New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-09
WELFARE OF WORKING WONEN

THE FREE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR wOMEN-AN AP-
PEAL TO THE PUBLIC.
Mrs. Hodges, Miss COrsOn, and other women,
believing that enough had done paper for the
welfare Of workingwomen. determined to enter upon
practical work. 80 When a young woman" said Mrs
Hodges finds that she has got TO earn her bread ana
butter the very first thing that strikes her is to solicit
sewing The needle is the woman's weapon. But she
finds that she got to be very industrious TO earn
$3 80 q week cannot live upon 50 30 per week
II she chances be beautiful then her danger Is ten
old and temptation presses upon every Side Her van
ty is touched sacrifices her virtue to cover her
back with fine Clothes We determined to do some
thing to stem this tide. The true solution OF the prob
lem to be teach the girls to do better work and
so gain higher wages. The girls were taught to sew
upon machines ard do all kinds OF dress making and
work of class The work in some measure succeeded
but it soon became evident to that the sewiDggirs
market guted with work that prices could not
be paid that would prove remuneratve."
The Free Training Schools for Women then enlarged
their field Of work. They occupied commodious rooms
at No At East Tenthst and enlarged their course OF IN
structon so include all kinds OF homework laundry
work, and such other caings as women can be EN-
ployed Girls have been taught to do laundry work,
and more applications been received from laun
dries for help than Training School furnish The
demand for good aundresses is constant and instead OF
getting only Is 80 week these girls are paid ii 10
day. Just they are able to leave the schoo
Mrs Hodges has hundreds of places in good families for
well trained, capable cooks and domestcs. These
domestics have in good families are furnished
with all that makes life enjoyable. and paid from sl2 to
SIS month besides Many of the best places are out OF
town. and of the girls nwing to quit the city
An accomplished cook has charge of the cooking classes
short lecture delivered to the class upon the nature
of the articles TO be the subject OF the lesson
The class then go into the kitchen and stand around the
table while the meal is being prepared and witness all
the practical workings OF cooking palataole meal.
domestic economy Is especially inculcated, and the
teacher shows how nothing nutritious need ever be
wasted class Of housekeepers is being formed, and
those who Scan pay charged $40 for "a lessons Ths
noble the attention and securing the ara
of wealthy and benevolent citizens Inc great rush Vi
prls TO be instructed has entaed upon the schooi
great expense that be met at once The directors
have decided to give q concert In Stclnway Han on
Monday evening, Oct. 10. william SteiDway. who feels
deep in crest in the work OF the Training Schools has
given the the of the hail. and the concert
will be good The money given TO this cause 10
not like that spent for personal gratheaton put 10
rather an investment in which compound interest Is TO
be paid. Between 1000 and 5000 women have been
saved destruction already aud furnished with re-
spectable employment.