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Chapter'vi. • I " Milliners Have Already...
for I wa so s much openly censured attacking b - y it many , and connected being- myself with then that in institution business _,
I received many personal annoyances in consequence . However , s th tate at my that predic in 1860 tions this were institution correct , ceased will be to acknowl existIts edged supporters when I
owning that they had failed in all their attemp ; ts , with the tion of having done with Sunday labourThat thus
much excep has been accomplished away , I thankfully admit , . but possibly the association would not dthat all the credit is not due to
them , 1853 for Sunday when labour I publicl con eny tinued made as known reg-ularl to the as ever world till t t he
year , y h ex ouses tent of to bear the en , and ormity they — - were an exposure obliged too to g great ive it for up . certai Til n l then large ,
this fact of Sunday work had been known only to the few ; but abolishmen it was chiefl t y by my making lished - It and known the to the many ls were that at las its t
accomp , poor g accorded But even their supposing one day of , that rest— for the sabbath argument ! ' s sake , this one
of i m ins p the rovemen titu titled tion t , ladies " wha att t of ribu a our lamen table lan table d openl y thing to to t he declare a exis very tha ten l t ce they ge of can th y
do nothing to prevent their poorer sisters y having to sit up three ts of the nihtmonth after monthin preparing the
par decorations of their g , persons . I have alread , y described how thecan do muchmuch to prevent itand they must do
it , or y hold themselves , very co-responsible with the , employers for all the evils that befall le engaged in work-rooms *
may young peop ladies Union then is strength re-unite - —a and fact with universall improved y admi machinery tted ;—let let them these
fi orders ght the to battl house e over w , here _ag'ain . are One not and allowe all d refuse to satisf to , give your elf
by questioning any the young people , that your dresses and y yours bonnets , are made within the reasonable hours of 8 amand 6 . m .
and and that sufficient all the rooms Having are satisfied properly ven oursel tila f ted of . these . the fac food ts p good ive ;
. y , g a emen house t which can comp and lies induce with these requisitions ersonal friends every to encour do the
sam g e , and a different , system must your p then necessarily follow in all The other before houses -mentioned carrying on association the same used business once . a to ive a
Benefit Concert , generally held at the Hanover Squar year e rooms g , the price several of the houses tickets who being to blind from 2 their s . 6 d . wealth upwards . patronesses I could mention would
make a great , display by taking a certai y n number of , their young people to these concerts , for they liked to be told
afterassistants wards that . they The had princi been pal of . seen one there house with was some always of their very
