This refers merely to the original or first placement of a girl. The total of _re_-placements for 1909 was an additional 230, including those of many former pupils who had heretofore placed themselves or been placed by the Alliance Employment Bureau. The crucial question of wages is one that is extremely difficult to deal with in brief. The accompanying table gives a very general statement as to the range of wages obtained by graduates and the future possibilities in their trades, and read in the light of the comment below it is as specifically accurate as any "summary" can be. ---------------+--------------------------+--------------+---------------- Trade. | Wages When | After Two to | Future | First Placed. | Five Years. | Possibilities. ---------------+------------+-------------+--------------+---------------- | 1903 | 1909 | | | | | | Dressmaking | $3 to $5 | $4 to $6 | $6 to $13 | $25 or own | | | | establishment | | | | Millinery | 2.50 to 4 | 4 | 5 to 15 | 12 to 25 or own | | | | establishment | | | | Operating | 3 to 6 | 4 to 11 | 6 to 25 | 15 to 40 | | | | Novelty | 4 to 5 | 4 to 9[A] | 6 to 11 | 18 to 25 | | | | ---------------+------------+-------------+--------------+---------------- | | | | Art since 1907 | 5 to 8 | 4 to 7 | 7 to 15 | 20 to 30 | | | | ---------------+------------+-------------+--------------+----------------