, 1874-12-06

and ANXIOUS 10 take up LII" "a'en"oto 'u"' 'aoS
havo uttered, and proiorg thcir cf5 OF
Wi, ;t b tta best thing that can be done for the
- IL, ,;>v n hiring tba,, n.
WORKING "o1'el' VI sn4, .,', ~ 'oA-' w.
gethsr to oo grcescd VIII sh1s cry
But hive tho working women's ideas been
generally eaprouscd In regard to this mattor !?
' nn,.,~..zs,+ arori,,o. inv xr;,1 norar. ho
lug q" Aua'hoa5 o'o"4..e sA13 w." ~
obtained ut meeting OF tnis klna. l an' per-
aon.lly acquainted with women working in halt
a,;eve thst a11 ~ t,,esa *.oen vonid ratoce
e .-,.,,s,>s ~ 1..s,,..-,.t co;'oo1
a. tno oatao'ashment ol al inoae''.ht oeuoot'
yot nos ono CUT OF nifty would DC lnoaceu To
board at the institution new proposed. II there
Il, anx, t1onbt abont this view Of the case. send
nn - ontu. P'1ot.s Aepo, "4o"uo ~ ~ ~
the ofhces, tho WORKSHOPS, anu tue ssoles' "
interview tho worAlug women there employed,
aud get ,hoir viows on this subject. To bring
tic matter renrcr homo, would tho ladies' con-
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noe'eo VIZ 'n.e e.ao..o w "4'''s ~ roa1u ~
snch m IN 6ttut1on: uao tnoy NOT rather AVo
under tho shadow Of thoir OWN vino and fg-tree,
no matter how humble, than board in ti.is
$4,000 clearinghouse? And would not the
world admire them for go doing? Il such
spirit Is to 20 aPpiauded IN tho lawyer, the
writer, would it not be we'll to encourage it In
the shop-girl and tho printer
It IL stated that these poor worl:lnE girls !iTo IN
narrow streets, up two or three flights Of stairs,
in lttle rooms, with bare walls, but the place,
wherever tt Is,
IS HOME TO THEM,
and the woman who supports heraelf. md makes
her homo q LITTLE brighter than those around
her, Is IN example OF tho benefit Of labor, and q
missionary to Tho ne!ghborhood in which she
lives. Do not strive to n,ako the working
woman any weaker than ehe te, by constantly
bolsterlng her up. Educate her till she
ID strong and self-rcliant enough TO
stand alone,-to live up two or three
lights Of stairs, II need bo, end, ut the same
time. maintain her sclf-respect, and, II needed.
bo ablo to lenu nelp1ng hand to tue woman who
lives story above her, or give bit Of on
couEagement to tho girl vino lives story
below. It must bo borne in mind that not only
the women Of this. but the women Of the next
courageInent will tho woman Of the no1t genera
ton have to learn u business. il tho woman OF
this works from early till ate in order to cay her
board III place that the clergy Of the city call
"poor-house
The individual who attempts q variety Of buai-
nosses usually fails in Ill Of thom; will not ar
association that undertakes to manage board
i,1g-AouRe. intelligence-ofiice, and Industrial
school. be equally unsuccessful !? To show that,
if the clearinghouse pa,t Of the project Is at
tempted,
IT WILL NOT DE A SUCCESS,
it is Only necessary to point to the Toman's
Home In this city, only Lalf-illed, and to the
palace boar1ine-houao built by Stewart in New
York. II it fails. will it not drag down with it
tho much-necded scl1ool7
The great problem OF making labor respects-
bio is solved when labor is ,nat'e to nav. It Ia
bor pays. it must be skilled labor It is q pecu-
liaritv, not only Of our sex. but OF tho other