DOMESTIC SERVICE.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.]
Sru,—A couple of weeks or so ago some discussion appeared in your columns upon the vexed question of domestic service. Readers of that discussion may perhaps be interested to hear that the Women's Industrial Council is just beginning a careful investigation into the whole subject of women's employment in this industry—the largest single industry employing women in this country. Inquiries will be made of employers, societies dealing with servants, servants actually in employment, ex-servants, parents, teachers, and selected keepers of registry offices. A particular endeavour will be made to discover from young women following occupations apparently worse remunerated why they have not chosen ser- vice. This investigation must obviously take up a good deal of time, and its conclusions must be waited for. The cost of postage, printing, &c., for an inquiry on so large a scale will be considerable, and the more thorough the inquiry the heavier will be the expenses. Any contributions, therefore, to the cost of this piece of useful work will be gratefully received. The address of the Council is 7 John Street,
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