New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-28
THE REAL WOMAN QUESTION.
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N me EDITOR Of The TrtoNne.
sp. II is everywhere, this pallid ghost, TINS
-, ,or,uocious thing; IL walls and wanuers cease
lcsv and will not be still. II stands oesi'e inc asAns
ones al Suffrage ConVentlOns-'he nai", y" ~. -,
the dilettante riners the pretty gris Win 'o n''
aaame with charming vanity ana the pon'oiose"i ios
ines of the sweet first mother its cianors are more i-
-,ro ,,on theirs albeit they are but in dumb show
Bushnell and Fulton melt to invisioihy IN us Pa'hc'o
presence the substantial proportions OIL inc "5omns
sovorties are AS dust and ashes The rhodom'h'aue
80 ,,rIor and platform seems petty enough
ho, sbou,ed al that haggard face. is the
-, % tho real woman question that thus haunts us
~, ,ostion Of woodwork il is and as II must Dc
that Maid less than it aud that paid more thah
aoryosvork which is not haste and recklessness ana
inevperencc. nor an agonized grasping at NE Inc
III With the spectacles, the neophyte in dancing
lurocs poely offer the ballot, as the bell book ana
i,,o combined that shall lay ghost All! Dame
nd Dep,oselle does the ballot bring aptness to the
hand which holds needle, rapidy to the pen OF the
tired copyt tact and skill, and understanding 10 hhu
rabIe ignorant starving brainsi Verify half the en-
cry and talk given 10 that bit Oh paper might lons "So
have laid that sorrowful ghost
Verv little have women accomplished in their attempts
10 aid their working sisters The plans which crop out
occasionally the stratum of indifference are shat
tered and flung the winds and tides for want OF proper
acceptance and guidance As the bits float idly by the
projectors conservatives mostly unmindu Of the sol
emn tragic needs which stirred their impulse, turn away
with that placid content that aced the philosophc lady
beloved Of Werther:
Charlotte having seen his body
Lie wellconducei person
Went on cutting bread and butter.
Our rampant radicals OF wOmankind being busy with
farce and our conservatives helpless through habit,
what is TO he done 1t may be that the good should
come out Of Nazareth itself The women who thoroughly
prepare themselves for the work which they are to per
FORM and glad and proud TO show the results OF
that preparation are perhaps the savlors OF their Glass;
Individual effort must be the axle upon which turns
every wheel of reform There is fear that If women
should make themselves finely skilled in their business,
there would be work and wages enough for then II
from the availability of this skilled labor employers were
able 10 refuse entirely the unskled which they are now
often forced use, the very desperation OF the case
would result in its remedy-he establishment OF CO.
operative industrial schools which have been successful
in Europe, and might easily be made so here
The woman who dares earnestly ntelligently, modest
" the woman who succeeds and teaches others success
The slender little creature who learned teegraphy OF
her brother and, proving her capacity, was given his
position and pay when lie died. really the author OF
that natural and sensible idea which has organized the
School OF Telegraphy for Women and created large
number Of conteued and wellpaid professionals among
them skill and will what fit the square pieces into
the square holes "Dnna ye fash yersel Lassie said
che sturdy northern shepherd the door ready gin
yer legs are"
Two or three bright, energetic girls began 10 study
Bookkeeping last year. aud they studied 1t thor
oughly, with vivid purpose that had never animated
their music and drawing They found that ia proportion
20 their knowledge and aptitude the demand for
their services and they had little difficulty IN obtaining
positions in large establishments where 'her salaries
equal those Of They are prompt S'd are FOND OF
their work. They the less welcome to Their
desks their pretty fresh and modest ana
their little hands helpful and kindly The women
who attempt bookkeeping upon moscrate amount OF
brain md mn expect Ia DC suCCeSSlu i
Bnarls and tanglcS and complications and dismissal arc
the legitimate result
A few wears ago women were not known in newspaper
offices Now women engraveTs are paid for fine work
from, 500 to sos pcr week. and find rady engagements
The designers of costumes in paper and needlcWork pat
terms for fashion magazines and papers usually receive
so ycekE Those really skiilfrl and prompt arc
always in demand. WraTper-writcrs IN newspaper
Offices are given from S. to SlO-gcDerally $.
One day about six years ago, far-faeed, unhd
woman paSsed h,r little head through the open door 81
the managing editors room in The Ne,c York -- oihoe
That indj yduaL genial softhdlrted and sympiEenc
soul as ever hTeatAed, glanced up kindly from his We"
and gave the small creature chair Ilmldity trempSo
but necessity spoke The old stCsy-"wd""-lo money
something 10 do-something to do. Can you
write the sort of thing - said the perpleXed editor pro
ducnc lii uf Mss The little woman looked at - ia
terror ~Oh! no, inceed" - This, this, this! tild
Monsieur RAPIDLY describing the different heads %t
nrwspaper None of them could the frightened woman
fulfill. Then On, to CentraiPark tomorrow andVute
"A bright spicv ettch OF what YOU there" she went,
she wrosa che conqHcred-was in fact eninenty sue
cessful For her pretty little sketch she received - ana
from tLat time given mnch reporting to d"-soIne-
times OF - rather singular kind When fire reports we're
obtained BY chance, when news of fire reached the
olce Mrs was often solt Of in hurry to find out
all abou. il and write il nus in the most glowing
manner. Her fellow profes Slonas liked ana
respected her, and she had never other than flnd-
mess at their hands Suddenly she disappeared
hon
we're ro;as until recently several dottng the
Eneven current Of opotar journalism and WELDING
their pate pencils upon the provincial press Boston
Only One - sprghtE trim poetic little GIRL wh0 at
pre,ent confines her reporting exploits to the dread
fields of Suffrage Conventions. We profession IL one LIZ
which worp il they young and strong, are easily
succssfu They apt to grasp the meaning OF
meeting ts orc Their chief faults are their use o.
a muplicty of adjcctives, aud disposition to mingk
something of criticism in their reports Ihey are p'uo
exactly a. mach as are men ioT hke york.
HOMES.
The great need that the crowded workngwomen OF
orr cites feel ia 1he need of suitable homes which shall
not be charitable institutions Tl<se is nothing 70
which they are sensitive than 10 the cry OF de-
pendeuce" Tive Cooperative Home rs the one simple
easy solution 0f che troublesome question Charity,
shoub free as the ssews OF Heaven is bad of wOndrOus
cseg on endeaYOr Too much OF this spirit OF benefac-
zion peryades the a of the Ezabetst Home to render
II quite comfortable. Enough funds are fursheuD ny inc
iuluates TO make 1t selfsupp0rtng Dut theE are t u
fortunately not permitted TO consider II 80 Wnen tney
hes- the ufchins in the Five Points House OF Industry
calling the Home the other House., tbey are
moi 1nite prepared To appreciate the delights OF
the fnstitut.on. one Of these delights Is the al
lnospaere of penentiaTY The hall is paved ana the
Endoyrs are grated the saircases are IRON, ana tne
WALL vhitewashcd brick. The SINE which hangs ABOUT
The Ilaer is that Of Jail kitchen whose utensils are
only occasionally cleansedan OdOr thoroughly slcKehihe
and entirely unnecessary. The "paiIor - d uUW;
large roo,u carpeted and yelOw-chaired, with dlry
windows III here that inmates are permitted 10 SEE
their frends, and 10 listen TO hymns sung ny ne c
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