New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
THING UOME.N CAN DO.

SIMPLE WORK OFTEN BRINGS SUCCESS
From The Lady
There are. all the world knows very many
women VINO cannot take a header into art, lltera-
'' ''c stage the counting house and rise to the
TOP Meek souls there are who feel the wish to be
independent. and. indeed. the necessity to be So
ana 10 earn living. but who need direction help
ana encouragement Let make few sugges-
ions to help them. Don't teach" dear sister UNI
Tess you have thorough knowledge OF your sub
Jec' ana the knack and gift OF teaching 1t Is gen
teei 'hateful wordD but you will find the teach
ers OF today are trained cultured and experienced
una that You will be out OF II altogether. Surely
every woman has some natural gift talent which
she can utilize. What can / do?" asked a girl
once. II can darn stockings neatly. I'm so silly at
everything else but mending" | got that girl one
FAMILY to engage her every Friday to go armed with
turns from the laundry. Everything was carefully
dained buiioned. mended. turned and made wear
"ple. she earned "A fair price for her days work.
ana the c.ever literary wife and mother was no
ionser haunted by holes. or reproached by shire-s
hoy-. or sham"d by undarned table-covers. one
family LED 10 another and my little darner who
could not write AN article" to her soul earns
and happy
Another country girl poverty's crue hands
stretched out TO draw her to It's pltess bosom II
love arranging flowers. she said Il see them hid
eously used IN many houses where they are left TO
VINO kne" q little % her parents Tremblingly and
hesitaungiy she asked FOR employment The lady
smiled az her eagerncss. and han led her a basket
full o. dollhouse eXOtics and bade her 20 and set
out the dinner-table II was a JOY TO her even 10
touch such blooms. and IN" table looked as II had
never looked before from 1oral point OF view That
SRI lives 10 a pretty Nat. has her own Hale
hired cab in the season. and has more to do-goine
from dinner table To ballroom TO decorate-than she
can get through in a day She makes q or 10 a
week IN the summer. and one or two In the winter
Another old maid. left alone at age when 1t Is
no longer possible to learn or develop profession
turned her garden to account. and supplies neign
boring town with flowers. and has gone In FOR seeds
and roots which good and 80 reliable That sht
has customers all the country.
Another way rs which girl nice sum
for pocket -moncyeven II Il may never develop into
a living by playing games She mas happy
knack ~ amusing children. and Ia the large town
In which she lives she II often employed 70
take charge Of a chdren's party. receive the httle
quests plays and games. set the tiinld ones
10 work to enjoy themselves and check the noisy
excited children. My parties FOR the Dairhs are
always a success Miss b comes TO manage tner"
and The children love her So salh one iady 10 ne
and 80 she brings IN very VALUABLE iuition 70 NV
household resources Another id.a II d ~ u.
aressmaksr" who is sent for and consulted as 70
renovatlng remodelng and generally fresnenlns Wy
olI ar a. 10 buying new wsrdrobes, troussraus
etc She needs to be well up IN the at'st ,
,,u a, resources Intimately acquhlhte' WIN w.
90 f,r bargains. and nust possess P.el''
n, taste and tact Her Zee. pee'r,, !"
Vrosni,,,ion Sh. never puts needle INTO anf
,b,ng nor docs she interfere with the FANNY nl.' -
maker Not long ther" Was an ausr. .',va -, Oh
, Landau pap.r which ran as IolioM7 - hn,rs
- hrieht little girls 10 come t"o VI h
d. 20 an,rlss a sick eat What pDssso 10
"n,ns up The melancholy tiger or W. H. ,ont Tor
oinhant ar responding monkey VIII IN uhe ."oN o.
~ ,,,,i. err' 20 be- amused or 70 ANUS
a me- M NLnoWse- see the smile on 'he '"'e
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