The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-13

the trained nurse. though still good.
threatens continually to fall. How
many women dentists has the city,
Three. How many lawyersY One.
How many clergymenY None. How
many newspaper women "A hahdful
who earn excellent wages, and skir-
mish line Of free lances whose board
bills are oiien overdue. a young law
YER who advertised for a tousekeeper
AZ $40 a month had over two hundred
women blocking the passageways.
What does art work meanI A tew iittie
samples ot water colOrs or decorativ,
menus hopefully placed under glass for
sign nj the door of the boarding
house. aud months of hand TO hand
wrestle with fate, with dsstituuon IN
The background and hunger and cold
.narhnc in the middle distance, with
final defeat almost certain. If indeed
the rout stop short of death or draw
,nc-board stretched between two chairs.
As happened 10 young gtri Win ahD''
ti0ps some time ago.
What Is woman t0d0y This - what
one woman Is doing Ten years ago, or
,hereahouts. she graduated with honors
from one Of the best schools IN the
country. Her father gave graduation
party for her. and brilliant career was
predicted by the guests for the beanil-
fui and talented creature. By-and-by
her father failed. and the care of him
broken in health and needing iaxu-
ries-and of her invalid mother. came
ON the carefully-educated girl. Six
dollars a week Is what she is able 70
earn behind ribbon counter, and there
she stands.
College graduates are expected to be
we'll satisfied with 5000 and 500 places
al the teachers agencies with fees and
percentages to payl, and often accept
300 or 800 in private schools. with
corridor duty at night after the day :
grind is ground. And what compensa-
ton is there in the public schools, Tor
desks i'm which this fall there are many
aIplicatious from country girls. for
many hours work per day IN foul at
mosphere and with a constant strain on
the nerves. Ia the New York schools
wear ago. out of 3.345 teachers. 3.l23
were women and 2.2 were men, but Tor
the first years service men salaries
run up from 500 and women from
los. Does not every woman Know
that it IS next TO impossible for self de-
pendent woman 10 live in the city on
iOS year in any degree of comfort
ard cl0the herself with sufficient neat
ness t. insure the respect OF her pupils
and associates
Aud is there no brighter outlook III
any direction Ii Is hard to see where
any present improvement can be looked
for. In typesetting, which used to be
Landed as a good trade for women they
are getting for the most part magazine
and book work. which is not PAID Ike
That on the newspapers. 50 long as
women are brought up with 50 niue
business education OTsappreciation oi
busipess methods that one OF the
brightest stars Of the day Is able
I'D declare with self cOngratula-
ton. as did Mrs. Kendall IN an
interview fortnight back. that though
She has canned her own living for many
wears she has never drawn check or
signed a receipt: so long as the multi
tudes of girls VINO live at home, pay no
+ board. and work without sense OF re-
-ponsibility simply for pm money, re-
+ fuse 10 hold their services at any thing
] ike the normal market rate. but act
without esprit de corps like a swarm OF
.cabs. cutting rates every season. 50
looo as both these causes produce such
a proportion of incompetents among
women. so long the labor market will
rise slowly and reluctantly, If at all.
COLD WEATHER FASHIONS.
There are few radical changes TO be
noted i'm the cold weather fashions. but
q great accession in gOrgeousness OF
material coming from :he rivalry
French manufacturers at the rams eX-
position. The most magnificent stuiis
To- be seen at the fall openings are bro
cades of golden rod sprays of natural
size ON black crimson roses with foliage
ou cream grounds. lilies of every trOplc
shade on black or green. The barbaric
wealth Of the coloring makes one ollnk
ina passing the shop windows.
The most beautiful things on eXhlOi-
zion are the exquisite emDrOiderIes on
cashmere for visiting and house gowns
All of these are done by hand. and there
is TO duplication Of patterns. Some
times one sees a leaf If green WOOL dot
ted with scattered flowers in a rosy
violet shade. Again 1t Is golden
chestnut cloth, with a wide scroll Dor
der in orange and silver. corresponding
with the medallion buttons IN old silver
and gold. Yet again 1t is a doe colofed
carriage toilet. against which bave been
flung twigs OF pine green. Mrs. Ken
DIAL. whose reign in fashionable favor IS
inst established. wears on the street one
of these embroidered gowns. The ma
ierial is almond colored cloth, edged
with deep conventional border IN
terra Gotta.
Winter cloaks are nests of furred and
embroidered luxury. a long green
velvet garment reached New York this
week fer Mrs. Wetmore. Almost the
entire front of il was covered with del
icate applique work IN a leaf pattern OF
tan-colored ielb. fastened down with
silk embroidery. Nearly all the long
garments have double sleeves, the outer
ones almost sweeping the ground.
Shoulder capes are the fashionable short
wraps. ugly and ungraceiul though
they be, and appear IN mink and lynx
/ fur and in velvet, overloaded with East
crn prodigality with jet. Persian EN-
/ broiderv. laceand beads ana rain fringe.
Mnhners are labOring vehemently 10
bring in pale blue. \ round hat Of
black felt, has open crown partially
filed IN by narrow black velvet cross
bands. \ biz rCsette of blue satin rib
bon is placed i'm front. and long blue
streamers float behind. A novel hat for
Miss Letter with small cap crown and
very wide vizer Of black velvet, with
open work edge OF jet extending up III
to the velvet in points. The garnltures
are band of double-faced black and
/ blue satin ribbon about the crown, with
small bows IN front and streamers be-
hind, and black ostrich tips nodding
over all.
Jackets are much bebraided and EN-
brOideIed. but content themselves with
smaller buttons. and viii in time resign
themselves to one cape instead of three.
TIE PRETTY AND ARTISTIC COSTUMES
worn by ladies at the early autumn en-.
tertainments owe much OF their bril-
liancy and picturesqueness 10 the rev.
val in popularity OF the exquisltely