The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-15
THE VERY NEW WOMAN:


healthy and all that
Her hair is rather thin, but then her
cheeks are round and fat,
There's sweet, bewitching dimple in the
middle of her chin,
And the thing that most distresses her
may only be pin.
Her lungs are truly lusty, and her eyes are
clear and bright,
For she never burns the midnight OIL
she's not so erudite.
She's bound to rule the universe, espe-
cially man;
Already he's her willing slave-dethrone
her If you can.
Perplexing thoughts contract her brow
some problem she would solve;
Just how to raise her trampled sex, no
doubt, she would evolve;
Her long pent-up emotions burst in one
crescendo Shrek
She's just tiny baby girl
Born
Week!
ELLA Starr.
An important and interesting contri-
button to the statistics of the new wo-
man movement is that made by the
census bureaus report on occupations
just out An analysis of it made in a
Washington dispatch to- the Chicago
Times-Herah shows very. nearly 4,OOO,-
900 of females 10 years old or over en-
gagged in gainful occupations in this
country in 1890. THE remarkable man.
ner in which woman is invading ali
fields of labor Is .strikingly shown by a
comparison with 1880. During the
decade the increase of number of males
in occupation was 81 per cent, and OF
females 40 per cent. The census re-
port gives a list of 221 occupations, and
of those women are absent from only
two-officers of the United States army
and navy and soldiers sailors and ma
rines in the service of the United States
In every other trade, business, profes-
sion, vocation, occupation, woman Is
represented. Nearly 100000 women are
put down as farmers. planters and agri-
cultural laborers, though 1t Is explained
that only a small proportion of these
actually work for wages, and they are
iOi liC pdl tiiC WINCS anu uttu5li-
ters of farmers. 1t is rather surprising
to read that there are 2l9 women coal
miners 1874 other miners of the same
sex, 80 female quarrymen and 80 wo-
men woodchoppers. One Is not sur.
prised to see that there are 3,949 ac-
tresses, 10,S10 artists and teachers OF
art, 2,725 authors, SSS journalists, 34,519
musicians and teachers of music. 1t Is
= a little amazing to find % architects
yers, 4,555 physicians and surgeons, 63i
showmen and theatrical managers, and
2 veterinary surgeons in the female
columns. The important part played
by women in education in this country
is strikingly shown by the figures-735
professors in colleges and universities
and 245,23O teachers. There are 2,S25
women BARRIERS and hairdressers, 14l
bartenders, 81, 1893 boarding house keep
ers, Al stationary engineers, 5,S15 hotel;
keepers, S6,s05 housekeepers and stew
ards, 81 hunters and trappers, 2,7SO Jan.
itors, 216,617 laundresses, 51,4O2 nurses
and midwives, 2,416 restaurant keepers
2,215 saloonkeepers, 80 sections and 2,OSs
watchmen.
FEMININE DIPLOMACY:
Mrs. Sproots docking out of the window
--"Goodness! Here comes that horrid Mrs
Waggles and all her children. What shall
I do?"
Aunt Totsie-"I know! Johnny, as soor
as they get seated, you say you don't fee
well; do you hear"
Johnny (two minutes later)-"I feel awfu
sick"
Aunt Totsie-"Oh, let me see your throat
Mercy on US! hope you aren't going tt
have diphtheria!
Mrs. Waggles-"I hope not! Come, chill
dren! We only dropped in for moment!
Ladies' Every Saturday.
Most people will be surprised to learr
that 22S, 1909 women are engaged in what
the census bureau calls trade and trans
portation. OF these 64,04S are clerks
and copyists Irrespective of where
they may be employed, 2l,1S5 are stem
ographers and typewriters, 5S,449 arr
saleswomen, 27,772 are bookkeepers, %,
941, are merchants and 6,5O4 are packer!
and shippers. The only wonder is tina
most of these figures are not larger
for few people will be ready to believe
the census bureau has enumerated al
the typewriters and copyists. On th'
other hand. one is scarcely prepared
for the statement that there are 4,S7
agents and collectors. two auctioneers
612 commercial travellers. 237 draymen
hackmen and teamsters, twenty-fou
hostlers, 2,259 peddlers and hucksters
forty-eight livery stable keepers, fou
locomotive engineers and firemen, 200
messengers and errand and ofiic,
boys" one pilot, 1926 porters in stores
twenty-nine sailors. 1,43S steam rail
road employees, twelve street railwa!
employees, S,474 telegraph and telephon,
operators, $50 linemen and electric
light company employees, eighty-thre
undertakers and ffty-five gaugers
measurers and weighers. More thar
100000 women are employed in wha
the census bureau denominates manu-
featuring and mechanical industries
The greatest number is under the heaC
of dressmakers-2sSO Seamstresse
CoiuC ichl, fIO,UVV, Inlll opera
tives third, with $4,000 and tailoresse
fourth, with $1,000. Other occupation
in which women largely figure are
Bookbinders, 1000; boot and shoe max
ing. $4,000; boxmakers, 10000; carpet
makers, 11,000; hosiery and knittin,
mill operatives, 10000; milliners, 10000
/. woolen mill operatives, $4,000; silk mills
21,000,' and tobacco and cigarette fac
tories, 2S,0O0.
HER REJOINDER:
The following incident occurred latel
on q crowded elevator in this city:
young woman arose, upon the entranc
of an elderly one. and with a wave of tn
hand toward the seat, which the new
conner seemed reluctant to accept, said:
Age before beauty"
THANK you," was the reply, as the new
conner dropped into the seat, but on
would need glasses to see the beauty"