The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-09-11

SHE HAS A SHOP OF HER OWN AND
is A sKlLLFUL ARTISAN.

Bought Tools and Soon Mastered Them.
Woman Can DO Such Work without
Being the Less woman1y.
Sensible women who want to make
money do not wander ''all around Robin
Hoods barn., as our grandmothers used
to say, after an occupation. They look
for something nearer home and study
the needs of other women with the idea
of supplying their wants.
What is more womanly than being
carpenter? And who but woman who
knows how to keep house understands
the value of woman carpenter to re-
spond to her many needs for domestic
devices9
Mrs. Legion, a pretty, clever little wo-
man, has opened a carpenter shop up
town. She is young married woman,
and has fine, healthy boy baby playing
in the shavings about her carpenters
bench.
BABY IN THE SHOP.
The neat little white frame house in
which this pretty carpenter lives has a
grass plot at the back, and at the end Of
the yard is a shed covered with morning
glories, in which she plies her trade.
"What put it into your head to become
acarpenter?" was the first question asked
of the sweet faced little matron, after
she had signified her willingness to be
interviewed.
My own needs prompted me-" she re-
piled, as sh planned away at the top of a
pine table. ST have taste for wood
carving, and before was married had
done good deal of ornamental work of
that sort. When married and began
housekeeping had to solve the problem
of furnishing my home with little
| money. In these days of artistic fur
nishings, this is by no means a difficult
one, but what is difficult is to find a car
penter to carry out ones ideas. What is
the use of having a nice, delicate, artis-
tic idea about a bookcase or table or a
cupboard il you must confide it to some
unframed ignoramus of a carpenter"
81 perceive" replied the interviewer,
| gravely. She was o woman herself and
understood the situation.
"Now, I met with exactly this expert
ence," said Mrs. Legion, as she seated
herself on a bench, picked up her baby
and weeded out the bits of shavings
from his blonde curls. "The consequence
was that bought a set of carpenters
tools and some pine boards and con-
structed my frames for myself. Thus,
between rough carpentering and the
finer art of wood carving, / about fur
nisbed my own house.
81 fitted up this shed as carpenters
shop and sent circulars about the neigh.
borhood. This was year ago. Orders
began to come in almost Immediately
because, you see, I had appealed to the
necessities of the people, and that is the
first step toward money making
Here the little matron laughed in 4
CHEEKY, contented way and Rugged hel
little son, who was half asleep.
"Of course, when was first married,
she continued, 81 never thought OF
working for myself, but after couple
of years of experience of life, came t.
the conclusion that an occupation is al
necessary to a married woman as to q
single one. So hired an extra servant
to relieve me of the household duties-l
detest homework and love tinkerinp
with hammers and saws--and became
professional carpenter"
might ask il you make mucl
money! was the next question.
81 have made clothes, pocket money
nurses wages, amusements, n summel
outing and have several hundred dollars
in the bank"
A SAMPLE CUSTOMER.
There was a ring OF the yard bell
which was presently opened by gooS
looking nursemaid. A tall, handsom,
young woman entered and crossed the
grass plot to the carpenters shed. Mrs
Legion gave her baby into the nurses
arms and turned to her customer.
The customer was evidently young
bride and very much impressed with tn,
dignity of her position. She had mad,
design for dining room buffet to fl
into an alcove. She had brought her de
sign with her and submitted 1t to the
pretty carpenter.
The design was simple but artistic
one--high and narrow, with severa
shelves, upon which plaques and cups
were to be arranged in aesthetic combi
nations. There was also little scroll
work adornment.
The little woman studied the design
carefully, going over the various point
one after the other, suggesting various
alterations and inquiring as to the exac
position of the cabinet with regard Il
the room for which it was intended.
The cabinet was to be ready in a week
The carpenter was to supply all the mate
rial and the price for the whole was te
be 800.
sThat's not bad, is itY said the CHEEKY
little workwoman, after she had bowed
her customer out with grace not al
ways found in carpenters. "a hundred
dollars for one weeks work. Yes" she
went on, II think, ON the whole, / may
say that carpentering is a good profes.
sion for women. And there is this about
it, that woman may follow her profes
sion in her own home"
A stalwart young man came striding
across the grass plot from the rear Of
the little white house. Mrs. Legion in
troduced him as her husband.
"Please tell The Journal readers that
q woman may be a carpenter or any.
thing else without being the less woman
ly or caring less for her husband or her
baby. New York Journal.
He Lived Near the Pole.
Blinks-Hello, old fellow What's