New-York tribune., 1890-04-13
THE ENBROIDERER.
QUICK WORK AND SCANTY WAGES.

uTlmc money - said the pale faced woman as she
shook the many coorcd ends Of floss silk from the
white apron she had taken of preparatory 70 dohh'hs
her hat and Sacquc. Well, my time DON'T amount
To- much moncy-not more than cents an hour' no
matter how steady work and that don't take In the
hour | spend in going and coming between herc anu
the shop. wa, siN hours working tins unroiiihs
, niece of cotton velvet that lay on the table, ana
All I'll get for il viii be 80 cents, and maybe ht'ie
awne because the stitches amt so near t"Sc'her as
tcy might be on that in the corner. though that
amt nav fault as the girl who deals out the materials
gave me a scant supply Of pink silk. double car
nation YOU say it Isl Well. call all the pink flowers
roses IL don't matter to me what they are JUST 50
they arc made like them in the pattern
Won needn't count the flower clusters; can tell
you how many they are lust two dozen. one dozen
tar If slippers will be cut ont Of this velvet' anu
though they will be sold cheap, being cotton you
NAV be sure there will be money made on then'
and lots Of H. You see the embroidery on one pair
comes only 10 little penny. and the material
Is hourht Wholesale no. these amt the only kind
of sinners | cmbrolder. There's them get 30 cents
a dozen for They are OF a better quality OF velVet
and the flowers has to have more pains taken "l'h
them. 4 dozen pair Of that kind Will keep me buSy
from half past in the morning I'LL III te eVehhs'
allowing me half an hour for lunch The best Khd-
them I get 20 cents dozen for-are worked on SILK
velvet. and to get a dozen Of them finished in day
h,v. 70 besin As soon a. can see in the morning.
and keen N 'cm til 10 o'clock at night Oiten,
though | don't get 'cm done because the girl DON'T
gl.c me enough of one kind Of silk. ana nave 10
lose an hour by going back for it, Hope soolo her
WELL Why bless You. if say word TO her shc
only gives me sass. She viii say l waste inc SILK
and she has even nsnuatcd that hook II Tor my own
u,c-lu,t as If l had the time TO make fancy pm
cushion, or any Of them sort OF things. can never
.,t used 10 the impidcncc OF these young girls who
are all bangs and boot heels. You Just ouSht 10
hear this one talk If | give in my work impressed,
though they have got prcSscrs in the shop, ana II
the cook here don't happen To be IN a good humor
when 90 into the kitchen, she Is sure not to nave
any irons hot.
~Xo the madame herself amt so cranky
A. Won might suppose woman would
be- who had a grown-up no'count son to support.
remember the first work done for her didn't begin
to come up 10 the mark; lot Of 1t hai I" be ripped
out and done over again IN the sh"p' they couidh
give II To- me to do they were in hurry to send 10
OF WELL ait n-r speaking her mind pretty sharply.
,,, Madame said she would give me another trial
What th, dckcn, are you going to do that for says
the som who Wa, hanging around the worhroom like
a tame cat. 1T don't pay to give ont work I"
botch,r.. Keep il for them as can DO II right
~lr, Aill do it right next time says Madame ana So
though came home with 20 cents instead OF the 80
h,a ~ pcctod brought home another piece of velvet.
and none Of my wor. had TO be ripped ont next time
,,.r,.n ar, o,yfl skins when it comes to money mat
t.r.-uot to save your life would they pay you
ucuny more than your due and they are always
ready f., dock you if you get stitch wrong-but
they have lot patience than men-that Is,
when they are old enough to have sense.
No there amt no money to speak OF In embroidery
Of th, kind That the sisters have to do on altar
clothes ana such thing, Is different, and good worker
can earn $40 Il week at 1t. But all That l, kNcn
tD them that have been to the Sisters
s,lool, and learned to do the best Nina
of work. what they do l. WHAT |
mrbt hc allied skilled labor. learned In one morn
lnr how to do this kind. and II was to tell madame
tndav that | wouldn't do no more. she would only be
ut The trouble Of putting an advertisement Ill 10
morrnv,s plper: that would bring her all the EN-
r,idcrcrs She wanted and lot more girls who lyc AZ
home and would like To make that sort ol WORN an
rxrIsc to get OIL from washing dishes and ironing |
clothes. - ,.-,., >t,, do |
vnu stInpo,c I'd at this reg lar. year IN ana year
but i'm only doing 1t now to keep rom eeiums
mto dcbt for my board while am ont OF a place.
rye got my name down at an agency ana maze EN-
understand there Just what want Folks say ! am
'niicnt wnman and | am looking out for work tHat
rnn't b, done by nobody bnt "A patient w0hlah-nuis-
mr fractions invalid that amt sick enong 70 require
trained nurse or looking after weak hlhd'u chlid
'lnt,s too much for of the sort OF girls tnats
,',alIv engaged 10 mind children. a place OF that
ind yin turn up sooner or later-sOOncr. nope as
am fired to death of these roses. or double carha-
nns nr whatever YOU may call en-