SXOW: THE SERVANT GIRL PROBLEM. 



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girls and dr}'-goods clerks as illustrated in a town in Kansas I have 

 secured statistics from representatives of both occupations. The 

 following results were obtained from answers relating to investiga- 

 tions concerning wages, expenditures for clothing, incidentals and 

 family support, and savings. 



I. 



SERVANT C;iRLS. 



Av'ge 145.21 54.61 



29.39 



37-75 



ig.i8 



Xo. 

 I . 



DRY-GOODS CLERKS. 



Yearly Wages. Board and Room. Clotlies. 

 . $208.00. .. .$104.00. .. .$ 78.00 

 168.00. . . 



Home. . . . 

 Home. . . . 



180.00. . . 

 180.00. . . 



2 360.00. 



3 416.00. 



4 420.00 . 



5 480.00. 



6 480.00 . 



7 520.00. 



8 780.00. 



240.00. . 

 260.00 . . 



igo.oo. 

 300.00. 

 240.00. 

 120.00 , 

 300.00 , 

 250.00. 

 ^400.00 , 



Incidentals 

 $ 26.00 



16.00 

 60.00 



30.00 



shavings. 



0.00 



0.00 



Si 00. 00 



120.00 



* 1 80. 00 



0.00 



0.00 



120.00 



Average. .. $458.00 $188.67 197.50 



The wages of the servant girls vary from $1.50 a week to $20.00 

 a month, the yearly average being $145.21. The salaries of the 

 dry-goods clerks range from $16.00 to $60.00 a month with a yearly 

 average of $458.00. 



The average yearly expense for clothing on the part of servants 



*Inoluding incidentals. 



