per
day; that of women 2 francs 20.; but in domestic service it is only 2
francs 10. for men and 1 franc 10., or even 90 centimes for women,
even where the latter do the same work! Is it to be wondered that they
have recourse to prostitution?

=High-class Brothels.=--In these establishments the life of the
prostitute is much more agreeable: the goods of superior quality
demanded by rich and fastidious clients requires better treatment and
special care. I will cite a case published in the annual report of the
Societe de Pestalozzi (for cruelty to children) at Vienna:

"In October, 1904, the Tyrolean Society for Abandoned Infancy
sent us the papers of a young Tyrolean girl of eighteen, who was
found at Venice under police control. Our attention was drawn to
the youth of this girl and the incapacity of the father to
induce her to reform. We were requested to restore her, if
possible, to an honest life.

We made the usual inquiries. Having many brothers and sisters,
this girl, at the age of fourteen, obtained a situation at
Innsbruck, where she was badly treated. She went away and gave
herself gradually to prostitution, latterly at Vienna.

We had an interview with her at our office and ascertained that
she had experienced ill-treatment at Innsbruck. She had a modest
demeanor and made a good impression. She regarded her future
with equanimity, admitting that she was excluded from society,
but speaking of her trade as seriously as if it was licit and
officially recognized.

She assured us that her parents, having great difficulty in
gaining a livelihood, agreed with her in her choice of a
"business." She was on very good terms with them and sent them
money.

To obtain a certificate from the police, the consent of her
parents was necessary. Her mother had told her that if she
remained pious and honest no one could reproach her. She held
"Madame" (the proprietress of the brothel) in high esteem, on
account of her kind treatment of her "boarders." The house in
which she was located was first-class, both as regards clients
and treatment. There were about a dozen young girls there, most
of them younger than herself, all with their parents' consent;
and many of them sent home what they earned.

She said that her companions were very happy, being well fed and
clothed, and earning from 120 to 240 crow