 | 1886 - Страниц: 994
...trousers-finishing (»'. e., sewing in linings, making button-holes, and stiichingpn the buttons) receive 2>^</. a pair, and have to find their own thread. We ask...shroud. For making men's shirts these women are paid io</. a dozen ; lawn-tennis aprons, yl. a dozen ; and babies' hoods, from is. 6uf. to as. 6d. a dozen.... | |
 | 1884 - Страниц: 254
...in a day. and are told one shilling. But what does a day mean to this poor soul? Seventeen hours 1 From five in the morning to ten at night — no pause...shroud. For making men's shirts these women are paid lOii. a dozen; lawn-tennis aprons, 3d. a dozen; and babies' hoods, from Is. 6d. to 2s. 6<i. a dozen.... | |
 | Adolphus Julius Frederick Behrends - 1886 - Страниц: 336
...seventeen hours a day can make twenty-five cents, out of which sum the thread must be paid for ; " she eats her crust, and drinks a little tea, as she...and thread, not her living only, but her shroud." An old tailor and his wife, working from six in the morning until ten at night, making policemen's... | |
 | Adolphus Julius Frederick Behrends - 1886 - Страниц: 332
...seventeen hours a day can make twenty-five cents, out of which sum the thread must be paid for ; " she eats her crust, and drinks a little tea, as she...and thread, not her living only, but her shroud." An old tailor and his wife, working from six in the morning until ten at night, making policemen's... | |
 | F.Warne - 1886 - Страниц: 992
...dny, and are told one shilling. But what does a day mean to this poor soul ? Seventeen hours ! — from five in the morning to ten at night; no pause...crust and drinks a little tea as she works, making, in verv truth with her needle and thread, not her living only, but her shroud. For making men's shirts... | |
 | Republican National Committee (U.S.) - 1888 - Страниц: 408
...she can earn in a day, and are told le. But what does a day mean to this poor soul? Seventeen hours ! From five in the morning to ten at night : no pause...meals. She eats her crust and drinks a little tea as ehe works, making, in very truth, with her needle and thread, not her living only, but her shroud.... | |
 | 1886 - Страниц: 990
...day, and are told one shilling. But what does a day mean to this poor soul ? Seventeen hovrs ! — from five in the morning to ten at night ; no pause...crust and drinks a little tea as she works, making, in verv truth with her needle and thread, not her living only, but her shroud. For making men's shirts... | |
 | Kenneth Schuyler Lynn - 1997 - Страниц: 616
...earn in a day, and are told one shilling. But what does a day mean to this poor soul? Seventeen hours! From five in the morning to ten at night — no pause...her needle and thread, not her living only, but her shroud.16 The Bitter Cry sent a "thrill of horror through the land," a British newspaper of the period... | |
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From five in the morning to ten at night — no pause for meals. She eats her crust and drinks a little tea as she works, making in very truth with her needle and thread not her living only, but her shroud. For making men's shirts these women are paid... 