Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1901 — The Weekly Panorama. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Weekly Panorama.

Sttuinjl Girh Union. The girls in Chicago who are employed u domestics have combined themselves into a union, adop.eu a scale of wages and formulated this set of rules which have brought terror to the heart of houseekeepera: Rule L Work shall not begin before *:SO a. ni, and shall cease when the evening's dishes are washed and put •way. Two hours each afternoon and •n evening at least twice a week shall bo allowed the domestic as her own. Rulo X. There shall be no opposition •n the part of the mistress to club life •n the part of the domestic. Entertainment of friends In limited numbers shall not be prohibited, provided the domestic furnishes her own refreshments. Rulo X. Gentlemen friends shall not bo barrod from the kitchen or back poreh. Members of the family of the bouse shall not Interrupt the conversation arising during said visit Rulo 4. Domestics shall be allowed such hours off on Monday as will permit them to visit the bargain counters

(One of the leaders in organizing the Chicago domestics.) •of the stores and enjoy on that day the same privileges enjoyed by the mistress and her daughters.

SOPHIA BECKER.