Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01

the train steamed out there were no
tears and but little sorrow. new Worio
lay beyond and every moment brought
1t nearer.
women's Labor Exchanges.
with nearly half q years working ex-
perience behind and tho forming OF plans
for autumn and winter developments In
the course Of working. the moment is OPP
perfume for reviewing tho position Of the
woman's tabor exchanges established by
the board Of trade to deal with some OF
the problems a. TO employment In Eng
land.
Less, perhaps. has been heard Of this
side Of the work than that Of the men.
social forces in Its own particular way.
At this juncturo the attitude OF large
manufacturers and employers OF female
labor 10 especially encouraging.
Tho winter demands In tho clotnine
trade begin to call for augmented STATS.
One great West End house alone has IN
timated to the central onnces Of the
women.s branch at Caxton House that
1t will be prepared to engage through II
200 skilled tailoresseA machinists ana
other firms also promise . number OF
situations, showing that employers as
well as workers begin to recognize It's
value as q medium for satisfying their re-
Quirements.
In the months OF February and March.
when the scheme got into full working
order, by far the preponderating number
of situations filled came under the head
ing Of Domestic Outdoor" or. In plain
lively us and l.271. the next highest.
concerned with dress. being 40 and $50
out OF totals of 2OS3 and 8.085 for whom
employment was found.
In the latest returns Just made up.
rop the nlQrAQ nIled
amounted to 1870. and there IL . notable
and striking increase in the sections OF
textiles and dress. In shop assistants In
the dressing Of furs. feathers and hair.
The charwomen are still very numerous.
but In these latter weeks that - very
largely explained by the action OF tho
Glasgow exchange. For such work the
exchange made careful Inquiries as to
their general standard OF capabilities.
Applications Are Numerous.
Tho Scottish woman IL usually pretty
good at this kind Of work. and when the
exchange was satisfied that Il had num-
Der to be recommended . carefully word
ed circular was sent to the middle class
householders. AS q result, the exchange
was simply bombarded with applications
for such helpers. and for some days was
occupied In arranging the rota for lJO
women, so that Mrs. A. might always Sc
cure her treasure Tuesdays. and Mrs. b.
THURSDAYS, while Miss T. OF the apart
ment house wanted her Wednesdays and
Some enterprise Of the kind It Is hoped
to undertake during the winter IN Lon
don, though. curiously enough. tentative
EFFORT made In one district-it was perhaps
rather too fashionable to need these hum
bier domestic aids-was by no means en-
couraging.
in the north especially good service has
been done in transferring women from
the centers in which work was slack to
those where labor Is wanted Thus. In
Leeds not long since there was surplus
OF women In the ready-made clothing
trade. but factories were springing up In
other outlying places. where rents ana
rates were lower.
Not only did the local exchange make
known among the women en-, ~n an sx werk
enced lady to each Of these centers to see
what respectable lodgings would De avail
able and the average cost OF rooms. 1000.
fuel and so forth The smp,oSs no. ~ onIS
for sending hands to them. but for this
practical concern for their welfare, and
not a single complaint was made by them
1t Is q general experience OF the ex-
changes that there are not enough thor
ouahly skilled hands to meet the wants OF
employers. requests are constantly made
by West End modistes for hrst-class Mt
tiers or machinists: from laundries for
ironers equal to getting up the finest
lingerie dresses, or for others qualified for
some highly specialized handicraft. and 1t
Is Just these that are most difficult to sup
ply.
Work Of Imperial Conferences.
A blue book Just issued upon the i'm
perial conference makes few disclosures
about the possible course Of the next gath
erifig the governments OF the dominions
have been asked to furnish subjects for
discussion. but they show no feverish
haste in complying with the request. A
similar appeal to the various departments
Of the home government has 50 far only
produced q useful suggestion from the
home ONCE that the conference should
discuss the method of dealing. with un-
desirable aliens arriving In the United
Kingdom from the dominions.
A considerable amount OF correspond
ence Is published concerning subjects
dealt with at the last conference. but the
most important Of these subjects are rep
resented, all but one, by copies Of the
resolutions and no correspondence what
ever.
There IN ~ coursA n rood reason for