The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

England rnaG6sn. aud IN tntslIigenes
much above the factory girl IN general
They are tall and slender and hAys
figures OF which any society bella
might well be envious. And young.
too. Youth reigns there and despite
the ronotony of stitching and strip
ping and the condnenens OF the work
the corset factory girl has not lost
her interest IN life and the world. nor
has her animation departed Though
she bends all day over the steel and
from machine. she Is straight and SUP
pie and graceful at other times. Hsr
cheeks are rosy, too, and her hands
are not rough ana worn as some fac
tory giriE hands are. There II nothing
about corset-mAlxing to destroy the
delicacy and shapeliness OF . pretty
hand. Her eyes, which are trained 10
detect flaws and fmperfections n PSF
daily work, are no less keen Enhn
their light is turned on humanity IA
general. In spite OF her youth she has
= high standard OF life and, what -
more. she lives up 70 IL
They are all charming ana fOVa6fe.
stitchers and binders. trimmsFS and
boners. noulders and foIdsr& but the
ioveliest OF all are the lace Ghreaders-
Perhaps they are chosen 70 suit Ghs
daintieSt part or corset-makfng. o. fe
may be that the very ioveliness Of n
work adds to their chArnA As any
rate. they are pretty enough to win the
heart OF any man The task given 20
long they thread machines and run
ribbon through wide lace trimming.
Thousands and thousands % yards pass
through their fingers daily, black and
white and dainty pale colors, and the
last deft touches OF mi1ady's corset -
put on by these skiilfuI-nnrered girls.
And what sort OF men ala South Nor
walks corset factory girls marry2 Not
associates In their work. for there arc
few OF the sterner sex employed In the
manufacture OF corsets. It 10 neither
appropriate work for manly hands nor
is there aught that men can do except
make eyelets. No, IN corset factory
girls reign supreme. but South Norwali<
has many and varied manufactures. In
truth. there are 50 many other kinds OF
factories which employ hundreds OF
men that the town stands out as a bril-
liant exception to tho rule which char
acterizes most New England towns.
They are splendid fellows, these factory
men who have won the hearts OF the
prettiest OF the corset factory girls, and
they are as proud OF their conquests as
a knight OF old who won the favor q a
royal lady Some have built little n SIS
for their dainty brides; In every part OF
the village tiny cottages are sheitering
these newly married couples. while the
village clearinghouse has a new sub
Ject for its daily gossip and a new nine
days wonder to keep its tongue wag-
ging.
But the village boarding house. the
superintendent and the Town Clerk do
not know about all the brides who have
lately been blessed. Not a few OF them
stole quietly away-they say TO avoid
the paying Of a license fee-and went
to New York or New Jersey. where they
are living the first days OF their honey
moon IN the spot that Is to be their fu-
ture home. And are they happy2 II
words and faces are to be relied upon.
never was there greater happiness than
has come to these corset factory brides
Who would not be ono OF the nimble
fingered workers II stitching and bon
ing and ribbon threading lead to the
greatest bliss that comes to men and
women?