, 1873-10-05

and doing lnoi,ia abor hecause sho oithor cannot
afford to pay tho high wages which that class Or
oaunot afford to inour tho oxponno result.
ant upon tho oaroleBancBs and waatofuncas OF
many Of our nocallod holp. SIP. that this ie TO
10 roucdicd by ofRorfng the positton to another
iiod, and ayo not lie strength ro9ninlto fulfill
tho matly obligations which such d poaltion
Would ontnll, docs not aoom to follow. It is not
surprising to na Tint these eirs DO not rot, aee 9 tao
benefits which would ncoruo to them from
changing thoir present modo Of living. It tho
iloa Of 4 family could bo carried out, and theao
girls dill tho place OF humble. rotatnera, II you
VIII ssase sssd It Il may III p0 ven bso" teis '" avoeo
a59on,d s1oni me%s Go 81 30; a0sue aud tloy could
ratsod thus t. be placed II mgtt saswo1 y;
| tho houBo would require to have
As ABSOLUTE CONTROL
over oacl, of these members of her family %
| ovor hor own children. This may seom arbi-
. certain amount Of social equality, would aho
not lool rs II elo ought to havo the right to d.
rect their incomtnga md ontgoings with tue
| eanlo positive law as sho uHea towards her own
to tt1iv, or look upon It ns anything hut intor-
elpi put It in tic bond Il you like, TINT only snoi
such 1 pfegsSS pfs gwSoo 'fd domaso tG 1e aoh
ory is looao, and tho present domestic
objects to being hampored by even what seon
i to housckeoperB necessary restrictions. Tho
!! general liouHomad OF our grandmothors' daya
at l homo m By 10 O'Clock. No followers were a.
j lowed after TINT hour, and aa sho goneroliy fan
Of erranda as woll as attended to othor work, aho
obtained frcBh mir With hor exercise: sho dia
not fail or fado under It. but grow robust, and,
whether Of nativo or of alion birth, respected
i lerseIf and attached herself to tue pooplo With
whom whom sho lived. Then the diatance botyaon
mistress and matd WAS not so great. Tho ob1sa,,
i tha rnatron OF tic middle o1nBB, ut lonst, had
OF hor help. Now
IT IS ALL ALTERED.
i Theso women arc striving to emulate IN chow
and extravaganza their wealtlior, noighbors |;
tho .houso6old-work, with all iss mo,
ohancal smpliflcations, is increased; 9ill anu
expenditure Is 60 much grchter tna1
be afforded. No houBokoepor interVonos III
many households to'loep an eyo over tho ac-
tions If tho lower nlom6ers. and thoy arc left to
their own dovioos. In many casen, oven proper
they arc simply Jane, and Mary, and Ann, each
worso thnn tho laBt,-who como and go,-only
looked upon in tho light Of positive nuisancos,
aud !scareely regarded as human & boinga. s.
life must Ia lonoy In Tho oxtzome, only TINT IN
cosBant labor leaves little t!mo for broodtng over
ones i8olation, and the fatigue consequent uppn
1t must mako tho bed at night q place, OF CRATE
! ful reBt where wcarinoss produces Immediate
and droarnloss sloop. Is this, however, q posi-
LIKELY TO be MUCH DESIRED
by those, who, whateyer their daily toll, have at
lcaBt, when their work Ia done, the privilege. OF
doing as they ploaae with the romaindor Ok that
time; Who they 1.-Two in an attic, hold, at least
as long Us they can pay for It, uudisputod right
, to it, and, for tho tno boing feel 2 Certain
~ it may bo, 1t Is still worth some,
thing and, unfortunate as tho freedom to use
her oVonings as ahe pleases may bo to many OF
those girls who arc lodged and fed BY strangers.
doubtful il any change could DO offectod, in or;
der to bring tLom into our households. thai
would oct boneacially to either party That i. I
would DO desirable to surround these girls with
> tie bcue1oopt influences Of
rrEAaANT, y1nTuoUs HOME,
, admits of no question. That they can bo in'
duced to loavo thoir clean work for dirty kiteh 3,
onwork, admits Of much '5 doubt: t. Even s,;nad tht
@ean @eenteel,n eG ''e Il "a' Is doabtful if the.
a would mike the exchange We wan
8 difforont order of things individually put, II
Il that is trained help. II mauy Of these girla
= WHO go into shops and factories wien more chill
/ dron, could bo taught how to do household'la
we'll nnd oa1a to 10 care9ql @ ana ;@rn ssqno
/ branches, and thcn would bo willing to tak
i, placea in a family at less wages, so that tw
j people could bo employed where QUO ~ IL no' q
to DO n the wor it oad 30 S pstto1
: Pic most money for tho least worl
however, Beems to pervado, to a greaa
s extent, oil business, all labor; It
q probable that the general Servant does hor
!, III we'll and faithfully as her minimum Of knoSl
Q olgo and maximum Of work will permit.
0 IT Is USELESS,
o however, to tals of taking tle grea!t, surplus
y worhing.girla into our Kitchens. The wona ma
d who could receive them Oh q social equallt
|. would not, ald size who Is their superior i'll GU
J, turo could not even were she quito willing. Ih
place would be full Of difficulty to both parties
The one, with her heaa too often illed With aon g,
q maid in tho meadow married the man. on til
o uountain-top would feel sadly out OF place, an
t. would very frequently not bo willing to aubsid
l. into quiet,to liston and loarn. Sho VINO, throuP
d botter manner Of bringing up, wonld perhaps,
companionnble, would shrink with tho aamo dis
gust aa hor mistress from the dirty labor OF IL
Q, household. nnd would probably not have Il
10 fnhoriouH portion Of It,. That many Of thor
Of girls might change advantageouHly their preso'
Id positions to BECOME parloEmaids or sealntross
O. in private family, especially ono OF ,1nodera
it Of labor would mood to DO raisod in order to il
Of duco thom to como. As tho matter stands no'
m it sooms to us that, in most caseB, tho miatre
or | would hayo q white elephant on hor hnnd
III Whllo tlo nhl0 "ou!u 1oel aAIoboInoA vus
a | place. That the system OF domestic Bervice r
10 quires decided revision 1s very palpab9e' bit
no must -.....
ut BEGIN IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
u Tho ovorworked wife wlo needs assstane
bo requires not only tho a!d Of young person, b
ut frequently that OF an Older woman aiBo,-o
mt with Judgment mud experience. Many ~
so women are no doubt to-day struggling for oxit
or- enoe, who would gladly take tho supervision
by somo ohousohold, II thoy fclt that they would
Ia respected by tho ohAtolaine Of tho establie
ns ment. What would bo tho probable resul
lat Bnubbed, talked at, rnpdo to fool uncomfortab
se to bc|iove that crust Of broad in
lea gnrrot, II eaten independently would be pref
or | able. There Ia o certain amount OF pettinoas
10Y most women TINT makoa 1t impossible for tht
lch to not generously toward people who are in 81
os, ordinate positions. t Is delicaoy. of oond'
an toward dependents which ID tho distinguish
feature Of real gentlowomon but, until t
say majority become 30, mud oct toward those u
il | ara 1,nfnrtunntaY pacel undor their gupprYiRi