The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-05
UHdT WOHEN arr DOING.
hough hall Tho country has boon con-

| vusrd with etrikpe Of late, and great and la
| mcninhlc violence has accompanied them. in the
eagcrnces oi the strikers to gain their ends we
! do not road of any organized movements on the
part Of women ~ rcsist the Reduction Of their
wages. Yet there is fully ns much reason tor
the work ingwomcn to strike ns for the work
ngmen. They usually get small pay for their
time; frequently they suffer from the injustice
OF their employers. and they are less able to
bear arduOus work than men. II il true they
have protective unions which scrvc 10 right
their wrongs at times, but. as Il Who,e. they must
take what wages they can got and be- content
with them. ol all the women who work with
their hands probably the best on are family
domcsti g, who receive good pny. are not often
ovoriaskot are furnished with good and suf-
il'icnt food. and onIoy the advantage Of COM
Portable homes. However hard the times may
hc. really roAil etcnt domestic servants need not
| bc long without places. while girls who work at
| trades or in shops are always liable TO lose
their means Of making living. for business il
art 20 decline and ther services to be noionger
required. Yet many thousands Of girls prefer
/ g. tukc their chances in factories and shops to
going out ~ domcstics. They have right to
make their choice. even IL 1t hc not the wisest
Let as now gather together the interesting
and remarkable facts rclat. NJ to women which
have come to us during the past week We
cannot give them all. but mustssr, tthosc which
seem most worthy of mention. A great part 81
! these facts W. obtain from New England, whore
many important things happen. They are OF
all sorts. but each sort with an interest peculiar
| to itself.
First, rs 20 the remarkable fcats II women.
Ia Stowe. Vt. Mrs. McNlahan. though 10l years
old. continues to wicd the s'ruhhng brush as
actively ~ young woman. Mrs. Appleton
! barrows OF Bridgrwatrr. in the same state. like
ia,thfal wife. went out to do chores in the
barn. the other day. ana was hooked hy ono of
! the young cattle AMI seriously hurt-a poor re-
/ wnrd for such devotion 10 duty Josephine A.
/ Silon". n colorcd girl. who had supported hor-
sclf during the course. WI, the y,hcdicloriGn at
the high school ut Newport. L. l.. and Is going
TO college. Thus We see that the tint Of the com
pie1lon may have nothing Ia do W tn scholar
ship. In Ellington. Conn. are several girls Who
are regarded by the townspeople rs the smart
est giris in New England. One. II years old.
mllks six COWS night and morning two others
are in the habit every summer Of walking over
TO tho Willimantc camp meeting and back ia
the same day-a distance of thirty-six miles
while another taxes up "a 45-gall0n barrel Of
cicr and drinks out Of the bung hor. Very
smart girls. certainly and no wonder Ellington
trn, r. of them. Two other Connecticut girls OF
surprising Hrccru lishmcnts ar" the Smith
-rirrs al U.usioubury- eirls-Who refuse TO
pay thcir taxes b .ausr t',oy have no rcproscn-
tluon. ana who have ,rsn~.,t the Bible. Be
sides that they live in "a house 1870 years old and
own the Gov. Saitonstlll ia ua 2Ju years old n
great treasur'. The Sn "a sisters arc very re-
narNaAic women for tac.r pu.e industry. con-
s'i' ntIo.sne--. AMI prrs ycr.ncs. Two girls
in GorAau. de. lately walked ten mics on a
b bntaHiIin-: cNpe0lt.On-uOt n very not WortAy
feat. but very crriltGhlo one. They did far
britcr than t'at foolish ii,ssa'hu- rs girl who
hns saved up so To- 80 To- Saratoga for ten days;
and the Miss Chur b. Of East HAllam. Conn,
who. though "uuus aud pretty. and with well
i"-do var nie. Ian away with a man named
hosoly. whose reputation - not 81 the best who
70 it,n rant. is partially deaf and blind. and las
cancer. Miss Church must o, a Young LADY of
singular t1stc. In Burlington. VI. thcrc is n
woman aged n. who has been married only
once. and is tlc mother OF twenty seven chill
dren.
IN" iollics OF women are not so pleasant
things TO write about yet II is the duty Of the
journalist pot Ia neglect the weakn asses If 30
cioty. even where they are those OF the fair sex
though he should az the same time acknowledge
that IN tie matter OF FOLLY the men exceed the
Won't every day. The Massachusetts girl We
nave mentioned above. who saved up SIS for u
ton days try 70 saratoga. wis a foolish virgin.
for she mgnt have made lar better use ul her
money. SO. also. wss that a silly vain impu-
dent and intrus i've woman. who. according t.
III" London cores ondrnt OF the Irtblute. las
been Fostering the arstocracy of that cap tal to
E"i them Ia give her invitations h. their d.nnrre
and other Entertainments. and who has refused
To take 10 Tor AN answer. and mas been suuhbcI
beyond the supposed endurance Of the thickest
skinned OF mortuIs She is determined to g,t
into high society. and is prepared to eat bushels
OF dirt TO accomplish her purpose, : doesn't
euro II she il snubbcd and laughed -. SO long
hA sl" Tor 80 her way into the charmed circle.
ncinS resolved, whnn once shp gets in, To- snub
other asplrants for oniran. phnckoray, IN his
Book OF Snois tells Of Just such women but
this part uar one s described as well known
TO Us in New York Who IL she?
Another foolish women in England is that
wlrol a naval officer who Was suod by her
millin,r tor u bill of $40 far honncts. She
mad" no defence. and the iuil,in"r wac allowed
theb bill The Judge was aston thcd at such ox-
trnNaEnncc. cepeciay wh,n the mulincr ox-
planned that Only G>e bonnrts had been given
Tor the money an dvrrag" of aioW iity dollars
nwrot L. thought the cost of ono of tn nrti-
rI's would hr lu-h to dross a lady wm.. But
ul'rf are many luulcs in New Yor, who would
can ihri lol very imnod'rlto bi,. They are
tho lalios who buy their rleh dresses ol worth
ol fN' and thnA notuin.o i paying hundreds
ol dollars each l'f them.
bul hoth FOOLISH and u wicked girl ais the
on" Who because eh' said " M 81 lIllnnl of
Iowa hat Hlandored her. and hrcau-r H. nilcd
/" slen paper r'trn ing the alleged asper-
SION ON her character. pro cured a pisfui and
shot and killed him. That wil. poor way Of
Nhlic"'ing her good name. .or the act gave
h'r the worst nano she could have. thut NJ "A
murderer Sao Will haya toIie in Jail. und, rso
painful judicial trial, and. perhaps. l.. i'm
prls"nrd for life. Meantime Holland WAS nj
one" pat out Of Ais misery. HE murderer may
not nave deserved his Expressions. but she cor |
w'nly has proved herself aN,olrnt and danger |
"H5 woman. whom it would BE- we'll 10 prrmu- |
h'nlly shut up. sothal she shall not shoot other
men who happen To- say thinrs uhoUe her she |
doesn't like. or watch may loo untrue aud Sian
Nrous.
better sid, ci the character Of .omon IL |
displayed in th' work done lay Miss Jennie |
Collins of Boston, who has established ,hore
Whnl IS called Bonln's Bower, FOR tn pro,cc-
ton oi poor girls. In her annual report. wst
published Miss Collins drvotDs much attention