The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-11-22
WoMAN,s KINGDOM. j
WUMAN'S KINGDOM.
What Ladies now Turn Their Lily White
Hands to for Pay.
A Brighter Day Dawning for Working
GETTING FASHIONABLE.


s'There are hundreds of ladies in the
:ity of Albany, far removed from neces-
s.sg, who turn their skill, ingenuity and
energy to account these esthetic times,
IF whose handiwork little is known ex-
eept to themselves, but the profit on
which is q very handsome penny" said
q gentleman, whose relations with an
enterprise in this city makes large
amount of information available to him.
Il have means of informing myself re-
garding the extent of this thing. and
have been surprised to find it SO gener-
al practice. Ten years ago lady
who worked with her hands would be
frowned down in society. Now, many
ladies cultivate some of the fine arts
for no other purpose in the world than
to replenish their purses by the employ
ment of leisure time. Painting and
embroidery are the most popular forms
of art work, chiefly, perhaps, because
anything in these lines, particularly
that created by the needle, finds ready
sale at good round prices. The deco
ration OF menu cards and china is also
a remunerative occupation, yielding
excellent pay for fine work. The art
rooms of Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia, and our own city, accept these
products on commission. Understand
that a young lady living in Albany
wields one of the daintiest brushes in
applying colors to menu cards. She
disposes OF all her work in New York
By means of the decorative art rooms.
Several ladies not only do embroidery
for sale, but two of the deftest give les
sons in the art, ard get nice return for
teaching others what they know. 1t
sounds odd, but some of the incest peo-
pie in Albany sell their handiwork.
They do it occasionally as a gratifca-
ton of their pride, to convince them
selves that if put to it they could earn
their own living. These are what are
called in polite circles aristocratic
arts.
lis not the prevalence of the custom
fatal to its probable continuance"
1T is very apt to be, that is true, but
within wear new art has been devel-
oped calculated to relieve the pressure
Oh the embroidery and painting busi-
ness. High art has been introduced
into the preservation of fruits and the
baking of cakes and sweetmeats. This,
TOO, has become popular employment
with people who are able to acquire the
skill necessary AT the various art
rooms, now, YOU will find canned fruit
and fancy bakestuf1s on exhibition, made
by ladies for the most part, who do it to
employ their leisure time. These goods
command the highest prices. being
bought at rates which dealers in the
stores would not dare TO ask. The i'll
success Of so many people in making
their preserves makes this business sup
ply something of a want. Cake-baking,
800, is an equally profitable venture. |
see advertised in the Albany papers
the wares of lady resident in the city
of New York, who supplies cakes to "a
vast number of customers. She made
herself famous by baking what is called
Angels Food She is member of a
family who were once immensely
wealthy, but are now reduced to
Strengthened circumstances. Her busi-
ness is worth $4,000 a year to her at
the present. and is growing all the time
another case is that of lady who puts
up canned fruits. She is the daughter
of an eX-congressman, and is married
TO the son of the greatest diplomat
America has produced in recent years.
There is no need OF her applying her
skill in this manner, but she was induc-
ed to make a business of what was
pastime by the urgent solicitation of
friends who ate her preserves, She
row gets very handsome revenue
rom the work. "-Al6any EUe951ag Jour
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