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    • XIII.—FACTS AND SCRAPS.
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      Ladies Many , Of Your Readers, I Think, ...

      Madam I trust , that ' : will allow me to introduce to the notice of readers you your

      . a simple invention "by a friend of mine , who cannot afford the expense of advertizing , or taking out a patent . It is called " The Lady fixed ' s Companion in wooden to

      fram the Work eto - which table , " is and attached consists a of powerful a circular magnif leaden ying cushion glass , , on a metal a stand , to wliich convenient , doubles down heiht compactl for needle y on -threading the velvet or cushion fine , and work can requiring be screwed the

      temporary a aid of glasses g . For those whose si , ght any is failing , it would really be < miniature a very useful painter " Companion . The magnifier ; " and can als always o to the be colourer fixed steadil of y photograp at a sufficient hs in or

      its distance above when the minut work e , to examination prevent the is necessity required . of The constant price of interruption the invention is 10 progress s ., and the inventor's name and address is Mrs . G-arnham , Churchgate

      Street , Bury St . " Edmund's . I amMadam , Faithful , ly yours ,

      Y .. S- N .

      Facts And Scbaps. 71

      FACTS AND SCBAPS . 71

      Xiii.—Facts And Scraps.

      XIII . —FACTS AND SCRAPS .

      Tlie Give M Journal Onthly In Future As ...

      give Monthly in future Report a short for account the of Employment the working of of this Wom Society en . —It every distinct is intended month idea in to of

      tlie Journalas an annual report alone can scarcely convey a had what their is being names , done inscribed . In the in month the of ister January books , 58 . app Situations licants for were emp found loyment for reg

      11 in the following capacities : —2 Book-keepers , 1 Post-office Clerk , 2 Matrons of Institutions , 3 Nursery Governesses , 1 Assistant in a 11 Photographer ' s shop ,

      1 Probationer Nurse 1 Companion to an Invalid—total . Temporary employment who was has found learnt , for law one copy in writing ing is , endeavouring and three in needlework to set up for . herself A young as

      person Law Stationer . She called on a Solicitor early in January and asked for emp sufficientl loyment y well ; he , told but gave her he her feared a piece it was of writing impossible to do for as a woman a trial , and to write the Most of

      the result proved women so satisfactory who at different that he times has hav emp e loyed obtained her certificates ever since . for bookyoung , situations keep a few ing is , still _have they known passed hold , and away the from following the Society table ' s will knowled give ge an , idea but the of the position kind of of

      . Miss C . —Book-keeper in an hotel , £ 25 a year , with board and lodgings . Miss Miss H C . . — *— Clerk in Ditto a Photographer's shop , £ > 1 ditto Is . a . week . meals

      Miss Miss S S . . — — Book Book - - keeper keeper in in a a shop school , 12 , £ s . 16 a week a year and , with her board and . lodging . Miss Miss U F . — — Post Set -office for Clerk herself , £ 15 in business a year , with with board her and sister lod a ging year . or two

      . ago and is doing well . , , Fund for Miss Rye ' s Expenses . —Since the previous announcement the

      following subscri Mrs ptions . Bed have dard been , £ 1 . received Miss for this Hawkins Fund , £ : — 1 . good * Miss character H . lias from now her left late , and emp would loyer , be who glad is of willing a fresh to engagement be leferred ; to she on has her a

      behalf . •

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    • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 1, 1864, page 71, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01031864/page/71/