Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-14
GIVE TmE GIRLS SEATS.


vide for Their saleswomen'a Rest..
Taken Hold OF by tho Law.
Chicago Herald
Seen through charming vista of lscea
and ribbons and furbelows, bocomlnrly
banked III mass OF that delightful and
expensive dummcry which maketh a f.
male heart gladi at the frau counter, In
word, OF 4 state street dIy-goods house
"a woman'e face, Say, rather, and saw
it quickly for fear OF giving offense, u
lauy's laee--a salesladyis. The sales.
lady was selling lace 60 woman, but she
Went through the form Of bargain aud
sale nonehalantly aud In merely perfume.
tory iashlon, The tired Dyes wandered
almlessly about, and the slender fguros
dropped YEARLY at their work,
The woman found the lace too high or
700 low or too something or other. She
ia'o " down, aud went away Without 80
much as bidding the saleslady good-day
10 her then enters q young man, filled
WIN ply az The spectacle OF weary
lcveliuess
Pardon, madeuoiselle but IA IL true
that yohr hint-hearted employers do not
provide you with means OF resting from
The fatiguos Of . laborious dayf,'
The tired eyelids liftod 10 disclose the
azure love iiuess they concealed, the lovely
lips trombled for moment and shapod
the words
What you giyln usgn
"Don't you have chairs or sottees or
oouches or-something TO sit down onYi'
NAV, but can eit down on this YER
when the old man Isn't lool1ing,n
She pointed TO a partially open DRIVER
back OF the counter, whose edge was al
ready worn smooth by the attrition OF her
skirts There wasn't any chair,
Enter herenpon another map--not so
young, bnt vastly moro practical--who
asked briefly If she was allowed TO sit
during bushes hours.
81 am health inspectorn he said,
"and want TO see the proprletor.n
lie was Indicted TO that magnate, whom
he addressed somewhat thus;
"Do you provide seats for your female
"well, nos can't do 10 there isn't
room.r
al notify you now and hero that YOU
ale violating the ordinance, and give
you warning that unless YOU have ,hese
seats IN within twenty.four hours Won
will be prosecuted"
The dry goods man looked defiant and
incredulous, while the inspector, William
u. Langdon, read the ordinance passed
July ~, 1851
1T shall be the dutyof all employers Of
females, In any me camille or manufacture
ing business or occupation, 10 provide
and maintain seats for the use of such
female employees, aud to permit TO a rea.
soDable extent the use OF such seats by
such employees during the hours OF their
employment, for the preservation Of their
health.n
The proprietor gave surly consent as
the Inspector walked away, but group
Of salcsglrls, who had found a pretcxt 30 |
come within hearing range during tins
reading, followed him With admirlDg ewes. |
sis that ordinance generally complied |
With" asked the Herald man, who had |
been witness 10 the gcene.
"More or less IN nearly all the down.
town stores, but not perfectly IN any OF |
them, have just been the rounds OF the |
State street establishments Some OF the |
larger and newer ores are almost perfect |
IN hygienic respects. They have room |
enough 20 provide fer their girls, and |
heart enough 70 give them The benefit OF
u. Bar M some Of the Cheap John stores |
things are absolutely shocking Not only |
10 tney refuse seats, but they forbid the |
girls the privilege Of sitting down, even |
when business Is dull aud there Is |
nothing 70 DO Any Intelligent /
person knows enough about the |
female anatomy 20 understand |
now trying h r. for a Young woman 10
stand up eight or ten hours cOUse sutlyely, /
)ut a little thing like that doesn't inn1-
nee some Of these men. we haven't
nc room,' they say--as II nothing WAS
my consequences that didn't rebound 70
heir profit. Why, In one State street
itore, where there are sixty girl clerks,
hey ure al compelled 70 eat their lunches
n little basement-Foom, separated from
he t0iletrooms by mere board part
Ion. There is no yentilation, and the
'if IL vile az all times. Things are no
'etler IN several other places Ia the same
Ow. The closets are rank and upcAred
or--pOeitve ess-pools-located IN one
Instance under the sidewalk and used
like by both sexesn
hCan this ordinance about seats DC en-
orcedin
Wei, I've had Instructions 10 sec that
I IL. The penalty for violating the or
finance Is a fine Of from % 70 500 for
zach offense. I've notified al! these tel.
owns that II they don't comply III prose.
ute, and meant exactly Whist / said As
o the other abuses tley'll attend TO them
peedily enough, now that the Herald Ia
,oing 70 write II up. The publication Of