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Show SIXTY CENTS A DAY. Voracn Workers In Teathcr and Artificial Ar-tificial Flower Traces In Paris Live on That Sum. How to Ino ..j tu cents a day Is a problem h. a tho Paris syndicate of women workers in tho feather and artificial flower trades solves, or attempts at-tempts to solve. The problem Is also one which thousands of girls or worn-an worn-an In Paris have to face somehow. In tho trades mentioned CO cents a Jay Is tho average pay. Tho budget drawn up by the union is a pathetic miracle of thrlftlncss. It contains ovor CO Items of expenditure and accounts ac-counts for eery penny. Itent 'heads tho list and Is down for $30 a year. Heating costs Jl a month for six months of the year and lighting $5.90 for the wholo twelve months. Hx-penscs Hx-penscs for meals are, breakfast, i.yi cents a day; luncheons, 8 cents; dinners, din-ners, G cents. Clothes Includes two pairs of boots, $3; ono pair of summer sum-mer shoes, "to savo tho boots," CO cents; soling and heeling. $1.C0 a year; two blousej at 35 cents each, two dresses at $5.50 each, threa petticoats, petti-coats, $2.25. Somo Items are peculiarly pathetic. Matches, I cent a month; pen, Ink nnd paper, 10 cent3 a year; postages, 32 cents a year; receipt stamps for quarterly quar-terly rents, 4 cents; concierge's annual tip, $1; needles, thread, etc., for mending, mend-ing, $3; fnurbaths a year, 50 cents; household expenses, $G.75; washing, $10.75. The grand total shows n balanco on tho right side of about $2 annually. This has to cover all extras, such ns omnibus fares, which aro not Included In tho estimate. This budget has been drawn up by the syndicate for the benefit cf thoso of Its members who find a difficulty in making both ends meet. Ono wonders how many ever manage to balance such a budget, which, by tho way, makes no provision provi-sion for Illness. Recently a Tlatlgnolles landlord died leaving a will, by which ho exempted all Ms tenants from a quarter's rent and bequeathed a sum of $6,000 for distribution among tbn caretakers of his houces and thoe occupants of tho samo who happened to be pressed for money (It thn time of his demise. Another Ion 'ord has now died, lenv-Ing lenv-Ing a 'large'- sum to hli dependents than tho UaHgnolles man. He lived a Autcll, where he owned an extensive limine, occupied by many tenants. To the carotnkers concierges of this establishment the Autell landlord land-lord left in his will $100,000. They nro to have and to hold this money on condition that they remain honc3t and charitable people. |