa5 oIta ~ a.
pttat1ks, 50 mttJ Whpse oue Erels lhatt lies In I
strong nosina auon ,or '' Ine cup taat cneess nno"
--!nebriAtes, that An attic c Ike this can only
suuea upon fa~ Of tue ;1o.r prominent features.
AID LOOK At the wnole ciesa OF hnuae seryAnu
asfs Ky ssss s.s Z, Se5S se9leo Hms
Ffench+ Canadikn, Getn&u, SHedc auI Nor weR1a1
joslls ere one apo htr IN .tue great labor MARI.
Of employment Is uesI ahe can.
10 1kIsu hIKp ApPLY.
AsuorK tht house sefrant4 1nefe II no na1ou 70
wesl REPRESENTED u The Insn. Eel, although
n.nch may be. aod II, said IN rclesenoa 70 their
good q1siaaas, jos. row tnare - strong uae ses
u poaalb!e4 do tAsr oxn work. "Eatnet thta %
II the mnrcy Of lr,4n Eltlf ~ they ssy. At near.
rean1, ana ARencaes, thsJ VIZ tou yoa tue saus
atoEy that Other clssAes Of iozeaarss lurnsa help
that mors ropulaE not slas tneJ ate better ser.
vArts. exAcuJ, but that they AfA more trzctao!e
pppls. We SPEAK Of tnlnxi merely a. lhty ara
EnQltsh ttd Freucn cooka seen 70 b. IN great
fSIed: whie, % 1oT nou.sn.;a tos o1setni Soass-
keeper Immediately electsA Norwegian Or Fcde
10 tae vacant post lt1ah Rf1 are selected tor tne
landry. tut witt retire Indignantly shou1d 6nbIc
Chioe p1fsue her pork beside tnem; So1. no mat
te9 nov poor or row ignorant ane n1y oe one
~ 'io iote.,oss, y or md must be Sspl u lnen oTn
pl.ea. -
mootnly: Etltfesses Is 10 $40: laundry atr1s, slo
e ss sGs1a S g. Il e. Z q o Ssi5
doas1. waen tae' do INC 'oss II taen oFn
xA1oxA1. CHARACTERISTICS.
Is class, Is1ih girls, wailr possessing f1nd d
good hAmof md au,cA tsptrtee, ARE pronpt TO 70
sent aayshll they i%agt.e stefoa:nea upoa tne ,si
pplr1t Of 1neependel ce ca1be1 uenJ or tnen e
fMpo6a upsn taeas eup'oser'. wne 1c*ef Aad now
r.eaticr. theT sre ab-o ute ntnas II inconsistency
and lmtulss. LoubR Ire|sud WITH a. idolsIo1:
rn1.n oDelsz 70 s1en e., repopt lazy
GOOD report, bsDaed togstaet evetI EhGea fof r.
fcion AID country. there u DO tsnEefnAl aoeosiol
fa1li5 u de nost sssa,d leslopay, when any 9
tAes yulnhe1 HuR1e wealth. OF EAtu soctAl pon
eS asr 1so uS ss q
r1sn znd sss.le ire tuceekatol; these ssem 10 b
Gtsonx pecuttsEtties-
love OF ths oia home. and for toe ssed fAthet au
mother, wnose fa"ipR minds nope 30 el7es1 I
G 1as Mso dsns eees S
sheJ nsy lsy up ullie for ihs old fotks of, res
haps, "sepa few poalds hone 70 oufJ tnsm sosH ae
ceH&ly," You maj be sure that precious none
iseif ycass II po7.ttJ And a,issrt, tas lrlh pen
ia9 a:ss sssrs,!p peTsss f. ssr, III e.ss
Casaohe Here ssais, Gomez a1otaef az asp p,p aPo
;Ss Fs Il, . sn' .se ans
Ell ia school b0ase1 xheru Catholic chIdre
erectsd not 10 much ftom tho r!ca n1a1 tau:
9xndz II from the 4utltc.s hnd halioolatk AZ
dollars contributed BY the 1s1sa sefrans Ests
TIE 0e<nara, n , clasf, Are SOW sad pAsen
bus inr111kn1J ERaaxe 70 pod oat Of kten costuo
III Ssaty S1s1sias ma esfs @ NJ 4 .:nI u.. esn,y
GIlons "a fasnlssh chAnQea, taey cate1ally Il
:s ;sa s au sS1Sss %ss Z. .se 81
ieoka nsst AatrsGe st.ssses tno Gstnsa g
t n.'o9 .ns n1 rrss5s 1e' rsst TT
nad saotioas: BY her nd. tne s1tle hons Is so
purchased; ana long betore .ne Whitehead
Voice. voice.. fstss h 'ss 4 notsel s1e psapIs .! Se,
consequently at uora CT lem position. The 4
1oelJ are Ciseoc'. bot laese are many Psose
Tno soosan, Ensll,h. aad American are nj
h4odfu,> a. 8er1&D the. rank h1Rhs bnt tae
nsto y nsycs sas1aneo. rhe1 are generally st'
IL saeaea aua Nos~esl.rs form distinct
claus .ms1e 40 70 td! pa's1s y, Y,
nsttonaiiuea wonld teseAt With keoin. 1ndIfe7
to work or hardship. tneI toll o.. nes,ia:lng
Mcian, ps:ssrs, Is i6e secret Of 1dc INN -nse
msnd IL help Il Iha t,nd. They. IKE ther q
alt atronR md croc'ert n1a4 % tnt!r ,ndns.It
hssss1a VIE hess people i 5eao9sy lsy,t OF
Will combat With Strangers With etstefuss.,
whea ure Of theft OWE hand assa.us enincn
wh1oh With 1nes nraIa moneY. hooset !
