The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
WHAT SAY YOU TO This!
Man Now ExceIs Woman in Her
Own Fields Of Work,
AND, STRANGE TO NARRATE,
Woman is Driving Man from Many Of His
Fayorite Vacations.

Qhs Best Dressmak ers and Cooks Are Men
They Also Excel rs Housckee pers-
Woman. However. IL Making IA Record
In Many Branches-Someo OF the Thing. she
Now Does with Ncatncss and Despatch
When the historian OF the future consults
eAe chronicle OF tho closing nineteenth cen.
eury most interesting development incident
20 the period will be the curious exchange Of
industrial occupations between men and wo-
men wage earners
In tho intoxication OF unexpected and. in.
Aeed. brilliant success. women exploit their
achievements in mans domain through tho
press and on the platform. quite ignoring the
less sensational but none the less victorious
Invasion OF woman's province by men, The
absolute monarchs OF the mode which governs
womans dress are Worth. Pingat and Felix.
and the most famous milIincrs and most eff
Client dressmakers are men Tho best cutters.
dtters. tailors. and cloakmakers for women
are also men. Tho most noted cos
tuners OF the stnGe. those best versed in
historical detail. with finer instincts in color
harmones and trucr theories in tho ethics OF
effect. are they who never wore pettcoat
The most celebrated cooks in the world. tho
chefs Of the finest hotels. restaurants. clubs.
and private establishments. tho caterers at all
sumptuous weddings. banuuets. and dinners
are men. Even in the matters OF ladies'
lunches, those carnivnls OF csoteric luxury. n
man who rose from the rank OF waiter carries
The banner for triumphant daintiness,
Woman's supreme gift and grace
There stands on record one prominent wo-
mans college, whore every ollco Of response
bilty and honor Is filed by n woman. save one
that OF the cook The learned and diGniilcd
President. tho professors Of ancient languages
and modern sience, tho eXpOundcrs of law.
logic. and sociology, all arc women. Tho ge-
MUS Of the saucepan and kettle is man.
Remembering that one rich mans chot re-
ceives salary more than double that paid to
Harvard's President, 1t will appear how i'm
portant Is this department Of woman's work
appropriated by the invaders.
1t must DO confessed. at tho risk Of calling
down tho anathemas Of all womankind. that
the best housekeepers in the land arc men.
Where is the establishment managed by
woman where a man can enjoy such n maxi
mum OF condensed comfort at such minimum
OF expense as at the man $ club. where the fric-
ton OF domestic machinery. there is any. never
'penetrates the atmosphere OF tho library.
where maids never have days out and cooks
never give warning. where wines are ever cold
and soups perpetually hot, where houseclean-
ing or headaches interfere not with the
marketing and norves. babies. or matinGos do
not conflict with the dinner schedule or menu.
Tho best buffers. walters. second servants
scourers Of clothing. ironcrs. decorators. and
furnishers OF houses. music. and attendants
arc mon. Even tho old and honorable calling
OF professional housccleancr or charwoman
is being usurped by men. and the dreaded or
deal OF the spring and fall instruction loses
kk-
new dispenser OF sllds and kaisomine
Woman in the meantime is advancing rapid.
ly through avenues hitherto open only to men.
and in spite OF tradition and heredity. ineXpe-
Fionce. and the resistance of public opinion.
is demonstrating hcr superior ability in I'M
expected directions. AS cashiers women are
acknowledged moro desirable than men be-
cause OF their creator accuracy and less vul-
nerable honesty No one ever heard Of an
absconding woman cashier. and rare
ly is one discharged for small pilfer-
ing. A philosophical youth on small
salary explains this superior honesty in
women as the result OF lack OF temptation.
because the woman cashier doesn't have to
take the girls out or support all her wife's re-
lations. In the restaurant district tho woman
cashier is said to be OF peculiar value i'll sub
DUNG tho righteous wrath of the hungry
suos' eupei'""uceo os 'ne various 'hnoyances
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