, 1880-12-17
DOMESTIC SERVICE.
The System Discussed by the So
cial Science Association.
Paper by Mrs, Peirce-sho Finds a Remedy
in Oo-opuration.

Paper by Mrs, Peiroe-sho Finds Remedy
in Oo-opuration.
Thu Illinois socin' Sefcbce Association hold n
rck,lar nnoilt!,!y meeting yesterday afternoon III
tho le.tllro room Ut the Flrat Methodist Church,
Mrs. Helen Il. snrrctt, President. III tho chnir.
On calling tho meeting to order, Mrs. Htnrrott
atntcd Tint It WIS utMlcr tho cllaruc or tho COM
mttcoon Domestic Econtny, whose ChnirInilt,
Mrs. n. Fly i'crce, wnul.l uldrcss tho Assocln-
tlOn on
"r,tE PRESENT sYsTEM pr DOMESTIC SERVICE:
Its Defects und Their lscme''lcs."
Mrs. rclrcc, Il p'cnsMnt aoMewhnt petite lady.
viii, long ntld yurIcst xpcrtc,lce In both pruc
ttcnl untl experimental liSitsrltecpErk,-in hcr
Nst, 1,orlc n,ltl In tho Chnbrldgr srhu!s.-enr-
recc tho encouragement tint she wuntt read
fDrlIlnl rttpr. ntlll satci tt4t 1t WAS lipr pur-
IN topic WHICH she asl beDn considering IN o.le
why ait t,uther for tho pnst twenty ycnrs. It
w1n!l in well. " Tho ilsst plnsn, T., to , iIIr.' @
housekeeping fist bevnI. ii olslein tlalrs serv-
f !" te srcs resar srI sayes, sl asss"ate as hrc
servants. wcro pf u lowor Orttcr. Tho system Ut
tonscatlc sarvlco hnl chaisKcd sucs thon from
tnr III dealing With tho question: In altLon to
this. tho ,chnrnutor nf Tho ,nlstscsscs thcin-
ssses ss u @ tho 'A%nsSi Ghsricsc, p0* es 70 wesS s
accitsto,nc to sapcr,lteild tic tlolncstu lal,ora
4! tlle!r Households a,ll to sell tho protl.,ct ot
n!,out by tho 1tuEuenots. who. RcttlstlK In Gl-
gland ct1n'incd together and set N, rlntn INIT
Mfaetortcs. Froll this ttn'c on, nccnrtnE to one
Of tho Elrly histur1Ans. Women Wtrr miro n-
tlIec to !" "frlvulIty." tho mnmufactortus rIvln9
them less do. lii rlaco Of tho doncstls etll-
ilnie nIurU 10 rt,sunv ntt, lcari,E. Tho ehat,nns
~ tho mistresscs wGro therefore lAtor thati tllo
tlIal.Hcs n the servants. ll9t tho old hoiae, ,
txAi years lKu. ubt IN 't'Any cases nd flt,!il
various cn'sts To Mttuu u i tllnsolyra III dill
'nn:r @ ssoI,c so9ap u ,nr ss :s 70 al s
slaves who eald ltc tAl.uht oneo FOR Ill. hut tho
migratory t1nmGAtts pf lilo nl.Nltrn nHN. The
.s"ivcts Of Tho prescnt systom wrro known to
ruH t.Any'A FIRST HE,sEnY
wus TUT every wuf,lnn with IL hnnie tievnte her
rr ie s, ,typ! III pT"su Tr ws,iI s' @ ti i,ut e III
rnts al.sl no liking fur ,nnUlHnitAl praults. tho
ln.'y s.t4Kcstea Tint kl'o nEtl arsulE in tho #
et1s 10 n tlst, work MMt Tho huitse,-tllu sowing,
tho brewing. thu iMkns, cie. Fre,luontly thIs
ic Il, ~ dissinE.tisls s,tscess i, tic cfssei eid
Or lahur, As In tho ctlsc. Tor iEaAlcc, uf Jell1e
jllilu. ,.-.,--
AflA. Observation-Disclosures prHscd ~ MI hleIlA n
principles or Mnlern industry. frhe syAtem III
i!o fMtllrc, IN her opan., WIS thn domestic CO.
wnultt cul, ln4.tller. buy ilu,v chep!y, una oh
tlI, tho l'cst irlp. rhc fi.ct WIS tbat kursnnts
were li1st ~ itte lts lor inislressea 2iofo thai
thur, they gnt t'resl or tiolng eHotl dc,ll Or
xoFytn'i,1,, M Ivy wtc @ sanxe aG9.a u! h9r osisi
inl,. tho !shoi" 81 taG strVnR el.lsA an ~ W. "
s3t'' 5ns. Ms tni monis ~ pn .afsg " wGFv s ~.
WHICH iltiluilE l!tnslrbtls III oteftt!tes As We,
tt!ey wSre ,e1t'red t. 'l2 % ~ sI'Iy things TINT
as ~ s ss,,i, % un,,.s "' vn,,uiis. u i ,as.s,';
supcri,tcujr,inr, whfcit w,s su,llpil1IH tGt tiIu
H,hern nlIst,ass could mt glvc. With thu work
cI,.ss Vi w,rk to io, thore woiiiii DO moro co-
fur u,rro Satisfaction cxpcfio,Icci ly tfu nils
trcsS. Int, In order to Dripx Mput iH ays,rt,l
uf ur,p,Mr tr,Innr ia uruI,IlxS i. coiI,mr,ttiV,,
sto,' 1t wlri,' nv. iifty fnullis sh0i,jl Hiy iii
thnt ft,y nt.t,i1. inr tjtr scvnrH hn,Hrs HftIir
tinst "o',,,erutiso hoitsekeopny wo,ld io"w
tiIn t;rnn,9 a"stn,i i ,yhtct, f,strt, Got,sE,nt,
i,,t. Mna IN IL, a,tt4..asft,Iiy I,on,liit.tnd
II :,hc ~ st,iou,.sM v"rv }rn;ifmi i,n"-wns dls
,n,aS"d nj nn,nn Er,,th uni nn tittip ,,rnis.tI
x,,"r,,,." u. ,'1stf -, "a t
Mslt i''1,s,t n.1rnaI M sviih Strs T.ircc that
w;m,s,,, VIM rad Hc", hu,,sr tu,v}it 10 In % ~
WV tn.st 'tt5y "n"9 tE.ta !h3 ~ ~ N%tioa % ~