The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-16
SOCIAL EVILS N FRINGE.
Belva Lack saad's Observations
Of Partisan Immortality.
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upon the h. els sf the international
congres on the rights s.f ~sneu. IN
sh;cn not le~s ibam sAirxy important
papers were Presented. sosxes the in
transitional sos s7ess ga tbs arrks and
Institutions o. wsynsen. ers.isr the fs,S-
tering care Ct sise anlver al exposition.
With NJ taies ~srssaFl. sas-snher Of the
chamber u aep1isir<. ~ prs.-azsent. and
I Gsae. EsssE.s dc No srr a. secretary.
Already tie fssresgn delegates are here.
and tomo.ro~ the serious work III The
session VIII begin. and viii take up
every department OF teneyoienre Art
~esence and letters.
This conyocation promises TO be Of
even greater import than the congress
= hScfs preceded it. liz addition to this
a congress OF French women al LYONS.
@hieh opened with very eloquent
/ speech. A distinctive feature OF these
meetings from those usually ennvokesi
+. in the United States, and certainly 4
very pleasant one. is the fat that
men. conformity with women, take
earnest and thoughtful part in ali of
the deliberations, even in the cona-
1 Instfse al organization and the Sec
tons and treat every subject in its
{ bruadest and most practical light.
Ii sne OF the sessions OF the femer
congress, under the head Morals aad
bensyolencr, NM. Grace TrAnt pre-
~estesi A psper IN which she made the
announcement that there are is,.uo
Young women in Paris alone whu
make their daily living Dy the sewing
I machines: that their pay Is not 30
large. but better than that OF the aver
age housemaid; that the effect of this
constant notion of the feet upon the
pedals OF the machine SO much affect.
( the back and vital forces as 10 produce
sterility in ali of these Young women.
But Nine. Trant does not help US out
of The difficulty by showing how these
yoang women can make a livelihood
without the sewing machine, or as TO
whether the sewing machine can be
manufactured without pedals.
But evidently they do not contribute
to the following state of affairs.
ILLsSfTisArE CHILDREN or PARIS.
have read three OF the statistical
reports of the municipality, which
differ bat slightly in proportion from
the following, taken from the 0HeiaI
Bulletin OF June ). 1889, for the week
beginning Nav 2s. There were regis
tered the births OF 5Iiiying children,
of whom Gil we're boys and go girls.
or these $50 were iegitimas. and 3gs
"a little more than one-third--iilegis-
innate. During the same week there
we're registered of stiliborn children 80.
of which "a were Legitimate and 81 ilie-
Ultimate.
The fac. that this report states that
among the iileg;timates the paternity
OF 81 was at once discovered would
lead one 20 suppose that the majority
OF them do not belong to those living
under what is known here as the
free" marriage. III this institution is
not recognized here by law IL is GER
sainiy winked a in the commercial
world. II respect the customs of ms
country exclaimed very intelligent
woman had asked some very peril
neni questions shout Paris social life
OF this list of children born 27s were
not nourished by tue mother 1t
would be matter OF some interest to
know how many of them survived
their infancy. This leads as into an
other field Of inquiry.
A large proportion of the women in
the aristoeratic circles OF society, as
well "a of many women who have be-
come engrossed in commercial pur-
suits. do not nurse their own children
neither do they, like American wo-
men, bring them up on q bottle. but
they hire a wei-nurse. This wet
nurse, In order to fit Der for her posi-
ton. must have child of her own,
which. II living, must be put aside for
this new responsibility of the mother.
But the wet-nurse has become pro-
fession as means of livelihood for
large class of young French women
The position OF the wet-uurse is
grade above that OF the ordinary house
maid. She receives twice the amount
of wages, has comparatively an easy
time and dresses gorgeously. But her
dress II distinctive one. She wears
little jauBty cap, with bows OF bright
colored ribbon fully six inches wide.
thai depend from the back OF her cap
TO the bottom of her dress, nearly en-
veloping her.
An IMPORTANT SOCIAL PROBLEM.
She appreciates The Importance of
her position. and carries herself jaunt-
ilv and cheesily as she chat with her
companions Of the same class on the
seats under the shadow of the trees ON
the beautiful bauievaris that render
Paris one 81 the most delightful cities
in the world Here she takes her
morning walk with her charge. and
here perhaps she spends the after
noon. She may have some knitting
or erochefing. Here thousands oil
nurse girls may be seen enjoying the
air. and the better classes of Paris as
well The cafes are handy, both
under the trees and without, 80 that
refreshments need never be wanting
OF course these wet nurses are not
married. III they were il would be
difficult, with other~iomestic ties, 90
fill these positions, as they must sleep
with their charges Then, to continue
in their profession neceSsitates the
birth of child Ia them once in two
wears. Where Is your own child 2"
| asked one of these young act
nurses. who seemed scarcely mere
than a child herself Ny mother has
IL was the response. One hardly
knows whether the subject should
raise nrs. the question OF cruelty "a
children, OF pubiic morality. or al
duty 81 the state. Ii is one Of the
abuses that has grown ouF al civiiiza-
ton in this great city OF 3 SO 90 in
hAbifants. which il would probably he
a. difficult 10 break up a. the wine
drinking.
NOT oPRNEy IMMORAL
outsardsy Paris IS moral. ehaste.
cieaniy and well governed / have
been on her streets for nearly two
months. By night and by day. in car
rage and on foot, in the seeihing
+ crowd and on the less freqreatec
ts.oronghfares. wltnout seeing or hesr-
+ ing the slightest immortality, bolster
ou~neSs. drunkenness or rudSuess of
any sort. An impression has gained
J ground in the States. and | was he'd "a
4 believe il true. that il was not sale or
rgrldeni for women 10 trase. through
Paris wltnouf male escort. that
Fr~uehmen were sometimes rude
To women unprotected. There are
thousands OF women to4ay without
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