Tne1 10 s,i Feoiesnau s IT, asa oeross1 S Te1i
IN IN thetr fA.in- -.
naf ali ri An ms l.
their nE1nrc that nncn urf5ust II felt 10 lard
pooJ ctezsu1e% who're mutsi tssln1cy has Q
I'll Msndteast aId il 60 d are carefully supe,
tended taeI wil do: bus woe be unEo you II ,
ret.x discipline Win plansa:'on reS,o tcrts
or leave Sout jewel caaEet open. or loose G
Reckless and lmptostdest, they live IN tho ps
ert, and are rus pctrly caic4l2 cd 10 succ
a1one The host OF srrv2ns rsbow,pG for pa'
8eektnx eTesi Whe1r 1or WoEk. SsrT!e 70 %
sas.s rts + 'Ss ,s ases, ~
No ptevocaEiaa: 2 tetotnIy 10 forget eEerJte
y9s ~ ~ ~. g" a., sns sSn
en- be a~;fuy fenealeo 0: " by fee,as nsera
nasI generous peeps, aEd 10 i absolutely al!
irg"n soFntd nstnres, snn = y not vel % "a
% recently begun.
In the meantime The uo'oftuuase Eno goes
IN Reatch Of "help - has mncb to cbcoantei
intolerance ard turertitence. fram the nos
peffona waltz 70 pe "n,red onr-' They =
hlyo 70 EArI evenings OF" caca Eeck,
xnch and such +" pesq1:-ltes, u l1sArtAaly, OF
deSpks going oot 10 AatvtcH-
Tbe 1Utel tRttce 0Elrc sIEteu uncaaDcio
encou,1ges ths fpttt auoEx il applicants
certain sun paid dorm entities escn nenot
= chair for 10 aflo:td rer!od; at6, during
interval uuless really reeoJ, theE fec! It 90
toeJ upau taer1 To Ses thef Ucpe3' I VOL
The experience NJ ote tAalI 10 th14 city, who
unu1pAs lzesl!.teA Tor jnoE'tE pro and noa, to
OF stls KIND. msy be tLte1es!.nR 10 many ntst
e1 u families, who als \ unit with them IN
1elt1G.
GOOD, Test&a!t Coof, etd sect 10 her kpFltc
10 doEr-soEn intelligence ofrc:- Gec1
trf FoMan Waa sent pef, who ~As s1oken Of
nffspp r{ pauch real ptey. 10 fact tbs ncsl
tuT.Y Caraat,an "beSlel LOT the pfsusxe
teEtin1 church On Ire S4ooatns eS0 wAs
tufoI1sed tp audible prayer. Tne lazy coni
la'ed herself that tte ros- noae ~
hat IN 4 lev oAs6 the cu!fnsrJ d dtpastmeos e
1so{v COZ e orucI. anu the '' nelp, 20 toAto
rtic,op, tutDed the soup, and sPoGed the pa
Will Epuniky. until hn ltatt masculine rec
vnsYtpptu sne CkE.attan Nuu1n WA1 E1fto 2
Af,tf her departure much hooseha.a Hnet
nn,ecelltn1 urs srttc;es Of ttTtH @ete missed.
&t1lc3eN1 detectives discovered Ia her Ro$ee
ard tkea aI-E'Sred the paragon otirc us l.
On caNHe Of 1ardet1.