New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-05
LUCY STONES REMEDY.
THE QUESTION OF DOMESTIC HELP.
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the suffering poor sesing In NJ w-Ynrk
symp~thy wnrn Is never LACKING Where there is real
need, itself fresh of these sewing
siiy. The Gals for provision BY which
these oory paid workers can DO made selfsupporuns
needs, but 10 lay up something for old or
for rainy day work wLicn Is required. which las a
shoGlh he found for them. THIS could easily he done,
left TO Sc would co.unaud better wsges.
There thousands OF women VINO suffer for lsck Of
lug woman Inc most pathetic etteis ever read
farmers wife rue harvest season was coming Her
husband had ridden for DAYS looking IN for help
for his wife. al lime OF year when every man VA.
bnrIen-d by the work winch had done. unrei-veI
for several years sue had besides ner own family. al
the is" tne farm 10 cook and work TO-. Two
three little children had meantime 10 warm her
heart, but tn he added burden on her hands she
wrote me: IL seenis AS tho gn should 20 SID
b- up early ~ set breakfast for tie men. must
late pat away tue supper aud do tie dishes Ny
mendus basket PIE up bg or AM h'kher. and nave
Eot uno 10 Jake stioh; my children CRY aud csnnot
comfort .nem nor teach em, nor do mothers duty to
them. and not woman any Were to help me She had
horne VI under 1t Till falling strength and health com
Here would have boen . none Tor some w"Dan, Win
abundant food aud good wages that could hay. been
saved the bank All over the farms st the West are
Ia the estern towns It is hardly better In small
seal ia Nebraska -aS the vile or tue hotel
keeper dong al the work for eghte-n men, As well as ior
ss children aro@Sd
because sine nad 10 tms To care for them NO ot"er
woman was neat When 1t came dinnrr-time. .he put
the cooked the table and then shut the
children OF hle she waited on these eighteen
bunery One little boy turnel hs grlevod Up up IA
closed on him. but she nai 10 wall on The table
and Child must b- out of the sav while tue nrst
course being eaten saw her pass th" WIDOW OUT
the little one III Der arms covering s lace
with kiss-s In a momert she was back again at her
post Dinner she was Washing up the pois ana
kettss the door being open h-t~-en beard the eldest
child b. nse almost bahy say to bis nCtJ-r OF the
other little one. Do keep tlis BABY In am AFRAID Tue
bor-es will step nun she eslie'i him M0lDsrs
little man" and with pot IN one hand sue s~unS tne
~ with tue other INTO the now de--rted
dining shut tire II was eer only way TO
KEEP hin ,afo she had line face aud heure apd was
in manner. II wac easy to see sue was not
mere drudge. ON tho wall hung photographed group
OF 'acor among tue number In answer 10 ny
class graduated win" Here educated woman.
now strong aud well, but sure to break dowl before
many Jesis un der sucn load.
These ins, only iluStraie what 10 really great
want Now. OF OgeriD< charity would IL not be
far better put tn sc hastarved -rwlng women VINO
Iced hOmes and better wages iu coIn Unlcstoa
Eas a"d West who are .risning lor lsck 81
such help as these women can give Adverusements
for snoh places -hould be made over The names OF
reliable committee ana references gwen ana recelveu
railroad iarrs should ne paid. and the WORKERS eDsse
90 thar work 10 needed ana where IL rou1 DC
10 constant demand
some sewing women have no knowledge of nousevorK.
learn Thev you'd hav- ri-nty OF fooG and cool
nome They would We better ou tnan they wien
scanty furl aud wrotch-d rooms and notn DIX is
left Good housewives wou. willin. Iy teach
cnstomsd 10 work n sho you'd remain for after
sue could them What would lot the Two women
ing II al urst only ~ashinR disL es making beds and
sweepns have b-ou done Tor tnem. even II II had
o--n done badly seems TO mo this is tue solution Of
tue lrstion who barely make living at sew
inR. rhe, mu.t be put ID communication WIN nose
VINO so bitterly ne-d domestic heip Many Of thein
would 40 doubt take kindly 10 Homework They ~OuI
fee tue OF comfort and p-rlnansnee AMI warmth
Of family iie They wouii the larger part OF their
waxrs md In tune small but real Independence
II underpai sewing women VIII take vehpsio
domestic SERVICE 'h'S viii '0' "''0 EUcr STONE