forelady

So Ona set out that day to hunt for work; and at night Marija came home saying that she had met a girl named Jasaityte who had a friend that worked in one of the wrapping rooms in Brown's, and might get a place for Ona there; only the forelady was the kind that takes presents -- it was no use for any one to ask her for a place unless at the same time they slipped a ten-dollar bill into her hand.

The Jungle Upton Sinclair 1923

So Ona set out that day to hunt for work; and at night Marija came home saying that she had met a girl named Jasaityte who had a friend that worked in one of the wrapping rooms in Brown's, and might get a place for Ona there; only the forelady was the kind that takes presents -- it was no use for any one to ask her for a place unless at the same time they slipped a ten-dollar bill into her hand.

The Jungle 1906

Mary had had consumption, and all day long you might hear her coughing as she worked; of late she had been going all to pieces, and when Marija came, the "forelady" had suddenly decided to turn her off.

The Jungle Upton Sinclair 1923

Marija did not understand then, as she was destined to understand later, what there was attractive to a "forelady" about the combination of a face full of boundless good nature and the muscles of a dray horse; but the woman had told her to come the next day and she would perhaps give her a chance to learn the trade of painting cans.

The Jungle Upton Sinclair 1923

The next day Marija went to see her "forelady," and was told to report the first of the week, and learn the business of can-painter.

The Jungle Upton Sinclair 1923

The "forelady," he found, had not yet come; all the lines of cars that came from downtown were stalled -- there had been an accident in the powerhouse, and no cars had been running since last night.

The Jungle 1906

The next day Marija went to see her "forelady," and was told to report the first of the week, and learn the business of can-painter.

The Jungle 1906

Marija did not understand then, as she was destined to understand later, what there was attractive to a "forelady" about the combination of a face full of boundless good nature and the muscles of a dray horse; but the woman had told her to come the next day and she would perhaps give her a chance to learn the trade of painting cans.

The Jungle 1906

Ona had an idea that her "forelady" did not like to have her girls marry -- perhaps because she was old and ugly and unmarried herself.

The Jungle 1906

Mary had had consumption, and all day long you might hear her coughing as she worked; of late she had been going all to pieces, and when Marija came, the "forelady" had suddenly decided to turn her off.

The Jungle 1906