Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-13
THE WAYS OF WoMFN
no" some Of Them Make a Isvs,,ho,x
and Save Monex

,,, ana Save Money.
Inc other day when the worl IN
women. who are Aying TO oroanize
met with some Of the organized men
at fsthagoras hall and on. Of
'he latter got up and remarked with
considerable severity that his sex
had suffered from their 0enarons
admission OF women into Competition
Win themselves, he was sat mon
woman replied in that still small
voice with which she sometimes mall es
nome unbearable to her spouse. that
II the men would support their wives
anu daughters there would be no com
petition. Somehow the man couldn't
seem to think Of aay thing to say. It
was Ike one OF these occasions In tho
opoopendyke family when it was 40
still Mrs. S. could hear the limburoer
cheese scrambling round in the tin hox
on the shelf. Women do make sucb
silly speeches sometimes. But s;nee
the husbands and fathers and brothers
can or won't support all the women.
some OF them have been driven to queer
shifts to earn their living. Two women
l know teach whist for a living. and
they live very well. You wouldn,,
think at first glance that there were
enough folk in New York to play whist.
or cared enough about it to take Les.
sons in the art. but wait till YOU see
these two rosy. handsome girls, who are
busy AS bees all day. and you will come
10 the conclusion there is room enough
IN New York for any thing and any.
body. 1t wasn't their idea originally
A Boston girl did it first. Then she
got married, and being a hearty. gen
efous person, remembered on her we'd
ding day that two Ct her friends haf
just been left penniless by the dealt
OF their father. SO when the cere
mony was done and she had piver
the groom and the minister both ,
KISS, she changed her gown, put on hel
bonnet and ran around to the house O
her afflicted friends and gave them he
idea as sort of legacy from her maid
enhood. Then she went home and wa
in time for the train that carried he
away to her new home and happiness
The two girls with the second-han,
idea worked hard to perfect themselve
in the science of whist, succeeded t.
their friends clients and did we'll /,
Boston. Then they grew ambitiou
and came to New York. Here the
have pretty little rooms where peopl
come to them ceptain hours of ever
day to play the game and be taught al
its mysteries, and certain other hour
they go to the houses of those who d.
not wish to come to them. One even
ing in every week they go and pla
whist with an old lady and her com
panion. The old lady knows the gam
better than they do and loves it bette
than life, but she pays them to com
and be beaten by her or help her bea
y the companion, and there is always
pretty little tray brought in before the
leave, and over her tea the ancier
party grows garrulous of her youn
:, days and Of all the great people. no
' dead. whom she had known. Thes
two women make an excellent Twin
' out of their profession" and are
happy and prosperous looking as pc
sible. There is another even odd'
= case of young woman who goes e
erywhere, to the best houses. and
a always extremely well dressed. 81
n has an exquisite figure-tall, supp
and slim. Any thing looks well on he
- Added to that her face is pretty al
: she has that undetinable quality Gale
. style which makes whatever 81
II wears the infinite envy and desire
=. the women who see her. She is ve
: indefatigable tea goer, is at all the 7
70 ceptions, and whenever the day is I'll
"a is en- evidence on the avenue Broo
Ign Eagle.