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Show f - .,.,... . .1 .LI. ' . . ' v . 1 ' . t : . .- American Women cad Men and Work. . The figures given by the Chicago Tribune, anent the entrance of women into the employments once reserved -for men have causd much learned sociological sociologi-cal argumentation. The New York Sun affects great concern at the startling facts presented by the Tribune Tri-bune and asks what is to become of the men "will man become obsolete?" In Chicago 80 women are butchers, 1414 are laborers, 183 are iron and steel worker8,;129 are saloonkeepers, 548 are physicians and surgeons, and 475 are barbers and hairdressers. In the list of bookkeepers and accountants there is onewoman to every two men; of stenographers and typewriters, only 1662 men are left to the 8113 women wo-men who have invaded the field and carried it off in. their note books. 1 As bookbinders there are 1612 women and only 1253 men. The paper-box makers number 1036 women, as against 311 men, and, as teachers in schools and colleges there are 7200 wo- rhpn ta rinlr 1ffl1 rnn. On th nthr hnnrl ih Vpvs- York Times shows that in that city, in many of the fashionable houses the family washerwoman has been superseded by the family, "washerman," and there is,a "new method" laundry on the West Side where, an extra charge is made for shirts on the strength of the fact that the ironing is done by men. The men succeed better than the women partly on account of their greater strength, it is said, and the "washerman" is especially appreciated by the wearers wear-ers of high-grade colored shirts. Men waiters and high-priced chefs are common enough. Han milli-nert milli-nert ar$;.grfting numerous. The girls won't. quite run us-out of business this year. - i ; ; : ' |