Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-27
A BRIGHT YOUNG WOMAN.
She Goes to Europe on the Fruits of a
Little Chipa Painting Kiln.

From the New York Evening Sun.
Ihere Is bright young woman now cross
ing the ocean on Cunarder who is having lots
OF fun out OF ayoyage she has fairly earned.
year ago, when the Paris exposition first be-
gun TO be talked of here, she suggested to her
father the propriety of letting her 20 over this
summer with party Of friends to see the ex-
position and improve her French in Paris.
Her father, with a masculine blindness to
golden opportunities, declined on the thread
bare plea that he couldn't afford it,
Very well,'' said his daughter with unex-
pected amiability. "will you give me the
money usually spend for a summer n ip toward
1t If earn the rest MYSELF"
Yes, I'll do that" said her father, readily.
VIII you give it to me now?" asked the
daughter. Her father looked little suspicious.
Finally he replied:
not TO spend 1t and strike me for fresh supply
next summer"
The bargain was made and the long-headed
young woman took the check and went calmly
on with her plans for multiplying it, closely
though secretly watched by her somewhat
skeptical parent.
Like most other girls, she had her share of
feminine accomplishments. She sang a little,
embroidered little, carved wood little. But,
unlike most other girls, she did one thing we'll.
anu that was to paint china. She had stud
LED the art very carefully and .urned out many
unique and artistic Christina and wedding
presents Tor her friends. But she was often
disappointed in her most carefully-executed
work by some blunder in the firing and 30. she
knew, were many of her friends who painted
less skiiituily than she. How to remedy this
had long been problem with her, and for
some time she had cherished scheme of hav-
ing furnace and doing her own firing. and
perhaps her friends too, for friendships sake.
This scheme she now proceeded to carry out,
rlsking IL 1t the capital her father had ad-
vanced. But she had confidence enough il, her
own mechanical and business capabilities not to
feel that 1t was very great risk. She employed
reliable dealer, who built for her a compact
and convenient little kiln in the cellar of her
father 8 brown stone front. She experimental
thoroughly with her own work before she took
any other. When she found she could trust
her own skill she let her friends know that she
would ire their china for them at the same
rates she had formerlypaid herself. 1t was not
long before she had patrons. The girls she
knew came at first because it was so EASY to run
over to her house with frail bit Of porcelain
and not run the risk of sending it. She did
each piece as il 1t were her own, carefully and
lovingly, knowing from experience the startling
changes produced on the delicate colorinR by a
degree too much Of heat.
Her friends brought their friends Soon she
could wait to light the furnace till she had
enough china for q days work. She made
from IS to $40 every day that she worked, She
paid the expenses OF running the furnace, and
when she was ready to start for Europe had
money enough for all her expenses, including
new Paris gown and All extra check of 500
besides from her proud father, who talks of
taking her into his business when she comes
back.