New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-09
TvION N 1SUETILLE.

Tho Tribune hus already referred 10 IN" move
men, of the ladies Of .lshcvilc, y. G.. the SCI
,,ut-.nl question: he ladies of Ashrvillr. y. e.,
rny, lo.lcd into the matter and ind that general
Inconsistency and unrclability marx ;ic average
.crvan: girl and they nave accordingly formed
an ASSOCIATION. with Mrs. W. !. Fitch rs president,
for mutual comfort. succor ana 'hpp"rt Ia"
ladies have drawn up a set al h''oiiitl"ls h"ihr-
,hirc after tie STYLE of ,hr Declaration OF indie
pcndcnc" IN which they affirm thrr belief IN the
idea that all women are created equal and they
further declare that they will throw on the woke
under which they have 81 long suffered and as-
,I,ue that separate and equal station IN which
the la;ys of Nature AMI Natures tod cnltlc them
The practical WORKINGS Of the llousckccpFrS
Union of A,!r,iic. y. g.. are not yet altogether
arranged but cycrythu, will d. tf:ad which bears
any promise OF giving relief. ~ Is prohabl" that
one OF the first measures winch will bc ndoP'"d
will H. fag uf distress When tr servant iir'
refuses Ia stop play Ing OH the pi;ulo, or pots
kettle Of ho, soup on her mistress. or shuts the
h,,v in the REFRIGERATOR and holds Il for ranso'n or
o,hcrwl.. m.hcla,r, ~ th,t ~" lady u III" hous''
feels Il, r.oli N danger she will run up the distress
flag 4 Mailman. or rather, wat"hw"iH"n. VIII
hc kept constantly on duty on th" roui VI the
sociciys headquarters. and, acins thus ii's. Sic
viii instantly sound nm alarm after the mrnncr
OF The fire department. and tho other lnrmtTfS "'
the union will flock - the rrlict Of the SISTER IN
distress Fireworks wIll hr uscd III tie might IN
place VI the flag. and probably snail cannon Or a
bell wall I've brought into uT Ia foIgy weather
The idea Of having cach members house connected
with headquarters with wires was not tL"nghf
we'll Of rs il was .c'n that the girls would cnt
| the wires. chop down the poles and - forth
~ the main preventive mcasur II Is proposed
10 grace and number I'll Of the Trvan'-.lrs In
towr making MP n schedule of capacity. with
rates Of Wages" Thus, for instance. u No. GAL
will bc entitled 10 Z! - VASES: No q girl 10
| ~ .; w?rcs no. % girl 10 - wages Heavy
biscuits three times In succession Will lower ciri
cral. by one dnstiug the brir-abrac once with
on, breaking any OF il will raise cirl one de-
| gree: the appearance Of over five cockroachr" III
| Tie Kitchen AT one tiine will bring her down a
| notch. Smiling at her MISTRESS husband VIII
| place a girl some distance below the lowest grade
| and Size can no longer hope for employment by any
member OF the union.
| All of this il very PRETTY. but The Tribune i,
| con-t rainrl 10 ass, What II t!ry refuse 10 In
| scheduled? Suppose the servant girls If Ashr-
yillc combine ana s.rikc-whu tlcn? About TIE
| fourth DAY We fancy that the men Of Ashrvlr
| would have something 10 say nlwm; IT. They may
| combine also, AMI in such raG demand that
| their wives take back H." servant girls on my
conditions Take il all In all. If Ill" ladies' co
| ahead with their pSn. thrr promises To be some
| lively times In Ashcvi!lc y. &.