The National tribune., 1909-12-30

And apropos of servants, there are
plenty and plenty of vocations much
higher up in the social scale, perhaps,
but which do not begin to pay as well
as domestic work. Faithful, efficient
service in the home is well compen-
sated, and fully appreciated in these
days of complex conditions. 1t always
was. but is especially so now. Not
only can such a servant keep her or
his place as long as they continue TO
give satisfaction, but 1t is quite the
fashion in this Goth century for rich
people to pension any such Wheh they
become too old for work The coach-
man of Mrs. Pullman, the widow of the
millionaire car-man, has been in trou-
BILE lately and il has come out that
from his savings while in this lady's
employ well invested, and the generous
pension given him by Mrs. Pullman
when he ceased working for her re-
Gently, he derives an income of $4,000
a year. While this may be rather un-
usual case, il is by no means uncom-
mon to find that the Priestess of your
Kitchen is the owner of a very nice
little house, and has good fat bank
account in addition. No class of wage
earners have better opportunity to
save money than house servants. They
have no personal expenses, except that
of clothes, and many women servants
do not even have that, a generous mis-
tress and her daughters supplying most
of the needs in that direction, and
the present day wages paid for domestic
service are by no means to be desp'Sed.
In the homes of our better class a ser
want is more than well housed and fed.
With the tips from visitors, the Christ
mas presents from the family, the pros
pect of a pension If they do their best,
there seems to be no reason why this
really fortunate class should not grow
Cot
der is that they do not save more, and
that they are not even now beginning
to appear as new stars on the social
horizon.
1t is a question whether Mrs. Bel
mont Miss Morgan, and the other
women of social prominence who have
given aid TO the New York shirt-waist
striking girls by their money and moral
support, have acted with entire wis
dom. Mrs. Belmont has certainly
shown her sympathy for them in q
most substantial manner, truly mort
gaging her home that she might be
able to furnish money for the support
of these girls while out of work. She
has retained lawyers at her own ex.
pense to defend those strikers who
have been arrested, and was present
herself at three o'clock in the morning
recently when the cases Of some Of tn,
girls came up. A woman who Will ge
get out of her comfortable, luxurious
bed in the chill of the early morning
before daylight has even appeared 70
the sake of her convictions, proves be
yond doubt her utter sincerity. Blu
Judge Cornell, who has been presidin,
over the cases of the strikers brough
into court for all sorts of disorderI
acts, SAYS that Mrs Belmont and he
allies have not properly investigated
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these girls have very just cause 70
complaint, vast army of them hav
not, and have simply Joined the strik
because it is protected by these societ
ladies, and for the excitement of tn
thing. The whole incident would hav
been closed before this had it not bee
Tor the finger which Mrs. Belmont an
her friends put into the pie. Shoul
these well-intentioned women them
selves make visit to the shops wher
these girls are employed, Judge Coz
nell thinks they would change thei
ideas very decidedly. There is proba
bly, something in this.
One cannot help wondering wha
Cook thinks of il all. Is he wretche
beyond words, the most miserable ma
on the face of the earth, man with
out a country, or is he absolutely in
different 10 the slings and arrows whic
have been flung at him lately? Is n
the greatest imposter of the ages, be
fore whom Cagliostro, that Prince O
impostors paies. or is he laboring un