The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19

u up her Own resonrces-she attempted
teaching and failed. 1t was necessary for
hsr to S., Ssfn e sss I,p,asl in f her sstsnhss to
get aoinething 10 do. She even went into
msnuiactarinE PLACE; and WAS ,ssts set t se w snd
NE Mss k dow led w Of this experience that helped
e. sss s%sr In gsbisb ne dioou %y a Samp!oy others; Hi.er
young Iadss, md 80, nt,or rFa smSInTeS m n my my
c e"s,a wss alm nestq parallel r Her father ya = once nee
q o, sis 3 ofilc na. II th lsS si.y ONE ! to sen do w srrands for
me, and u she. was willing 70 dc 1t ! T9 tba r; FRI
pioy hor for n few weeks. she showeu ,m1 IVA
ser' at u" erra snnSdss'eiH for n lime. and then she said
that rather than seek other work sns wouuu W W
my nry. sTrsnd DIS f9 ,Es nothing ,nnsTr II ! "G So taught nor
SssSsf 81 y .1 s,s i sllm as y IN ! i Ssst Il & ss i isls ssqP ss
Office the second one has been Ssa1 e SnrEa and RRas
"My business gradually increased, and
original intention. which was to G nocp pesddeo 81
i mace; and aannbnsinessiikc habits mean.
TO prove TO the world, that 1t WAS NOT in rnfrins
s IL asfTi IN o j 1ana ,S s aaa s !S Gent Consistent
help. After n while my office became known.
and young women came to ne Vb IL l'irs coui dm't
emplo s ythema mgseii I tried to IND places for
them. allowed them to use my typeTritess
tbem IN sh etbe ws ways out Fi nj yo I iou Mar that ny
means would not allow mo to carry on tn,s
,do I,nSE n bSs,psss 81 any Yoo lSns siser Il tSe rsausss C
introduced al, employment bureau branch In
my business. spent 2 large amount 81 MONEY n
IA HsSe5.'fbl nt 1 y went aaa on se The pprincinle that I
would not get a place for any one who, had not
passed % %R sS%S S.}G.S on and ssb been r 5SHaa S Ssmps,
very popular. and it was, not long before there
we're more thnn I could employ at tha mt time !:
practice in putting beginners in positions at
almost any price 1 could get, and Il their on.
ployers di4 not advance their salaries niSdes as asd fh nsy
them advancing as they deserved. and also
fffby s em shS% sspSsEid1H n't liK la Il. but sinf they y had no
In those days " great r many y. secured ircam en-.
tent. because the demand was greater than the
supply. TypewritinR lor, q m became very
large offices had been able to turn out good
work that ,t the 1I machine rs, 6 : as a rops,sr typ q.
w woa1sa e eno IN I'll tie pf Ee : f5ss building. and
the credit OF giving the, first impulse to tho
typewriting business by doing good work.
for rT Mem great a ne1 SeS or sS Se@o snsh S%P'G Sy the
crowds who have rushed into 1t during the last
i've years. Gentlemen who have their work
mend the business 70 some relative or friend
who seeks employment which Will NOT interfere
,Idhst their 81 sense Mem of T 1n NaW YORK I Who have ars
studied this business. A great many Of these
have failed to secure employment. The de-
caused q great many schools to spring up; the
proprietors1 OF which hnye capital enough to
own a few tyrewr afs'm b to te no Sa s9Ssna Gwbo 9t
may be. gained from the instruction book pub
lished by the manufacturers OF the MACHINE
ways give free. Hundreds, OF young girls who
have started out with high hopes OF becoming
INDEPENDENT have paid out ,or al ,b they S haze been len
struction. and have learned afterward that the
money has been thrown aT icy and they SSd are to,
sad scenes in this office OF young ladies' who
have had this experience.
Ono who came here to DO examined fora 20.
sition and was found to DO totally incompetent
said that she had paid $50 for instruction in
stenogrnnhy and tyne writing. and had been
'o.o T 3nas IS IS NO MaS part q my business that has
afforded me so much satisfaction, as the in
s!rnetton departm1s s1i Day nSUe b hsd the .om p'eaSss sure
tisns p = tTsst 4 see%s q tSs lsSssst, iSRs IL
81. .s6 g sl Week M ana one nj i ss.S9o are q ,s earning SO and
when 1 first commenced, business women
were generally considered unbusineSSllke. Al
though some. retain that prejudice, l find now
morodemand for young women than young men
as stenographers: This is partially due to the
Inst .ass 'u employers have tod me that they
likely TO stay; Young wonen, think, more q
msnt in the way Of salary is considerable.
hun ass Re 81 ' %type SiGfss: Urls aits' IN nA the City city Who irs
cannot. lind employment. the demand for ex-
l ncod for my own offices. lot alone supplying
other PEOPLE: It takes a good education, And
OF filling q position In a large law qfice. and
out Of every ten that apply and call themselves
telligenceto fit them for the work. We used to
have IN examination day for applicants for
places once a week. It would take all day to
or three would DO at all competent"
dc You think the increased employment Of
employment? ?" Miss Seymour was asked.
\ When Il woman begins to earn more
money slS spcIn1fd nd more; One woman Won taken
wheels of commerce rolling than twenty men.
Whereas she formerly spent 9 large part OF the
dress Ire and soheminr to {, make II serve SeH ns long -
a time as two or three. now she buys boldly all
she needs and. employs u millinor to make her
the best quality OF goods instead OF the cheap
est, tndulGes to some extent in Jewelry. which
%p 1bT;hsp onI Ea an 2 fo msn esald lr baYs a nnaI tne s nosi.
ton which she now occupies, the independence
which 1t has secured to her has been the means
Of Throwing work into the hands OF many."
A Life Devoted to Charity Briurs Fane and
Houor to Mrs. Josephine Shaw Lowell.
A woman who has devoted her life to the
business of charity and has achieved a success
A. l.