New-York tribune., 1899-10-07
WOMEN AS FINANCIERS.
MISS DODGE CONSIDERS THE POOR RE
MARKABLE IN THIS RESPECT.
SHE TELLS HOW TIE MOTHERS or TIE TENE-
MENTs DO 50 MUCH WITH so LITTLE
HELPMEETs 70 THEIR HUSBANDS.


There are women in this city who know more
about inance than, and who could give lessons liz
financial and true political economy 10. many Val
Street wizards" said Miss Grace Il Dodge yes
terday u 2 Tribune reporter These are the
women whom ! call the hnanciers OF the tene-
ment homes They DO not belong 10 the classes
or the masses are Nttie appreciat led and less IN
derstood. out are wifhai large and very vital
part o, OUT city's population. These women are
of the se.f-respeciing Kind. who are never FOUND
IN missions and only too rarely in the churches
though they often give Of their poverty 10 help
the progress of good.
A young girl of this class rna-ries q young man
who earns from SO 10 81 week and instantly she
becomes what the society woman rarely d7es-her
husbands helpmeet and sharer In al me inter-
ests c. his he re brings Ter the weekly wage,
she returns him portion of 4 for luncheon. car
fare and personal needs and with the yes, she pays
butcher and baker landlord and grocer lays .-t1e
aside sor clothes and nttle less for Tho pro-
verbal rainy day Her credit ia good. her home
s clean there is q good cup y tea and sc.ne-
thing rice' tor re visitor. and she and her hus-
band are somehow able 10 get off 70 the seashore
row ard then
There is TO increase IN the husbands wages
with the increase ir the family 5lt somehow
money for shoes. ittle dresses and many httle
trousers comes from some place or another All
The Anancier has eained IS experience and she puts
that 10 good advantage
an apron the next papa & new shirt OF collar
and tie and mamma the materials FOR bonnet.
which she herself makes Up. the next tv-o weeks.
II ? bcarder IS taken IN his money paws the rent.
and an overcoat Q dress can DC bought with
less pinchlng When the little ones 20 10 work
they only receive from 8 20 g week. and this =
rot much more than enough for luncheon ana ca
fare bur the francier knows how high the eagle
, on q -enry can hy ard the home begins 70 look
more attractive causing the proud mother 20 say,
now
when one remembers that these women have
had 10 training before marriage RE wonders az
the magnificent results and certainly should not oe
surprised az failures.
"a respectable workingmans vie Is made a
member Of the family firm the moment she enters
t. I. is rot James Blank. as in the case or the
rich man but James Blank and vie. The wife
enters into the business problems of The family
/ aas little 70 spend Il sae feels She can aftotd
I -rha-aae fhe 4ve-sce ueal--r woman never has Z
dollar She can CO her own. knows a5soutely moth
belpless in Iusiress matters
a trained rarse to'l NE ntte While age about
wa er3riovs5 Who sad vtsn she gave her he-
weekly salary - 81. ] wish that Vas mine envy
You co.. crled the sstonishea nurse: why
! thought YOU had evetytl- ~ yol Vaniel 49,
woman re3.,s8 = se. an al ouarce 5gt have 70
keep an account q my expenditures and -he bills
I for my dresses and such t~tles are PAID 'y my
! husband. 90 nor know what ~ husosnd.s n
IS. and = wanted 70 give 8 20 2 charita rle
/ society I could not do so without asking him
/ tor =
Working wyomer are. as rule. ioyai = the,T
/ husbands and gladly endure pr!vat,on and hard
/ ship 0ith him and for bis sake. u rirhteo $
cause IS ~ stake IN The case q, strikes .or 0rir
ci0le thew are wiling no make anv sacrinoe nec-
! essary. They generous md sympa tnetr. too
| a01 - hsr of phianthroQc women vas made
I these very ones voa'4 Nse7 . for tie, give one
hundred fold more according 20 their means. than
/ the prominent vorer' whose names get into the
/ newspapers
! Some writer's teN about how tae 'other haf
lives and the newspapers give pictures Of what
( ihey can the 'ofhe- haze Nit it would he much
/ fairer 20 cav . the crc-eishfr TIE rrca- class
. of heroic working men ard women arc not found n
the sums nor ir -Ne 81 IoorS. they aye nof dis
covered by the novelist or the sooi-loeist. nor do
tnev Wish O. 20 * yes and 7auehters ~ work
i1Enen are banded hv thousands IN benefit e1-ie-
ties In this city. their money olrcu'ates. promotes
-rade and supports many indusfries Many are
, found IN labor unions but nearly IN belong -
/ he~eft societies rafr fn NY possession row a
! l!st Of these societies FOR women into which hu--
dreds ~ thousands ~ dollars have neer rut by
/ these wonderful Hrar0ie~s"