THE SONG OF THE SHIRT.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2090, 15 September 1875, Page 2

THE SONG OF THE SHIRT.

At Southwark Police Court, a young woman, described as well dressed, applied .'■ to Mr Benson for advice. She said that a few days before she had applied to a person at 3, Trinity street, Blackman street, about making some shirts. - r Two were given her to make as samples of her work, and at the same time she paid 2a as deposit. The two shirts hating given satisfaction, they gave her materials for four dozen, and on taking them back, three dozen were turned out, fault b«ingi; found with the collars. She altered; them, and on taking them back a dozen and fire of them were cast aside. /'Feel* ing satisfed that they were properly made she demanded the money for the work ; done and her deposit, which was refused. Mr Benson asked her what she was ,4 to hare been paid for making the shirts. The woman replied three farthings' each. Mr Benson observed that the other „* day two women made a similar complaint, but they were paid a penny each. He asked the applicant how many she could make in an hour, and was answered that with the machine, sewing on buttons, and buttons-holes, she might make two in an '' hour. A young man who attended from " the firm " said that they had respectable women who could make a shirt right out in ten minutes. The shirts turned out were improperly made, consequently they refused to pay for them or return the deposit. Mr Benson "was of opinion that the conduct of " the firm " was disgraceful. They, had no right to detain the deposit money under the circumstances. If they refused to return it, he should recommend the applicant to summon them to the County Court, and he was satisfied ' the judgment would be in her favor.

Not to be Done.—ln thief Office of on« of the hotels, recently, a gentleman snapped his finger to a bootblack, and as ho put his fdot on the box he sai4,." You look like a good, smart hoy." ■««Seo here, mister!" replied the boy as ho rose up, a brush, in either hand," I've had that game played on me a dozen times, and nokl want to know whether this is a cash shine, or whether you are going to pat me on the head when I get through, and tell me that I'll be governor of Michigan some day?" —Detroit Free Press,