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422 open council.
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X.XXXL—OPEN COUNCIL.
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« To the Editors of the English Woman's ...
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To the Editors of the English WomavUs Jo...
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Books Op The Month.
paper copy of Bagster _' s fac-simile edition , ( a very limited number of copies of winchhave been printed ) and presented from , the
, , maidens of England . The Book of Common Prayer is also a beautiful edition , and presented from the matrons of England .
Both books are highly creditable to the establishment of the Messrs . Bagster ; the binding and ornamentation , tooling and
illuminating , being all of the highest finish and beauty ; the exterior monogramsclasps & c . of pure goldelaborate and massive . The
painting , and ornaments , of the gold , edges can hardly be surpassed ; and each book is enclosed in an _exquisitel carved and inlaid
ebony casket .
422 Open Council.
422 open council .
X.Xxxl—Open Council.
X _. XXXL—OPEN COUNCIL . As these pages " themselves are intended responsibl for general e for the discussion opinions , expressed the Editors . do not hold
« To The Editors Of The English Woman's ...
« To the Editors of the English Woman ' s Journal . Ladies It has , been long felt , by certain ladies who are themselves engaged in
nesse tuition s , wlio that should if a Pr be ovident ¦ willing Society to contribute for the benefit to it could of all be unmarried established Gover on a - secure The basis objects , a very which des such irable a societ end would y should be obtained aim at , . as explained in a paper
pri 1 nted . To about give temporary two months assistance since , are to two those -fold who : should be out of situations from sickness or other causes .
2 . To grant annuities to those incapacitated from age , and bodily or mental infirmity A Society . securing these objects would satisfa want whichcan be met b
y , y who no branch are connected of the Governesses with that ' Benevolent Institution that Institution while ; a for small it is number allowed of by an all - '
nuities and a large amount of relief are annuall , y granted , the number of those who are relieved , compared with the number of the applicants , is
exceed It ing was ly hoped small . that , after a certain sum should be raised as a permanent endowment , this Society should be self-supporting , i . e . supported by the
periodical The first payments step to be of ascertained those who should was how be far willing Governesses to join in would the scheme be willing . to of avail their themselves being so has of it been ; and laced the ori beyond ginators a doubt of the project as in the feel short that the fact of
two months , and in a very limited p circle , the papers , alluded to have obtained space "between three and four hundred signatures . Any communications on this subject addressed to your office would be
gladly received by A Teacher .
To The Editors Of The English Womavus Jo...
To the Editors of the English _WomavUs Journal , Ladies ,
I have heard and read much of your benevolent efforts to assist the unmarried women of England who are in narrow circumstances to better their
condition , by procuring for them employment in various arts and trades . I
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Aug. 1, 1862, page 422, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01081862/page/62/
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