New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-20
WORK By DEFT FINGERS.
WHAT AN ADMIRABLE EXCHANGE Is DOING
GOOD ACCOMPLISHED BY TIE NETWORK En-
CHANGE FOR woMEN's woRK-MRs. CHoATEs
,DppSerup nuIIDING FUND.

GOOD ACCOMPLISHED BY TIE NEW-YORk En-
CHANGE FOR woMEN's woRK-MRs. CHoAIEs
ApDREss-rHE BUILDING FUND.
The annual meeting of the managers OF me Ne 1
York Exchange for Noinan's Nofk on thursday
morning last, ut the house OF MIS-. william IL
Ijodv. in Madison ave, was one of unusual interest
Abo1t one hundred and hity ladies' asscinpieu III
the picture gallery on the first hoor. number
those present were the guests of the society, mem
hers snd managers of Other societles, To whom thS
conrtes, was extended in order to promote cooper
a,ion of charitable work. Mrs William u. ChOate,
,hr nresuent of the Exchange. sat at table IN the
centre of tho room, with Mrs. =. H. Agnew, inc
recording secretary. Mrs. +. b. Ihurber, the COZ
responding secretary, Mrs. h. A. Packer, the treas
urrr and Mrs W. L.. Dodge one Ol The vIee-piesi
dents of the society. Reports and statistics were
read, showing that during the last year, anu Iro Gun
ths oueDipg OF the sa,esroOls D1 the excnange ior
the benefit of gentew omen in Teducrd clrcnm,
stances on May 10. 1873, the work has lhcleaseo
rapuy and prospered In the iast year P1oV so,
has been paid to conslgners OF articles 10 tne So
cIety, ard $1,000 i'll the four years ana s'A
months OF its existence. ...
Mrs Ch"ate sta, Ell that the society was attempt
inc To form bu dng iund. Its purpose was To nave
a noIiSe OF ITS not oniy To save fen' put W cur
large It's work. This fund already amounleu ~
SJ 600 the contribution OF lew generous ilenu ,
and Morris X. Jesup had promised to give @o'oUo
If the remaining $4,000 necessary 10 elccI TUG
bu Ilding could he raised. The society was c'Sin
tor TO, III IN its present quarters, NO. Last wei
teth-st III ali It's departments, anu WIN, eieaIoi
facilities could do twice tue business IL diu at pres
ent The exchange needed also paper oI ibs own
inform the pubc of ITS merits as wei 10 10 uoo Wv.
literary work of many accomplished "olob " nv
found It exceedingly diticut TO dispose oi Iuoll
art lcles TO newspapers and nlagazlbes anu VIZ
were not htted for other kinds OF abor eIlner NV
education or taste. Mrs. ChOate hOped that VI"
numerous instances winch bad come 10 tho Know
edge of the society of ladies' who were ihPoNel-
islied through the freaks OF fortune anu ther own
lack OF any practical kno ledge Would Do " ",'in
ing 10 mothers to educate their daughters th"I
ouvhIy and sensIbiy. and not III s1peIncIa.
manner. What can do Ia support NY Sol. vas
question: Mrs. ChOate continued, frequently "SnI
lngne>s. but perfect acquaintance win any nis
10 keep the Wolf from the door 10 many lnus
situated the suggestion had been maue 10 car .i
money by making bread ana cake, plckIes unu
preserves with excellent results. phe INSTANCES
Mr., Choate mentioned of an English lady VINO
brought letters of introduction from me Historian
Froude and testimonial OF her abllllV 10 ttdtn
muslc She could not obtain pupils and wouiu
have starved If she had not given up her manlpu-
ations OF the harp aud piano 10 manipulate moul'
As "A Uiscuit-maker she maze p : week at tho on
change Numerous Instances oil real herOiSnl hau
been witnessed by the society where the inhnstry
of a single womaD had supported an hlNa'i" n.o
hand or two or three members OF family a con
irIned invalid paid for the education oil her son ny
her beautiful handlwork. a1d ne was now uo'ns
well in a law firm of repute. lacy residing AT
some dis ance from Newly wrote that sue lau
some cleverntss in making toy animals ont Oh Cah,
ton flannel. She was requested 10 Try Junpo,
and ~ complete WAS her success that she couiu not
manufacture JumbOs last enough 10 supply the
demand. All KINDS of order work toi ladies' anu
children done Mt the exchange. anu lneh1ihs
for gentlemen quickly and neatly done. Inc
unch- room had been success IRON the time III
was opened. and families were supplied from IL
with home III als cake, bread, rolls, Jelies, pre-
The society appreciated criticism but was of the
opuion that when u customer asked that COVER
ness should he provided to educate her hve chill
dren ran ny from tweuty.one to ten veais OF age,
and that she should he a person who was hlHDly
accomplished anu musical, who would DE Wiling
l., take caro- of her own room and the ecboOi,
who would exert n moral influence. and would be
vsne,a al comfort to the family Tor Sl2 a week, II
l-rt,s TAM mel
cused OF tdvoritsm but this charge. the president
said resulted from the eDrts which The TRENDS OF
some conslgners made TO sell their work. ana the
absence of such effort for Others. 1t would not 10
even IN such meeting to re.ate the pathetic sto-
ries connected with articles placed III the exchanges
for sale family helrlOOms, and brio a-hrac IN many
instances valued at thousands of dollars other
benevolent societies could assist TINS society III us
objects. 1t asked for CUSTOM the desire being TO
earn money tor it's more thorough esaOhshInent' ao
well as TO receive IL by donations.
Mrs. Choale concluded by inviting any lady pres
ent TO make suggestions which wOuid Dc helPiui.
one or two DeOngins TO other societies eXPressed
their cordial approval oil the exchange. Mis-.
ScnauiilrT, a venerable missionary who has spent
many years in Turkey. now a resident OF this city
sald that she was delighted to 80 many ladies
engaged IN 80 worthy effort To assist their less
fortunate sisters 1t remn ied her oil society IN
Stuttgart. Germany, Called The lndilstry. Inc
practcal workings OF this she had witnessed, ana
1t had lOng been "A blessing To ladies IN need There
was somewhat similar nndelta la ocgtn oy
tam employment for four hundred women lmp0v'
crushed by war-skilful needewOmen. Mrs.
Scbauttcr had specimens of the embrolderles made
by those won en-, which we've passed about The room
and which can 10 seen at the exchange.
consider able part of the revenue ol the society
is derived from annual subscriptions of 80 and
upward. With few Thousand dollars capital, u
IL thought that the work couid be made vi much
more assistance TO T,any women. VINO are quick 10
Adopt new ideas. La some of It's bearings, tbs eX-
change entirely unique. Or was. until 1T was ll-
tated in Chicago, ST. Louis. aud other cities OF this
country, and in Stockholm Sweden. It's &C nslgncts
are numbered by thousands and they 1--we III all
parts of the United States, Canada. Mexico and
England. Last summer salesrOOnIs were opened at
Newport and Long Beach with fair success. Many
OF the articles sent to the exchange Will bear
more than an Indulgcnt criticism. Everything
that wonan's deft and dainty fingers can manu-
facture is to be found there,