New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-30
4 Room FOR POOR WOMEN.
roRK OF THE SOCIETY OF DECORATIVE
ART
,.srs IN WHICH GREAT HELP HAS BEEN GIVEN
THE PLANS THAT ARE FOLLOWED.


THE PLANS THAT ARE FOLLOWED.
..,.,. =. decorative Art fills a field that is not
-, hv tho Woman's Exchange or any of the char
-, inns Of the city. II is teaching the women
~ va villaers and farn-houses, especially IN 'he
e,,h how 10 do artistic WORK that VIII sell Inc
,o,r rsoeiyrs art work from all over the country
,,.,a.d only that I, IS up to the socieys sIanastu
:, execrton which is higher than that of the SHOPS
:, h,s received a great deal OF work tina was not wei
.on. because the workers knew nothing about 'he
..nd.rds AID methods of the last ten years ms
ors has been returned, with letters pointing ""'
.. defects and how II possible. they might be e"''
,s,ea 50 as 10 make t..e work salable These '"o''
~ criticism were valuable and were thankfully IT,
,.,ved l,y the workers. Yet they did not Wholly me-
,,e case of women who had used materials ""'o-
,hev cogld not afford to lose. and Of a larger N''
NJ women who. in their own neghbofhoo's' N0
NOT buy materials suitable 10 sell in Ne"-AoFN'
Mrs. Elizabeth b. Custer, who was oon"''''u
With the society few years ago p'a""'I
loan Of materials and designs to s''h 80,
v1,h instructions for heir several Won"
subscribed the money necessary an 10 1r am,
begun with one Two workers Ma'o'Ia'. uron
hrodery were ;boucht designs were s'"'HP ~,
them the work was began in Newborn a. -,
and the whole sent 10 the w"rher -, r.s
directions for rs completion. When ,'e W.
So, :, and rctr,ed to the socicy's salesroomS'
IL IL sold the COST U4 INT
cent commission for The sale were "eu" 81,
80, 70 . did not sell the loss Of material ieh
on the loan fund . e..o,
The plan worked well that there sio "o" i
women on the loan list. and IN almost every 'ii9
they are women who could not have "oiheu q. ali
pur for the aid Of the society. ono Vi 'He'" n''9
~ a little farm in the Wilds OF Missouri WIN
,,ror and M invalid mother. The farm yleh's NIUE
.~,,v money and vel tie girl canno, leave II While
her.motbe- lives She now receives ABOUT slVo d
GEAR from the society for be! worn but "'o V0'-
action with the society means more 70 her tndH
TIE money She gefs from ii. She writes th@' '4e
t,,o,s f,orp ifs members her only connection
II The crca, world Her handwriting is good
"a her letters show her to be refined and fairly
A,nca,et girl Yet when one of the women sent n'r
book 20 read she replied that it was the only DOCK
Sc Lad seen for year.
,,o,ber case is that OF two widows, mother and
laughter. in North Carolina winter resort. lhey
Az cenjlew the mother being he o4ushei Va
= cleycyuau and also clergyu.an's widow, ou1
vee Impoverished during the war some years
sipce all the money they could command was IN
ce.,ed in a LITTLE home IN North Carolina, and they
began working for the society. Their mousse "aS
h.ueI. and these dencSiey nurured women puiIt
,.,ul another with their own hands, Their only d.,
ir-nr IrJnI mason VINO lad their CHIMNEY ana
u.asered their walls 49,, .s.. -,
AnofL.r wonsA OIL the loan list is the WIDOW OF
North CalOApr pAysic!iIi VINO IcIt Her WIN
Ian',y VI cL.r.. an4 almost p miles. Two O'h-rs
o. Sis I!NinE III Charleston whose money -
a., avsy by m war. Stu anoi her is a crippled
rr In Vermont ylaSe. SIZE Is unable to ieaEe s her
Id but hAs command of her hands docs GanS
-, "a write, graceful d. well grateful letters
Wa member, OF the society. VINO are her 0uy
.c..siutauccs Olt,tlc her sack room =,
d. - In All these women IL given personally by
NJ. New.lo.d ana the members OF the loan committee
nj has no connect on with tue Nork Oh me Ia 80
- -. ii a r>WU.uCD anu Others eIHWoHeu d'
L. sneiety's housc. Many OF the designs are Sc
h, ed in Europe. and all Oi ihcm are P' i 40
g, - Of me loan workers. - that tIeH NOIN
rarnot be dupcaed in The salesroons Or outside s
80 tn. 10 rns are started by the women OF
th'l>' ''-,-,,,cn so tha- there may be no Charges
-, o't y, deduct from the sales Tbs work +
.ero's draft upon the time OF conlh,s,e nei nut
. r,rit,rr Of workers put upon me roam ust i
80. e@p,ntly limited. Work Is sent on COMMISSION