, 1874-12-13
WOMAN.
rbe Proposed Boarding-House
and Training-School.
rsttars from Working Women IN
Favor Of the Project.
,,,,v an American Girl Became an Init
- male Friend of Queen Victoria.
run,orous Items Relative to the
Fair Sex.

Fair Sex.
49,. Proposed Bonrdinc-T1o1lsc and
Trainine-Schoo1 for Women.
.n, sSlor Of The CHICAGO Tribune:
sm: In regard to the proposed "Boarding-
rs.se and Traiuins-school for Women corre-
~,ndeut. 'Ruth,' in last Sundays Tribune,
r. .Haye the working women's ideas been
....r,1jy expressed ?" and answers, "They were
~ 50 at tho mass-meeting." AZ working
'-,u.n, acknowledge they vere not, for many
..,sons. Few working women road the papers,
.,,,pt On Sunday, y,-thercforo the announcement
-. scarcely noticed; tue time was SO short that
=. few vbo knew Of it did not have an oppor-
t.aisy of preparing anything; need scarcely
~, It is rot customary for them to speak in
.~s1c: and, lastly, do not think any working
snusn understands the plan OF the proposed in
.5,utton.-therefore, how can ITO say whether it
mid be desirable or not?
:Your correspondent thinks that, in order to
,tsethe Training-school SUCCESS, "1t ought to
y kerarate from the Boarding-Houae;" but I
t,apot see how, in that way, it could bo made
s.t-Eustaining;
HOW IT WOULD REACH TIE CLAss
His the evident intentlon to benefit; how the
ea.nsrY art is to be tausht,-for what would be-
asus Of the food after being cooked, il the pu-
.i!s are to board elsewhere 2 In that way tho
,rblc would have to support those who were
9ashle to pay their way; but, in the comblna-
i'm. sec way by which those who could not
~ their board might earn it. bJ doSoting
En.E portion Of their time to domestic work in
taLoarding department, until they were able to
riutain themselves in Whatover branch they
asy have choeen. Girls are not degraded by
rukng in this way in somo Of the seminaries;
rsY need they in an institution Of the Kind pro-
rsea: Many hands make light work. The
E.ool would not suffer, and the girls would be
;ne6tod. I think any self-respect;pg person
tuld rathcr Go this than be dependent. The
taii:gencs Office might very easily be attended
upy the Cashier, md tho SuPerlntenden:s and
Es1ard's duties could be combined with advan-
.fe. OF course, there would be Matron and
cse1 officials for the various departments.
The Womaus Homo" is cited as failure. I
10 not see in what respect. It has not heen so,
fc,aciaiIv, thus far. That it il not full at the
rYesapt time, I will admit There nre munv rea-
sons for this that cannot take time to explain
iu.t nnx. Did you never hear that1t sometimes
stso dollars to carry one to the heathen
From tba is 0U0 WORKING women in Chicago.
FILL TWO BoARD1SG-H0usEs,
and Eumen would find cooperation much
reaAo.er then Isolation, even though it be
rndar tne fgurative *'vine and fG-tree."
The question is asked Would the ladies who
Ut connected with this scheme bo wiling to
toard It such an institution?" r hope tho
working women OF Chicago have common sense.
md from daily intercourse with men OF fifteen
tears l think they hayc.) Would it be expedient
fm those ladies' to do 60? Do you think our
employers would be willing to? Would
tatake corresponding dose Of medicine to con-
rnce the patient that 1t would do him good? It
|; this nonsense that units women for tho du-
ts Of life. They fad, when they come to work
IN their bread, that it does not avail them much
snether they are Daughters Of tho Republic
a oi Kingdom; they are Valued for their worth
h taeir enployers-
Every one tries to get tho most value for the
ksss money Ghis is business); and, if customers
MI persist in this course, employers are not to
Esne for availing themselves OF the law of sup
rl5 aad demand =
In tho branches requiring ittla il any skill,
the self-supporting woman
+ HAS MUCH TO CONTEND WITH.
Many married women, too indolent or Inefficient
tp Keep house, and having leisure, nre willing to
work Tor half-psice, perhaps, simply to add to
their personal ado1nnelt etc. Did you ever
ssar Of mau Offering his services for half their
70 too suart for that Tlen, again, there is
b yourg LADY who lives ut home, and perhaps
:sa hired irltoattend to her wants. Four dollars
snc1e to her than eight to ore who boards her,
! ii aad she thinks IT no Sin to keep her home
hes sister ont Of employment, or reduce her
tses to a mere pittance. br the spirit Of COM
; isaton. =.
! This Is certainly an evidence that training is
; aeemary; and those who have climbed como
narda Of the ladder will climb still higher when
theE End they are being crowded. thereby leav-
ns aore room at the bottom (there is always
; to,n sboTe). Who has the right or wish to say,
9h1sf sfsr anl no farther?
"Nll it be tho best thing to bring them to-
tsser:" I think so q hare tried it,. Women
u Vel as men can learn much by association ;
teJ become moro eelf-reliant. will admit,
to1e!et that few would care to board at m in
EsatlGn with aid attached to it, when they
aSuh bosrd elsewhere for the same price but,
course, know nothing about those ladies'
iaAs. md do not envy them their seH-lmposed
" They Will find much to contend with out
IL, lad many prejudices to overcome; for |
saGe a.e more castles amoug worling-women |
W we're ever dreamed of by Hlndoo.
Do not bolster women up" This advice |
FEDS unnecessary at present. No ono !
.. APpEAIS TO WANT TO DO SO. |
ln The "needy young men Of the Chicago Uni
Hgt5 Who are willing to be bolsteted; and, |
llthia purpose, 5000 children are provided |
~ ntle beEg1ns-boxes to solicit Aln1s lot their
ta4salt brothers, to enable them TO spend four
:as IN study. when they might earn living |
I'm xx:sang wood or pegging shoes (and you know
w soad be good exercise for them. and IS
i aasesbe as the kitchen is to us). But the min
~ T. q ean this "a grand educational scheme
- ~; :ae ladies' hud devised 1T for the benefit Of
Esaa.helping women, it would have been called
:seheue, minus the grandeur; and can i'm
ta Sae the blood Of the Revolutionary fathers"
fs fisang through the veins Of the ''dauehters Of
~ us4nnia at the indignity offered them. What
| ,sl the sons do not possess little Of this
ss nse ot b!rth. Some one one will say, perhaps,
- uo e1rls are also to derive come benefit. as
SN largely in excess Of the boys in solicit
Il IL taf this noble scheme" This reminds me
q I'VE White man ard Indian who Tsut out hunt |
~, e.,s sRh tie understanding that whatever they
isa. .sl Ehould be equity divided between them.
nta and crow wero all theT obtained,
I ,sa: Ie White man generously offered the Indian
Sasca e. thnsly: You take the crow and ri take
! 'atkey, CT I'll take the turkey and you take
fs,s9oM s9oM" "But." ea,d the Indian, "you
>ta1talk turkey to me
! IL SE'EH TINE" i
sitsa; hear tho Professors OF the University
b tasso: to tho girls, but it is only fancy
i. Iss D.. alWags the nomans portion, though
sro.' 3r parkhu1st claims that ''in this
/ ~; aloae" woman stands at the side
/ san,sa but did he giEo tho working
III ~ -al Aasht but the crow y. Men sympathize
r. and women ure aTay3 readv and will |