The evening world., 1912-05-09
Working Girls Sell Their Hol.-
est Labor, Asserts Mrs
Belle Gray Taylor.
THEY ARE MAKING GOOD
And Mrs. Taylor Thinks They
Are Pretty Much Bored
by Society.

coSaoty useo 10 ueepieo tho wage
earning oma Then II p~atronised her.
NOW she IL In Q fair way to win its
respect and synipathetic admiration"
Thus declared Mrs. Belle Gray Taylor.
author and ciubwoman. unconsciousiy
p~araphrasing the famous dictum I'VE
nrst endure. then pity, then embrace"
Mrs. Taylor recently discussed society's
attitude toward the wage Garner before
the Political Study Club. She has al.
ways had q social position Of her own,
yet has earned considerable money by
ner pen. She u therefore In a position
to look at the question from both sides.
or course there 10 actually only one
difference between the society woman
ana the wage Garner" she began smiI-
ingly. The latter goes out into tbs
world and works and gets her nay IN
nice. crackly green bills. The society
woman stays At home and works and
doesn't set n payt
A least she gets very iitSle money,
In very many cases. Board add lodging
are Of course furnished her. But though
~ II H0I OWN CAY.
her pocketbook Is often emptfer than
mat OF the woman who clutches . strap
In the subway.
eARTERs HER MOST PRiceLEss
HERITAGE.
Perhaps there Ia another difference
between the society woman and the So
called working woman She who
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ter or ats At q typewriter sells the hon
est labor Of cad and hands. The woman
who earns her bread and butter by
making . rich and loveless marriage
bartsrs her most priceless heritage for
q living wage
And yet plenty of women used 20
think It . duty to marry men who
would support them. and . disgrace -
try to support themselves. A. ia.s Us
nifty years 9 there was Just vac Ne
source TO Be considered when father lost
his money! big catch for the prettisst
Of he girls. Now what happensf ono
daughter opens . tea-room; another. an
interior decorating once: another be-
comes Q social secretary or q children's
entertainer. And not one Of them 10
snubbsd or frowned upon by any mem
Der Of her old set.
UNFAIR TO THE DOMESTIC
SERVANT.
"Of course certain sorts Of wage
earning are still moro or hess taboo. /
think the domestic ervant 10 usually
nut At tho bottom Of the social scale.
It's absolutely unfai-. for the really ex-
cellent cook or housekeeper must be
mentally a. well ~ physically efncient.
Personally. I have q very real respect
for ANY woman who IL skilled In the
household tasks.
"The contemptuous estimate N which
society has held domestic workers has
naturally brought sts own punishment.
The despised tasks are generally, taken
I'D by the least competent women
those who cannot succeed In other line
Of work., and even they are growing
scarce. Therefore We have q servant
problem. Ind I must say that It's NO
more than many Of US deserve.
Incidentally. any woman who has had
to DO her own housework has . more
respectful attitude toward Bridget over
after. In New England. for instance.
ING uiICo 8ht - oDoS oO00 -
the family and her mistress wouldn't
think Of disputng the proposition. That
is at least partly because they work to-
gether and tho employer understand
the worth Of the employees accom-
~plishnient.
But for personal service outside the
household the society oma has much
respect. The manAcurs. the masseuse.
the woman who waves her hair. are fire.
quentiy the recipients ~ her deepest
condolences. She asks their advice
about manasing her husband n mar
rying her daugtters. She thinks they 70
enormously clever nj she leaves them
in no doubt - to her opinlea. AN
tips are not 90 much Conference.-The
gratuities as tributes at the soDlns - q
superior power.
The actress too u In grea9 esteem
among society folk. She 10 bNited tc
their homes and even when We mar
ries their IONS forgiveness isnt long In
coming. The woman writer 10 getting
to have AZ excellent a position as ehs
stage celebrity. And though the WON.
en- who have entered other pFo2essionl
are perhaps less sought after. they are
continually gaining in social estims'
ton.
Now how has this change come