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8 A SEASON WITH THE DRESSMAKERS.
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Chapter Ii. Than I Know When Not A A Mor...
long shor - t , a s eldom that e their xceeding objec t t welve being m 1 on merel ths , and to acquire frequent suffici ly not ent so
knowledge to , make dresses for their mistress y . Among such , I have often found a sad deficiency in educationwhich is perhaps
however the reason there they are make choice of commendable such an occuj , > ation tions . Happ . I ily ,
commendable , because many in very the present day , t excep here are so many say t opportuni here is reall ties , of no acquiring excuse for knowledge and le improvem not availing ent , them that
selves of them y , when they are young in the peop regular receipt of salaries , usual and wi l t has h as much Should time these at their comman fall into the as hands a lad of y ' s maid of
those to y whom . I am now alluding pages , let me remind you in a any spirit 'of the most spend sincere and friendl finery y feeling dress towards in one you uar , that ter o the f a
money yearwould you be amp upon ly sufficient , if properly applied q , to teach you , to read a book with comfort to yourself , to speak
gramfriends maticall as y i t t will your be mis a t leasure ress , and for to send to wri such te and letters for t to hem your to read pyou
. rooms Another are class the daug of persons hters of to smal be me l tradesmen t with in Mi lliners farm ' work - f
keepers limited , . mean These s and are larg usuall e families y placed , of bu there tlers a , t vale 14 , t s , and years house
age as u Apprentices " for three or four years , for which they ; seldom of pay an a premium apprentice are allowed of £ during t 30 o reach or £ the 40 a , first as her the year s case tandard or two th be of an . her dus The t service ing duties the _^
in work the -room capaci , show t -room of M , at & cher c , attending or g to use the the linen technical drapers' term shops
y , , _; commanded _** trotter , " and to do doing by w the hatever principal other or t tt hose le ser in vices the roo she m older be
maker than her or self m . illin She er at will the frequentl end of y her terminate , apprenticeshi her career p , and as dress take
lessons should she in hair cont - inue dressin in g to business qualify her she for asse a s lady ' t s maid by step ; or
t hro one ugh i t he sh several e has t g rades I have and b , efore confi p denc enumera e to t under ed , p take such it ,
will generall , y make the courage more experienced and clever " first- , hand hl , " because the minu she _tiae has of been the w in ork it and long the enoug management h to learn of thor the
work oug - y roomboth of which are so essential , . grou Out p - door ar , tiste apprentices s , these having and day at -workers least the will benefi comp t of lete only my 12
hours duties to at 9 the a . m day . and , as leave it is at customary 9 . m . Th for them too have to go the to benefit their pey
of an hour ' s interval to take their dinner , which is not the case
8 A Season With The Dressmakers.
8 A SEASON WITH THE DRESSMAKERS .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1863, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091863/page/8/
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