New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30
LANDRY UURK.
LONDON ESTABLISHMENT.
when pOssib

One Of the greatest evils Of city life Is h" miserable
manner In which clothes ar. washed. In most of the
large laundrc, powerful alkli /, used to ave III" time
and labor Of old fashioned rubbing. The clothes are
dried IN clos" driving rooms AMI are n"Vei sdb,ectri
10 the purifying effect Of the aud breeze. The
matter Is only made when the cloths are
given to private aundr,ss. who does her work In
the limited and too often pc,tlcncc laden atmosphere
Of tenement house room. Here TIE clothes are dr"d
outdoor, pulley. It Is trnc but they are hung To
air indoors long enough 10 acquir" the mingled cdor
Of the coarse food that - cooh"d tier" and the ever
present tobacco smoke. The laundry work Of great
cities +, proper subject. especially In tim" of threat
cnrd pe,ilcncc for th" con liberation Of III" sanitary
inspector Il, we'll a, Of the phanilropi, This work
is too iaboroIi, for any bu strong peasant womrn
and when conducted In oVcrcrowd"d fOul quarters. nS
II usually l., il l. not srang" that girls possessed a"
cnlv average 9Th Of muscle prefer 10 work IN
shop, or do any lighter wors than bending over uba
and rubbing boari- AMI I'm sN'licrng lot kitchens
over ironing boards II requires woman Of NOR"
Than ordinary nh, ,iau. io endure the long hours Of
standing. with the accompanying hard work. tn"
lroat sharing laundry started In London Is Il move
mrni In The right direction.
Iaudric> Of Ih, Kind might be organized her" III
the open country. near enough I" III" 'iiN 10 permit
wagon, be- sent In to deliver and taxi" away III"
goods There should be- ample rooms to wash tn"
clothes hv the l, aud most expedition, pr c"SS">.
TN, r.. should be- strict rule In rri"rcc" 10 houN">
wher, any contn g0us diseases exist. and no employ"
o. the laundry should be- allowed 10 come from n
house where Their" contagious diseases. There
>honld be abundance Of grassy fields wherein 10
bleach the clothes IN the sunshine" 80 That "laN"lI"
water and other akali leach'r' viii not u" h""d'd'
And. above all things. there should b' ampi" clean
rooms wherein To Iron and manglc ih" d"ih'S
Tie. plan of the London society j. 10 pay weekly
wages somewhat higher than those now paid hv orhi-
nary liundrie> To employee ANA 10 eiie them bonus
or share 81 IA" profits quarterly. The lhl"li'ctnhl
condition thi, elias, Of workers In London Is -"
low that II would De- impossible 10 tnd women among
them who could manage laundry themselves: -"
instead of a purely co-opcratiN" laundry II h"' been
thought best to start thi, profit sharing establish
mont NJ FIRST The object Of In" society j. ia" lifting
nm ~ laundry work into WHOLESOME" and "omior'a-
III. mean, Of livelihood" They hay" also IN View
method, by which the most lahoriOu> part Of The work
can hr don. by improved machinery with l"s' dalnaSc
rn the cloth., and greater CLEANLINESS In d"ir '1r'
cuIar they say: The knowledge that the work will
h. done, I'm ia. best way. tAat the best mlirai- VIII
he used that no destructive chemicals VIII b" 'n
uoy.d Tina, IA. surrounding conditions viii L" pui''
and hoolthv-n I, ON these facts that "" >uall nav"
to depend for the attraction Of n" publ" "' Customers
and She cm,ctucnt fun employment of tl" women we
wish to help"
|, +, certainly a matter Of regret that TIA" nmnce Is
not more often used In thi> country. great deal %"
unnecessary labor + expended In polishing Sheets
pillow case, and other pieces which might better be-
mt throigl. mnIglc II l. undoubtedly tn" hlN cost
Of "A mangc ana The difficulty Of obtaining on" III
tli, country that prevents H. ~" Towels. h'pNih'
and many other pieces Of which Their" should be no
~.p.rlng' In household ~" look ln>l n W"n' u nol
l.ifrr mangl.d than when subjected 10 IA" slower
uroc,.,, Of ironing \ good mauGl" VIII cost from
-io io a. some of the manglr> ar" rul 10y steam
ar ga, but the latest Improvements III liS dir"'u"h
do not require heat Of ANY hind. / imh'ns" ,aV
inc Of time ia using mangl" can hardly ~ r'ai' 81
mill the matter has been put 10 prHci'1l lest VI
rour,r IT can only bc applied To plain pieces OF l"rN
az Garment, whh usually iron"i b. lnlS >hlupi
.rokr, ike sheets and bed linen generally ,""'lN;
,nl.. llnrn and the plain part of undtrSarhh'N anu
nihrr pieces. RnNicS. putingN and "mhrold'ilH must
| h finished oil 10y the iron.