The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-07
FOR NIMBLE FINGERS.
%As Type Writing Art Opening .
New Tisld fer womsn.
0Ssass ~ . Nusy DeunsTOwn oleS-
= Tssh ~ Whish Mauy Earn
Givsnas ard Rins
Memey.
ugsw York Sun.l

pssw York SUM-
A plusnp httlo woman, With her brown
hAir drawn back from her forehead into a
ssll q tAs back Of tbs neck, sat II an once
en- tAs top nooR Of . big building in Nassau
arsst, and SCRATCHED away busily ina ledger.
Ehe rocm was small. hut two Of the corners
4 vsEe taken up By type-writfng machine, at
whach twc trim and we1 dressed girls were
y banging sway vigorously. They struck the
machines WITH the Same careless vigor that
NE boarding-hOps young woman displays
whan ahs plays Der favcrite watts for the
2DoEh consecutive time When they looked
around at the reporter they did not cease
. llnsir rapid playing FOR 2 momsrit
- Il YVES &C 2fse dlE8c3s 10 realize that they
we're spelling words letssF by letter, making
punesuation marks IN the proper places, and
kssping . wsather eye 10 me windward for
enolnsiDn poinbI, pskaSTAphs and capital let
hgA THAR hands, which were decorated
With xinga, Asw up and down, and THAR nn-
y RetS played with great agility On the key
4 beard, which was about four by eight inches
NguAFu, aud wns dotted with numerous disks
about o. bl9as Q penny each one marked
Vim q skssf, figure or Sign. They were
N, espying hw pepsSH, taking four impressions
. 4 - tinss. e Ihs noiss Of tbs machines ~
~anbisd che clicking Of dozen or two tsls-
gRHph iEsaEumsntR Prom an adjoining room
y came tAe soundc ~ many more type writer1
u wGB Esssesabls that they were opesated
aanrh nUv slowly than thcse " the FIRST
.B IVES Oas Of the many typs-writne essab-
= AshmsnAs In New York, and the little brown
AstFsd woman we ne manager, crigfnAtOr,
~ mA OWnsS II e. ~ l'.f1E3sfsE
= @7Jps Wsssag,s shs Ai1 bEiakiy, @haS
~ .Opb%d ~ way foR. woman WORKERS wider
IN 81 ths IsHlssne1on o. England and Amer
hus ounnh1As4 ~ h D mS& Aeld far tie en-
yayIaeet u 'wonan, and thsy have taken
SV9y advaaAAGs u II Very few. peopls are
auaRO q GAD nunhag II Rirh and Wcna4n
'tk6ns@ hrSncAA u labor 1heFo are hun
arsAs ard hundreds Of Just such places e
thM, thoIgh,H with eoms PRIDE, atAsy are not
I'll % prcapsrOua ana oxsenaiV0 e my plaza
Every large hasins@ building n tcwn now
has its typo-witing firm Wherever
ARwyoEu are. plsnttf@ yOu WIN ind
aomS enAssPEiiag womAE with typewriter.
A. her work ipcrsaass sha enlaTges her place
nIsli GhS has regularly organized business
plHes. ususlly-in fact, nearly Always-she
oypa-WTitsBs' reOms ara In the top stories Of
-. tAe AN business structures. II some great
4 adnnt 1kCuld take big katie ard Gticc on the
=. tIlPos Btesim Of ell the high buildings down
N8Wn be would Gnd on his hands rsmarkA-
his eslisetiOa Of pretty girl typewriter.
1iAsy are good girls at any rata, and, with
@Gly few sxcspAiona, they bslong to highly
TsspsctAhle faImfliss. More than that there
s0se gpsas many Who ere ladies in reduced
circumstances who taxa this mothod Of earn
ING sldving rather than 10 60 out to service,
MacA school, OF walt on customers IN one Of
MS Nc GhspA"
s2Cw much dOes good operator oa1nF
pay my rnoss expert writers e1S wesk,
tllt thess ARs ss1As who can make much more
Mmn that IAe heuss, howevsr, are very
@sy. Ths girls esass At Q In ths morning,
hiLye an AocR Tor luncheon. and get away be-
aspecn 4 ana fciDuk hey are secluded
BON Vie anneyAness which shop girls and
MoYeSnene6 encountsr. Many Of them never
.yU8Sf d their work Rhsn NJ s0~n, and e h
mt RansrMIiy Am0wn that they are employed
Tksge are always pleasant things turning up,
Np. For instances, have one young lady
wAo has been ne he house Of . wsll-known
MHthcr up towp for MANY weeks. She e q
Ngsst giSl, aad The authors wife has taken
great fancy 20 her. She eats luncheon at the
Sssase every day, and seldom does more than
swur hours work She dr. ws her salary ct
el9 3nSt the mma There are others who
hAhs as vVaFk q journalists and prominent
aIwysFs sxon eiCtation either At their resi-
.1bnesD Or q tlieir cficsaH
so yon amsploy nasnP
Eve tried thmR The trouble 4 that uasn
nsuAlly see mp Gfxeaei0ma with the girls hare
! end thth nSlssnFS y capturs tho business.
1kemF AaM9ass paseae mais cnegators because
tksy Ca do4nas fatigue and are capable Of
playtmg up ~ night q necessary in order TO
az ont Q ~ Of papss4 Girls are TOO defeats
tDr that Sess az labor, though they are faster,
esaAss, and ssoes sJstsnakAs woFkeFs than
ensA ~ yUa have nevag bsen IL lawyers
eMes y0a esninot amaGire how nsoeasAry type
! writing has t0comA Formriy, when papers
n tfs1e nseded ina hurry, the wAola o6ace--
lgsncpAh, klsrls ofnse hcyA ard Advent
% work copying Ghsm. Nov thsiofice bow
EuEa up 20 ~ typs-wTiting Offices near the
soof, and within an hour or two everything
d ready"
@What part does sten0araphy takeg7 Il
"A very important part. The majority Of
operators learn stsnogrnphy. IL adds 10 their
ll9efeles1E. aad consequently to their income.
We usually take testimony by shorthand. and
ihsn WltNe ltrosIt On the machine, though Ne
have an tgtFtIter here who has taken KtiS
lnOny dhtortiy On ths typewriter. a numbsr
~ girls can write eighty words nat6
'WsoAoma Nonhla" grts
30 yea teach typo- N41ilnRrs sssass
GA ysa. ] have fsHrtnan puRgas a sAs
1ugna 4ms, and thSrS aEs nus,bsr of
hsWps schooa0 than mine. xhh d tie school
HDnn, sAe said, rising quickly and leading
lhs way tnee ths eAjsinlng APARTMENT A
liasll ~ nlcGe wsuisn and Gifas. wdes sSGfsd
ela@ h@stAs2 IN fS1et cf a. many Gype-
gSionS. sAtsA Hea9s iaieAlha away vita q
Ngms gcAH 10 sOundsd q though al The
fsinR - ths wssld wsFe pouring IN. On
V eAAn was hIaeksaaFc, and tAsFs woES Z
Heaehgf @ni@ns aeasesEwd afSsk edmoaish-
I'D l1a ma q ak, ana inss~aaihg
~ og 40 knise "a sllsac4 Tbs pun6s
psss plyA6tng n appsarancs. Thsrs were
stATas on four AnnAnumely dressed young
a'Wcnsn yhosS beauty wonid have attracted |
sseunts4l In Nny crowd.