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    NEEDLEWOMEN AT NEW YORK. 319

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    characteristic of New Yorksince the average price paid those still shillings who such attended a an week average this ; in meeting does many not , - cases imp was l female y the about what wages labour we two are were dollar accustomed below s or this nin to e ,

    consider The movem a pitiable ent was depreciation inaugurated of on the 12 th . of November , in by every a large being part meeting obli , the ged aisles in to a hall leave being in the from filled Bowery want by ladies , of which room standing was ; of crowded , those and

    pres looking many ent there intelli were gent between and handsome 300 and 400 irls p . lainl Onl y y dressed four gentlemen but

    tidywere Beach present both , of , a whom member , had assisted of the " in Workmen g getting ' s up Union the meeting , and a , Mr and .

    two a few reporters , remarks for stating the Sun the " object and " of World the meetin " respectivel g from y . the After two

    first of the -named amounts gentlemen , received , the for g their irls were labour called in the upon various for statements trades in from

    which dollar to they thre were e dollars engaged per . week The , prices and the reported average ranged , as we before which one

    the said , emp was loyers about favoured two dollars particular . Cases g were irls , mentioned giving them in better but requiring them not to tell . The price paid for board

    extr and wages was a hardl stated , expenses y to ever take . leavin In in cases most g her where cases more every the than girl cent 25 s supported or a 50 girl cents could members for earn all ;

    times the of their sen furnish tence famil g y " ives , of board course one " to and the understand deduct pinch was the that severe price the from . emp The wages loyers wording . some The of

    hours time of at work the shop ranged with s being half , from from 11 hour to seven 16 hours three in the each quarters morning day ; for sthe to dinner general six or

    much specified seven Wages at lower ; ni paid g and ht than , it in appeared different an that departments the Hoop or prices skirts - of for trade p for iece which -work were when were then .

    they springs first , ' had came gone out a , down cost year in to ago the a . qu making slides arter of a and a dollar dollar , per for three the Ci hundred same ts .

    gross A pretty for little Smart them g a little irl year who girls ago made " , was could " now earn , onl " a y shillin paid got g half a day a cen cent at the a a

    spoons business gross . , of . which The if silver they can burnishers work do well 30 or get 35 if not a a day cent they , makin have apiece g to nearl for do y th table two em

    o dollars ver the a next week day , they for and nothing half . to Shirts ; finish bring dozen about at 60 cents hard a

    work dozen . , taking "We must a day remind a our English readers a that a very cent is , within a fractionequivalent to a halfpenny ; thus giving one

    shilling and eightpence , a day for shirts at _" very hard work . "

    Needlewomen At New York. 319

    NEEDLEWOMEN AT NEW YORK . 319

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1864, page 319, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011864/page/31/