The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-12

MATTRESSES. TAILoRESsRs, ETC.
Waiter girls In the numerous establish
merte of the Aerated Bread Company. be-
gin. we are assured. at Z shiliings week.
On this they must dress IN black, and trim
themselves ND prettily with starched COL
lars and cuffs. and with the daintiest Of
aprons After three or four years these
girls Will climb up TO u weekly WAGE of IA
shillings- g.. so. This is the highest for
walters, though girls behind the counter
after tive years of good service, may get 20
shillings n week. Or course this company,
which only pays q dividend of 20 per cent,
could not afford to give Its employees free
meals after paying them such big wages
SO the girls have TO pay for the dinner pro-
vided for them out of their own pockets
In referring to tailoresses, we naturally
think of Miss Hicks. the young lady Who
created such sensation recently by the
disciosurers she made regarding the wretch
ediy insanitary conditions under which the
clothing OF royalty had been made. We
storm of popular disturbances was still sc
ns's h' of L Sns 81 s army Of
working girls. and is quite leader
on the female side of trsdes-u nionism.
We learn from Miss Hicks that In the West
End q first class tailoress might make as
much as IS wholesome few little more
but that ordinarily the earnings of such
girls would be only about So or g. while in
East London the best hands. even when
working under the best conditions. wonld
not make more than a 81 wage. and the gen
eral run. not more than from S22.25 TO 60 u
week.
Dress-makinC is such O delicate business
and those who follow it are generally so
bright in manners and speech, that we
leave this class TO speak for themselves
There are indoor and outdoor workers. All
have to serve from two TO three years as
apprentices without pay and many are
assessed from 500 to $50 as a bonus for
tho privilege of Learning. After that
WHAT In Tit Bits recently one of the in
door workers related her experience. Here
is what she says on the point in question::
Although two others well as myself
receive Is shillings per week. there are
several who have not vet exceeded Is, and
two who have to content themselves with
II shillings. When it is remem bered that,
besides having to find our own food, lod =
ing. and clothing. in addition. several Of
Us have to pay bus and tram fare night
and morning. it will be apparent that we
are not much better Oft than the domestic
with her f12 year, all found"
In regard tn out workers. We give the fol-
lowing. which was elected by an inter-
viewer for the Daily Chronicle. There was
furore on at the time IN regard TO the con-
ditions under which the dresses of the aris-
tocracy were produced. and this was what
was said: I'm the majority of cases the
CONT drees-mskers take good care to have
nearly cvery farthing Of the large profits
for themselves. The middle hand gets no
more than If abe wero employed on the
most common work. yet so trying is their
occupation that have often known women
30 90 blind or into consumption over it.
Even when constantly employed they can
not earn more than los or 12s a week, and
ont OF this paultry sum they have to find
their own twist or cotton"
HENRY TUcKLEY.