, 1876-07-01
An Essay on Housekeeping ind
Housekeeping.
A servant-Girl Relqtos the
Wrongs Of Her Glass.
How Female "Hepl" Are "Bent-
en-" Out of Their Wages.
The Manufacture OF AL
glaans Explained.
i
Cocoaniit Pies, Grown Bread'
and Skeleton Leaves.

sEnvANT.G1RLs' WRONGS.
10 the. Eailor ar The 7tlbnnf.
CHICAGO, June ISL read TnE TRIBUNE
every ,lay. I manage to do this, though mn
only sscrvnut-girj," ard work IN tho k1tcnei'
OF the benefit derived from the "iiomc MAT
tets,,nin saturday's number, l cannot give yoaa
anv i1ca: IL is so much can nnly say TINT since
you have bceu publishing tho letters ! NH
better housckccpcr and better cook. have
hnd a tolerably good educatIou, obtafnetl ut
,ao,no before came to tllis country, but an
continually trying to Improve myself, and to atu
20 tny knowledge In such n waJ that I caii iill
tho position Of ''thoroughly competent,
highest in ny pso{cssioM,-alao to be worth
higher vngcs than am getting now; to got
tho sum per week TINT thorough. knowleuEe
nul valuable experience can command. fcaa
The letters on reducing scryants' wages, anu a'n
ready 10 say that do not syn,patlsize with my
ono who wants To TO this. Tho nlnoiint Of wages
Is not my trouble at present, and this brings INC
to the Object of thts 'etteT engage TO- ~ gen
Is per week. hare not been out Of
q situation since tho 1ss Of January last. In
this time, five months, have enjoyed three
sangss eac tiny lsshargng yief .espI9 1esnasS
myself again for tho same reason, 'lt,! stt here
tonight Ii, my temporary lodging With Just ten
ccnts III my pocket to pny d sar-farc tomorrow
out to tho limits to scs II can sollees inc
amount, or t,nrt Ut the amount, dte ile from
former employer, who owcs mt SO ever since
March last. 1n this instance | allowed my
wagcsto run OH; having a'!e full confidence III
this person, as Il werc, allowed her t9 negoine
for sl,u would attcn ark INC tt tltt! not wnht 4
fow tlolnrs, telling ,nr Il wRs "tald awhy" fur
tuu the sa,1le u II was drawing IT rum week
TO week. find now that she does not even
{t,4 In hpf1Sf. TfHrNfkt
bccnusc she docs not own 60 mitch ~ u Kitchen
table. When came to ask for $l0, md was
put 0fT, was SO surprised, 50 stunned, ] beiEah
70 ask questions, Which, bag lhcsn IN my yscaHisss,
ever, the cucSttnns were answered with solie
ronfceauns, V.ltclt ,alulu ME feel that hence,
forth it was II very hopeless cate. ! Was allowed
aElancc bchtMt ttir scenes, aht ltd not 1llnEe
Hiuks y fur private reHspl1s. took promises,
bathcd III tcars, md up to this time It Is atl l
have Gccn altc to Eet, Tie slGxt l!aen went to
l received my wages for two weeks, anu then
worked tw9 |eclss for nothing. ! tAen ielt, as
must hnyc Ii litslu money to make IT seen! Ike
duty. ! ca,nnt TIL ytu how often ! lave
sallel for tlat So, antl every time | 20 It costs
n,o 10 ccnts, for left that meghhml.oal, lsolr
:lass, of employers. Nov, want to ltsk you
El,nt sllai d. II anything can bc tlonol fou Gro
friend Of tho peunlc. I Woi!aer ll,you have my
lin thinkIne @ of on tie ossaslo. want to asls you
what you think about law Gting enacted, 's
ono Of tho nineteenth century rrtorils, co1-
pclling 'atiiet hiring servants to pay the wagcs
sea esag 10 af'd i ti'ay e eosil sow tsir rcssptS
This strikes yun US funny nov don't lit wei.
