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139 OPEN COUNCIL.
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To The Jeditoir Of The English Woman 1 S...
quences far beyond of earl tlie y tard neg y lect hel , p would which be , seeks a hel to ping rescue hand them stretched from out the during fatal conse those - irl shall hereafter take her lace
in few the years respectable which determine body of domestic whether either servants a poor of g , earthl or sink from heavenl one poor drud p gery
to anothertill the little glimmer y or y knowledge tion which want was , shown and vice her . in M childhood experience , becomes being utterl onl y y extinguished of the poorest by and degrada most - y
unfortunate destitute , class , ; but of a I large know and no species neglected of hel parish p so , difficult may , I trust to procure , be _j > , articularl and old I can y
truly say none that seems to me so loudly called for . At ten years even , pence a girl can a we often ek , the get parents a little " too place often , " and withdraw tempted their by the children shilling from or ei school ghteen at - knowthe elder irls
retained all that events early b some y age presents ; knowle or , as of d in clothes of many house or schools money -work . will I Persons be , icke are d apt b to these g fancy unfortu are that only at - ge pup y
nate etc and " mistress ., the little in the wretched " servants streets perhaps . children , but They goes in out h to most av whom charing e noth instances they ing , or to keep act they cook as s a have nurse ; fruit for no the -stall is such dinner too , or often chance sells left dry herrings . for bread Their them ,
, soap and tea ; washing . They the cannot children scrub is the not room much , for better their attended mistress to 'will ; and not throug afford h the the whole day the little nurse either takes her four or five chargessome nearlas
, y fire big as in herself the close , to p room lay in , p the laying nearest with court them or or alley scolding , or sits them huddled , according over a scanty to her and miserable
temper little and toil shop . greater If , the the mistress work but is it is more is one not varied degree one , hi whit the gher errands a , better perhaps more preparation frequent keeps some for , the domestic fatigue
than _service two . or I have three , never months known and a child most remain frequentl in y one onl of y these two or " p three laces " weeks more . _^
to And recommend who will her take ?— as dirty servant , disorderl a girl of y habits sixteen six , and , who bad has language and but such few , being antecedents scattered pretty
nearl and The unmeaning having y all she so has long words learnt felt , all - and in the she seen last retain these five s from many or her evil year now s , s must ; long be -past a my school excuse days tor . which has been
asking leave to mention in your pages an undertaking commenced for at Hampstead Servants" , called The object " The is Girls to ' receive Laundry , irls and of Training the age Institution of fifteen
and Young upwardsin order . to afford them protection , to g give them employment , and to prepare , them for future service . It is committee not a refuge to decide or a reformatory the ,
but an industrial home . There is a ladies' on cases under for admission peculiar , and circumstances ten pounds or per where annum there is has required been previous for each training girl , except in a
laundry . I copy the schedule , which has to be filled up : — _Application Paper .
2 3 1 . . . N Name Age ame , and of and g general irl address . appearance of parents . . write 10 9 . . , State Has etc ., she etc of . had education any situation ? Kead or ,
4 5 . . Broth Their ers occup and ation sisters and state earnings their . with employment whom ? where State of and what cause kind of , number and ages . ; leaving 11 Wh it . at , is , towards
tory 6 . or Has refuge she been ? If in so , any where reforma , and - her support . ? sum promised how long . who 12 . will Name and address who recommends of person
how 7 . long In a . workhouse ? Where , and the case . pay , or 13 State the for
8 . At school ? Whereand how . reason desiring long . , her admission to the Girls' Laundry .
A list of the required clothing follows , and a dietary . The house is airy
139 Open Council.
139 OPEN COUNCIL .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), April 1, 1859, page 139, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01041859/page/67/
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