, 1873-03-20

Tho scryant-girl question, which has taken
protcan variety OF forms, distressing to house,
lzeoners. 1aB at last eliminated in concerted
effort, which, il It spreads to any considerable
extent, will bo calculated to fill tho lunatio
asylums with tho Aoada Of families. Hithorto
tho attacks Of the Beryant-girl havo boon COIL
fined to rather petty annoyancos. A. fayorite
stratarem to rot eyon with Matorfamiliaa has
boon tho establishment Of a relief society in the
kitchen, from which the sugar, toa, cotfoo,
soap. and oshor articles Of domestic consump-
ton llayo boen lavisbly disburuod, without
vouchers, to small army Of cousins
and other distant relatives. Now and then
tho Borvant-g1rl haa inaugurated ouch a
reign Of torror in tho household TINT she llaa
boen enabled TO pro-ompt tho pinno Sunday af-
ternoous, give soirooa in tho dining-room, al-
tornate with her mistrosa in tho ueo Of jewelry
and drossos aud prevent tho furthor multiple
cation Of tho family by hor unreasonable proju~
dicos against sn,n}l childron. Another favorito
form of efrocting the snb]ugatiou Of tho cn-
ployor is to givo tho latter notice to quit at q
certain timo, it such littlo dcmeuds III sho
chooses to mako arc not complied with. As tlia
notice is a1waye served at n timo whom tho sor-
yices of tho servant arc Indispensable, a,ld to
loao her ia to bring OH domestic bankruptcy md
chaos, she Immediately gains her object.
Thoro ara signs aud portonts in tho domestic
horizon, however, which indcato that tho subju-
cation OF Matorfamilias, and consequent misory
of PaterfamiliaH, are about to be mado complete,
aud Tint tho fattors which they have worn &c
lightly hitherto, and which tley have put on aud
of at tho option Of tho aoryant, arc about to be
forged into perpetual badge Of seryitudo. II
Ia not long succ that tho soryaut-glrlB Of bon
MO Dundee met together, aud organized Btrlko,
and made 1t HuccoBsful. The logical result oi
this idoa is that OF tralea-unon, and one has al.
ready boon formed by the aoryant-gir1s Of Ottawa
| Canada. Tho distance Of Dundee was Hafoguars
against strilos horo, but Ottawa is 4 near noigli
hor, The apizooio lad no difficulty in crossing the
| Canadian frontlor, and we fear tint the trados
union will CROSS with equal case. Then comes chao'
in reality. Tho abaurdities and complications
which abound In tho masculine trades-unlonI
wo may expect to 300 not only reproduced, bu
carried out with all that completeness Of dotai
which charactorizos tho sorvant-girl when aho II
on tic war-path. Every spring, about tho tint
| whom house-closning commences, tue trados
uuions will commence to distract tho aoulI
Of tho houaokoepers, whose heads ar'
full OF Wallpaper, ca1somfno, motl1"oaton
carpets, graining painting, scrubblng, and othe
dutics, which como with the bluo-birds. robins
green grass, and first violeta. Housekooper
thus hovorlng upon tho vergc Of in6anity VII
suddenly find their servants assembled In seoro
conclayeu, which, after cortnin number OF IN
tlammatory harangues, setting forth tho noun
tains Of grievances which aro cruahing Out tho'
rights, ono after tho othor will result In e1f1"
of resolutions demanding moro pay ano los
hours' work. 10 enforce this damand' III
tradss-uu,on Will resolve ttaolf into
uroceaaiou. aud some tine npsIna naornin'