It Is not ut all funny to lle, but very serious
question, for am s1re Iun't Know what ain
going to do 4 go On falling IN Wit! sar2l en- eII-
gcst a sort tlf black list to hang up In TIE
fntnuSn office, with the nancs of taosc ladies
who systematically bhc servants without nny
aud so,nc not xu;,sS. uvru tl,ati Three weeks
ago, es,eaagod viii. AIRS. 4. u tl'e avenue
Tor general 'Aouscworis, nt 81 per week. ! ns-
sure yo,s, sir, / never put ~ u lmre!cr tiIrrc
wceks' work, anAl had noh. of tho help =" lint
was Isniiiacl IN the washing anil ironing. Ttun
was Inlil 1Aut With liost u,lrcaBuannly and
most numerically, simply to SGT ~ u g.; bt
hMl hccl informed By d g1tl IN tho i,rlEhtur,
hood that ttiLs rms Mrs. A.a style; 50 blayct}
It out US long Is could, till l couldn't uny
longer, and lcit. Not to hu too tcltuus, Wallt
to till you that my rust b not at all singular
tnve friends WHO lluye been served IN the same
cs1 hero In this City of uhlsago who aetualiy do
got tl.cif work done fur nothing. Tl!cy think
i.o.ltl,lg either Of advertising Immediately q
girl raYrf them. and rew we gues " tu WORN
slnn,s" tlut this Is permitted to go OIL without
. exposure, aud lavo nIa.r ur my u!ml tc
walk. right into thu. Kitchen some
ttAy this week and warn tint acw girl I'll, fnt
TOR solAc .hv't 10 eo'ue usI saiiu my place, hon'i
do rtt.lt tu titus resolve to warn titIs new vic
TINT KiCht or not, slG,lt DO L.. This lay lt.s
hul seycral .llle.cnt girls s!Mcc May, and 1Gls o
paid one lo'!ar forwnsca. ! Gun prove 1t, fur c,
daughter told n,u so Said she IL me ut'c day
MARY, Inn won't Imy you. you necsln't expect
a'd ,oM urs IVY Torsin for ,rn, StE 80 1o y
srs woult aay-your rsal' lsdy rvaders-if yos
should llappun to },rlut surl 4 letter as this
Thrro aru iial,y Win would believe It; for havt
tllu kind sympathy of those Wilt ks,sw low
i.aye bcs,l treatcli. think lmye lsal very Axst
and canl.ot gl0.c this letter wltlsuat tclsin:
, YOU TINT /, ut least, luve better prospect, for
I'M gotnt; next Monday u lvo Ill tic flnlly .
moo! our City Judges; l.Myo not tull st'''
read 90 many "letters 1rum tue people," n',l
sec tho bur.lcn Vi I'LL ls petition I"r rcfor1n.
tho exposure If sonlc foul wrong ur iHFss!tlos
a.n led t9 Jus! tel you ul,oat ttis' !" put ~
aEc, anu Gull pruye all have wrlttett..
truth you have just all tdra nt what apm'tt,
! for 0no layU suffered within tic punt u
sons tor writing ills long letter IL yoi to ulak
Atl apology nceeosary for encroaclli!ls upoE yot
time 90 will closn with MAN., thanks to Il
ladies who write - tflust letters " aHa receipt
aud to you for publishing tllenl sd regalEAr
every week for the hcue1t VI
4 sEssvAsr G'nI.
Observation-Disclosures
10 ths Editor af TAe 1rttuns.
CHICAGO, juno 10. : Every WOMAN has,
bone, no suppose,-thut Is to say, every wulnu
who does not board. Which last ps1vlso r
auces the "cycry woman" f" III Cheagu to III t,
tretnely simple unil apprectablc quantity ns +
CARDS numbers. hut then 1t must be rc,,en
bcre1 Tint there arc hotnes ard hutIea, That
to say whtlo nlatIy iDngs arc really hvu+cs in II