, 1874-11-22
1lpuoles enough without enduring the svalanohe
o' go9a advice that threatens her, o. beipg
afget 1or everYbod Ga stonaa

se fs%o<' ~ ~ Aqt NY purpose ~ E4Fe kQV1tes
npt 70 e1amiae q few Of tho stonea recently
thrown at workipgwomen By ope OF their own
number. Mrs. sWisshelm heartily condemns
stylish dress In \ workingwoman, and
assures ~ that shs would not: employ = WOMAN
Vho wore masq1e veil, flowers, feathers, trails
. Or trimmings; but, as aha bas aa vigorously -.
sured us that she has no peed pf employees, it ie
scarcely necessary for any ono to d1scard any
benefit thas might acorue to them from this
quarter. -~' ' '--.~-- "---s
But what con ba the gronpd Of her objection
70 the modern style Of attire 2 : Not its want Of
beauty ceFta@nly Tor she presents nothing
superior IN an artistic point Of view. Nor Gan
it be the unnecessary time spent in thinking OF
it. for that inuermost garment Of hers occupies
moro Of her own time and attention than lie
;conaumed by = society bella in tha selnction and
DISPLAY Of = whole wardrobe OF "hefolded
dfesses. In fact. re have rend 30 much about,
aud her attention is SO engrossed with that gar
mont, that Fa fear that vpep, in the happy fn::
ture, all women are arrayod IN that nealth-and
happiness promoting " "Getin." she will be In as
Charles Lamb when lie scarlet stockl1gs
that had supplied him With so many stokes ut
si1pence pieoe' Went out Of fashion, aud he,
5sa,tbe hka the celebrated Lord V!n. was "left II
The fact that she had succeeded can scarcely
bo proof that plain attire L. = vantage ground
Of success; for her employer has always been
an editor, and the editor is never conoarned
article comes 70 lin containing GOOD ide.s wall
expressed. it makes no difference to him il the
u,ite1 thereof Aves in palace or Ra1ret. ia
masculine or fcmioipo. ia attirod in a Getin
or hundred-bouB corset, woarH garment If
teen Years old or two montha.; Unfortunately
the mass Of employers are not editors: the mass
Of workiug Tornen are not w1fera but saiaa-
women. seamsttessee, bouse-seryauts tescbare.
and milliuera. In any business tnat theea
3 difference md. 1here there ara number
Of apnlicants for poaition. The nrafasanoe
ia. nina t,nas ant of len for the woman VIM
makes the best appearance. ts'Tis true. Hs
pitv. and pIty tis It's true. II anr OF our laad-
among their customers one who Is shabby or oide:
fashloned. nor do they manifest preference for
q woman OF brilliant ideas. AZ long "a those
ideas run counter to tho acknowledgements
ones. because rnpst people do not care to get
their instructions and drg goods from the same
establishment. That not sny one OF these
things is requisite, and that tie things she con-
demns are reouisita. NAV be seen ut = GLANCE in
an adyestisug column oi moraing paper; TOR
We do not fnd any Of these things called TOR
make l. = GOOD appearance "aod are Of - p1ea.-
ine addres5.'
fhe nnluckv woman who has app1,ed to Mrs.
sxisshelm Tor work must hnye heartily wished
herself e,thor q negro or sick soldier: Tor she
infor,ns us that she has usei her wealth t. heio:
the eIaye to freedom. and has sacrificed her
health IN hospital-vork; but, to her fellow
Yorkyomen. who Games to her for assistance in
obtaipfnc work. she cries. HLeaye me atopet I
have suocaeded In the world. can earn nv
own livelihood. II iii. nv friepds viii he1p
mn. So when YOU are t1rt Of worA, don't come
- 1y1n vat TN m AtrAr0th
tts recital OF Your sentimental sorrowa"
The world has right to expect better things
than this OF You, Mrs. 8. You are nearer the
top Of the ladder lin regulation, ii not wealthy
than most women reach; but is This the best
use you oau make OF your pnsltdon2 Need
you use your best endeayors and the assist
anco Of your friends in clinging to the
round above you, and your most strenuous
e1ertiopa and the freedom Of your short skirts
il kicking down those who are striving for tho
round below you?
And now, IN regard to that postscript, I feel
crosE-eyed nan prepared to throw at something,
uncertain whether to dodge Or stand still. I
confess to being the obnoxious correspondent.
but protest against being referred to as that
Free Press mar" when morally certain that Tn
not man at al',-not even masculine. more's