, 1875-01-30

OF hor experience in q matter which mas TOT
tion n,m curiosity, It has been kno"n
tt,.t this lady Ia trying. st Cyfarthfa Caetle. Of
wi,icd site s tho wealthy 1'istrcss, the expert
mont Of employing ,sentlewomen % domestic
forthcoming pamphlet relates, and proof-copy
of it, wlli1ll hayo before me, a,ows that Mrs,
ErawRhay has not only tho benarolenca to de-
eg1 goud work. but tic executive ability 10
direct q aud tho literarr aEs to represent |. to
Inc 1uilic simply and satisfactorily. Tie facts
Wcll influenced Mira. Crawshnv to this expert
ments wcre there: There are near $780, 900 more
women than men in t}reat Britain, foE whom,
consequently, marriage is impossible. Tho LAWS
Of tho work that rnss well:, Among
theEo women, none hro SO likely to
aufIor as those who haye been delicate-
ly nurtnred+ for whom tllefc appeata to be no
lion Of .governosses. Mrs. CSawshay told tho
Women = Employment Society "that II 1t wou!d
discover five poor senfe~o'nen wiling to undor-
tako domestic service at oyfarshfa castle sho
should ba treated al ladtoa and should
iind 1t home. FIVE ladies' wsrs found, and Ie-
came in the castle cuok, ladys nald. Kitchen
na M upper Ihes
OF them being distinguished one in tho coursB
They were OducAtcd and mualcal. When they
arrived at tho castlo thoy wore placed 10 tho
ss'ns apartmonts which had been previously &C.
kinu Of work. Tho other sosvants beside the
! 'lady-holps' arc Hix ordinary servants Indoors,
two man servants, AIlss Cfawshay'a 1naid two
uuder hotassma'dB aud fcAllesy maid, who
comes daily to do rough work. Any ono &C.
gunintod with tho disposition OF the lower
clssbes iu thia country might have been par.
douod for believing that Mrs. CraWaliay had got
together the materials for first-olass domes-
tic explosion when she thus had under ono
roof lady-hcIps and ordinary domostios. Nor
can doubt tho 2bsenca Of such resalt must
le ascribed In large part to the tack and courage
Of Ihe lady Of CYferthfa herself. When"
sllo wti.cs 'the i1en first named to the kind
hearted n,atron Of tho Women's Employment
Society," it Beomcd fairly to take her breath
away. When said. I ehsll always. II At
leisure, sarlaish my. own shoes and ass1ss
waa some hope, for she repliod, II you will do
this, SO A. to show TO not yourself SEQ any
thing sgHoh!a ia work, perhaEs 1t may sliceeo0;
but toll mo, will these 1Sdies pa treated as If OF
cora nj il OF tue family would DO quite impos-
s.blo, for II tl.ay all ttlled with us thero would
10 no such thing NJ r,lrncv left; but thrT will
| bo treated with every confederation, and haye
| room appropriated to their nse, in which tllov
viii sit aud tako ineals sad shall be vofy glad
| Of the co,npany Of ono or Two a. time. may
add that 1t ID zsay constant habt, whom driving
| out, to send = mesRnBe that am going out A.
room for 80 many ladies'. l always ind that
| trey arc really in few minutes, and. Of course,
| euloy the little break ia their regular work. 70
Which. % return; they apply themselves with
reaoubled arlor."
They seoa7 to haro dcclinod an invitation to
come to tho drawing-room Of an evening ona or
two at sisno, Oh Tho ground that it would re-
1nlrs a larger expenditure on dfcss than they
| cu,,id *lIor1 to Ink with the companioa at
! the Castlo-- which. ! olay aay in pass-
ing, numerous and Blch as might naturally To
| ekpoctea to surround the wealthest gentleman
| OF South Wales. Mra. Craws!.ay romarks tAat
! tug Into the drawi1e-room " will. doubtless, be
! IN insuporab.s Objection until SUCK time RB 4
| gentlo" oman eau be comfortable i'll society al
! though her d, sss may haze 3 aouneo le8s than
hcr rneiEtbofs." Mrs csawshay has The advan-
tageH OF personal beauty Of particularly htstsly
ktiid, and aasnoRa at oDco diSoiaod AMI sisape !;
so one may iInaIlno ~n.t Nh impression would
ba made upon her sarvauts whether Of ttio upper
lowing "The ilrst tiale this {swcopng oil
clolb) was required, ] rightly Snassed that
Tho young laly whom / bugsed to do 1t
| was nat q prdncidns to aweeWnY, 70 l as
sumed o knowledge, though ilave it not; and,
zach taking hroum. we worked together with
! many laugh at our mutual awkwarlaes]; but
wH wora by no mcapa discouraged ly tho res11lt,
| and tho young lady ha8, gouo On improving by
practice, whllo tear have stood atil AZ have
mover been required 10 repeat the proeesa." With
regard to varaisliug boots, Mrs. C. did that once
or twice; her reason being that B4o folt that the
| ''sielrs" must Rarni8h their own, or revolt of
the footman might Gava resulted. LII this as III
other casos, She found thatlt was not the atnount
al Tho work tlnne by tho DstToss that was OF
benetit but the point IL to put work on lta prop
or basis ''.Thoro Ii nothing particularly with
our in iady Backing shoes" remarks Mira.
to better employed looking attor her honsellolb
Or children, and, Ill Ronlo eases oven in blsoko,l-
ng papor; but, az protest against work being
degradation, sueh IN employment might 90.
caaonally have ,ts use." Tue lauy-hclpA proved
to bo nln.irabo soryauts-uo braakaeas. carpet
| teari,.gt and the minimum Of dirt and dlsarler.
l}ut how ud the poor, ,lte1ato nndorseryants
regard tllo tuatter5 This tho cruz ot tlia exper-
| iment anawGfB fuliv:
- It may ba thought that servants wonil lia-
9iko having to treat sltetu with respect, but
hnyo not found 1t 80; all seryants worth having
havo beon fur tuoro willing to accord tlen col.
sileIation than III most fau,llies they are dis.
posed to accord 10 the governess. Whiis ths
whole family waa away, and woskmen we,e
lit tho honho 1t Lapponad that aomo exnoctet
extra help did not arrive. What was to be dono:
large hall required waBbing, and tho family
wa,e expected Aoua. Tho ladios wsro equal Il
tho Omotgenoy; .hey armed themselves witt
bucket: and tianRes. and, Locking the llA!i-door
proceeded 10 Try thoit powors o. scruhbing.. Al
this momeut an u!l;ior-huuaonaid happened To
pass who Expressed nersolf thoroughly snockol,
nnI farly drove them sway. saying how angrJ
Mfs. CrawnlAy would bo, and that sla hossol
would wnlk later 70 got through 1t. / recort
lfs no loss al llonurab!s TO tile housamnil ,I1uf
~ showing tho dayoti0n of the ladies' wha woult
willingly have thus stepped bsyonl the torms o
tic Contract rather than tue family should bt
| inGouveniencel."
10 the information supplied by 3tts. Cfawshsy
in her pamphlet, may adt tilat have heard Of
good authority that these lady -Iltlps have pinn
III their roun nnd Mnhuge to get leisure To-
praclce. and that, ut l.tsLo CONCERT given for
charitable purpose in tho nslELhoti,ood, one Q
tlaln appeared, and won great applause by he
, performance. It. NUT be understood that u
dEfrereuco III payment IL made 70 these iadles lie