Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-13
The Work Girls of London.

Along the embankment between BlacSfrfars
n, Westminster the student OF social .rnoe
may on Sunday evening observe the IN ~ r.
markable spectacle in Europe There is not
city on the continent, not even Vienna in hich
ahHInlng IKE Il can be seen. Under the CLEAN
vi eleCtfic lights thousands upon thouSl dS OF
men ana women are stioling and IL is c - to
see that all of them belong To the hum llect
t waihs vi NC III Is no cXaggcraion 10 say dat
thousands OF young girls may b. seen wander NO
ntirely unprotected by any male e..oIT ana
aughing Jeering, pushing, dancing shouting.
sometimes behaving in what the Ffpnt<, Iyo "A
call an unqualified manner" These arr, Ia
work girls of London. Heaven help theml nd
tney are so little conscious OF their dcgr.id inn
thar they seem TO take positive delisht IN it.
DO you suppose they are happy" IaS>rd aaol
Londoncr. Happy? They ne pleased ~ l'ugct
with what they call Lark! Lor' bless yuJ, tie
don't think they're doing anythka wron
. They're not brought up in way to IN v niue
about the finer feelings, | can tell you" hey
see immortality All around them. AMI never
know any thing else themselves. II ore ~ them
remains +, asonably pure. II IS consderCd a great
stroke or chance. They are ignorant 5 saw
ages OF ten thousand things which they o,Irht
10 know FOR their own protection. They Won
dr. mere by the river. talking SGmrti.nH, In ltn-
gu e. hich pen may not record II Is easy TO
see That many of them have been Visiting the
pubiC houses, and by the time they reach
,ir parental ROOFS protecting saadD ~ ~,:ne OF
them arr Obvious OF external cir,unlstanc =.
ltrg' gangs OF men and bows OF all g-.td,'S frrm
III" Gutrse and dangerous Villain in lDbaas "A
tees 10 the Sual citE clerk Wi II his ~ tight
hitting clothes and his jargon OF the Cnunylia
house. parade the broad Sidewalks. NOW en-
g'gihg il an amateur dance with some
m rrt party OF gir.s. now talking 10 som other
groups IN language which wSuld b. inSl ing IL
they chose 10 consider IL So and now getting
into sound encounter at flSlicuIS ! tiwht
among tho gitlS i not at al uncommon. Md
the e are the figure mothers OF tie working
clas> es; these the crcaiur that must he in shop
AMI market AZ sunrise a u remain there until
sunset, every day until sunday! All Whaa
Use they make OF their Suudly. q! rol"S.,. the
fathers and mothers. careless ana c.lious as the
a Il i n ART Ar
conjunction about allowing tnc!r daughters 10
W.thuer through the streets alone ,klltil long
alter midnight, II IL were not n ruStn.l which
mas become timc-honorca. What per cent. or
inc working girls OF London are thus <pnS 1 to
every uanger OF great metropolis, do not
know. but II must be very great. .Jul-inr from
the language which one hears from these SIM
day promenaders Oh the embanklaent. they
have been touched by no moral influence whit
ever, nor by any cSthctiCnl one. except That
procured by a view OF the public house walls
and the rows of lights around .Cleopltra-s
Ncedie."-[ Ed'rdtfeKjRp IN the b Isl IN lttTa'L.
k.Ime-kiln Club Spelling Reform.
The committee on the Judiciary TO whom Il II
teen referred the question OF Il reform in 50 VI
ing for the coored race OF the land mate a flll
and exhaustive report. Below are given i list
OF words and the changes in the manner of
spelling them suggested by the committee ana
adopted by the club
Old way. New way.
Wagon, Wagn.
Depot, D-po
ChaSm, KIM.
Borrow, BOrer.
Clothes, Cioze.
Dough, Do.
Rough, Ruff.
Caesar, Ger.
Gorgeous, GorjuS.
The above are only a few samples of the words
submitted. 1t was also suggested ana ado ptei
that the following authorizations be made use
off,
n. G.-'sNo good"
7. B.-"GO TO Halifax"
X. S.-"Ill see you later"
A. Blend me five dollars till Saturday."
{. S.-''Tll put head on you"
L. S.-"TH see YOU In Chicago first"
=. I'll don't want a nomination, but I'm in
the hands OF my friends"
XX.-"And don't you forget it,: Detroit Ere
Press.
~ Countess Montiio. mother OF the ey-Em-
press Eugene, once kept a millinery store at
BruSSe S.
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