The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
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Miniature Flunkeys as Ad-
juncts to Receptions.
a Pbilaptbropist's Scheme whereby
Boys Are Put I'm the Line of
Training for Buffers.

III Is philanthropic woman. interested
/ IN the applicants at a church employment
/ agency. who has discovered a profitable
| profession, entirely novel on this side of
! the water. that OF serving as private
pages.
| Hitherto in New York women have been
/ quite content TO have a maid servant
answer the bell, but in big cities every
woman yearns after something more GER
emonious, and the philanthropic person.
getting frantic note from a friend. sud
denly deserted by her walters. hustled one
of her small. poverty-stricken proteges
into a suit Of livery. gave him an hour $
lesson in tending door and sent him to
her afflicted friend.
The boy was promised a dollar for one
afternoons work. and so ably did he per-
form his duties that. at the end of the
little reception he was not only given his
dollar. but a hearty dinner and told to
come back in a week and open the door
for the lady's second Friday at home in
November.
out OF this small beginning the philan-
thropic person has built up n sort OF small
boys agency. has kept all winter no less
than one dozen little chaps in the most
profitable employment, and says she is
so encouraged that next winter she will
increase her force to double its present
number.
Her method of procedure in finding oc-
cupatiOn for her proteges was simple
enough. She informed all the women she
could OF her idea for keeping the boys
busy, asked them to cali upon her at any
time their entertainments required an
honest, tidy. capable little help, and she
would supply the need by perfectly re-
liable child in any livery desired
At first only women OF very modest
means called for the aid of pages. for
the least pretcntious fiat holder found
she could afford trim butler at less
expense and vastly greater effect than
an extra woman to help on reception
days: but eventually the philanthropist.
by = very cunning device, caught the
patronage as We'll of the rich folks.
She merely turned some of her boys
out in smart bTeecheS white silk hose.
buckled shoes and gay satin coats laced
and braided She rubbed lard and -four
in the little fellows hair and promptly
got whole series Of engagements for
these specimens from the smartest
women in town.
So popular did this miniature turnkey
become that in "A progressive spirit she
inveigled into her service an intelligent
little ColCred boy. tied his WOODY heau IN
bright scarlet cotton costume. left has
lees bare from the knees down put his
feet into red leather hceless slippers.
and found even more employment for
hin than her ordinary fiunkeys.
n is needless a. say that the boys take
happily to their profession. are proud
TO learn. anxious To please and some
Of them have gone into regular training
TO become expert buffers as soon as
they grow big enough.
The ma iority. 50 the p6ilanthropist
says have higher aims but find it more
profitable to go - school in the morn
inE, earn their support in the afternoon.
and thus avoid the necessity Of taking
positions as district messenger boys. or
cash runners in shops.
As for the philanthropist she only laid
out a few dollars on suits for her pro-
teges and i certain amount OF time in in
structing her pupils.