New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-21

uone LOT itOm tour to SIN collars week, tne lat
ter sum being nsideted hi h gay. But the wo X
is an advance upon factory york AMI Las a better
sound. tho dressmaSers' assistant looking down
upon the factory hani OF even the seanIsti ess
Of inferior order.
In time | learned the full story OF the little |
woman, ordinarily reticcnt an shrink NJ. but |
brought by trouble an in ignat to the ierc st |
protest against oppression Born in a New In = |
land village she had lea ned a mill ners trade |
to which she presently adde dres ma NJ. and |
succeeded in max ne a fair Twin. Ill bitten by |
the desire 10 larger lie and sha all the good |
that the city TO offer the shut-in country |
life, she came to New York with her small saw
ings, expecting to Tin work Gus ~. an did so |
going at once into store where frion at
work. Sanitary conditions were all bad. Her
hall bedroom fourth floor AMI the ose C n
fnement all did their work, and In, illness
wasted siren tn AMI sa ines When recovery
came her place had been filed. and she wan cred
from store to stole sc'king emoloym nm inc
such odd jobs as were found at intervals and
powerless TO recover the lost grounI
at was like heaven TO me-" she said. awhen
my friend came back to the city an got me that
place skirt-hand at Madame Ms. I 50
| far gone had thought of the river AMI said
to myself il might be the easiest way out. You
can't help but like Madame. for she's smooth
| poh-uCu easy bHu ildlStS your NOIh anu sic
made ME think I'd soon be advanced AMI get the
place I ought to have. She raid regularly at
first and began TO pick up coura c. 1t was over
| hours always. Madame would come in smil n
and say: An, dear girls What trouble 1t is
an order that must be finished so Who will
be kin and stay so leetle l nger% Tlen we
| all stayel andshe'd have tea made AMI sent II in
and sandwiches or something coed an t'ey all
said. She's an angel You won't find anybody
| like Madame She WIS pla' sib G. to-, that
even when there kn-er and i n time be-
tween the payments the girs di mt ane he.
but borrowed Of one an )ther an nut of their
| andladies and mana red all to her feel
nCs. Jenny G. had been here Longer than
OF them and she worshinred Madame AMI wouldn't
hear word when .ther com
planned But .ennys feet wee On the gro
AMI she hadn't stitch OF wa IN unde: clothes, an
she took cold in December and by j n ary II
had tight hold OF her | went to Ma
myself then and begged her to pay jenny If it
wasn't but little. AM sic lied an sa if she
could only raise the n y she would She didn't
and by and by / went again and then she Turn =
ugly. | looked at her dumbfoun ed when size
sroke her real min and slid if we didnt like il
we could lea e ere were pl nty 4 oihe 5.
wouldn't believe my ears even IN said u myself
she was worn out with trouble ani coul n t M
a word of it wanted ney for m IT, but
wouldn't ask even for anybody but j my
Next dav Madame brought her dol'a Of
the two hundred and TWEEN she owed her AMI
Jenny got shoes hut it too late. knew II
well for I'd seen my S ster 60 ue sane way
Quick assumption ain't 10 be stop ed W tn new
shoes or ANYTHING hun : and there's n
ratcnt for them yet that I've hi Of. She
was going last night when went roun l. an sure
as you live I'm goine to put her death in the papcr
myself Eve been saving my money of he's
TO do it an I'n write It. Murdered by fash
, ! ionable dr. ssmaSer ST in Jan lary 1856
emmy G.. are n ncteon yeas and six months May
he they won't nut it IN but here it is. ready for
any paDer that cot feeny en1u n t. care wheth
or sewn,-girls are cheated n star ei an xii ed
OF whether they get what they've ca ned I've
cot work at home now 1t Mt ma ter so much
| 10 me but I'm committee 10 att nd tn S t. :,
and III find out every fraud in New-YorS that
can I've cot nine names now, three OF 'em IeTl-
lar fashicnlbes on the west side. an six Of them
following their example hard as they can on the
east. and a friend OF mine has prin ed in large
letters Beware OF at the lea OF a H., and !
add names as fast as I get t EN-. AMI eve girl
that comes in my way warn against item. DO
much GOOD No THEY'LL Get all the girls they
. want AMI more but it's some sa'iSfa on 70 be
able TO say they are cheats. making living out Of
the flesh AMI blood Of their dupes, and III say if
till die"
Here stands the experience Of one woman with
fearle-sness enough to protest an energy enough
: to have at asst secured a u cradle Twin. Tie
report for such it NAV be cons dered. might be
made Of many more names than those up her
black list or found the books Of the Uni
Happily for tie worker, they form but small
proportion Of the long list Of dIessmalSers who
. deal fairly But the life Of the ordinnry han
who has MT ability enough To rise Is. ike Tat 4
n ] fla nod
" Whether machine or hand I'll ed with ha Dish p
. uncertainty overworx unlerpay The lai-e
= estab fshmenls have next t. no duh season but
this paper deals to day Ony with private NO kers.
AMI often on The east side es ecal'y. where r1r's
and WAGES are always at the lowest ebb the glrs
: who have used all their st,n Tn in O. erwork dur
ing the busy seas Of spr AM fall M 81 seek on
" ployment in cigar ia tories or in anyth that
. | Offers in the interme late time, the wages glVin
no margin for savin which might aid IN tdlna
+ over such periods The dr. IS maker herself 4
ten sufferer. c nscienceless customers abounlin
l. who pay for the work Of one S, ason cnlv wher
? anxious for that Of the next Often il is mcr
carelcssness the recll es ness which seems 10 max
' up the method Of many women where M iney Oh
r legations are concei mel but oft also thev pa
{ deliberately from one dressmaker TO an Tier
|" knowing that New-YOIlx holds enough t. prov d.
for the lifetime of the most exactnE customer
- There is small redress for these cases. an th
- dessmaker probably argues the matter fof bersei
= and decides that she has every right, beins
, cheated, to balance the scale by Little Of tlp
: same order On her own account
!. final form of rascahty referred to In
. previous paper is found here as in ever.
phase Of the clothing trade whether o.
= small or large ale. Girs are advertised for IT
: learn the trade AM the usual army OF ap L
20 cants appear. those who selected being toll
i that the first week or two will be without wages
and only the best workers Will be kept q
- girl IS thus on her mettle ami works beyond be