The New York herald., 1871-03-19
HUNTING FUR HELP.
A Day at tho Free Labor
Bureau.
1As Process Of Hiring Ones Self Out to Ser
vant-Ihs Ladies Of the Laundry, Queens Of
the Kitchen, Dainty Dishwashers and
Disguised Housesecpers = The ANA
zonian Tyranu Of the Period.
HUNTING L " HELP.

wild We at all AT all wants set toobs iare goes"
said highly virtuous but frecklcd-faced young
lady, whose Christian name happened, by The most
extraordinary coincidence IN the world, TO he
Bridget
Tie owner Of the voice sat In the private room OF
James Donahue, cosey little apartment III a corner
oi the building Nos. and 10 clinton place, IN this
city, which Il occupied by the Free Labor
Bureau, an institution under the control
OF ,he Commissioners OF Charities and Cor
Iection, and of which Mr.. Donahue is the
SUPERINTENDENT IL having deyosNed upon th9
writer as IA HERALD reporter to interview some OF
the ladies' who 40 other ladies the honor TO accept
from them wages and board Ion domestic services Qf
various kinds rendered them, he had called upon
the gentleman before named in search OF facts ana
..Well," said MIR. Donahue, who Is n blonde OF the
Oriental type, VITA san y whssers, pleasing smile
can get the acis at you are IN need Of unless that
you represent yourself As
AN EMPLOYER IN SEARCH OF HELP
In your family. By doing this you may converse
with number Of the gls who are here looking Tor
places in various capacities. How would that de-
VIII send Tue girls down 10 you and YOU can ask
questions as you Ike. But hrst, VIII show you
our rules. which are quite string gent, rs tney have
poyment ior thiIu-1ve thousand girls IN the past
twelve months" And SO saving The superinIen-
dent pointed 10 copy oil printed rules hanging on
the wall, wmcn are here Transcribed for Tie benefit
OF the readers OF the HERALD:-
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES AID CORRECTION
RuLLs foE TIE eovkGsaIST OF are fBgE LABOR
Tae S M vs oEocs Day except on sans are from
0ured TO be during these hours for the performance
The .iaeae. y TssgiGsa 90 be prompt ana polite "a
versaon with employers CT employees is str.ciy pro-
servants mast bring references with hem be respectful
IN Their snsaase aud demsano and must faithfully FAM
rule will be dismissed frop, the onics
p Any s witty w e 81 @ snsas @ to- to ay d'oas Of h
Girls confne thense!yee to the rooms assigned
them lii called Standing in the halls and passages i
Empoyers are respectfully requested notify the Super
n,endent Of all canses OF comliaai aeaiis. servants
prstenee demanded .eived VOCATION tits RUE
VIZ involve %ee s .m. ss G shs BOWEN
Owen w. Brennan AlssS1ae srs.r Eepmiss'oae,s
After having read The rules carefully and dIgested
them we resumed couy efSalion.
What kind of gil would you ike 10 see first ~
asked the superintendent.
81 TANK | wonla ike TO a girl for general
housework," answered the HERALD reporter.
"A cock, washer and ironer, supposein said Mr..
THAT will do for beginning,
"hughy, go up stairs anu seno down a general
Mr. Donahue called for "a general homework as
any other person woull call for .'half dozen
RAW ON TnE HALF SHELL
or "a sirloln steak, with fried potatoes" IN res
"That's Hughy Clark, our oincer here who looks
after the girls. He is detailed from headquarters,
a sna sometines 1 mes, ne sets mold q pretty rough Gus
ferson Market 10 Interview the police magistrate.
But this Is oi rare occurrence. OF Inere are
Wiz SIT and bore me by the hour with their domes
tic grievances as II | could sett e .her affairs TO
with the girls; sometimes tie mlsiresses are 10
blame = added Mir. Donaiiue IN gooi-naured way.
