The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-05

out Of town. Capeble needlewomen. have been
employed st making nursss and ser seEvspts'
the m aterisl and the labor am ount to. More
OF this work was given out during the past
summer than usual nnd Il re%iniinSs, n ne
poyed In this extremity is that the resources
By a Rs al afSI Re
Few. II any OF these institutions are endowed.
and they are ro 6y yeun1b s s nn
ural result is that now. when there is the
greatest demand on them, their treasures ere
depleted aud they dare not assume new obi
cations because they cannot call upon thsir
supporrers for additional oasrings' me
women OF the association argue that all people
who are earning or making, more money than
is absolutely essential to their snpp0rt ouRht
to form themselves into relIe, committee ana ~,
ing for organizations to seek or dishurse the
help every man owes his brother and every
At the teachers agencies tho request for
work ~ largely on tho increase. especlaIiy
Who has "a. good edUcatiEn. or did have one ten
or twenty years ago, knows she can leach ana
doesn't stop to think that she must compet,e
with college graduates and teachers with
Normal training, II is almost impossible Tor
an American girl to secure pupils IN any Of the
native teachers. who teach ut much cheaper
rates than the Americans are willing TO teach
for and with no question about the ,s cor,
Sys il sR] ae ssH,s
an hour. The city is overcrowded with
teachers, and those who como In from
Sers sns Get tG Re rhsy
small. They live in eIeap lodgings and eat At
ones. in most cases find place by under
bidding established teechers, and work half:
thu d sire OF the experienced teacher to come
into tho ,m,etropots is that they can grow In
enesl Want to eac wssn f throNn on
their RESOURCES is because tho work ~ gentee
and conventional land doesn't spoil ones hands.
As for the newspaper business. there never
were so many women besieGing city editors
and managing editors us at present, and many
teachers aid typowr,ers out Of situations.
The journalists profession. which requir res 80
much preparation. education. and experience.
out any preparation at all. naturally attracts
the woman who doesnt know how TO do any
thing well, because it is the best paid OF liter
=, The surprising, thing about the situation Is
that the superintendents OF the large retail
stores unanimously report no particular IN
work. While many men o. experience as
to seek for a situation few. il any. ex perienced
women apply. AS for the inexperienced. occa-
attire and bearing suggest that she has seen
better days but the majority of the recruits
are young girls Just arrived at the age when
they would In any event have to seek some
kind OF work. with q srrnkling. perhaps. Of
the daughters OF men who would never have
allowed their girls to Join the ranks OF tho
worker except for their own enforced idlcness.
The future gredicates but little that Is en-;
f p ths fhs CIR! VIII is to eG ho
it down hard and thank heaven for her
good luck. The girl on the farm or In the viii
man who hangs over her particular gate. Tor
these, are the DAYS, when husbands and
house. AS for all the talk about
growth. and the woman's sphere. and
the rest. 1t Is better to save the
energy wasted on talking and writing II. 1t is
that that makes the good average woman who
married the good average man she loved best
feel that her life Is narrow and unsatisfactory.
1t is that grandiose talk that spurs the ambi-
tion OF the country girl to come here to gain
glory. whore 1t is hard matter to get bread
with good butter to go with it. for there are
so many mouths. and so little bread.