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272 A SEASON WITH THE DRESSMAKERS.
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Into On My Other Retirement Housesi From...
munity . Is it not , then , the duty of the first-hands—while yet to discharg remove ing the strictl evils y _tlieir inflicted duty to on their themselves employers and —to those endeavour under
world them ? generall Such , y at will least 1 bear , is me my out view in of it . the case , and I think the
apprentices Thoroughl , y improvers competent 9 ,, ordinary first-hands assistants are not , or so day plentiful workers as .
_" Union on is their streng business th ; ' and without as these fashionable erly qualified houses first-hands cannot
carry I would say then , let these unite prop _y and each render monthly to , one or both of the before-mentioned Associationsan exact
return of the hours they , and those under them , have , been required to workand such other little details of their treatment
, private as may m be anner necessary , but . in This either may case be it done is possible either th in at a their public im or
mediate dismissal might follow . This is one of the difficulties for the Association first-hand " under must such be prep circumstances ared to meet till , viz th ., to can provide find ey
any , , require her a more funds suitable but these engagement I am convinced . This will would be readil , of y cours forth e - ,
public coming which if the , is cas alread e is prop y pining erly laid to b do efore something the public towards —that
ameliorating the condition of their suffering sisters . Associations Then with receive regard from to the the prin firs cipal t hand s of of houses— house should a these ort rep
which the Committee cannot approve , I would any suggest that mating they should their knowled forward a of communication the long hours to & the cand princi that pal unless ,
intige , , word such are unless modified the n and ext other report suitable received arrangements is more satisfactory made—in the a
name , of such house and other particulars will be printed , and publicly exposed in the office of the to Association the ladies , and of , the if
practicable , communicated by circular to aristocracy patronize , who such would an establishment then , in the It cause has of been humanity suggested , cease to
. matter me , by that many a persons " strike " who would are be interesting a desirable themselves and certain in the very
means , of bringing about a reformation ; and though I have a great to endorse horror th of at strikes inion generall to a y , cer I am tain quite extent willing ; but in this a great case
difficulty arises as op to how this could be effected . What is to become - c on strike of ? those " How thousands are they of to young be housed people and whil fed e ? they Until are
, impossibl therefore , e these . From necessities any voluntary can be provided concession for , on a s the trike part seems of
fashionable expected were modistes their aristocratic there is little patrons to hope to * , tak but e much trp the , mi question ght be
272 A Season With The Dressmakers.
272 A SEASON WITH THE DRESSMAKERS .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1863, page 272, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121863/page/56/
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