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    MEETINGS OF THE MONTH. 419

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    0 Domestic Service.

    was Lord more Shaftesbury suited to a then friendl addressed discussion the meeting than to , remarking a public meeting that the , since subject it y

    not required rise the in minute succession experience in that and delicat : and e unless judgment they did of ladies sohe who could could not

    feared see how that up the servant meetin s of g the coul present d approximate room day were to inferior a practical to those conclusion , of sixty . years . He communication made it

    easy ago ; to but procure improved situations mean , s of and postal thus and fostered railway stimul love ated of the change , while of the the scholars system more . '

    of education in many national schools so pride thing that they must be would said no for longer servants condescend , to whom emp to manifested be loyers domestic sometimes the servants showed . disposi Some very

    tion little question often kindness , and met or with that sympath onl leg y islative ingratitude y ; yet interference those . Still who onl he with return thoug domestic ht to the it was old opposit life a princi purel , if e possible y le social —to - ,

    would be intolerable ; therefore we could y p _» the do our world duty lasted according and to we our must means bear . with There them must in be consideration servants as long of the as

    benefits The Rev we . derive Preb , endary from them Jackson . said he should much like to see those exservantsendeavour to

    "improve cellent ladies masters who and were mistresses endeavouring , commentin to them improve g especiall to sit y on till the , two hardshi " three p in in

    the flicted mornin by ladies g to await on their their maids return in fro causing m parties , yet expecting up them or to rise at the usual hour

    the Lord Raynham which . , had who been took read the ch a air valuable when Lord contribution Shaftesbury to l the eft , many considered good ' paper

    abl works draw now n going it on not amongst to relax us in ; strong her efforts ly advising and suggesting the lady who that another had so up ;

    pap y er on the subject , should be read at the next meeting of the Social Science Association .

    SOCIETY FOR , PROMOTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN .. The Annual Meeting of of this Society was in the held Chair at Willis ' s Rooms those , on present Friday ,.

    Jul were y 3 Mr rd , . the Monckton Earl Milnes Shaffcesbury M . P ., Sir F . G-oldsmid . Among , M . P ., the Hon . A .. KinnairdM . P ; Dr . Lankester , , Mr . Gr . Hastings , & c , besides a very large

    number of , ladies , including the Hon . Mrs . Locke King , Miss Bessie Parkes ,, Mrs . Bodichon , & , c ., & c . The Rev . Francis Pigou read the following has had annual dailadditions report : — to the larg

    amount suffering During of broug the proof pas ht on t previousl year by , defective the y received Society education , of the , and dep subsequent y lorable of and want widespread who of train have e -

    ing arrived in earl at y middle life . The age , extent is out of of this all distress proporti , in on the to case the Society women ' s power torelieve it . On very many of these be ri candidates htl , indeed for , the they Society have ' s passed funds _,

    could nothowever augmented , gy expended ; which into cases it , is for too chari late ty r to ath take er th to an for work employment for which , havin there g reached is other an than age ant at , any

    books artificial indicates demand . the The condition following of the anal great ysis , majority compiled of from those the from Society whom ' s

    app 1 lications Those , who are received have been at the governesses office . and at 3040 , 50 , or 60 years of

    age 2 . , . wi Reduced sh to turn in circumstances to something else suddenl . y , or gradually , , and totally untrained ,

    to 3 anything . Have " . kept house " for relatives : otherwise totally untrained .

    Meetings Of The Month. 419

    MEETINGS OF THE MONTH . 419

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Aug. 1, 1863, page 419, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01081863/page/59/