The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-12

he sensitiveness " thess work women Is gen |
erally unthought II by visii Ors, who too often !
make careless reina ks In the wOrkroom. Blt |
seu-itiveness about their position does not he
long t. this class alone In our American shops;
Manual laborng women Cener llv seem to feel
that there is ascot i odium attached TO pecuni- !
ary indepeudence. II II l. Q rnsd by themselves.
The girls are very severe earh other. We
never known an instance Of girl being united
Tor work b. incompetence, aud only one VINO
drank Il all; and then the other girls objected
to her being employed. ANY girl not OF good
chara ter soon goes away Z her o an accord"
"With the exception OF that long table OF
y'un- grl' III mig sec most OF your women
lhat is because In dull times we keep the
old q es, md maize the Younger look out and
IN =. 3. ,urn, Ives We drive them to look
a plic" fer girls to graduate from. Dry goods
merchants come nere to ser what eiri,s gen
erdl character IL for trustwOrtuiness and regu-
l.rity, aud then they emplo, them as miiiners
anO sdleswOmen.
AT HARPER BROTHERS.
"A COOL onice IL Ike good ship" said one
/ OF the Harptrs, referring To the behavior OF
| the book-maKing giri- III their long ma lotty
/ halls of labor. AS for irreguarity or any real
] disorder Of conduct or character among these
| women, the moral sentiment Of the room Is
enough to keep It out We mad a woman
horses chickens, Sc ~ne would come here ana
work In preference to all that. But 10 and see
Tor YOURSELF" and he gave me a permit ing
card, :" on which was n directory to the seven
| 1oors Of the Chf street aud Pearl street huild-
Here found as usual the long rows OF folders
! to hs all young girls, thi. beng the department
] where SWift UeNftrltNs u eNtf thlutus ~ az
CURED ONLY IN YOU Yet the torewomi n at
1 Lang Litues urOtes Ell that a woman could
gri noticed In the folding room was putting
the " Adven,ur sof ihihp' into II mo. snape.
Sue st at a IN chine mo which she passes len
l to twelve Thousand sh fcts cvHr ".
In this room mere several women who have
worked ior the Harpers Tor a time beyond the
die aged bindcrs. ihe foreman IL: NV I'D
ladies' are even better than the younger ones,
Tor ihey wOrN steadily, without ltuEnlug anu
talk. can M re surely relf on nnIiug ihen IN
their ?iare. came here when was thirteen
YEAR old, ana tue woman at that table by tue
window VS. qlite an old woman tueu.' IL
called her To the d .sN. She SAID pleas MY ."
am ~ my seventy sixth year began here
more than ffV wears ago was tue nf-t Eiil
they ever empioNed; knew Nh Haipe..
know the boys much, although have banded
tue present heads on m knee. hey used 10
] come around me when they ere tie bur s.
AND also" joined 30 IN fireman, a M IN OF
near nftv YEAR, feel les aiiiltated VITO the
present arm. lhey cali us cd smith but tue
u ceased members us'd to take un tuelr hats
to me, and say, How - YOU do. Mr. Sui ~"
"wnat nait of oooSomdins is your WORK =
/ asked tue seventy -1ye-yehr old.
81 uscd to do. ny part Now fold; though ]
am . KIND u a JppOer.'
man, she returned TO her table. sac comes
w III all welthers have orders from the firm
70 make out her mill Just the same when she Is
sick IS when she Is here, out she Is away very
little. There ale three otner ladies' here WHO
average seventy We trs 81 aye. and can depend
on them better than on the young girls"
On tue Il 'or aOoNe young wonen were stitcn,
lus tbs - Ancient Mariner together. Out lad
long curl- a d a red bow 10 her hmr, " lie ,he
youug giri next to her had her iOcks IN frz1 pa
pers over her iufehedi. suggestive Of eIqIet
tish evening IN this, the SOW ~ room, the fore
man h1d been with the Harpers forty wears
having entered tneir employ wnOn he was six
teen years Od. lie has Oeen tweuty-tnrre We as
ln thAt 70 'ul, and has employed tue women u
three consecutive generations mother. chi :,
and young girl again, as well as niecss and grand
nieces.