"ln what proportion are the applications ior EN-
ploymeht as regards the sex OF applicants asked
tile HERALD reporter
swered. "For instance, this week there have been
e29 applications for employment III this Bureau. or
men. Then there were SIS appI;cations @ Tor femaIe
help during The week by those who twished TO
foa spoI ae sp he sed Sa Situations op
men and 4t4 woinea durin. the week, AID hy that
yon can see ihat Inc demand nearly equals the sup
'.Do YOU have many applications from the country
FOR help asked the HERALD reporter.
"A great many more !haa you would imagine.
And some of these Applications are really startling.
Now and then some person ia tie country writes
NE letter Tor sir, Npectiig TO get
PARAGON.
II could ony get girls likely to suit some OF them
why, would be more taan human, and tie pIrls
themselves would be III 10 enier tie angelic host.
For specimen OF good, quiet and refreshing cheek
IN New York il Is cale,t '.gd,r | pelieye-I would
suggest that the writer o TINS letter whicn GU may
use II you IKE, should take the Cross oil the Legion
MI Domaine gave the reporter the following letter
70 read, " hIch we copy rertdttnt tt ltefdtdia:-
LosI Wright 20, Iowa Jan % Is7l.
noticed in the of Oct ia tina, Female help coula be
nsa sTSues your r 70 WIN ~ to s know shs,
lately lost gr u o. died wih scarlet
and she the OF u tui the Lord cacd home
WAn .sl " nj 10Th In work
our own girl to treat her in every re-
spect eaild Americna Born and If
not she should be thoroughly Ancricanzea age Il
oa % S s s,e y s. J@a n h1 r oSay
,n ,nsed n,s M f 3ness Or sas behavior aot much obec
natural taelt for music he more 50 the better that
one h1 can be earned 70 reoe WIZ eqsi see At the
s but TO share our labor and the which Labor
ike have. very of books or reading
matter generally and eaf % learn We can furnish good
return siye 0. "a or aid the pleasure
Of her comp'ny ana ner seas While sac stays With us We
add thirty to tie season have Fix head Of horses
and live mile from good school house would
give be. eaance of good education family consists
70 keep hrs help Trough ~ t. Sh naNes nore ners
honsevork than nv vile attend 10 get tine
we shall do lor her when che leaves Us viii depend
he bes legacy Child can have but II she does vel ~ Us
wc hope to gve her that aad more have no, tie money
money set her ora6e suit OF pay her
rrobay &c by the lei you cauuo. a5vauce
,ne me moey ,hen we must wsi until can get i and may
& ,Sa put eeiS give you one e va Shas2 70 Clinton on
70 Weosr ty Hamilton thence by STAGE up boone river
ny place y mics above ,oat settle he passage from
the prospect address inr Elliot Loors Lun 20 Wright Co
You may perceive by this letter that could not
md any such glrl In New York. II ] could she
would be Gt TO be a member of Tue family OF Charles
OConor or she might do 10 receive the foreign
legations al the White House. Then .tn,nk MS
remark where he asked me TO get her Il SUIT Of
Clothes and pay her passage TO Iowa is touching,
nay, almost pathetic IN It's simplicity. All these
accomplishments which he desires, ! suppose,
might bring from hts generous soul a stipend oi
Perhaps SIX dollars a month ana found in
- PORK ASp POTATOES.
"tave you any fixed rates OF wages or any basis
OF remuneration between the eMpoye anu the em-
ployed of the Bureaut'
None, whatever. matwould be impossible Alady
comes here say, FOR eiil We Iaye large parors IN
winch lazy may wait until The gill who i sent for
comes down 10 see Aer from uD stairs where VIC
have sometime a. many "a three hundred ana ffty
glris III Wai.hV ior employ ment. Tie lady enters
~ the front door. but come around wllh me ana -,
show you everything that yCu want 10 see . said
M Donahue very couiteously 10 the reporter.
We were now In u SUIT OF large parlors hand.
eomely furnished and c3rpe, ed, opening ito EACH
Other. These parioTs were full OF ladies looking or
servants, each lady holding IN her hand a hive
cara, which was Inscribed the title OF the Capac
for MhIch The servant was 10 be hlrel Snln.