The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-31

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II want to get my money, madam. Can
you help meT
The benevolent-lookine lady sitting behind
tho desk in the ONCE OF the Working Women's
Protective Union looked up from her books at
the young woman who had addressed her. The
latter was . dsrk-eysd. dark-hsirsd woman.
but little past 10 years Of age. with frank.
delicately formed face. showing slight traces Of
hard work and sorrow. She spoke with slight
foreign accent
II was told that you might got the money
due mo from my employer. and came here to
see you."
Who is your employer ?" asked Mrs. Ferrer.
tho superintendent.
The young woman named . fashionable
Fifth avenue dressmaker.
"Ohi you are not the first one who has not
received her money from that madam. /" said the
superintendent. Tell me the circumstances.
and who you are"
Shall tell you how I came to work for hers'
Yes"
My name IL Maria Agatha Toquieri. Ny
father 10 an italian artist. and lives in Eng
land. l had always had . good home with him.
A few months ago my brother. who lives on
Long Island. and who left the old country
when was little girl. asked me to come over
and keep house for him. came but found
a aon ps I'll s s f% Has ,s sss md
70 the city 70 earn my living and, enough
on Speak both a' Frosch 0" and German. "n as
Esi! .s nv I istssrs native tongue, and
spent I'll my money. and was almost IL despair
when went to see the madam In Fifth avenue
in snswer to an advertisement, and hired out
sts AZ %ss but tbs week i 81. owed me- IN ali
my Scsra and d my ~ p.s ssd to EnslsDd
she said she eouldn,t pay me all Of It, for had
saSsn ns any yG money ist and ps Shall
have no place to go unless can nay my board.
Can w you az, Get the 9. money mo- for me 2 p -,
she died out IL blank and dospatSssd The foi
lowing to the fashionable madam:
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% ssi be iHs'a i% .. sa place sS s
fully, '''''' '''' ''N ~ Il. ". FrRRsH. sap.
week later the same dark-eyed Miss To.
Guaisr came into Mrs Ferrers oiee and that
ANS drawer had been scooped dry" I've got
II. you SEQ. The madam sont It around when
Miss Toquieri smiled. took the money CRATE
fully. went out OF tho Office. and is now in
Il presume we have collected $500 from this
got, but which thew could Iii afford to Lose
to Sun reporter. This madam makes as
fashionable dresses as any made in New York.
ports largely and goes to Europe every year"
there dressmakers who thus de-
Yes. indeed. Our books show the names OF
many such dressmakers. and II is sometimes
difficult to get anything from them. We can
and %omen often defy u.s."
W N,nn are are Il the average wages paid these
Good dress lnishers get from 50 to s12 a
average s. %eer sna nSe
sure Of WORK except durinS the spring and fal
they2 Six girls came in here in one afternoon.
and all reported similar cases to us. They
answered an advertisement from necktie fac
tory down town. You see advertisements fro
III. was :. Ss.ssoa Meth VIII
S nnss dsstiiHts sirI.: IL Iespon:s.
.s {. S.ss aSEsn
took about 81 day to make dozen we'll; Then
spoiled. and would not pay them. They went
Elm eons e MAKE Ths ws liz
game. We wrote our usual communication to
" SouG have dfnn
each case for the twenty-five cents II it. had
s5 sS 4Hes 4. III ss
houses ' Who make these 'I poverty: stricisn
Our strong T point The aw Mr. e john Far
sons. our attorney. pushes the cases right
| through In can't settle"