Bobbins of Belgium; a book of Belgian lace, lace-workers, lace-schools and lace-villages . d in Belgium. I felt, as he talked,that he was reproducing in miniature aHenry Ford plant, and when I told him BOBBINS OF BELGIUM this, he smiled. I begin to think I shouldsee one of Mr. Fords factories, for inreading an account of his system in theParis Matin last week, I was astonishedat the number of his ideas I had incor-porated. The fifty advanced workers in theatelier (there are 140 apprentices) sharethe profit of the lace sales in proportionto their wages, and own part of the stockof the union. Th
Bobbins of Belgium; a book of Belgian lace, lace-workers, lace-schools and lace-villages . d in Belgium. I felt, as he talked,that he was reproducing in miniature aHenry Ford plant, and when I told him BOBBINS OF BELGIUM this, he smiled. I begin to think I shouldsee one of Mr. Fords factories, for inreading an account of his system in theParis Matin last week, I was astonishedat the number of his ideas I had incor-porated. The fifty advanced workers in theatelier (there are 140 apprentices) sharethe profit of the lace sales in proportionto their wages, and own part of the stockof the union. The best workers of thisgroup make twenty-five centimes an hour,or two and a half francs (fifty cents) aday of eight hours, the highest pay Iknow of, so far, gained by a girls may go four hours each weekto a school of domestic science, withoutlosing pay; there are illness and pensionfunds, and other provisions for the healthand protection of the members of theschool. Dr. Rubbens has seemed to ac-cept every opportunity as a privilege. I looked over the files and photographs. \T WOKK ii\ HKTAILS OF A XF;EDL?:-Pni XT SCARF TO BK PKESKXTKD TdOUEEX ELIZABETH
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