The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-04-04
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sn,be ~ tho Occupations In Which Naira
Hs the Work ~ Females.
While it is true that women have t. a
great ex ,eut II lstO years taken to doiu .
mems work, II is also true thnt eoini'
men do vomen's work, In Calf niia
Chinese men arc largely employed as
domestic servants, and wherever Chiua.
men go they are chiefly employ d in
laundriea in many largo launirias
where new shirts are done up expeft
men are employed who make good
wages The reason why men are EN-
ployed on new shirts is because the new
shirts require more strength to iron
hem properly than shirts that have
been previously laundered, aud few
women have the strength do the work
properly. In the State prisons men nre
commonly employed at laundry work,
mainly on shirts. II Il curious, nv the
way, how differently q Clinamsn nses
an iron from the method employed by
women. When a woman uses an iron
she begins with II at the right heat for
use, and consequently It soon cools, and
che consumes much time In charging
her irons The Chinaman, on the con-
trnry. gets his iron very hot, much too
hot for use. When lie begins 10 use the
iron be pluuges it quickly into cold
water. This couls the surface for mo-
menE The heat from tie interior then
begins to come 10 tile surfacs, aud con.
tinues to do so for some time, about M
fast as 1t Is cooled by use, 30 that the
necessity for the frequent changing of
irons Is obviated
Worth, the man dressmaker Of Paris,
has counterparts Ia other countrles The
largest produorr Of dress patterns for
women in New York is man, although
his business has been for many years
conducted In the name OF his wife The
most expensive and best fitting drrsse,
that women vs. ear are tailor nnde d, esses
which are made by men. The designs
for new dPosfes ore mostly made by men.
The man millher Is proverhiaL
In She department Of nursing. which
is considered specially w0mens work,
many men are employed Where pa
tients are helpless and require much
lifting, it has been found necessary to
procure strong men. because women are
not equal to the hard labor.
Sewing is especially women's work,
but the very finest and best paid sewing
Is done by men in fancy tailoring. Since
the introduction Of the sewing machine
the proportion Of men sewers has in
creased in those branches where the
work Is heavy and requires strength for
long hours Of labor.
Although cooking is regarded gener.
ally ~ women'a work, the best paid
cooks are men. In the great clubs,
hotels, restaurants, and private houses
where fine cooking Is required, the Test
cooks are men. It 10 the men who have
made cooking one Of the fine arts 1t is
true; however, that the great Rrtists IN
food disdain to be called cooks aud are
known as chefs, and they command
salaries of which she average lawyer
would be proud.
House cleaning 10 looked upon as
women's y ork, yet there are establish.
ments that will clean the house from top
to bottom and put It in order, and EN-.
ploy mostly men TO do lt
Boarding house keeping is mostly
womsn's business. but there arc many
large and successful boarding houses in
New York that are managed by men,
Often they get two or three houses to-
gether, and the tendency OF men IN that
business is to enlarge II so Hs 70 make
these places approach the character OF
hotels It is rare Thing for woman
to keep hotel.
There are even men chan bernRids
On steamboats, and steamships most OF
the chamber work is done by men, Even
In large boarding houses it has Leen
found expedieDt to have meu 10 do the
chamber work