The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-26
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Seattle. March 3. iseA
To the Editor. In my observation-disclosures
for Sunday / Eose the following. Saxfy
girls wanted not clerks. nstihners ARD
typewrssrrs, bat servants. COOKS and
waiter girls Ali over cur land the servant
girl question Is = perplexinE one. and one
10 be remedseE In but one way. ana tnas
Is 10 make the honest. fady-hke and sae-
Gated servant cur equal Socsaiss- AHA
why mott Is the girl who stands over a
hot stove day after day preparing dainsies
for her mistress and family less henosaoie
than the young daughter, who passes hef
day in idleness. / say. most einphxticaiis.
10.
The good girl: the honest. womaniy girl:
the modest, sfrsuoas girl: the Industrious.
intelligent girl, ind her where you VIII. IN
parior or Kitchen. is worthy OF all respect
The day il fast approaching when 10 De
idle means disgrace: 10 Dc honestly EN-
rioyes honor Does the office steisos-
rapher, who puts ia a plea for the girl to
go into camp 10 DO second work. under
stand the position. l thiak net
A widow woman. from ID years OF age
and upwards. might do second work in q
camp and keep herself respectable. but
even IL there was a woman COOK aud That
cook married and her husband present.
camp such as our wood and logging camps.
is hardly the place for u young girl. The
reason is plain. the men IN these camps
come and 60. Some are gentlemen. some
are net. Many are Il rough. restless set.
who do not stay long enough in any place
10 care for character, and no matter II
every man IS honest and manly. such cou-
slant contact with men only soon causes
a girl I'D lose that .nodesty so dear to all
girls: they get too familiar. But there il
II place for our young girls that better
fits them for wives and mothers than any
employment / know OF, and that is in
fpsz fan Of MIR heS
where when their days work is done they
can read. study. sew. attend lectures and
church, and. IL they conduct themselves
in proper manner, doing their best TO be
economical and to please. to make their
employers interests their own. they are
sure TO receive the commentator they de-
serve.
The remedy rests with both servants
and employers. The servants must do
their duty Their employers must treat
their servants more as one of the family
not as the downtrodden girl who is only
10 do our dssagreeable work and keep her.
self aloof social ieper
We trust our servants 10 prepare our
daily food. Should this not be considered
an honor! Do We demean ourselves If we
COOK meal for our loved ones? But in
most cases the servant has no rights or
IL any, they are much abused There is
no lady who would not like to have good
iady-ike servants. and be able TO keep
them year after year. But good girls
must be brave 20 accept positions in fam
Ines as servants. knowing chat they thus
cut themselves of from all social privi-
Ieges.
Girls. however. make sad mistakes In
choosing c.erkships instead. 1 know a
young lady clerk today who cannot earn
sufiicient money 10 board and cIothe her
self. and has TO depend on ner mother for
part OF her clothing. She is fortunate In
that she has parents on wnom to call for
funds The lady clerk must dress, and TO
dress must have money.
young lady in an Eastern city writes
me:
Gould you find me employment in some
store in Seattle or Tacoma, or i'm your own
county? / am IS, have clerked for nine
years in the same store. but have to live
up TO my income. IT'S time l laid money
by for rainy day: hence my desire to
move West, where l am told they pay
higher wages
a young lady. farmers daughter. a
christian. girl. q years of age. asks In a
letter 10 me recently: Gould you find
me q place to work In some nice respeeta-
Die family, and what wages do they payr'
MY reply was, any girl who IS willing
10 work IN some body's kitchen and is a
christian girl need not fear to come tn
Seattle. and / gave her the address Of a
Iauy interested In missions who wou,a
hihdiy heip her to q good situation. Girls.
De honest, and whatever YOU do. he Tho
ptst tnat Us In you. and you will succeed
MABEL II MONcEy