, 1873-09-28

Letters from so1no OF tho Girls


THE OBJECTIONS TO uouBEWonK
To the Edftor af Ths Chicago Tribune:
s1n: notice in your iasno Of today com.
munjcation from "Alpha," III which tho doyird
Ia expreaBod to ''lcar from tho girls them.
selves" tho roasons why 60 many of them pre-
for to acoopt situations In almost any other c1,,-
ploymont than that Of domentics WHOM tho lat-
tor oiIerH them bettor wages.
/ can only anBwor for myself, and will Hay
Tint, In my case, 1t ie noithor incapabiity to do
nor dislillo for tho work in itsoli tint would do
tor mo from accepting a aitnation aB aor7ant
but it Is because there is so muck difficulty til
6uiting mistress. There Is 80 much fault
found by mistreasos In regard to their sor-
Vauts TINT 1t haa almost superseded tho
topic of dress In thoir conversation.
Every 1ittlo failing in largely mag
ni1ed, anu imaginary ones nro constantly
being found, I'LL ono would imaginc-and think
thcre really is-a strife among tho fomtnino
heads Of {a,nilies to BOO Us to which can procure
tho worst servants. A poor cook is indeed
very serious drawback to tho happiness Of the
domestic ctrolo, and heavy bread occasions many
heavy hoarts but q little kindness and patience
would go farther to rornedy tito evil than do.
tailod account OF tho annoyance to your neigh.
bors.
Perhaps some may think do not know any,
thing about what am writing, but can assure
such TINT I do, and can toll them to talk with
6omo fashionable woman for tho Bpaoe OF half
an-hour, and, If thoy do not discover in that
ttu1e that size suffers everything short OF mar-
tyfdom from hor servants, am yory much mis-.
taken.
Il In human nature to tlosiro to bo appreciated,
and, md no & grl Of any refinement or education
would willingly place herself IN Buoll position,
whoro .evory effort to please, no mattor how
Froat, fH mot with indifference, nnd oven un-
kindnosa; aud then to have deliberate falaehooda
told % ns regards her efficiency ia indeed adding
:. And "Paterfa1nilias, 1t lle desires to promote
the interest Of acrvant-girls, had better bo very
chuttous na to what extent ho manifests his in-
torcBt, Or the "impudont hussy," no mattor how
IN pp sno be WI bs amssod
Boryant-giss-will be introduced In tho circlo"
Of his wifoe friends.
THEN, again. q: girl iu often required to do
double tho work sho is capablo Of doing, in ordor
procure moro extensive wardrobe for her mis-
trcss thnn could otherwise DO Afforded. If such
conduct Ia not as absolute Injustice as Ia prac-
tieod by any claas Of employers, I do not know
what to torn 1t.
Thoro arc some good mstroascs, but thew
haVo long ago been supplied with servants, and
SO tho difficulty is atill nnconuuorod.
Az that havo said or could still say has, In
substance been said boforo, but, ~ far as can
300, tho evil has not boon eradicatcd
As aaid at first, I cannot antl do not speak
Tor others but what have wrtton las been
written from firm conviction TINT it ia true and
would rather remain what now an,-a clerk,
wiz w,th It is tt9 Email salar md receive kind
grl' and reooivo, in addition to my better wages,
the ancora and inanlts, both direct mud indirect.
Of my mstress. Yours respectfully,
CHICAGO, Sept. 25, 1878. ONEIDA.