The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
SHOP GIRLS BETTER OFF.
IMPROVED CONDITIONS OF RECENT
TEARS IN the STORES.


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eonoiuon OF inc women ana children employed
In the retail mercantile houses of New York
49,. . 10 IN
sucn houses as approach In their conditions to
, .ne aHa anS Sr o, ,hs mouse ma,So as aao %me oS Inc
has broadened, however. since III. massage ~ tns
law in onestion, I ans tbe o papue ,np a pS ,Ss ssa o. . ans
work ia necessarilv CHANGED for rndsr tho
~o.a. I.sS"a sou' ~, u n
mercantile Inspection act almost all the condi-
on soo ue%"au .Hoa In the the S S,anaara OF inc league
vacations. and payment for overtime. But the
law applies, as regards most Of Its provisions.
only to boys under 10 years and to women un.
DER 2l' whereas the leagues standard OF a fair
house aDDlio8 to all women. irraRnaCtiya NJ ape
"yyhon ,ho Ioan,o Cat s,a..as ~" =
=. ~ nis. NJ ns erusa"es
In the interests of shop girls there was a city or
II was loosely drawn and thar. v.s = = onot -
~ : too0ois ufemn, q tnere was no one 70
ordinance did not state how manv s..ts ~
what Kind were tn he nrovidad and thn .non.
keeper thought that any old pasteboard boz
that happened to fall behind the counter was
Suhhcient compliance win TINS ordinance. We
set out 10 investigate the large stores, sending
committees to do the work. We even vent so
~ a. " eoA - q y, ourselves ourhs Inc
Christmas holidays. and in most stores we
couldn't get n scat of any kind. In one bi1
49, 49, nro,ondod - -, st., -
tniSP 70 = all inC on III end ~ 20 3 a Hpow ia : ! ,b ana was
no other place. ""S
.n 1.-THE Is sh ,pe e re- a absolutely refused to do any.
T ina aSan a to DO w spstb hnSn e We iSen at nn our H. want m
t me IN = tha ~ = s no ~ WI 4 sten ,hg n prt me mat
nsy: he sent an Iaysstissiinf, soa@I.1se %
found that there were no seats provided Tor
the etrIs. and be was going e RSoseeuss the
caUSs rbs or.d inanc" vas 40 Io6selr cons,rnn,o ~
S y said Safnra ~ to'seiS eohsluc1eo'
Finally: IN 1888; the tegislature appointed
male iahn. in Sew YorI rbis movemsn ~ E !,
ID ssnth start sor ~ a young man who was In
vestipetion the Worfine Wome,'s societv s mn
t ai,n cG sSs me. League g ass9sIatea x shsm;sivs
MT rant bace tn tbs TaHisIatu mneh ane re-
Camille insnection act win its provisio,s 81
earSin. abprter honr oaa ln;,p ig
sfsrv reoditions Iunch r x and proper sam,
Tor ,nncbeon' and az On. Was nassaG tn XII
a9enpes ~ = ,egisetionN and ~on,d u nro Sb, ,ps
Sevsr have hee5 nasse had II not heen for nj,
fe1isia I've ,pvss,inaf;ny Committee y" Lilo
s4aTne MercanfiIe fnspectinn act reouiraa ma
,aat RI eyerv ihree seIeswnmen II thoS o oro
seiiir1 GOOD: trnn in front 81 tha rnry a ah
seafs mnSt he nlaced in front, and II from hn o
hind the seats must he riaced behind and the
law .n.tbernno-. says tba1 IN ,vnnen III r 'he
alIowed to use them At hrsf IN MANI esn. y
iisSments the Girls were afrsid To ~ 40 70
the aoor xaIreSs yers of,en verv " orn M ~ Shon
thev csmoht y woman siTlinn Stoewryn E rTh Mneh
ine Of ne law in three conspicuous piaces in
each shop has done much to reassure he sDirIs
and teach hem that The seats are n,acaS ;6 n
SsneciaiIy for n cir nse and The door We Wi n ne
LONGER dare object. ~ NJ
.5Fhe act nrovides that the ua.,th poord
abajl enforce The iaSS The hoard when i, Sas
nassed Mad an few insnectors that H. ua n Tms
possihia FOR than, To 20 into ali The stores 81
{dent Wiison nromntiv annointeS Sfta.n 90 20