The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-07-27

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<N\Nf1 DON'T know what shc |
Nylih will do. " said my friend.
NH ~ whom inquired about
- ,IIigp mutual acquaintancc--
llt, woman II fine sonsihili-
ties and very Intelligent
GIN BY the death Of her hus-
V band she had just been
thrown upon the world. Hard rs IL is
for woman to make her way anyhow
IL IL doubly hard for her-past middle
age and for 20 years compelled TO do
nothing In her young days she may
have been good teacher or milliner or
dressnaker, but the years have told ON
her, and younger fingers are preferred
She must starve while others live "
A few days afterward met the wum-
an herself She was full Of courage al
though she had been disappointed ON ev-
cry side. She asked my aid in finding
place, and shortly afterward situation
in an Office at n very meager salary was
made for her. But the question came to
me while was thinking of her, "What
can a woman do-not young woman,
but one in middle age, whose life has
been among pleasant surroundings and
Leads nm naturally TO an old age-of
opiet and comfortf,'
found she can do n great many
things n She starts in. The first thing is
that which lies nearest IN her. and the
SECOND that for which tbere il the most
demand. Making crayon portraits paint
inc ON ribbons and vases NAV be artistic
and we'll sounding. writing for the
nress may be literary and fashionable.
INIT neither h very good 10 get a living
ont of The demand for the work is linn
tod and comnetition very sborn More
unnretentious work Yields hotter pro6ts
II a woman has taste for millinery
xyork ar what il termed fancy worl,
sha can mako n living opt NJ N A yvo.
man who Is good nj hand saving can
oct nlentv Of work in the larger cities
INIT il is wearing and poorly Maid. She
NAV for awhile keen the wolf from the
door. Int that is all. Like carinp for
children and repairinR garments. il is
Mt best a makeshift.
7 kno>v "a woman In n littla TOWN NJ
rorbana 400 inbahitants WHOSE husband
deserted her leavipg her nepniless Her
fa,har could NOT snpnort her and nor two
chiIdrep tbouob be fool Them home
Sha mada a faxy loavas Of broad aud cola
them among the neiphbors. The cook
stove was her oven. In n short time she
had more orders than she could fll and
advanced her prices beyond those of the
bakers. Of whom there were three in
TOWN Her bread was worth moro and
ha,. notrms maid her price Then she he.
Gan TO make cake. and the same success
attended her. In couple of wears she
had n little house built ont i'm the ward
and nut in il a couple of cook stoves.
which she keeps going from morning till
night. She is now in comfortable cir
cumstances, lives well and dresses her
self and children well and is not subject
to an employers exactions.
once knew woman who did exactly
this thing in ice cream For her first
few patches she had no freezer, a large
yellow howl and dishpan doing sery.
ice instead. Her 1O-year-old how sold
the six quarts she made the first day.
There were two ice cream saloons in
town, but she simply supplied families
and sold all she could make. She never
became rich, but more than made her
expenses.
Not many wears ago a woman made
some money by selling grated horse rad.
ish and pickles because that was her
hobby. She started NV selling 70 her gro.
Ger, but in a year or two hired man to
90 through the towns along the line ri
the Michigan Southern railroad and sell
from house to house. When at last she
wanted to give up work, she sold her
business to a company for n nice little
sum.
In a neighboring town not long ago
the women of the Methodist cbnrcb
made M their minds that the people
would give more to the Lord if he filled
their stomachs than if he asked prayers.
So they went to work getting food. One
could make sponge cake. another wheat
bread, a third Boston brown bread a La
Boston. fourth clam chowder, a fifth
pies and SO ON. Each was to take out Of
the amount received the cost of materials
and give the balance to the church. Al
the end of the month they met and re.
lated their experience and found theii
treasury enriched by nearly 5000. Out
of this arrangement has grown such ad
vertising that many Of these ladies hav,
calls for their food now and are making
money for themselves. One especially
makes Boston brown bread twice a weel
and never has enough to supply the de
mand.
A great many peonle prefer wild I,
cnltivated fruits. and n woman in Main,
has profited bv this Interference. Fo
many wears sbe has sent 70 Portlan,
from 100 To roo onarts ner dav durin,
tho SEASON at GOOD nrices till she ba
nnt herself in more than comfortable
circumstances.
have known n oreat many man 4,
fail in heekeen;ng lint meyer a woma,
~noss;hiv becanse sbe does not exnec
large ratnrns One whom have in min,
stated keaninp the bees in the sontl
norch of her dwellinu bonse in a tbictl
settled mart of the civ The bees forn,
flowers evorv1vhere and brought in nlap
tv ~ honey There was no exnense /,
sailing the nrodnct Each hive nrodrce,
from "a to bO nopnds Of srrnlns bonev
and IL was no tronble IN oct % cents ,