The sun., 1894-01-19
GRACE PARISH LAUNDRY.
HERE TWENIT-FITE sELF-REsPECr-
ING WOMEN ARE EMPLOYER

esiieHt, and Besides It II seii-supportine
For two months past the Grace Parish Laun-
dry has been quietly in operation at so Clinton
place. one OF the most benevolent and inter-
estinR mediums for the assistance Of the poor
thus far projected in the city.
The originator OF the plan is Mrs William
Butler Duncan OF 1 Fifth avenue. It was at
hrst intended only for the employment OF the
women OF Grace parish. but as poverty in.
creased 1t was decided to employ women OF
any parish or any demon nation so long as
they could do the work satisfactorily.
The house In Clinton place has boen given
By Mrs. Duncan. and is now fitted up IA a first
class laundry. with spacious scrupulously
clean rooms for the separate departm ents OF
the business. Rnda an open air drying room ex-
tending from Clinton place at the back over
the Butler Duncan stable on Fifth avenue
The purpose OF this laundry IL TO provide en-
ployment for mothers OF needy families and
TO turn out superior and careful work at the
same rates as charged by the average iucom-
potent laundress Family washing Is done at
seventy-llve cents dozen. with special mod
crate rates for shirts and heavy starched
rieces. The work is as clean and thorough as
good labor. the best equipment and the alb
sence OF all powders or chemicals can make It,
The fashionable public who have dainty and
delicate materials and trimmings to be lauu-
dered have already found this out. and 800
dozen pieces were turned in this past week to
the washtubs This benevolent snteIp prise 10
not going to want for custom.
You see." said Mrs. Denning. the superin-
tendent who showed THE Sun reporter over
the wel-ventiated building. there were so
many widows with children, half desperate for
want Of work. that som ethinR had to be dono
for them. Hardly one OF them was a complete
laundrsss in herself Some could iron we'll.
some coald be taught to starch and blue caro-
fully. some could only wash. Unless there
was laundry for them this partial knowledge
could not avail thom anything. and now We
have about twenty-five employed. each one
doing what she can do best"
They get 81 day. their car fare also II they
como from . distance. and every day q COM
Portable hot lunch. The lunch Is sent from
the New England Kitchen. and they make their
own tea on the premlses-good strong black
tea. OF which they can have as much as they
want. Yesterday the lunch was savory NUT
ton stew. with plenty OF fresh bread and sweet
butter. 1t was cleanly served and was de-
cidedly appetizing meal
When that woman came here to look for
work" said Mrs. DenninR. pointing to a quiet
little woman STOPPING over her ironing board
on garment she wanted to finish. she
was almost insane. She had Just So In the
world. She has three children. and she had
tried every opening for work and failed. II
she hadn't come here she told me he would
have spsent the SO on food for he. children,
now cortented. and we have looked after her
children She is an excellent worker"
. The laundry has ayan which calls for wash
Ing at residences; When 1t comes in. however
marked or named, a sortor tacks on an alpha
clothes are going home The letter has moth
Ing to do with the owner's initial Thus Mrs.
BpoWns % %SeD o the SGcss Customers ana 20 hrs Ee.
yond twenty;six double alphabet 10 en-
ing is done separately. A's clothes arc gives
70 one laundress. B,s to another, So that aside
clothes kept aioof from others Just as much as
they would be at home there IS the iniinit-
emalles article OF any persons laundry imme-
Giateiy a. ,S on the premises Should q lady come
si rssTFes
. - is asked. and one woman searches her
tub tub i9r the he necessary ;n article; should It have
actiy to which one she has given the different
Kind Of pieces; ANY lady who has ever rushed
rescuing a piece. and has found that buried
and mixed among hundreds OF dozens Of other
been tho proverblal needle in the haystack-
will appreciate the excellence OF this system.
what we USE said Mrs DsnninS. II 'twere ere
anything but pure soap and water, We could
hardly nave these together. and she pointed
to the weeks pile OF fashionable gentleman's
shirts. pale pink. lavender. blue, striped. and
pure pure white. al soaking eozily together; ~
the best laundry principles. and every thing is
done under her active supervision.
No lady who has trembled for the uncompro-
missing fingers OF the average laundress on her
and need fear for he
nlng's watchful eve.
And + then for sschel9Es. this 10 a regular
every Bachelors basket and MAKES Careful
go back the bachelor has no need to miss a
wife 50 far as buttons. stitched seams. and
Hughes has filled the breach.
Piles upon piles Of Numbered clothes LAY ready
TO send out Yesterday. No smoother or shower |
linen have all been mangled before Ironing so
rs to get the soft satin finish. A few delicate |
white null curtsins with iuted rufiles looking
exQulsitely pretty and intact What they
ordinary laundress one trembles to Imagine
This laundry 10 already so patroniZed that IL |
is suggested whether iaundries OF the ss@e
kind. under the supervision Of needy gentle. |
women. weuld not prove reliable sources OF
to the ordinary public iaundries, where they
. nd charged for usually at sxorbitant rates. |
Any housewife would surely welcome the op- |
would be carefully treated under the imms,
diate direction OF some lady or ladies' as care |
source OF revenue and a volume of eratsful |
a laundry guaranteeing that clothes will be |
training her laundresses so that 1t Is done
In all the struggles for positions as teachers |
and secretaries why have no pro-
gressivs women thought OF this needed and |
source Of iaeopsi A glance |
convince the observer at once OF its likelihood |
for success.
Associated In the projection OF the plan with |
Mrs. Butler Duncan are Miss Anne 1Angdon, |
Mrs, w. IL. Hoffman. and Miss G. Bliss. All |
surplus proht goes TO charity among the fami- |
lies OF the workers and others. AT Christmas |
every woman got twelve yards OF cam brio for q |
dress. pair Of warm stockings, aud pound /
of tea. and at New Years four pounds Of bons- |
less bacon and seven pounds OF -four. These |
women, lately so destitute. are now earning
The right to be comfortable and happy.
CoL ThrOskHortoA's Prayer.