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. OPEN COUNCIL. 71
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To The Editor Of The English Woman's Jou...
and the general interests of women , I do the more cheerfully comply with the wish which was expressed to me by an interested friend to the Institution ,
to bring its noble intent and labors under the notice of the public . But let " its The own first Report object speak of this for Institution it : — isto act in connexion with the
Pro-, testant Orphan Societies in the different counties in Ireland , in which no training home and school instruction previousl , but y also existed superintendence ; and to offer , from to the the time orphans of their not admis only a -
at sion the , till Institution they have under attained training the age for a of year 21 years , during . The which young time peop habit le s are of order kept are and still industry under are the carefull superintendence y cultivated of ; the and ladies , when who placed correspond in situation with s , them they
receive them again when out of situation , take up , their character , and keep , a be reg forwarded istry of their to the conduct secretary , which of , at the the committees end of the from period which above the named orp , hans will
house allowed were , ori and g for inall advic them y re e , ceived during to become . their They thoroug earl will y thus years hly have acquainted of service the protection , with and a the sufficient of business friends time , to a
which they have devoted themselves . While at the Institution , they are improved in needlework taught to wash , bake bread , and do the general work of a house , and instructed in the kitchen by an experienced cook .
fee Their of . £ reli 8 is gious to be instruction sent to the is Institution likewise carefull with y each attended irl . to . An apprentice g " The second object of the Institution isto extend its benefits to young
, 1 the Protestant same terms girls in as general the , who hans , when should well there recommended not be a sufficient , are received number upon of these to fill the house . orp There , is likewise an advanced class , principally
connected with the cooking department , in which young women between the fee ages of of £ 18 6 . and There 25 are is also receive a provision d , and instructed made for for receiving six month a class s , upon of deaf paying and a
them dumb to girls act , who as laundresses have been . educated For the at purpose Claremont of instructing , with a view the of girls preparing , there Institution have been . a public Without laundry these , bake the object -house of , and itwhich restaurant is the connected training of with the the irls
in the different departments , of service , could , not be carried out . " g and I see shelters a field , a han nucleus women for valuable in the time extension of greatest in this danger Institution to their . It temporal shields
and their spiritual orp constitution , . It instructs , and gives them skill to make to an independent the public and living community —a solid gift of , a the city germ , it of supp independent lies a servant living population . While , ,
it taug branch ht in out morals . Let , and all respectable denominations —tried have , and their capable homes of for being humbler trusted women . Let ' s industrial culture ; and let the merciful in mercy aidto shield the innocence
, of woman ' s youth from lawless lust of men . vided It is . my It is earnest my earnest hope , hop that e , they every may city by of all the denominations empire may yet be be supported so
prosupported —supported by both the b custo y contribution m of the local for their public first , that and , after necessary that , they outlay may , and be self-supporting . The education for the house and kitchen may , then , be
cafe easily and extended confectionary . Why , and should the they restaurant have no ? more Many disp arts lay mig of ht shop be communi , but the - widened cated to and women more ; and largel the scope extende of d the by industrial such Institutions employment in the of country the sex
working in the spheres of their y benevolent , action . woman I have . But no faith I hail that the men effort will that ever is made work benevolent bwomen . work I know , to emanci the Inw pate of y
selves life is . made , the . law to I hail serve which the effort universall class , which or any y works is classes made in , life b must y women —that be practicall every , this effor utilitarian y t worked by my effort coun by which _tliem try- -
. Open Council. 71
_. OPEN COUNCIL . 71
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1860, page 71, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091860/page/71/
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