, 1874-03-22
AMONG THE NEGkTlE:MAKERS'
Injurious Effects of the Bright SILKS
Upon the Eyes Of the Operators.

Injurious Effects of the Bright Silks
Upon the Eyes Of tue Operators.
The little, pretty neo!stie, which looks go charm
ing when combined with clean white sA1s1-
bosom and collar, is branch OF industry oy
itself, and furnishes employment to hundreds o1
women. Tho ties arc usually made IN shops es-
tabished for the purpose, tho propristor prefer
ring to pay his workers by the day rather shan
By the piece, In some establishments, however,
they are all given to women and girls, who take
them to their homes, when they arc paid BY the
dozen.
To novice, Who sees for the first time the
dainty pieces OF silk Of which they arc made: on
one table, and the elegantly~hniahed, fashion
able ncck-ties On another, 1t looks like pretty,
neat, desirable work,--Euch an occupation az
any ono compelled to work for living would be
glad to follow; but upon sitting down and
watching the monotonoua running and listenln:
to the constant whirT OF the sewing machine, 1t
becomes
EXTREMELY WEAn1soME
to the spectator, who, OF course, cannot be e1-
peeted to take the same interest in it Us one
vhnso amount Of daily bread depends upon the
number she manufactures OF these little artl-
cles Indispensable to gentleu2an'a toilet
II any gentleman will take of his neekte and
e.a:.ne it closely, he will probably be surprised
at the number Of materials Of which it is COM
posed. and the number ef pieces it takes to mako
one Of these pretty little ornaments. The out
side or showy part is made OF silk OF every hne
aud shade, to suit the taste Of the indisid'1As
H.; ;u rf
eize in the shops, two sides Of each piece, which
form the ends are stitched On the sewing g-machine
Anew beginner usually stitches these pieces sin
gsy and after this part Of the work il done, and
she comes to put the pieces together to form
her necktie, she selects one OF the ends, and. BY
neglecting to keep them in pairs, she has now
to search through the whole quantity OF stitched
| pieces to find its mate. An expert It the oust-
ness will always stitchhar ends in pairs, thus saV-
ing uch valuable time The inside lining is COM
poaed of millinette, which the nakor cuts herself
to suit tho outeide. The outer lining is allesla,
which the maker also cuts to suit herself The
novice cuts her silesia az the silk is cut, and
stitches each piece separately; and it is gBner-
| a,tv some time before she discovers TINT she
might Just as we'll cut piece Of lining ths
| necessary width as long as her cloth will allow,
stitch it On one sde then fold 1t to the requisite
size. and cut dozen or more pieces At the same
time. Sometimes a woman will work Tor months
and occasionally one Will work Tor years, pa1oTe
| sha learns all the valuable,
| rmE-sAv1Sd METHODS,
a. it REQUIRES considerable ingenuity aud rapid,
ity to mske the articles up in good style aud
mako the business pay WlEg.n IL =. osea TO sfse h
necessary puff to the piece Of elk forming the
centre. The niece of pasteboard covered with
cloth. to which the fastening Of elastic cord il
attached. ia called the shleld- Two corners o
tho ends are fastened together with needle
md thread in the old-fashioned way that was !!
vogue before sewing g-machnes we're invented
The outer lining aud silk are stitched togethe
on each side Of tho ends when they are plated an
fastened tocether with noodle and thread. In
shield il likewise seHea on wtt ;1 nefae fa xs an
teries Of nocktie-making, it seems rather form
dable undertaking to attempt to form IN aftlcl
out Of 30 many pieces Of material, and looks TX
rood deal Of work for but little pay when th
Mica of making is taken into account, which !
, f2k cents dozon for the smaller ones, and
: cents dozen for the larger ones:
= TInon inquiry among the different necktl'
,nakers.. il was ascer:ained that the averae
| Uon,an would do the nachlne-work on 1ot
dozen neckties in three hours, while 1t Hoa
| fake eight hours longer to complete them at
make them ready for the market. This Won
o;ye her. at Is cents dozen, 90 for twei'
f,onre' vcrk: and, if rhe person had the nece
= = earT strength to work eleven hours q day Tor
. days in the week, ane would earn in that TN
: S12.
i. The smaller ones. At 1879 cents, She cou
= make in oue-thrd less time, 30 that the latg'
ones nay tho best; but IS It would not oe 1a'I
| rive ail the large neckties to ono person and =
the sna ones to anosne1 .aeS ae 1rbch
give four dozen Of the larger ones in eleTe
: = | hours. and four dozen of the smaller ones
seven hours aud twenty minutes and. as tels
as rn11cl, as most women can accomplish In t"
!, | dayB. thoy will ayarago 51.5 per DAY, OF
SO FER WEEK.
IA the majority Of these women, hoTeTe
h.ve households and families, which demand
| portion of their timo and attention, they canh'
Gevote 40 many hours to the business, an
consequently are unabe TO ea[n ,,, 1nst .hnu. nu
= mt large item, still takes certain pe1centat
Exert hands, who have worked at the b.!
: iness a long time who have acquired hapl
. nonae acquainted with all the minute time
p detaiis Will mako almost double that sum. an
= IL t]iey co:lld work constantly and unrem'tungl
wonld make it as remunerative as any branch
= vomor's work ia at present; but IT ID attehd =
: with one serious disadvantage, which prec!ud
n CONSTANT application for any great length
) time. Tie lightness Of the siks and the'dazzh'
y colors Of many Of them arc very
| 1SJUu1oUs TO THE SIGHT,
and the operator in frequently compelled to stt
md nut Lor hands before her eyes to eLa
them from the light and allow them to rest for
# short time. Sometimes tie operator III u.ac
to see ANYTHING for short time, and H. obAlg
% to suspend work until her eyes are rested
II addition to the dazzling brightness Of
a.. aiIk. The table OF the sewing-machIne
j. dark and highlr-polished, aud offers no relief
the coIors aTonnd but rather serves to mere; ca,
- for making neckties is temptation to many
it. y:t the +nj nary hd to the ne Ssf' va
ar on strong, clear. bright eyes. aud who wish
3r preserve the precious gift Of sight in their
IT Ginning years. That win
!, be Of use in mitigating this evil. and rellerl
=, III tIa ave to some o1tcnt. person, in looking
= hirhly-colored paintings for any length or tin
rr prews weary OF their Brightness, aud desires
ook upon soething dsroid 1oo Of COLOR a6so III
I'd are covered With highly-colored paper,
% ;e Experiences m no relief, but 3 feeling
Or still greater dissatisfaction. aud coees ms e! e
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