The morning times., 1896-11-06
FOR UNSKfLLED LABOR.
Workrooms Where Women Can Find
Employment.

New York, Nov. S.-One of the most
difficult problems with which charltahie
organizations have 20 deal Is now 10 meet
applicat!on for aid from women teyonu
middle age who do not know how 10 do
the simplest thing well. and yet whom
,,ne does not wish u still further pauperlze
bv giving them assistance without at least
an attempt for value received
The manner in which tie problem has
been met and satisfactorily solved III New
York and few other progressive cities
ought to furnish valuable suggestions To
the numerous organizations all over the
country stin struggling with this NEST
perplezing question
II is as well 10 understand from the be
ginning that experience has proven that
this method OF helping the pCor 10 help
Themselves must he conducted as be
uevolence, for Notwithstanding the fact
that it j. founded upon the principle that
adequate labor must lie given in exchange
for supplies, such an organization can
not be made self supporting.
The headquarters uf tins recently de
velopcd charity goes by the name Of
.WorkroomS for Uusk!Iled Women and
to these rooms the PhilauthTup!c merchant
is ASKED To send his leftover remnants
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dascription Here, too, charitable grocer
and houSekeeper send contributions of tea,
coffee. sugar fInUr-in fact, anything N
the way of provision The rooms are also
a great repository for deIuOde hats ana
| gowns, half-wnrn boats and shoes, fFayrd
suits OF clothes, etc, from well-t"-un iaLA-
lies Indeed, the appeal TO the "lrlehdiy
visitor is TO the effect that nothing IS
Zoo badly worn to he made to serve SOM
usefli purpnse in the hands Of the socicty
Hats are rc!uGdeled, garments are repaired
aud made over, and surprisingly pretty
new Cues are often evolved from comhrna-
| ticrS Of samples and remnants. These are
| then carefully appraised ty the Committee
| and inyeuturie,l with other goods To 5c
| given TO the woutn i'll payment of work
| Money. in fact, is Eevcr paid them, bus
| ,hev are reuunerated for their labor oct
| of the supplies selecting flour OF meat
| gown or har. shoes or stockings acc ordins
| to their greatest needs.
| The rooms are provided with bath rooms
| and means for purifying clothing, and each
| woman upon application for work Is fuau''
| In take Il bath while her garments are b.
| ing furnigated, so that it Is a perfectly
| cIeynlvlot of women that one finds at wO<S
| here 1t may be well te add that the ne y
/ folding bath tubs are found 10 it es-
| pecialIy convenient in institutions OF TINS
| character The work Of the women Is
| graded entirely by their capabilities, an''
| an effort is all the time made To teach
| them better ways OF doing: but the adase
| ..r-s hard To teach an old dog new tricks.
! pevor had more convincing proof than II
the cas-" of these ''unskiHed women
| All charitable organizations have come u
! know after the experience or wears. tha'
| their only permanent and effective Wort
| must be done vita the children; Etiil thi'
! other cann,.t b. left undonc. Ii scr;ls al
| ,I.,a hot tfaI -
even existed beyond middle age and no
have learned more than some of thc>'
| women know. ANY one of them who can b'
| taught to sew sufficiently well Is ailoW"t
TO work upon the remodeiling oil thc oil,
garments Bat this work has 1" te don,
mainly hy the charitable wuncn in Charg''
us many Of the applicants do not know II
the beginning even how tS sew carpet rags
They are first set to ripping and clcanin;
old clothes, raveling bits of carpet, d.
sortisg wool thus ohtained, knitting mats
| cutting and sewing carpet rags, wcaNiht
icarpets mats, etc. Livery rHfuCle o'
, leftover material, down To the smalc>
clipping, is utilized in this work, ana tn
carpeting is sold ut market price To IN.
! store or person wanting H.
Very pretty rugs are made one Sucie'!
in particular found such ready sale for
spccial bath room rug that they evolved
out OF this work. that they found II worti
their while to buy new material-for IL
manufacture. 1t was made entirely III blu
ginrham: the center ur the rug being nT |
iipht shade with Il deep border Of u dark
er blue, and u pretty curled fringe or tn
unt visited warp at either end. These nav
prov ed very popular not only on aocoun
Of their exceeding prettincss, but teca US
they can be So easily washed.
Another of these rugs adorns Il charming
home: thrown over. mahogany scttec, tn
effect was So pretty that one could hardl
believe that it was only the homely ia
carpet. The center was entirely Of whit
and was finished with a deep border c
shaded reds. Still another very prett
article Of their manufacture is tabl
spread made from bits OF velvet that ~
cumulate from time to time. These piece
are cut into strips, sewn together. and the
stitched into a fold with the edges turne
inward. This is then woven into squar
| with some fine and pretty colored war;
oneof their most useful and salable articles