Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-10
wOMANS WORLD.
A SUCCESSFUL WoMAN's EXCHANGE
IN UPPER NEW YORK.

Tho Chicago Temple House
keeplns-somc Society Expenses cush-
Ions Caiore--Thc Latest Mourning lad.
Men Like Aprons.
Harlem does not propose TO DO out
done by any other portion Of tho city.
Its latest success IA an exchange for
woman's work, established ON very
sinnll scale two years ago and now -four
ihhing beyond tho hopes Of IT, incor.
porators. 1t Is situated at No. 40 West
ono Hundred and Twcnty-nfth street,
has helped TO n livelihood moro than POO
women, who probably could not have
been reached In any other way-for 1t
deals with n peculiar class Of consignors.
Women who mako and sell fancy goods
and domestic articles for "pin money"
are rigidly denied tho institutions bone.
iits. The applicant must provo that sho
needs tho money and that II means
material tightening Of tho burden she
bcars.
Tho proper committee investigates her
case. and " shc Is doomed worthy she Is
given a consignors privilege at the low
rate Of e. u year. This will enable her
TO offer for sale anything she can mako
and bring or send 10 the exchange. II
II Is salablc article II Is accepted and
disposed Of ut the fixed price by tho
owner, 10 per cent. commission being de-
Quoted. For the benefit Of those who aro
unable 10 pay even tho consignor's fco q
very happy plan has been adopted.
Charitable women joining tho society
and paying an annual subscription Of a.
bconmo members Of the board Of mana
gers, and are each entitled 10 three con.
signor'a tickets, which they give TO those
who arc not ablc 20 purchase them.
No names arc attached to tho articles
exhibited for sale, all being registered
and kept account Of by the bookkccpor.
Women In reduced circumstances.
whose pride would forbid them making
n parade Of poverty, arc thus unostcnta.
tiously helped.
There aro two dcpartmcnts-do
and fancy. In tho former IA largo
variety Of bread. rolls, pic, cake, Jelly.
etc, sold at prices necessarily little
higher than those Of tho Harlem baker.
les. Tho fancy department contains
embroidery and all kinds Of handiwork.
FROM painted plaque 60 baby's knit
Jacket. These articles arc sold at as
nearly standard prices a. possible, tho
managers taking frequent iaunis through
the downtown stores 10 keep themselves
informed as TO charges. Orders are 70.
cciycd for sewing, knitting, etc. which
arc given 10 poor women. A tcachora'
directory aud directory Of iIarlcm's
boarding houses arc connected with tho
exchange, and some intelligence oilico
business Ia done on limited scalc-tho
Managers recommending servants Of
whose abilities they have positive hnowl.
cdgu.
Four commiitccs-in plain sewing,
embroidery and art, entertainments and
domestic dcpartmcnt-haycb been oolcct-
ed 10 supcrintcnd the routine work II
the exchange. These ladies', all residents
Of Harlem, havo shown deep interest
In the undertaking, and TO their efforts
ita succesA Is largely due.
The exchange is supported by sub
tcriptions, conignon' fees and tho 10
per cent. commission on the sale Of arti-
cl,l Tho running expenses for rent,
salaries. fuel, gas, printing md supplies
are about d 800 year, a sum which Is
unplcasaniy close 10 tho not income.
Occasionally n small amount IL realized
through somo social entertainment for
tho benefit Of tho cause.-Now York
World