Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
TYrE-wRrrERs TO ORGANIZE.

TYPE-wRITERS TO ORGANIZE.
The female type writers of st. Louis are
on the defensive. They have concluded to
adopt means of protecting themselves
from dismissal by employers whose wives
are displeased with their retention in hus-
bands service. For the purpose of draw
ing the attention of all lady type-writers
to the pro, pice near which they are roam
ing, circular letter, addressed to nearly
every typewriter If the town. has been
sent out. In cases where the ladies
names were unknown, but where the
writers were certain that ladies were en-
ployed, the circular was sealed and put
into a larger envelope. On the inner
wrapper was this: please hand this to
your lady typewriter without opening. y
In 80 cases out of 100 the employer would
think it was some toilet cream advertise
meEt OF cake receipt and handed it on.
But the hundredth one was curious and
opened it-and thus the conspiracy of the
dear creatures was discovered
In the circular suggestions are made as
follows:
|. That you dress as lastly as possible
for the next fortnight as a means of dis
suading employers from changing to men
type-writers.
2. That you treat your employers wife
with as much respect as possible for Il
time. This may be hard to follow, out
it is essential for the present
). That Ou get few pleasing gentle,
men friends to call on you till you notice
your employer is getting jealous, and then
tell him you do wish those men type
writers would stay away; and that you
don't think they compare with him at all.
The Wabash railway company has abol-
ished the female type writer in It's offices.
Ehe was too fascinating to permit of the
highest general efficiency being obtained
Of the clerical force, and other companies
are said to be disposed to follow the ex-
amples thus set.
The action of the st. Louis girls was
prompted by the rule of self-preservatiOn.
They could not of course mutually agree
to make themselves up less attractively.
Feminine pride stoutly fought such a sug-
gestion; hente the only recourse WAS to
play on the vanity of man.
But the curious part of the whole mat
ter is that the st. Louis girls should take
the initiative in this novel procedure. 1t
will be remembered that a few years ago
a typical damsel living in that city felt
very badly Of a Christmas morning to find,
after a superficial inspection of her stock
ings, nothing to gladden. her holiday
heart, but that she was made very happy
later on discovering tucked away off in
the toe of one of the garments an upright
piano. The revelation conveys Its own lesson
on the dimensions of the female foot IN
st. Louis, and why wives should be jeal-
Gus of the association of their husbands
with the posssessors of such pedal ex-
tremities is one of the circumstances that
is yet open for explanation. A homely
view of the matter, however would be
tnat the taste of the st. Louis husband
has not been toned up to a very high
standard.
But whatever her faults and frailties, may
the typewriter girl continue to grace the
office of the man of business and impart to
it that air of brightness, beauty and gentle
ness which is inseparabIc from the wei
come presence of woman.