Behind columns Of books that were piled
soldy NJ In iron presses. | fund the small
. room 1or tne Urpfflp-f 1 bin derry. q
gliding ana various lautf iit icesses. Here we're
sill- irJtl sixteen 10 elr Y- 4 for u ty
are all "sirl- " At LABOR. * ,cpt IN more formal
niomsnts. when tney .ern eAcn Otner "t1--e
ladies' --wee. -oiin-. .iOunehizlns, aAi "iN-
and ru hing % 81 agiin. after that geniiem
IN his shir' sleeve hsa STAMPED the cover IN a
the clouds wu4tI fNru the ID ne. from Is piece.
the MODEL BISDERY or THE UNION.
Flooded wiih isnt, no dlrS interior tables. so
rich me sunshine IN tue worNr3ons that ever,
window has = shade thai Is pulled about two
thirds down. opposite an extensive open space.
wltnnnt mouse near save ne ancient residence
! now laoelei tine Ap4eton Mi-siun," stands
toe best planned Oonk uin iory IN tho country.
Here 70 " li''Alis J4is IS done oil the work On
Of the person VINO fnluishe. the idea. wnirn
are 20 nc oreserved an Illustrated ncse, as ia
lrom he Ne-luuiAs I NE t. It's peaceful end.
or. on ret rug Their daughters ana nieDcs ire u
iaul w. tAelr clptAs AID uuuuet- tJSrtuer; Da.
al honesty as vel a. irre.IAuty ana dl,si "a
House. -lrls are Kept In the Ueplrtmeut wasse
t-el GeNel ~ tOf IL VEGAS tn- lea ner lvts
her x,ts tAc otner h H. " hen Tour girls s,id
Dir. NattueW-, TIE foreman, are expected To DE
here niue h3urs, Il tiEut aud clg4t aud h4lf
ere psruHtei' lney iea's az nght Lalf an nO4r
before inc men, and LOOK ike ladies' ~ they 20
ou-. Al huShsh journalist recrnty, after vs.
ltl.S iue \ .ivivA,, uo.e4 tue superior - .4e 81
IA - COOK iugers, compared with me WON en-
u 'hs En-iish bmderes 4nd other mauuiac-
torres
a.r. Matthews, thirty years in the business.
hr-t persuaded American women to h ll me
paste hrish IS bOohbinders. Ihsy hid - much
reiu.na. 10 u a. women cOmpusitOEs nov
w. % devils worN.' ana lons refused as
~ 4ar'ly. The nrst wuOm he IND iced gave 10 up
go I'D s.-, as work unhi ftr women. Sow lt l.
one II the most lIcr.tiSe ur4ncnes 4 the trade.
The land " -hing ia ufes are 80 Ia .ed In Inc
op' eentie l. al there ctn ue none ut tho dirt
washed = the tme time.
here ON certain klnas ~ books they ~, sew
lue ~ .culues. n.VlIg tu- only utteen whtcn
eN.,t, Here women pclp max toe ten cent
Webster Syr ling Zoos. their work thu. pre-
sa-Aris Ia 4 day tnv sue Is VI 1850 spe. Ing
oo'as' e., al-9, d.. piece wo.h, tue glrl,
are their own th-knhsters.
Mr.. Matthews tninks the book sewing M
c, ,i ,nsre he "tni - "lrA tnan the bIsk nee
OF " 1r~. 80 70 ~ week MS savers. g. - so:
Lis collAturs and gather t.. SlOtoSL.
a ,tay'A1t .l '"e o",e "snl' wen gets ~
zen. ana tuel ifrr' SUP lies pod 10 the opera
| tors Il cIeap rates. Tue gifls say from tneir
! ehTiiin-- i've cents a We ~ the Appleton H.
/ % society, and Let a. week when >icA, allI
20 for their burial IN tue sickness Is f4t4l. In
III me iscs. SUM have Doe IA donated from
/ re luna to enable tue sufferer 10 seek another
/ climate.
" 4 rirl," said Mr.. Matthews "dnes not intend
/ q be IA arriel from our undery, unless ncr nus
/ band rN"ects ~ Keep her, aud We nurture tuat
] seufl .tuf.'
Us not, ~ course. . be supposed that in the
numerous small COOK uinderies women have the
/ cpmiuitdtle homes Of lauOr which they uul IA
these large, Did establishments
How Robertson Mounted the Mute.
hr9mtss AlqHiI lDsnnNl1iL
| 4 JlnesbOrO negro while Whiting for the
| Tram ~ 20 Out tue other niEht, struck ~ wlth
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