The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

| erence to the former. In regard to the ex act
| numbers so epgRged-tbat is, throughout the
| french capitA-we are in formed that the pro-
| portion Is as follows: In 1860 there were more
women than there we're men who were manu-.
ftctureTs of the "articles de PAris"-a very
large term comprehendipg "a good proportiou
I or the fancy goods which one sees in the shop
windows. But in 1872 only twelve years later
on, there were 2l 2G0 women TO Is 657 mon; so
that the women were evidently onstiug the
men. and threatening 70 monopolise the trade.
1t waa stated in the t1icial report of the Eu.
quete" of 1e72 that certain branches of tho
manufacture of articles de Paris" were entire
labor beipg complete.
In the mann facture Of pearls, of enamelled
goode, of many articles of gold and silver ware,
the female artists appear to be yearly on the
increase. Again. even in Matchmaking, in the
making OF musical Instruments, and also of
surgical instruments, the same proportionable
increase is Observable. We may just add that
in the clothing department, but most oonspicu-
ously in spinning and weaving, the women are
twice as numerous as the men while even in
Typography and bookbinding they in the
proportion of S56 to the thousand; and, in
chemical works, 3l4 to the thousand.
Now seeing that in England there are more
women than there are men, ard that the pro.
portionate difference is increasing, it eeems
obvious that the time has at last arrived when
we must think seriously about extending wo-
mans sphere. In 1871 there were 594 39S more
732 more women than men in Scotland. 13l 764
more women than men in Ireland and 12 194
more women than men in the Isle of Man and
the Channel Islands. Aud we mention such
facts becsuss, in no other country in Europe is
there such an excess of the one sex over the
other. Yet the conclusion is obvious that such
an excess must make il necessary that
should provide sdditionsl outlets for woman's
energy. In all France there are only 156 900
more women than there are men and yet in
France. wouan's work, or "1cman's mission"
is continually extending to rew sphereP.
In one of the reports on the Intern ational
Exhibition we read that the French jewellers
and in ell stones aud that the most opulert
ard successful of the jewellers employ tae
greatest number of women. This is fact
which will surprise Epglsh jewellers. Twenty
years ego female industry in France was most
ly limited, as in our own country, to humble
crafts; yet now there is scarcely a department
of French Industry which does not Indirectly
remark which we have already made-thst the
root of the French success is the digaity con-
ferred on industrial ed ucation. In admir-
able paper which read at Chelten ham
during the sittipgs of the Social Science Con-
gress, ON "the industrial employment of
women" it was laid down by Mr.. Watherston
that three principles are essential to the suc-
that there must be training schools for special
trades ; secondly, that these schools must be
seksupporting aud thirdly, that there must
be nnion of all the managers These princi-
Piles have been fruitful in France, and, we
doubt not, would be fruitful in England. Our
failure tn as far, has been owing to ejudoe.
Frencbmen have taught US to dis nies if. And,
practical paper ITO begin with, We require q
we'll organized, earnest, and energetic-Dot
talking, but actiDg-'Society &c for the industrial
employment of women.''