, 1884-03-09
WOMAN N HOME
a Score of Suggestions for Tasteful
House.Furnishing.
Beauty and TaIent---The Rage for In
tensity---Chicaxo's shop GIris---
Old Furniture---A Fortune
II Pickles
t-H. H. Al in Chicago Tribune.I

[4H. H. A" in Chicago Tribune.l
Among the recent deaths / notice with sin
cere regret that OF Miss Martin of Long
Island. Miss Martin was 50 thoroughly a
representative woman Of her time that l feel
that a few words concerning her cannot be
devoid of interest About eight years ago,
after struggling with adverity in numerous
forms land adversity is nothing. i begin to
think, II not numerous, Miss Martin, then a
girl of about "a, resolved in some way to sup
port herself. She tried various feminine re-
sources, such as teaching music and French,
but failed to make even a bare support
Finally she b~ethought herself, after hear
ing some friends speak of the difficulty of pro-
curing such articles properly made, of a
faculty she had for putting up pickles and
preserves, and decided to try her fortune
forthwith in this very practical way. Ac-
,ordingly she made arrangements with n
New York house for tho introduction OF her
goods, it being understood they were to adj
vertise themselves, inasmuch as Miss Martin
bad not the funds necessary to push them.
The pickles were of such excellence that they
needed only a trial to convince buyers of
their superiority. The first year Miss Martin
lid her p~ickling, etc, in her mothers Kitchen.
The second year the demand had so increased
that she turned an old building on the place
into a sort OF faceory-a rickety old place
p1AtAJ bAb DAl NV 80 ~ 49, ~ aao
sould afford it, made it comfortable. Here she
conducted her business, which increased al
most daily for three or four years, by which
time there was such n demand in excess Of
her ability to supply her goods that she felt
justified in building q factory of good size,
which is still in operation and where for
several yenTs she has put up under her con-
slant personal superintendent her goods,
now famous for their purity and excellence
al over the country.
Not only pickles now bear Miss Martins
signature. but all sorts OF sweetmeats, mar
malades, canned vegetables, or rather pre-
served vegetables, for the Martin goods are
never put up in tin For two years past tho
business has yielded an annual income over
md above all expenses of about $4,000. Be-
tides this, the building and machinery, a
large stock Of bottles, sugar. etc, etc. are paid
Tor. Spurred to action by her sisters success,
the second Miss Martin came to the front two
Or three years since as maker of most deli
,ious cakes and light desserts, and has met
with merited success. 1t Is sad to bo Obliged
70 chronicle the death Of the elder Miss Mar
lin Just as she looked forward TO a little we'll
nerited rest, and more than sad to know that
ler fatal illness was induced by overwork;
but at least she did not live in vain, for
doubtless many well nigh discouraged women
who feel the necessity Of earning q liveli-
hood will take heart, hearing her
story, and II they cannot write a hook or
paint a picture, will have the courage to take
up some practical or sensible work for which
there is a constant demand, even though it be
rs commonplace and unsentimental as pickle
making.