The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-31

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TANs V the f,rst point I wish 70
make. The second - regarding the
saias1sA ] personally have worked
uD to . highly satisfactory one: but
my Qualifications are exceptional In
. certain direction. and have been
fortunate In finding my hsid. I am
an advocate Of the higher wage for
womsn. an also an advocate OF
highsf standard for the class Of
women who enter the business world.
women's salaries or their capabili.
ties. know . Arm that recently
set . limit Of 10 on IL stenograph.
srs' salaries. One young woman who
had. through earnest and properly
directed effort. become the right
hand man Of an important official
protested against the Limitation 40
applied to herself. saying that she
was no longer . stenographer. but
the mans secretary; whereupon
they silenced her by employing .
MAN ~ the secretary and reducing
her to stenoGraphic work again. This
man was q raw recruit from college.
put In through influence on the part
OF those ''in power" Now. what
chance has . won an against . cit.
uation like THAR
mad thal much the limiting Of
salaries 10 due to tle fact that the
once manager wishsN to make Q rec.
ord. IN order that ops man may CON-
tinus TO hold his onici and put beaore
Ms susperiors . sati factory report
. dossn. two dozen. tn. 70 dozen EN-.
pioyess are forced to live on les
than . living wage. A. to what oon-
stitutes . living wages. that 10
governed by chiefly
whether . girl has . homo or not.
Personally l would set the minimum
At so . week for New York.
And now. - TO why gfrls go
wrong" Why. indeed! II 10 my
opinion that the girl who goes wrong
before the age Of twenty-five-that 10,
the girl who has had any kind Of
training before that to 20 right. has =
weakness In her makeup. Either tho
call Of the flesh or Of the motor car
and ssalskin coat u too stnong for
her. She has not the stamina to with
stand the pull in one or either direc-
tion. No poverty will drive the GIRL
with ideals and unembittered mind to
go wrong" and the properly trained
girl will keep her ideals and her hope
full mind up until that age, She
hopes to marry up to that time. And
ten to one II she married she'd never
70 wrong. But 10 there any waiting
line Of masculinss with weddinG
licenses In their handsf 10 there any
one Of them willing y come forth
nowadays and lovingly link hands
In the pull toward the hiiltop3 In
all my Ave years In business I have
never met . man who asked me u
marry him. and am not one Of the
undesirables! I have been attending
. girls lunch club for that SAINT
length Of time. during which period
4 coteris Of Q dosen or more stem
ographers has been formed. and in oil
the fivs years not ono Of them has lsf
to get married or been engaged. 4
my kn0wlsds~
Now. whom . woman q refer TO I
Girl over twenty-five. a. I think sh
attains her womanhood At that age
ssss stretching before her Year, o
WORK 6vard-whstf Toward tn
building and furnishing OF the cot
tags, toward the clothing and rear
ing Of the childrenf No. toward u
old woman's home at best Whsl
she sees ahead Of her years Of love
lessnsss. whsn she goes back TO he
room or even her apartment. wher
no voice sreets her. whore perhap
no man seeks her. what fortitud
does she acquire with which to com
! bot the influence Of the man o. me-
vAs stand ready to ss~us afszssts,