The Archive · 1938

Shanghai Letter

By Hesr non-institutional lines by an international committee, the president of which, appointed by the French Consul-General, is Mme. M. Darre.

Shanghai housewives may find that it will serve their purposes excellently to employ these girls in domestic service of some kind, and for their information it is stated that the average wages are around $30 a month, with, one would believe, board and lodging. At present the hostel has 22 girls of whom only ten are in employment, but those in positions are giving the highest satisfaction to their employers. One case has been instanced whereby a certain affair being from the fashion point of view, in the hands of Mme. Ginger-off.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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