The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-22
Men who Do yyoInen's Work.

While il is true that women have % n great
extent Of late years takon 30 doing mems
work il Is also true that some men do wO-
mems work In California Chinese men are
largely employed rs domestic servants, and
wherever Cinnamon 60 they are chiefly en-
ployed in laundrieS. In many large laundries
where new shirts are done up expert men are
employed. who make good wages. The reason
why men IRE employed on new shirts - be-
cause the new shirts require more strength
10 iron them perfectly than shirts that
have been previously laundried, and few
women have the strength 10 do the
work properly. In the State prisons
men are commonly employed at laundry
work mainly on shirts. II Is curious. by the
way, how differently Chinaman uses an iron
from the method employed by women. When
a woman uses an iron she begins with It mt the
right heat for use and consequently Il soon
cOOls and She consumes much time in chang
trary. gets his iron very hot, much too hot for
use When he begins 10 Use the iron he
plunges il quickly into cold water This cools
the surface for moment. The heat from the
interior then begins TO come 20 the surface.
and continues 10 do 50 for some time, about
as fast as it Is cooled by use so that the neces-
sity for the frequent changing of irons Is OBJ
waited.
Worth. the man dressmaker Of Paris. has
cOunterparts III other countries. The largest
producer of dress patterns for women IN New
York Is a man, although his business has been
for many years conducted by his wife. The
most expensive and best-ftting dresses that
women wear are tailor-made dresses that are
mnde by men. The designs for new dresses
are mostly made by men. The most expensive
ladies' hats are made by men. The man MILL
ner j. proyerbal.
In the department of nursing. which is con-
sidered especially wOman's work, many men
avt. ~ half
and require much lifting it has been found
necessary 20 procure strong men. because wo-
men are not equal 10 the hard labor
Sewing il especially women's work, but the
very finest and best-p paid sewing IL done by
men IN fancy tailoring. Since the introduc-
ton OF sewlng-lnacnlnes the proportion OF men
sewers has increased IN those branches where
the work is heavy and requires strength for
long hours of labor.
Although cooking is regarded generally as
womens work. the best paid cooks are men.
In the great clubs. hotels. restaurants and
private houses where fine cooking Is required.
the best cooks are men. Ii IS the men who
have made cooking one of the fine arts. II is
true. however. that the great artists in food
disdain to be called cooks, and are known rs
chefs. and they command salaries IF which
the average lawyer would be proud.
House-cleaning Is looked upon as women's
work. vet there are establishments that will
clean house from top 20 bottom and put it III
order, and employ mostly men 10 do it,
Boarding house keeping Is mostly wOmen's
business, but there are many large and suc-
cussful boarding houses in New York that are
managed by men. Often they get three or
four houses together, and the tendency of
men in that business is t. enlarge it so IA b.
make the places approach the character Of
hotels 1t IS a rare thing for a woman to keep
hotel.
There are even men chambermaids. On
steamboats, and steamships most of the cham
Der work is done by men. Even in large
boarding houses II has been found expedient
TO have men TO do the chamber work.-New
York Sun.