The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-23

done IN another immature room ana.
farther on. is a small corner used as Il
Between the two extremes of distance,
in the main body of the boat, is packed
its freight When the ocean vessels
come into port at Antwerp they often
stay there for morths before their cargo
is sold. Then the canal boats make
contrasts TO carry the supplies. which
usually consist of grain or terJilizinS
material. cut TO the farms Life on
canal boats is tedious existence, but.
on the whole. not unDlea SAINT When
they are anchored close together the
inhabitants OF each can step from one
to another and enjoy the delights OF so
cial intercourse At certain times the
sials are unfurled and the wind speeds
the vessels.
Women as Milk Vendors
A familiar scene upon the streets of
the towns and cities of Belgium is that
of milk carts filled with large brass
vessels, the vehicle drawn by dogs and
the handle held by a woman who guides
the animals. The milk is always car
ried TO the houses because il is not
lawful to sell it upon the street. If II
is done and the cuIprit is discovered she
VIII have to pay an extra tax. Every
morning. at the entrance Of the town.
the milk is liable TO be subjected TO
inspection by a policeman in plain
clothes, who may appear at any mo
l.
testing apparatus. but each has the
power to stop a cart and examine the
cans and their contents. If water IS
found in the milk. it is sent to the or
phanage. If adulterated with anything
else, il is poured into the streets
Sometimes the vendors put flour into
it to make IL thick. The cans are lined
with tin. but if this IA Worn off and
the brass shows through they are con-
demned. In Belgium the streets are
emit r~v N1E4rn N
TODD people the hOusemaid performs
the service If the family are too poor
to have a servant, some woman or the
household has it to do The town en-
plOyS certain men and women to go
through the streets and pick I'D the
refuse in their carts that has been piled
up by the servants as they swept Them
In Antwerp this is done early IN the
morning; never after 9 o'clock. except
on Saturdays. In Cologne. Berlin and
Paris. everything which one desires TO
dispose of can be put in the streets.
The man who is employed for the pur-
pose Of cleaning, brings large shovel,
the woman who accompanies him
sweeps the debris into it and it is car
ried away. Both the man and woman
are regarded as very respectable Ihere
are thousands and thousands Of char
wOmen-thOSe who go to clean houses
If they have children. they are left at
the creches, which are kept up by the
town. These establishments for the
care of the children Of poor women
while the mothers are at work were
formerly under the protection or The
queen Of Belgium
Princess as Protectress.
Since her death. the Princess CIemiU-
tina. the unmarried daughter Of King
Leopold is the DrOtectresS of many
such Institutions; also Princess EliZ-
abeth, wife Of Prince Albert, heir pre-
sumptive to the throne. AS in other
lands, so in Belgium, there are numer-
Gus dreSsmakers. millinerS and clerks
among women. In most of the Antwerp
shops the girls are part of the family
and work for their food, clothes and
wages. Only those employed in the
larger establishments go out to eat and
sleep. except in Brussels, where they all
do. 1t has only been within the last
six years that a girl has appeared in
an Office; even now It takes strong
soul to attempt IL Many wives OF the
bOurgeOusie occupy the position or
bOOkkeeper. Women are allowed to get
diplomas in the professions. About
twenty-five years ago Madame Marie
POpelin, a native of Brussels. a Belgian
woman, studied law; her sister gradu-
ated in pharmacy and they nave a
brother who is a. practicing physician
Madame Popelin applied for admis-
sion to the bar; she passed good eX-
animation. but was refused on account
of her sex. The lawyers did not want
her IN their midst nevertheless, SIlH Sc
cured a fine practice.
Women Show Business Acumen.
There are scores of teachers among
the women of Belgium, aside from the
nuns, many of whom have risen high
in the pedagogical profession, and some
are principals of girls colleges WO-
men have the right to go into bust
ness for themselves and scores have
availed themselves Of the privilege
The finest lace store in Antwerp is
owned by a young woman. A gentle
man of that city was in the grain bust
ness and failed. His wife said: You
are very tired. Now let me do the
work" The enterprise was reinstated
and has grown TO vast proportions
The lady allows her husband to keep
the books. but she buys the grain and
conducts the general affairs Numer-
Gus cafes are owned by women, and
they run nearly all the shops. as they
have done from time immemorial- Very
often the man of the family has a bust
ness independent of the one in which
his wife is engaged. The people of
Belgium live under the old NapOleOnic
code. and the man has the right 10
the woman S earnings if they have
not made the act matrimonial that
Is. if before marriage they have not
agreed that their property shall be
separate. Then the man cannot use
the wOman'S earnings or her property.
Women are owners of farms, and on
these the whole family labor in COM
mon, the women being very prominent:
but there the man and woman are
equalS-certainly in the share of toll
Both milk the cows and work i'm the
fields. Often the men do the selling
and the women keep the money. WO-
men also work in the mines with the
men. The old people care for the cat
tie in winter and from exposure in
driving them to and fro they often
contract colds from which they die.
Children attend to the herds in sum-
mer-
Man and Wife Struggle For Su-
premacy.
In the first year of marriage there
is usually a struggle for supremacy
between the wife and husband. The
strongest prevails. whether man or
woman The peasant women are always
busy. They seem a fixed attachment
TO the carts drawn by dogs; they are
everywhere upon the streets-the wO-
men and the dogs. At a pension in
Antwerp last year there were two Eng
fsr Of