The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-05
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) WOMAN'S WORLD.
NOW THE LADY HELPER"
n New study of Women and Employ
ment.


\ New study of Women and Employ
nent.
In n recent forthnightly employ
meut list received from the Central
Bureau for the Employment of Women,
London, arc calls for lady helpers
in domestic, educational, mercantile,
institutional and artistic avenues. The
It's object is to lessen the difficulties
of refined women who seek occupation,
and to bring into connection with each
other the institutions and societies for
the employment and training of WON
en- in the British Empire.
The managers of the society are de-
voting themselves to the study of
women and employment, and are plac-
ing their knowledge at the disposal of
those who require advice. They recog-
nize the fact that there are large mum
bers OF women in every great city seek
ing employment, and endowed with
ability, who have no Knowledge of the
economic world outside their own
limited experiences, and who are en-
tirely ignorant of the numerous voca-
tions between which their choice might
lie. Every day brings intelligence of
new requirements of manufacture and
commerce, fresh inventions, and novel
exhibitions of enterprise, which imply
tue need of women in hitherto I'M
familiar lines. Coincident with these
are new technical institutes, CONNER
cial schools and apprenticeship.
The bureau finds small demand for
matrons who desire only to superin-
tend, but for those who are willing to
take some share OF household work
there is steady call. These are main
ly for small homes for girls and for
rescue homes. Matrons for small cot
tage homes under the poor law will
soon he needed, and they have had
great demand for matrons capable of
managing the homes for feeble minded
children. Salaries range from SD TO
$50 for fully qualified women.
Several good laundries i'll the Lon
don suburbs take ''lady pupils" The
cost of training is 81. 80 and the time
from six months to one year. A salary
IS usually paid after the first few
months, according to ability. Women
thus trained can obtain places rs laun-
dry matrons and teachers ut from 81
So week.
\ constantly increasing demand is
noticeable for lady cooks" house
and parlor maids and LADY" nurses
for children. Such cooks, who are
thoroughly trained, receive from So
TO IS n week, and sometimes higher.
Trained house parlor maids are paid
10 H.,
children from $3.50 to 81 week.
Board and lodging are always included.
The woman is expected to do the work
of an ordinary servant
Women decorators are wanted in
London. The qualifications are arts
tic taste and ability and a knowledge
OF drawing. One firm takes one "lady
pupil" at SO for the years training.
High salaries are paid for distinct
originality and talent.
There are calls for teachers of hand
loom weaving. Training can be had
for this mt the British Weaving School
for 81. 80.
At Il distributive kitchen in the West
End pupils are taken, and the curri-
cuIum includes plain and high class
cookery, sick cookery and canning
and preserving. Hot meals are sup
piled regularly and at moderate cost
to families living in the neighborhood.
Among the places that have been
filled by the Central Bureau for the
Employment of Women are manager
Of Il factory, housekeeper in a college,
cashier in club, station visitor to
befriend women travellers, nurse in
South Africa and private resident gar
1cner