The morning times., 1895-10-27

| One of our apartment houses, filled with
| girl bachelors in hard iuck, has a hun
; dry underneath. and here VIC conduct our
own laundry work, taking in a little out
| side work
! Are we all poor" smiled the president,
| fitting her pretty nose and settling down
| into the cushions of her own luxurious
divan. No, l don't think we are any of
| US really poor We earn considerable
] and have very nice positions in the social
| world. But we have S100 tastes and $50
| salaries. Hence the Federation Club. As
| for riyself," glancing down the drawing
room, through the portieres into small
| reception room lighted with Oriental
| lamps. Il earn money painting pictures.
| Yes, l am an artist, but l don't want TO
| paint all the time, go manage the club on
condition of getting my rent free. That is
| all. / like the club, because il gives us
such a deal for our money.
'.Now, you are going to ask If we have
| any other rules for admission. References.
! church certificates OF anything OF that
kind. And I can tell you that there are
none. 1t rs managed like mans club.
| A prospective member has name posted.
| Balloting is done by mail and after imam
! cial security is obtained the bachelor girl
| is eligible to membership.
"And that reminds me of an incident A
| very stylish-looking girl was shown into
president of the Federation of Girl Bache-
lors' Clubs?' she asked.
II nodded.
az want to belong but don't like such
| clubs generally. / like to keep house as L
| please. I keep two canary bros ana a
dog. 1 go out nights. have company TO
| dinner I play the piano until morning.
| eat in the parlor. / laugh out loud. and
sometimes have twenty girls to dinner;
| not to mention the men that call in the
| evening" )W1
"'what is your financial security! 1
asked. na;in
IL keep books for designing firm.
I get $40 a week andiam engaged Dy con-
tract for a year. isdJ
You are eligibles said /, and VIII
send our list for you to choose an apart
ment and order such things as you waptreg
ularly. You will have to chip in on your
share of my rent fop managing yod- IL
will be about 25 cents a month
'She went away adelighted, and from
her orders she is spending her full S4o
week upon her good times. But that ht'r
business, not mine. And, by the way, she
wants two gallons of ice cream o-night.
and eight Others want gallon each-
get it for 20 cents quart.
This club would be a fine thing Tor
poor girls, shop girls and sea'nstresses'
But we run ours a little too eNpensiveiy
for them. Why, look into that closet
There are fifty pounds of old-fashioned
fruit cake sent here. to-day, ordered oy
members, and to be distributed by our spe-
cial messenger this afternoon. 1t isn't
poor girls club.
lyon ask If it takes head to manage
this club. Well. can say that ii does
But I've got head enough for it. got tired
paying big rert and darning my gloves
when knew could get tue same things
cheaper by cooperation.
I'VE buy feather pillows for SOFA
cushions-by the hundred. Did tell
you that? And we supply members WITH
500 coupons for furnishing their apart
ments, good for $40 at the dealers.
And we do a great many oktiose things.
| keep thinking of new schemes all the
time. and though may lie spelling my
self as an artist, I'm sure great many
girl bachelors viii be made happy"
II ftt'. rnsrs- its IN Tho Times.