New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-02
THEY WANT 10 BE INSPECTRESSES
rIGHrY-rIvE CANDIDATES FAC: THE CIVIL sERViCl
EXAMINERS.

EXAMINERS.
About O'Clock yesterday morning room No III
I'm the Federal Building the sccnc OF nluch con-
fusion and hustle, not TO speak OF bangs. Eigh'y-
five women, whose ages were supposed 70 10 Hoih
twenty-one TO forty five, crowded about tho door,
and waited until J. A. Mason secretary OF the CiVii
Service Examining Board of the Custom House should
invite them to be seated
While they waited they vOubly discussed tho tallh
The effect produced enough TO make nee tfauors
OF the whole Nation. Byand-by Mr.. Mason was To-
inforced by Deputy Collector Charles DAVIS DePuy
Surveyor G. o. f. Nicol and Theodore Baococh |f'
Mr. Mason felt better then, and said that the proceed
incs would begin. Each of the eighty -hVe orators
strairhtway told him con6dcntally that she was 80
nervous that she really didn't think she would ge'
through and in obedience TO his Instructions seated
herself at desk lie saw that they were al suppiieo
with pens ami paper, and after good deal OF MSS
he prevailed on them to stop talking aud they squaieu
their elbows chcwcd their pens, and passed four OF
five hours in trying to pass the Civil service cxamma
ton necessary to qualify them for customs Inspector
ships
There are no in that branch OF the service
at present, but hope springs eternal In "omais
breast and the~all set themselves to work as II fuly
persuaded that in a day or two they would DC ols
covering diamonds In out of the way places on the
steamship piers. 1t has been already ndioat that
there were old girls well young among them ana
no doubt there pictter than others. But
they were all clothed beautifully. There was hardly
one who could not have done duty for revolving
lady In a dressmaker's show window.
Chances from their hundred and seventy eyes
of various hucs sprinkcd freely about the roo'
and they fell the examiners Till they loohed hhe
the posed figures in the silver rain scene at the emu
OF pantomime. Mr. Mason did not wilt-not he
lie has been there before Mr.. Davis vas lniper,
turbahe as a Hindoo idol. Mr.. BabcOcB smiled ana
smiled. But 1t Nj. Nicolfs fAst experience Oh
the sort lie said that his heart was SO scofched anu
shrivelled up he would be able to correct his hac
of tho eighty five examination papers without IL.
The candidates first asked 10 I'LL ont ucc,dr-
alton sheet answering truly upon their honor ana 10
the best Of their knowledge and benef, hunlDcr vi
| impairment questions. The answer 10 question: NO.
5, Have YOU taken amy civil service eAsihihdt;olLo
since July, lSe3lr showed that several were nahh8
their second attempt 10 enter the service Here are
some Of the answers to the question " hat IS your
present business or employment Widow. Boaidng'
seamstress. Typewriter. Agent Help al nome
Gloves stay at home. Music. Cents neckwear
Artist Hoisekeeper for my children. Telegraph
operator. Dry goods clerk. Home duties. Attend
AM on the insane NOnc.'
Are yon In a physical CONDITION 10 JUSTIFY Won
in taking this examination at this time ?" was qes-
ton that evoked funny answers. One was
" Have boon examined, but ! am In splendid
condition 10 have done" All the candidates
we're asked Z" Are yOn now In the military or naval
pains to write q" mol" Others even said more en-
phatcay, No. am not"
when they had done dctstion conylng, abbreviatlon
penma nshp, arithmetic, letter writing and spelling
exercises, they told to hand in their papers. and
60. They will learn their fate in few weeks