The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-05
A WOMAN CARPENTER.
SHE HAS A SHOP OF HER OWN AND
IS A sKILLfuL ARTisAH.
Having Taste for Working sn Wood, She
bought Tools and Soon Mastered Them
A Woman Can do suci, Work without
Being the Less Womaniy.

! bought Tools and Soon Mastered Them.
A Woman Can do Such Work without
Being the Less womaniy.
Sensible women who want 10 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 womanfy than being a
carpenter? And who but woman who
knows how to keep house understands
the value Of a woman carpenter to re-
spond to her many needs for domestic
devices?
Mrs. Legion, a pretty, clever little wo-
man. has opened carpenter shop UP
town. She is a 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 n shed covered with morning
glories, in which she plies her trade.
"What put it into your head to become
acarpentery" 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, rs she planned away at the top of n
pine table 81 have taste for wood
carving, and before was married | had
done a 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 car
penter to carry out ones IDEAS. What is
the use of having a nice, delicate, arts
tic idea about a bookcase or table or a
cupboard if you must contide it to some
unframed ignoramus of a carpenter
IL perceive replied the interviewer,
grayely. She was woman herself and
understood the situation.
Nov, met with exactly this expert
snce," said Mrs Legion, az she seated
herself on a bench, picked up her baby
and weeded out the bits Of shavings
from his blonde curls. "'Ihe consequence
was that bought set of carpenters
tools and some pine boards and con
structed my frames for myself. Thus.
between rough carpentering and the
liner art of wood carving, about fur
nished my own house.
IL fitted up this shed as carpenters
shop and sent circulars about the neigh
5orhood. This was year ago. Orders
began to come in almost Immediately.
because, you see, had appealed to the
necessities Of the people, and that IS the
first step toward money making"
Here the little matron laughed in
CHEEKY, contented way and Rugged her
little son, who was half asleep.
"Of course, when | was first married.
,he continued, Il never thought e
working for myself, but after a couple
Of years of experience of life, came TO
the conclusion that an occupation Is a.
necessary to a married woman as 10 a
single one. SO hired an extra servant
to relieve me Of the household duties
Ietest homework and love tinkering
with hammers and saws-and became
a professional carpenter.
Might ask if you make much
money!" was the next question.
Il have made clothes. pocket money,
nurses wages, amusemcnts, summer
outing and have several hundred dollars
in rho banl. -