New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-22
WOMEN WH0 SEEK EnPLOYNENl
HUNDREDS OF APPLICATIONS BY MAIL.
REPLIES TO DEcoY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
TIE LETTERS.


TIE LETTERS.
TEIBUXE reporter who has been engaged
for a month in searching FOR who LEFT her home
in New Jersey inserted advertisement asking Tor
houscicu cr and companion to refined iAuy thhAiuE
that the missing woman might answer H. a.
she had often expressed the desire to I'LL such ii
pos,tion The fret day twenty letters were received in
answer to the advertisements md more than 100 the next
morning The following day 200 letters were IN the
box and Others kept coming by every mul ron al
poias between Boston. Baltimore and Albany Tor sew
eral DAYS One tact by the letters was that there
are many women Of refinement and culture who have
lo,, their money and are now dependent upon Their
avn cnorts for A living. There all kinds
Of letter. and every description Of writing
II INV of the sheets of paper and the envelopes bore the
crest or onograms OF the writ'rs, and number were
sealed win wax bearing the impress OF a family seal
Nearly 200 writers stated tnat they were very agreea
bic and they all offered 10 give the best of references
some Of them referred to several persons Among the
references were bankers brok"r- wholesale merchants
several wclLknown clcrSymcu, publishers, editors OF
GS ~ i .t 5,n ful Of this civ Boston and
pmad, pima. members ~ Congress, college presidents
and officials Of every giad".
OF thcte read as follows: Madam. your advertise
mcnt and think could iii the position; Kept my own
house Tor r 6qr O Wrr. Took from onr T to s
PAGES in saying the same JhIns Many OF thcn
home II plenty and refinement, broken up
hv lie ANGEL o death Some Of tue writer's had kept
house for Their fathers for years hu' had ct their homes
unou The occasion OF Il second marriage. one said: "
have never ned situation but have kept house for my
father Tor the lat ten years. His recent re- marriage re-
suited IN our separation, all OF bis children leaving the
old home in which our mother was !Atllcu anu NhcIe We
were all born
some Of the letters we're from persons with whom the
rc,orter WAS well acquainted. One WAS written by a
young woman belonging 10 one OF Tue most Proinhr
families Of Jersey Her father bad held several
positions OF note. and ANA ssrd considerable wealth
Ills daughter and sons were educated at eaning
co. lser- The father died few years ago, leaving
a large prouerty to his wife, daughter and two sons
The latter engaged business IN thS city, ran thtou%h
their money and then failed In order to save me
family the mother and sister gave up thclr prop
cry aud became almost destitute Inc TWO young men
are druukards and mother and sister are living IN
three rooms in "A small house. one OF The writer's
was ScnOUlnatc Of the reporters mother anu was graz
mated AZ the Rutgers Institute with high honor she was
an unusually handsome girl and had many admirers
she married white in her teens ana nerdme
the happy mistress OF a large house. a year ana
a haif alter her marriage her husband WIN whom
She had lived most happily, disappeared suddenly.
Ecarly $4,000 was spent In searching Tor nun mt no
trace was ever discovered. Three months alter MS
disappearance his wife became the mG'ner
of twins Ten years ago she was married to
another man. Her second marriage has been
an unhappy one and she IL now separated from her
husband and is earring her own lNcliuood
A woman who had moved 10 this city wlthOA paying
a bin that che owed member OF the reporters family
was OF the app lcans. she cond not he tonhd Al
the address she had gwen ana heI noe had NOT peeh
known until her letter was found III the correspondence
Only one OF $50 writer's description OF heTsct
She frankly stated that she was met young, quietly
cheerful and plain looking
one curious and interesting feature Of this case
that several OF the who wrote the most touching
and pathetic letters. and who seemed III the greatest
need of employment. with that utter disregard OF all
rules OF correspondence, which II sometimes
eplsles without signing their names or giving their
places OF residence