The New York herald., 1871-03-19

Ior We must protect the servant as wen as Lne
MISTRESS do you see Here are some Of the cards,
and you zee what IL printed on themY"
! looked and saw number OF cards with various
housework, Pantry" "Dressmaker," &c. W. ~
cook. washer and ironer, Cook" Nurse"
"Day WorSer" % .:Isundress," % % "waitress,' Cham
bernaid," 'Ki,chen GIRL" .'Scrubber,n with
numerous other menial offices, In large bold letters.
"Now,o said the superintendent, las soon ~ the
lady receives her ticket she IL politely conducted 70
seat ana the page or messenger taxing her ticket
reads on II the title or kind OF servant she de-
sres The girls are all up stars and he goes TO the
pipe and cries up through the speaking tube the
kind oi servant wanted. and sne IL immediately
sent down stairs to speak to the lady In THIS paror
lne matron of the honse answers all inquiries put
TO her, and assists the lady TO get servant. !
never allow girl who is lot sent for specially TO
come into this parlor; ana II she Is hired the ady
and the girl both 70 10 another desk, where they are
both again registered, and lhe residences OF servant
and mistress are tai cn and docketed. when girl
applies Tor work we take her name reference from
last place, age, occupation residence whether mar
riei or !le, birthplace. now long in this country
the number or persons depending upon her ald any
Other remarks needfu We number The girl and
AMI while IN good standing she is allowed 20 keep
the card. II she becomes lmpertinent TO her mis-
GETS DRUNK Or STEALS.
or disappoins her employer. or misoehaves herself,
We taAe her card away, eXpel Ter from the Bureau,
ANA MAKE record ol her SHORTCOMINGS Tor future
reiercnce therefore 1t is impossible Tor any mistakes
10 occur, as We have every hang down IL black anu
white to refer 10 at any tine.'
There We're thirty or forty ladies' In the room,
many OF them conenlng with girls waom they
wished 10 engage. one lady, wltn u sharp proue,
VINO could not have been ythg else than the pro-
prietress OF boarding house OF a geneel Kind, a.
every lne In her features spoke cornei beef hash,
warmed up potatoes and your money down in
advance, Was in earnest consultation with young,
fresh looking AMI pr possessing Irish girl OF seven
the TWO is fair sample OF what takes place between
mistress and servant twenty times day i'll the Free
Labor Bureau.
In the first instant OF the interview both women
"Took EACH OTHER IN"
nj single glance. The glrl gave q sweeping glance
at the ladys dress to see If her attire was ncn
cncusn To insure good wages and prompt payment,
the Lady casting her sharp eyes Ike lightning over
the gin from head 10 iooi aud IN the face oi the
former could plainly be seen the expression
''Aheui, pretty aad Young, TOO. Good looking
girls are never 10 be trusted, they are deceituI
10 treat me as some foolish women are treated"
only tins ana nothing more did see In her face,
excepting that knew she should always have the
board III advance and would be certain TO discover
trunk that contain ed brick or sand.
The dialogue began 'lhusly,'' as the lamented
Ward would have saldl-
LADy-What Is Your name?
Tue OTHER LADY--My name is Margaret Maginnis
dasent name i'll our place. How many IN family
have you maahinf
LApY-only tDree keep boarding house;
quite light; tnere only twenty.seven boarders in
the house THE WORK Is QUITE LIGHT
LADY lwho hires herself ontl-l don't Ike boording
houses; was in two. Win have TO tend to the
halls How much would you like TO give, maahms
LADY-Well have given ten dollars month TO
LADY Cvho hires herself outl--l was with Mrs.
Nj, in Fourteenth street, SIX months, aui with
Mrs. E., In Iwentysecon1 street, year, ana
three years ago was nyln' with the vile OF Judge
v, III Fifth avenue.
LADY-why dii you leave Mrs. W.
LADY lwhO hires herself out-Please maahm
don't want 10 say; Ill really don't like TO tell
with smper and toss OF he head and blush).
LADY-But would IKE 70 know. l must have
LADY twho hires herself outl-Well II l must I
suppose must tell Judge v had young gen.
isrly hot,
daughter Emily; she was awfully forward and
nosy-and-and--
LADY (who hires herself out)-And the Young
man-he twiln a hyster1cal gggle)-he-liked me
better than he liked Emily Ge-he-te-he--con
LADY lshortly)-You will not do for me. That's
for good-IooAing servants in the house with the
BRurES OF MEN.
LADY (who hires herself out, picking up her dress
and bowling stifY1y,-Very well, mum: | guess can
get place without trouble.
Another "gir'i of forty five or thereabouts was
sent 10 the lady, VINO took but one glance at her aud
said, You would never do, my good woman; sou
OLD GIaL OF FoRrY-FIvE-Too ould. indade man
I'm not as onld be TIN years as some people in this
great pity that God Almighty didn I grow me at the
rIaht time 10 suit your convenience.
This Is air sample Of what takes place all day in
the Free Labor Bureau. Al was about TO leave the
place heard the voice OF the messenger boy crying
up the tube:-
1.-TWO general houseworkes. one Protestant wet
nurse 10 go to Brooklyn, one twelve-lollar chamber
maid one pantry, an eight-dollar gal" and so on.
In bidding Mr. Donohue goodDy that gentleman
conrteousy sald:-
Il viii give YOU a table OF the wages which are
given here on an average Of course the table Ia
only good IN the Free Labor Bureau which is free in
every sense, as neither the mistress servant is
charged anything Tor fnd Dg each other We can.
not coatrol the price OF labor service outside but
Ibis table Is a ar statement o. the wages given in
TINS place" and Mr.. Donohue handed out the follow
Ing Interesting table,
WAGES OF
Boot sewers, average per $40 O0
BOO. lOueFs per Week IS to Il 20
(ompanions. IN