Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-29

thinks she may we'll spend these hours
i'm earning dollar by sewing for mer-
chant tailors. All her earnings in this
way are clear gain, and she is content II
they are but small. In the aggregate
these earnings Of women are not to be
sneered at. They are so much taken
from the regular iourneymen tailors'
The tailors, indeed, grow more at tins
interference OF women with their busi.
ness than they do at the wages offered
by the bosses. And il is as likely as not
that the tailors' union will soon endeavor
TO drive out their fair rivals by refusing
to work for any man who gives them
employ. The endeayOr would be made
right away il there was prospect that
it would succeed at once, or II the ma
jority OF jourReymen did not think IL
best 10 70 slow now and do only one
thing at time. The tailors now out
are losing in wages about 81 500 a week,
and they cannot afford TO lose at that
rate very long.
Whatever becomes of the fight be-
tween the merchants and journeymen
tailers, people will manage to wear good
clothes Pittsburgh was never notedior
fine dressing; never was TO be compared
with Philadelphia in this matter, ana
vet one of the most noted signs OF better
times here is the better clothes worn.
The ragged men who once ornamented
the street corners and the shabby coats
once worn by men Of business have dis
appeared. II there is not much stylish
dressing TO be seen there is plenty oil
new and substantial dressing. One may
be satisfied of this by noting the apparel
OF women especially, when they come
out ON Saturday afternoons to saunter
up and down Fifth avenue and to linger
at the shop windows in admiration oi
the fresh silks displayed there.
And though the business revival be a
little one-sided yet, people have not only
the means To get good clothes, Dut are
able Ia spare something for the theater
and opera, where those who have good
clothes love to show them. Few public
amusements have been given here this
winter but were literally patronlzed.
Many travelling companies, indeed, have
had crowded houses and have gone away
with full Golfers, and pleasant recol-
lection of the good humOred audiences
which applauded their merits and wink
at their defects. The lessees OF the
amusement places have had no com
plants to utter against amusement
goers.
Politics and politicians are to all ap-
pearance takinga rest. Two OF the State
Conventions have been held the third
soon will be, and in the meantime all
parties seem 10 be outstanding their
strength for the regular opening Oi the
great campaign. Ii Is often said that
Presidential year IL IA hard one Tor bus-
mess, ~ politics absorbs popular atten'
ton. Politics here does not interfere
with business. Even the existing de-
bates had in Congress get scarcely
passing notice. Ii Is is the same IN
other cities a. in this, preparations ior
a Presidential campaign might be made
every wear, and industry be- no worse
oft. And unless the popular temper
here takes a great change, Congress may
wrangle and swear until il falnts under
the heat Of the dog days, and nobody
will care. The cry that It should AL
iourn and go home, ior It's stay IN wash
ington nterlcres with trade ana COM
merce, il nonsense so lar as thus region
is concerned. People are minding their
own affairs a. unconcernedly aS 1t there
were not and never had been a Con-
vress. And evidently they will continue
10. When the day TO vote comes, they
will 60 to the polls, put in their ballots
and 90 back To their work. There IL no
reason now to fear that the Presidential
campaign will in any serious degree dis.
turb the industry of this busy city. IL
Pittsburgh has not all she wants II mas
enough To make 1t thankful! and hopeful.