, 1880-12-04
HIRED GIRLS,
III = u II u IEI1A3V
FACTS CONCERNING THEM,


GHINsELi., IT,, Nov a0.--"My cook left
mo this morning." said o,tr frlond. Mrs L., II
few days since, at.d u troubcd-;llxIous ex-
preston crcpt over her usually bright face,
while tho lines Of care drawn nbuut her
mouth decpcncd and grew wider. ut Is SO
difficult to ubtaln efficient help" SHE added 4.
moment later, and tito conversation tEF!ftetl
Into utl1er channels, md the tru1sm Mrs. Il.
had uttered pnssgtl unn0tlced Mt, tho Limo TO
be remembered nfterwnrtl rs refrain echoed
from every housewife from the depths Of her
own bitter experience. For It Is fact thAt
tllis field of taE0r ns tho fewust totlers Of
nny In which women flid employment. ito
liable, efficient help Is scarce even III cities,
Willie III SlnAll towns this tlost necessary
ele,ncht Of domestic l1fe Is almost entirely
wanting. In tho columns Of tho papers,
under the head Ut "WAntrd," IN girl 10 do
general Ilousework " Is tho line which meets
our eye tlie oftetlcst, and which. X answered
atnll, Is certnn TO he ,lnHatisfurtorlyso. And
why Is tlIfs? Owing to tho prccept ull cx.
ample Of such noble women as Anna Dick
ihson and Mrs. Llyurmoro girls have come
to rcalixo the prudence of being cnpablo OF
uUort, a!id tho Independence md won-
nnllness ol 80 doing, whether necessity de-
nantts 1t OF not. III consequence there arc
Indy clerks. bnokkeepeTs, prlntors; in short,
latly everything aud aNytI.lng, but house.
Keepers. But. ns our grul.ll,n0tllers tOitcl
with their lIallt1s only. and rs Une extreme Is
sure to bo followed by nn0tller, 0nr da,.gi-
ters lind II Inconsistent with their training
to labor save wifi, their brains, Patchwork
wns mania with Our graslti,hotl,ess. i.ltei-
lectual culture IL mal,lN with our girls. x
lnnnla to which practical duties, uhyatcnl
hct!!tl nlltl " llIa,y INSTANCES life itself ls
iande secondary. oyerworkeu parents mist
t9 educate their daughters for teuchers,
although t!ts department Ii Alrnat|y
lille' to nyertnwng, with yearly tlcre,,so
| II ilu,hterH. True, only q fuW, culnpMrf-
there Ii scarcely nlurs room nj Tic iclI Of tl,o
ladder tn1i 1T tho fuut. but no n,le ctl.lratrs
Their daughters fur housekecpers. "Sho
'S,1,as, M'"tks al't" @ is y PHRASE eaug'!t from mo
y lMs ltco'.le y stigma nevertheless. Like
Tic ltral"l af EAin, 1t. fulHws u 9lri lip aid
gown. anil VIII |,nt 10 shaker 0lr or tonscn
lls hnl'. A'M ttis Is mt tho worst. For It
most ln,rent auluseInel,ts. til! Alto Is uiutnst
utspcrNta from ttlt 1Ieye lluturH Ut Icr Slir-
r1MllIt1lEs. There IL III, Imaginary tlIsgracu
1tiens.nnI l @ sipil' tle occupation whIslt even
yDire III thu tnRtttr I,ritlgut herself would
prefer doing Ilonst.wnrk. The dAugl,ler III
tha t!ollsu r;!tlot associate with ur i,luti!cr's
| t!li things: a,Nl lrr supnFlor In many. l nil,
| nit TINT there urn oniy few glrls Worthy 10
% retained 't y f!Miy md trpatctl III ullr nf ita
a,t, .,tenbrts it!ii is tllp prtsent ssl.te Of lin
~ yo!! over nsk yourselves, you wh0 s.,rnsl
nue-,aif your lE1MB In sunrcIl uf n nlIlr,,i
girl" why th!s particular department wNs
4! % %el.pty, willy, nil others wrru .crnwGei !
| IL UWtTE IL htlultbjS1IhrhS-.iyrt iinnI1tIvatI