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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), October 1862, Edition 1 of 1, Page 139, "I OPEN COUNCIL. 139

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      Books Op The Month. A Yoiiitme Of " Medi...

      The containing authoress figured is of descri the ptions same of famil three hundred of which and the fifty eminent species . y

      " naturalist member , John " As Walcott the _, cost of of Hi production ghnam Court is large , Gloucestershire the volume ,

      will was be a published . in a limited edition , and issued , only to

      subscribers at a guinea apiece .

      "I Open Council. 139

      "I OPEN COUNCIL . 139

      Xxvii.—Open Council. (As These Pages The...

      XXVII . —OPEN COUNCIL . ( As these pages themselve are intended responsible for general for the discussion inions , expressed the Editors . ) do not hold s op « . _^

      To The Jeditors Of The English Woman's J...

      To the JEditors of the English Woman ' s Journal . XiAim As from , leasant erience I am led to believe the public feel inpexp

      [ t Factory erested " i women n the r in ise temporary and progress Domest of i " The Service Society , the " I hearts ho for pe placing a of short unemp account who l have oyed of ?

      no wh t at ei ther been subscr done ibe , and to wh its y funds done , or may taken incline any of the young many persons into , such the suffering workless

      their households , to aid in assisting by means women A few and mont girls hs . sincewhen the distress became so great as to call for

      immetemporary diate help , p I laces thoug , w ht here it , would they wou be possible ld not on to ly p be lace fed their a large and knowled cared number for of of till them domes better in !

      times , but might have an opportunity of improving ge - tic The economy Times , & c having . permitted me to make the plan generally known idonors ufficient t

      their throug begin with h its . columns The atron Vicar , I soon of Blackburn rec ittee eived the from and clergy var a few ous and gentlemen ministers s and of reli ladie mone ion s gave con y o -

      matrons W senting . H names . Hornb to be as referees engaged y p , M . P . s as , to or provided to perform comm character an the , . empty A Society house work was for of then the cleaning constituted office , fitting and g . three out Mr , . _,

      were necessary , offered and preparing to at everything once . A dinner requisite is cooked for the g and irls served chosen in from the kitchen the numbers by one who o £ * go

      the matrons for the most destitute amongst the candidates waiting to-be selected and sent into situations

      salaries The expenses and the journ are eys those and of clothing . the office for and the women house , printing where not , advertising otherwise _-,,

      provided In most , for cases . the servants have from £ . 4 to , £ 10 as wages , according to

      their respective value . At l the for situations office , 35 , Whalley their names New are Road istered , Blackburn with , full the particulars unemployed of women former reg

      clergymen work appy and has , present ministers good character mean , , or s school of looks subsistence teachers briht , , and their and their intelli characters lat gent e master and are appears received . If a strong young from

      person and lace hearty and , sent a and inquiries from the are office , satisfactoril to the clothes g y answered -matron , she , where is , then she prepared is examined for a

      under p , the inspection of the secretary , Mrs . D . Hart , when herself and wardrobe is taken are from made the fit to Society be sent ' store into a After gentleman a careful ' s house consideration , and what is as lackin to her g

      s . capabilities otice is written , and of to the her v future arious mistress situations offered to the , time one is of fixed leaving upon Blackburn , and due

      n as , and when she ought to arrive at her journey ' s end . This is a printed form ,

      filled Her precisel clean y clothe as to s travelling are packed , & in c . wrappering and made into a bundle , on

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    • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Oct. 1, 1862, page 139, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01101862/page/67/