A stylishly-dressed woman entered a Boston restaurant. The waiter handed her a bill of fare, and said, " Please mark off the dishes you wish to order." Could a woman in sealskin confess that she could not read ? Taking the pencil, she made a few dashes, and, the order read; — "Dinner, 50 cents ;" " February, 30, '83;" "vegetables," please pay at the desk," " celery," The fiendish waiter brought her beefsteak and onions and prune sauce, and she did not dare to raise in protest. An English engineering firm, employing 1,200 men; has all the copying of its drafts and plans done by young women, who do the work much better than when it vra^ dooe by men,
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4580, 8 September 1883, Page 2
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115Untitled Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4580, 8 September 1883, Page 2
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