, 1870-07-31
LEN DRESS-MAEERs,
Peculiar EentNrc In tt4e Drtss.Mnk-
Ing Trade OF ahlx CITY 1sn>ay-
Bcnrued EeIIotE.s OH Tas1cknus and
dDr4 nMd1&x.

Peculiar EeMtWfC In tire DftS4.Nhk+
Ing Trade OF shls GitT-D Du>hY-
Or9nndles<
From tie .s7e Tort Tha:s.
Il may not be generally known that thare arc
half dozen dress-1nakanH establishments IL
this city, where the se7tns nssou dEeszes Is
alnnost entirely performed bv men. Tho Chief
Of thesa ~ III Al up-toen street, ne1T DFoa.i-
Was, but ~ there are no inl1cailous OF u,asc11-
line surroundings in the reception rooms,
ladies' who call to siEe orders rarely Know
Ascendirg to the second storE ara to
he seen, in the front 1ooul, quan:itr
OF big, bushy-headed Huugarians. Aust1ians:
Aud foles, seated OH chairs OF loS atoolss aud
s:ewing xith great taREal.sy On fabrics Of many
bef from tuelye to thirty, according to the
season. When in the street they hare the
general spruce appearance Of tallots- They
work soie,y ly the piece. md earn feon SG to
Sa3 week, rising sometirnea to 93t by work
knG over hanra At twenty-five cents an hour.
lhe cutter IS nlso q ma1. Ana is sa1alied 1t S25
week Thaneh not tied 10 especial periods
OF lalot, the mea usually reach their Eofk A.
O'Clock in the morning. rest for dinner,
between Il aud !. and depart st &. They
vary in ttge from a5 to GO, Aud have all Earved
an apprenticeship III their Beyeeal ns:iya
countries, where the Use OF netl ~ .lse.,-
plaketa is resy common. The apprenticeship
begins from the age of 8 TO is. After tie
latter period Of LIE ! ooY is not wa1,;ei lie
it less easily managed his tastes are often
hia=ed in different direction, aud his tingurs
art less prone to acquire pfiatilty. toz tue
[ first year he acts as waiter in the sork-rooca.
lie il taught 70 ssw, but he is AZ tho beck anil
call Of both tue foreman and men, when their
| wasss need supplying. Dnriug the second year.
! lis sewing ooutinues> but he il also e.n!'sdYcd
to t2ko dresses to customers, and to buy trim
J.ff
| in matching colora. In the third year- his
sewing IL also varied By taking dresses to t.
! dies. Eut he adds the agreeable task OF trsing
| them on, and deciding what alterations may
be needed During the entire throe years, hs
| receives no pay, hut, when the fourth ysAf ar
siyes, be il paid by the week, at the rate Of
from 81 to -, Tia followinG year he takes
| rank - piece-worker, and rises, in Germany
AID Hungary. to the attitude Of sl2 to Sl3 a
( wcek 10 Poland, to 81 or 10, and il Eohe~
mia to from s. to IS. The best woEkmen are
| found N Eerlin.
| III the Lack room of the Sew York estab-
lisLmeut referred 70 are q number OF girls
| working upor sowing machines. who cam
| from 20 to SO weekly, and atso several pon,-
en- making ruchea, LOVE, loops, and various
odds and ends Of dreseos. Tne men do not
work on ruachines, They receive The saateri4 i
Gu. and drafted, with written instructions npon
[ alt details Of sixe. teolIops. etc. Each man
bAstes his dress. aud prepares 1t for lifting ;
and, when t5tted finishes il With snpi1ity At III
points. Where women ase employed, two
dozen are often found upon = dress,
working piece meal Il ITS several parts.
Women, from want Of train:nE, ase rarely per
feet III the trade. Some will ozcel in one Of
1 two departments, and u deficient il others.
/ 4 forceotn2n or ellpltyez consequently watch
es their progress, and many delays occur u
[ explanations aud alterations. Hen will not bt
annoyed in this manner. They Wish writer
sfYi1rtfon4 autI will mt 1f1rrI ard te fnoeHt.
el. 1tTreduces their profits. Stewart, lss'
year, t1sed : saug Ut u,aa ID his establiah
| neut, hut Ea could obt&in no one OF theiI
own sex 10 eultably eurerintend them. III
placed them in charge Of woman. And, ii
abe was deficient in the aystem 70 which they
had been accustomed, they would uot remsln
The measuring and fitting Of the city tsu
temporarily discharged during tho dull seh:ot
:he irm arc required 10 {uInish theu1 viii
sufficient work to enatfe them to earn 81:
weekly. They add to their earuings su spar
moments By working 1t homo on SUCH order
as they. can IaisceuSncouHly procure. III
p1ices obtained by tha men for making
d1eta vaey With the material. A figured i.
I gsnIie was eto"n, completely finished il
| eyerf way in q day and 4 quarter, with heus
, | banLs, trimmings Of waist aud draNary
high in the neck, with brctoliea over til
Goe. N, aud bows, Ac. The price was ~
Tie price paid 10 the maker, independently {
. | tlh cutting and sewing maeture-work, va
$3.50. lie ewks a Cnm. grizzly old fellow c
: | c.. Fos plain ssta drcas utan RECEIVES &
| AID for QUE trimmed from :15 tu SIS, accorl
I ing to Tie work upon it. None Of the men ~
| pear to appreciate their trade sufficiently I
l teach it to tleif Hone. At any rate. none /
Tic latter have icaEued il, though several Lss
. daughters moro proficient IN tie art than Il,
mass Of sewing WOMEN i'll this city, hui ui
| eQtaaI in skill 10 ttIeir fathers.