The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-05-16


never can be surplus of bread winners
or Of brain workers who are worthy of the
name.-FIom Rutus e. Shapely's address
Before tie Union Philosophical Society Of
Dickson CSslsgc.
A Practical Paper for Practical Girls.
It is fast becoming the thing Tor girls
to have something 10 dol
Education nowadaysseems to be asking
itself whether its work is done before
giving the girls ia knowledge of ofsome:hiDg
that shall be Of practical beneit-some.
thing they can turn their hands to and
earn money by, no matter whether their
fathers be worth fifty thousand dollars or
so cents.
Girls are soon going to realize that
society will ere long ask of fthem: "What
can you do 2" aud "If you can do some.
thing, can you do it well2"
When use the word "society" do
not refer to the fashionable world of
gaiety and thoughtlessness and dress; butt
mean thoughtful, mature, wise, useful
people, whose hands or whose minds are
carrying on the best work of this coun-
try.
The more l look about nae, even now, T
am surprised to notice the rapid stride, of
this movement and the favor with which
it is being received, and to know how
many are educating themselves, or have
already done SO, for a business life ofsome
kind.
Here and there on every hand we meet
with young women, and older ones, who
are supporting themselves, and perhaps
some dear one beside.
A young friend of mine recently joined
circle Of the "King's Daughters" be-
longing to large and prosperous church
in central location of Brooklyn. One
evening she was present at meeting.
To her surprise she found that she
herself, with one exception, was the only
one of the seventeen girls attending the
meeting who was not employed during the
day.
J. A young lady of education, whom I
have reason to know can be abundantly
supported by her father, chooses to go
day by day 10 her Office work in New
York, and realizes therefrom nice in.
come.
A cultivated lady of my acquaintance,
after years spent in perfectiug her voice,
is now laying extensive plans for
teaching vocal music in one Of our large
cities.
A friend TO whom am greatly in
debted is making much money and
many friends by her skill as trained
nurse.
Everywhere now We find the girls are
waking up to this practical question !:
"How shall I fit myself to earn my own
living?" Happy will it be for such an
one if while honestly intending to fit
herself for the work is yet able to be
supported until that object is reached.
She is wise, who having home and
some money at hand, can devote her time
and the money necessary, if in her case
anything more thar time is necessary to
fitting herself thoroughly in some one
thing for future practical work.
It need not take much money nor q
great. amount of tiue,s but it will take
some of one or both to become skilledin
anything, even the most simple. For
skilled work is going to be the test.
A young lady desiring to learn milli-
merry thought she could accomplish this by
taking short series of lessons, so letting
the time pass till necessity was upon her
she applied at 8 millinery establishment
for situation. She was told that this
method Of learning the business was not
Sufficient, and that she would not be re.
Iceiyed in first nor second hand houses ex-
icept after regular applications to learn
ing the requirements of the work in
detail. This requires six months. Now
iif young gllssihile Jet st home in her
fathers house will go to learn this bust.
ness in the regular way, che can be
certain Of gaining practical knowledge
which she will know she can turn to
account alta good and rapidly increasing
salary. s.
/ a gentleman was talking to me the
other day who has charge of silk neck
wear house. To my remark that I thought
it would not be tedious task to one of
taste to make silk tie correctly, he said
i he "would not give work to any one if
she did not come there, and, under super
vision, work every day for three weeks,
and yet having that amount ofinstruction
it was not likely the person could finish
the work acceptably before some three
months had given her time to become ex
perienced in the business" So you see,
no matter how simple the business, time
is required to perfect ones self. Expert.
ence tells.
steuographs and typewriting, one or
both, are popular and certain ways of
making money for ladies. Here some
money as we'll as some time is needful to
learn the art.
The 6rst thing 10 be desired in persons
planning to earn their own living, or to
earn money for some other purpose, is the
ambition to carry out what they propose
TO do.
Not like an acquaintance of mine, who
is willing to content herself in idlen ess,
while her father from small earnings pays
her board and gives her just enough to
clothe herself in very plain way. In
stead of perfectipg herself in something
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