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To the Editors of the English Woman's Jo...
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To The Editors Of The English Womarts Jo...
willing witness ; industrious when I visit men her I stricken learn , not powerless teach . " I in say a moment thing of ; these strong we see
be hel constantl The p most us . annual Donations y gratefull —a grievous subscri , contributions received ption sight indeed to at our the of . clothing society ital , is materials for but P five aral , boots ysis shillings , and shoes . E , All & ilepsy c . may will
24 , Queen Square y , j Bloomsbury , by the Hosp matron Mrs . Kitsell , and I p shall be , most happy to answer all inquiries . obedient Servant
I remain , Ladies , your Johanna . Chandler , , Hon . Sec . Ladies * Committee *
153 , Albany June Street 26 th , , Regent 1862 . ' s Pakk , ! N _" . W .
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To The Editors Of The English Woman's Jo...
To the Editors of the English Woman ' s Journal . IiAI I > IES have , been reading with interest the correspondence about servants in
tresses Open C of ouncil households , and shall , in the be glad ght if direction it has . any It effect seems in to leadin me that g us we , the are mis apt - to side speak and of forget the trouble several of import manag ant ing considerations servants , as if the fault were all on their
M ; , as to dress . If we compare the dress of . ladies of the middle class now extravagant , with what and it less was simp fifty le ? years Can ago we , expect shall we a servant not find who it , as sees a wh her ole mistress , more
go to a with little bright in ribbons the same , flowers direction , parasol ? She , flounces will follow , shawls it , & c , not with to wish less taste go and then way the laint is made" How ridiculousl , may servants dress
; comp , y we now shall . " I do fear more we to ladies set , things as a class right , are if we to dress blame sim in p this ly as matter well as , and prettil tha y t ourselves .
was Secondl much y more , as to content holidays to , stay or " at Sundays home th out an . " it is Fifty now years . Railways ago the carry world us so quickly and cheaply , that it is rather a disgrace not to take advantage of
work in them some . as Are country much our as servants p we lace can in , , this who and way man are , in y and happy the come house holida back all y da all afternoons y the long fresher , never have to we our wis spent dail h to y
¦ see us . talk the about flowers ? and If we the like fields them , or , and the value pictures them , or in _beaiitiful proportion thin to gs their they intel hea - r the ligence opportunities and kindliness for their , will exercise not those ? qualities be strengthened by our giving
mak It e does servants seem . to I do me not that mean we must that there admit will as a be general no disappointments rule , that mist ; ress but es , speaking gratefully as I do of the comfort good servants are in a household ,
I feel sure house that their if we home only the try result to do will our be utmost in most to cases make favorable them our . friends , to am y wear not lilac speaking gowns without , washing , experience caps , and . whit Our e a servants prons in ( a who morning I am , happy ) take
it Sunday in turns . They to go understand out on a S that aturday the Sunday afternoon time , and is for they service all g , and out I once believe on _keejp it for that purpose themselves . They tell me about their friends who
and are il I , or them in trouble feel , I or have k to had them letters for from abroad abou , t or are friends out of and work I , never look in vain . We generally have a little symp readin y g toge my ther one evenin , g in the week
party paper of which their , and would friends if th be at likel is Christmas an y y sp interest eech to , tea or them p and iece , I of mention news which , or it . ll eneral They story l have in th a
off very successfully . In return , I never have supper to comp , lain of g unwilling y goes or
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Aug. 1, 1862, page 425, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01081862/page/65/
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