Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-26
A PARADISE FOR WOMEN.
MANY FIELDS FOR PROFIT OPEN
TO THEM AT WASHINGTON.

Between 900 and 5000 Females Fur
nished EmplOy nent by the Govern
ment-PhOtos of the Bride ON Which
the Artist Based His Hopes of For
tune-SenatOrs Poor Patrons OF Their
kestaurant-Senator with Children by
the Dozen.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-W ashington
gives women more opportunities to show
what they are good for than any other city
in the world. 1t should be made the para
disc OF woman's rights advocates. They
can find no better verifcation of the cor
rectness of their claims than by referring
to the record made by their sex at the
national capital. In the government de-
partment alone between 1000 and 5000
women are employed. They do all kinds
of work and receive salaries ranging
from $T20 to $l,S00 a year. There are
also large class of women employed who
work by piece work, but do the work that
would be required in a factory. The
women OF the government printing office
are paid, as rule, by the piece or by the
day. Those on piece work make 81 80
day, and there are over 900 80 employed.
They stitch pamphlets, run numbering
and do, in fact, nearly every GLASS of work
done in the office. Some OF them set type,
and these receive 30 cents an hour, and
their average salaries are $40 month.
A large number OF guides are en-
ployed at the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, and these are nearly
all woman. An army Of sweepers
and scrubbers Is employed to clean out
the Treasury Department every day aud
ha hpf IA
$500 a year. Connected with them is a
class who sew carpets in the Treasury
tor the government buildings ell over the
country, and added to these are large
number of washwomen VINO WASH the
thousands of towels used in each depart
ment, and the numerous women employed
In the restaurants of these great build
Ings. Outside Of the government employ
there are thousands of women who
make good livings at the national
capital, The pension aud patent lawyers
employ very large number as type
writer's, stenographers and clerks. The
majority of the clerks and cashiers of the
dry goods and notion stores are women.
A number of women own stores in Wash
ingtOn, and the Ice creams and cOnfec-
tons for the White House dinners for
years past have been supplied by funny
little French woman, who has made a for
a few women lawyers and physicians in
Washington. Among the best known
lawyers is Belva Lockwood, the Pres-
Dental candidate, and among the
physicians is Mrs. DR.. WinslOw,
who attended Chief Justice Waite during
his late illness, and who was called IN oc-
casionally to see ex-President Arthur.
There is large class OF women here en-
gagged in literary work, and this embraces
oAl~ inn xKyrffn
paper correspondents and teachers. The
boarding house keepers are numbered by
thousands, of whom there are two classes
those who merely rent furnished rooms
and those who give board as well. A
woman will take large house
here, paving anywhere from $50
to $500 per month, and then sublet
the rooms to single gentlemen or
to families, as the case may be. They
often receive enough for their ground floor
rooms alone to pay the rent tor the whole
house. One hundred dollars and more Is
not an uncommon rent here for a couple
of furnished rooms in a good location, and
$50 and $T5 are often gotten for two rooms
on the second floor. A good third floor
front room will bring $25, and house that
rents for 500 month unfurnished will
often bring in 5000 or $3.50 If furnished and
subet. There have Oeen Instances In
dependent by room renting. The society
women OF the capital are too well known
to the outside world to need special men,
tion. They form only the smallest part OF
Its female population. Taken all in all,
therefore, it is readily seen that few cities
do as well by the female sex as Wash
ington.
PHOTOS OF THE BRIDE.
TWENTY-FIVE negatives were the founda-
tion On which prominent photographer
OF this city based his hopes Of coming a
fortune in twelve month. His hopes,
however, have been dashed TO earth by
veto of President Cleveland, and this is
how it happened. A few days ago the
artist induced Mrs. Cleveland to give
HIM sittings for negatives, and for several
days the White House conservatory was
transformed into Photographic studio.
Half a dozen negatives were
taken in her bridal dress, from
different directions, IN different poses and
sizes, while others were made OF her in
street costumes and morning gowns. In
all twenty-five negatives in as many dif-
ferent postures and toilets were taken.
Nothing in particular was said about
what was 10 be done with the negatives.
Mrs. Cleveland had in mind large col
lection and variety of photographs OF her
self tor friends. She thought, too, that
the artist might want TO circulate them,
The artist, of course, had no other idea
than OF selling the pictures, and
he made great preparations for
producing and dlsposing Of them.
He made arrangements to manufacture
a thousand day, and expected TO clear
IA fortune selling them in this and foreign
countries. He rented large room on
Mary land avenue, put IN sAyiights, had
his negatives copyrighted, and everything
put in readiness to make his fortune.
Before the sittngs took place the pbOtOg-
rapher visited the White House and
assured the President and his bride that
they should select from the collection Of
the negatives those they wished 10 have
used. The other day he carried the col
lection to the Executive Mansion, and the
President and his wife picked out the
ones they liked best and then the
President told hm that the others must
be destroyed, that under no clrcum-
stances must any Of the photographs be
made accessible 10 the public, tnat FOR 40
imaginable consideration would ne con-
sent 10 have his wife's pictures sold in
the open market. Imagine that poor art
lists surprise and disappointment at see
ing his hopes of fortune melting into
thin air.
SENATORS NOT EPGCURES.
Mr.. Page who has charge Of the Senate
cafe is putting on very poor mouth and
claims he il losing money on bis venture.
According to his story, the members OF