Telegram-herald., 1889-10-14

salary an3 broaght the school - shswn
- The ssmmsr exsminsssn, lnte . ees-
teF condition thar Is hsa before Al
tanned. This assistant sppie1 tor ths
prtncl p1lShip, vs. refused ana man
was appointed NSo had not before
tzUghE N tie city.
Ia second clty schosl bright girl
employed ss second assistant was called
on - coach the nrst assistant n2n, IA
his duties Al the end ct . month the
man who VAS luc0Ea peIent Ms as
ChArgel and the woman "ho n~a
record II several years faithful sertlos
asked tos tie place, met . refusal -Aa
Was equlFe1 o. md tine outside ot hef
oNu work 70 ookch > second inexperl-
enced man for tie position
IN brooklyn no woman holds gram
mar school t'rlncip2 and men are
croNGing women out % tie intermediates
ana primary Prlncip&lships, and lt ls
noI the policy 70 encourage tie sp-
pointmsnt 0f women even a. heads OF
departments Young men aad young
women. schoolmates, graduates Of the
same country college, come 10 the city
tie men ind public s. choOl employment
3. from a., 500 10 g., 200 and the girls
with harder places are extremely for
tuHete al S50e
And Is there 40 brighter outlook IN
any direction il Is hard ~ see - hence
any present improvement can be looked
for. In type setting, which used TO be
lAudec as = good IrAde for women, they
are getting Tor the most part magazine
and book work which IL not paid ike
that on the newspaper.
30 long as women ere brought up with
so llttle business education or apprecls-
tion Of business methods that one Of the
brightest stars Of the day IS able 10 ce-
clare with elf-cOngrstulatlon, as clo
Mrs. Kendall IN an interview fort
night back, that though she has earned
her own living tor many years she has
never drawn check ol signed . receipt; T;
SO long as the multitudes OF girls Nho
live 20 home, pay no board, and work
without sense OF possibility, simply
for pin money, refuse 70 hold their ser
vices at anything like the normal
market rate, but act without esprit de
corps. like 4 swarm OF scAbs, cutting
rates every season. SO long as both these
causes produce such a proportion OF IN
competents among women, so long the
labor market will rise slowly and reluc-
tantly. if al all, and the country girl
would better think several times before
bringing her vitality for sale.
The head of one Of the largest dry
goods houses, who keeps watch OF his
employees, says that the men average
better in punctgality and in devotion
TO his interests than the women, but
that the best women are better
than the best men. Sometimes eXcep-
tional women, who sta I'd out among
their fellows. reap the rewards OF sue
cess. and sometimes c!rcumsta are
too strong for them. One bright exam
pie for the country girl. A slim bru-
nette. from an uP-country farm. was put
at selling low-priced jewelry behind q
dry goods counter at S. weekly. She
lost no opportunity Of seeing good stones
at Tiffany's and the other great houses
and in few years made herself a clever
Judge of gems. She was promoted in
time TO the charge OF the stock and fin
ally intrusted with buying for the firm.
Next she began TO design brooches and
fancy pins, and now great quantities OF
pretty things are made up under her
orders. She is an artist in her way and
puts TO good use her passion for dis-
monds.e She has never married, but
lives in wonderfully pretty fat with
her mother and three younger sisters,
whom she is educating. Her income is
an excellent one, and clean grit has
helped her through. Clean grit Is ur-
gently needed by every girl who seeks
her fortune here
ELIZA PUTNAM HEAToS.