Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-02-24
WHAT WOMEN CAN DO.
Odd Occupaeions Pursued by ImpoeunIous
But EnterprIsInr Ladies.

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own living or to add in somo way to
mcagcr income?" While I was travel
Ing around last summer I used my
eyes and tongue, I trust, to some good
purpose, writes correspondent of tho
Minneapolis Housekecper, and hopo
that some of the unusual occupations in
which found women engaged may in
tcrcst you. I trust also that to somo
may DO suggested the way to independ-
ence. One morning off they would all
go for tramp to some spot of interest:
at another hour she would be surrounded
by n younger company playing grace
hoops, swinging them in hammocks or
enhancing Thorn into silence in somo
corner of the broad piazza with somo
charmingly-told story or bit of history
so sl1illfully disguised as to be raptur-
ouSly received. After fcw days rope
tition of these performances / resolved
TO cultivate her acquaintance and find
out, IT possible, what relation sho bore
to those bright-eycd, active children.
found her original and clever, quito
willing to toll me how we'll she was Sue
cccding in this now field. AS teacher,
sho was accustomed to spend her vaca-
lions at this place in tho mountains,
and had noticed how neglected tho chill
drcn were; the parents not able to have
nurses and govcrnCsses for them, and
too lndolcnt, oftentimcs, to amuso them
themselves, allowed them to wander off
at all hours and in all places to find
what amusement they might. So on
coming up this year our bright girl had
1T announced that for certain small
sum per hour she would amuse, instruct
or guido the plays of tho children, largo
and small. She is we'll content with
this summers work and has some now
plans already under way for next soa-
son. A new namo will have to DO coined
for hcr, but atprcscnt we will call her
the childrcn's friend.
There goes n little friend OF mine
down the street, neat in attire, with
busincsS-like air. You would never
guess her odd occupation, SO let us fol-
low her as she ontcrs q beautiful house
and proceeds to the drawing-room. Ev-
ldcntly the Fridays sweeping has Just
been done, for the furniture is drawn
out into tho middle of tho room and dust
lies powdered over mantcl3 and cabinets.
Our friend opens her littlo hand-sachcl
and takes out an array of silk and
chccsc-cloth busters. Deity sho goes
10 work, and soon all tho furniture is
busted and in order; thcn the bric-a-
brac, too precious to be trusted to clur-
Gy Blddy's hands, Is taken from an adj
joining room and arranged artistically
on mantclS and in cabinets. Scarfs and
curtains arc next gracefully drapcd and
then she departs for tho next house on
her list Sho assures mo that sho likes
tho work OF professional buster" ard
that her engagements fill thrco days or
cTcry week. Sho expects soon to DO
employed by large furniture house as
an arrangct of furniture in their show
rooms,
havo in mind . young physician'a
WIG living In q large manufacturing
city not ten miles from whore l an
writing. Bright, clover and ambitious,
gifted in lcttcr writing; quick and &C
clr@tc at figures and with good znovl-
cdgo of bookkeeping, sho determined
TO turn her talents to account. So, half
i'll earnest, half in the spirit of fun. sho
inserted an advertisement in the even
ing papers somewhat like this:
"Business and lovo letters written,
books kept, bills made out and accounts
Gcttlcd.' Some six months after Gho
lauGtlngly told mo OF her success. At
first few letters written for servant
girls, thon keeping books and making
out bills for o shrcwd but ignorant
lri@hman who kept little grocery store
on ,ho block where she resided, consti-
tutod tho extent Of her business. But
now sho tells mo that sho has ali sho
can possibly do. Sho has furnished n
pretty littlo Office Of hor own and is &C.
cumulAtirg rico littlo sum in tho
bank; this, too, without ncglccting her
homo or her husbands interests
A widow loft without resources md
with two small children to SUPPORT yvaa
talking with friend about tho ncccs-
GiJy Of doing something to earn her liv-
ing. "2id tho friend: "Nyhy not mako
tho waiflcs for which you arc Ramona
ana sell themP' Acting on tho suggos-
ton Sao went to tho city, hired = snail