Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-04
GENERAL Utility WOMEN.
A writer Thinks There Il Opportunity
for Wording Women In summer.

tnf NoratuH women IN summer
lwonder why some onterpnsing wom-
an does not start general uti,ty
bureau This bureau should supply
capable women who would go out by
the hour or half day TO do all kinds OF
odd Jobs from cleaning windows to hair
dressing
In tho beginning Of tho summer sea-
son tho manager should establish one or
two Of her women In each resort and
send their addresses and prices TO every
cottager
The smaller and moro remote resorts
bhould 10 her chief sphere Of action.
In these places II Is m almost utter
inpossibility 10 secure help Of any do
fcripiion. and tho majority Of families
bring only one servant with them and
often fnd Il difficult 10 keep that ono.
am In a charming and beautiful nook
upon tho sound. four miles from tho
nearest railway station and sovon miles
from spool o. thread We have tho
ocean In front and on each side Of US. tho
country behind Us. a hundred or moro
cottages. mainly owned by their occu-
pants. bring several hundred people hero
early In tho season, who come for pure
air. rest aud freedom from the tyranny
OF fashion. For these hundreds Of PEG.
pic there are but two women who can
DO hired 10 work ont by tho day In any
capacity havo heard score Of ladies
already complain OF their need Of differ
ont kindsof service There arc hundreds
OF similar resorts scattered through tho
country aud along tho coast, aud the
utility bureau would find ready do.
mand for efficient women II II once pro-
yided them and advertised tho fact
Tho utility woman should DO able 10
do four hours work. or 70 aid In II, II
need be. but sho should not mako this n
speciality 10 the exclusion Of other thingR
She must DO ahl0 10 turn her hand to
many other tasl1L Sha ought 10 know
how 10 run sowing machine 10 "help
out tho people who left town with their
sowing undonc. aud who do not need
drcssnlaker or professional seamsircss,
but merely m "cxira hand"
Lamps Aro tho boto noire Of all
country houses The utility woman who
would go from door 10 door cleaning.
trimming and filling lamps would find
blessings and silver 6howorcd upon her
Though aho might draw tho limo at
washing, leaving that for the lnundrcss
proper. she would be capsule and willing
10 aid with the Ironing.
Tho utility woman who chose tho sea.
shore resorts Tor Dor sphere Of action
should be able 10 givc tired swimmer
good rub down" In alcohol OF per.
fuined oils She need not understand
massage" a. administered 10 invalids,
bat shc could easily acquire skin enough
10 give tho body good hand friction;
rnd then sho should DO deit with fan
aud brush 10 dry out tho hair Of the
bathert This service alone would net
our utility women fine bit OF profit
There are few women who would not
gladly pay ten cents for this brief service
after bathing and a quarter for u twenty
minutes "rub down"
Tho utility woman could easily rent n
small room Of ono Of tho cotingcrs for e.
or ~ aweek, aud sho could earn from u
10 tl5 week and her board during tho
three summon months, worc she Ut all
hkillful or willing, In her various oapaci-
ties, no one OF thom severely laborioua,
Tho utility man" could do equally
well In these places But no needs TO be-
sort Of combination OF gardener, street
cleaner, house painter and decorator,
chief cook and bottle washer. mafso,or
and orrand boy And wo seldom find
mon able 10 combine many trades, while
the average woman Is by nature an all.
around worker.
When ! left New York on every side
men aud women were begging their
bread and complaining because they
could get nothing TO do Ever since |
came here tho cry which has resounded
upon my ears has been. I've can get no
one to help "a at any price" We are but
eighty miles from New York, and the
metropolis Is surrounded ON every side
by similarly situated summer resorts.
Lot some woman, then. introduce the
utility buroaul-Ella Wheeler Wilcox In
New York World