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276 THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
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XLVIIL—THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND
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Into On My Other Retirement Housesi From...
any modiste . A lady ranking very high , in our aristocracy , once excused herself to me for not doing anything in the matterin
, these words , — " We cannot unfortunately interfere : we owe our dressmakers too much moneyand areconsequentlytoo
, , , much in their hands . " To which I replied , — " My Lady , if our aristocracy fall back upon such a plea as that , then , indeed , is
the case of the poor milliner a hopeless one . " acknowled It will gment scarcely could he believed be made that by one such of an such unpardonable very high _,
rank as this lady , whose elegant equipage and powdered servants waited at my door . Yet so it was ; and in her
_particular case , probably the plea was as true as it was disgraceful ; bat I should be very sorry to think that her words
could apply to the aristocracy generally or it would indeed be a fearful blot upon their scutcheons .
Settle your bills , then , quarterly , and be free to go where you please ; then most effectually will you be able to make use
of the power which you hold , and those who depend upon your patronage for their subsistence must bow to your will . The
desired reformation in these twenty-five houses , which monopolize all the fashionable trade , must take place ; and others who ,
almost without capital , are struggling on under the pressure of compete the long- with credit these system few , will large have capitalists a fairer . field _oj _3 en to them to
This , then , is the task which the high-born ladies of England have to fulfil 3 Here is the key which unlocks the secret of
how they can bring their dressmakers within their power ; how they may and must interfere to prevent the further sacrifice of
human life to the adornment of their persons , and rescue their suffering sisters from early and untimely graves ; in a wordto
work out the immediate and entire emancipation of those poor , girls who are verily and indeed the white slaves of the 19 th
century . , We are close upon the eve of a new year , God grant that its
close may see this work of emancipation accomplished . Jane Le Plastrier . *
276 The University Of Cambridge
276 THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Xlviil—The University Of Cambridge And
XLVIIL—THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN .
At Length Another Step Onward In The Dir...
At length another step onward in the direction of Female Education ! The University of Cambridge is following the meritorious
lead of the Society of Arts , and this very December , girls of 18
" and bridge under Syndicate will be examined , in the sam in London e papers , by that permission have been of the prep Cam ared -
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1863, page 276, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121863/page/60/
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