Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-03

the woman who l. equipped with some
| profession. or who " proficient IN some
occupation In which she can work for
herself The chances for any woman
| With fairly equipped brains are better
| than for another whose chief useful
ness lies In her figure or her hands. tho
woman physician. the trained nurse.
and the woman journalist VIII do bette-
In cuba that the ahop airi. the sales girl
pr the inundresa. fiut the woman
bound fpr cuba has other things than
her occupation or profession 90 con.
sidcr The right woman In that lana
| ~ promise will not be she who thinks
To find there a fortune or a husband,
For even now the island has twenty
women to every dollar. and twenty
more 20 every bachelor The right
woman will be- she who hopes modestly
90 make better living for herself or
Tor others dependent upon her than slie
u making at home, who has the
physique to withstand the change 81
climate. who can either speak spanish
or acquire that language quickly. ava
who. when she puts her foot on 'uhln
soii. has capital ~ at least so, she
who has not these essentials VIII Ne
the wrong woman In cuba.
Assuming that the right woman hrs
arrived In Havana. which VIII BE- the
scene " at least her first trial In cuba
what them She has her $50 IN mat
aHruai wicket nor hpsow. hut she must
think twice before spending one penny.
so. Instead OF hiring a cab and driving
tu o. nutol. sns Wulks up 90 the frad'.
n short hulf-miic. She ~ In search -
lodging. Along the rrado, near the
principal hotels and hence IN the heart
~ the town. there arr n dozen ipiglug-
houses whore rooms, airy and clean and
Infinitely better than her hail bedroom
IN New York. Boston. or Chicago. can
b. had for a surprisingly small sum.
The cost N the room n hish or low ac-
curding to IL location w or down the
broad. beautiful avenue. At No. iis
Or. wilson viii rent hor y room FOR q
month FOR 80. AZ No 81 she can get
Just ~ good n room for SO. Hhc takes
this room and pays the landlord the
months rent. She has n bed, now Whist
about hoard7 Morning coffee goes with
th" room. The landlord tells her about
81 cantcncrus. the cantccn boys who
serve meals all over tho city az very
reasonable rates She Is now ready to
look FOR work
No matter what her occupation or
profession. In getting a start In caha
the woman worker has but one general
course. Shc must FIRST call on the Amer.
lean officials. stating her cnse exactly,
The military officers at the palace will
not l., able 60 help her AZ much ~ tho
~ the sanitary inspectors and make
the acquaintance of pr. Hummer aud
~ pr dudley. Roth these mon eau
help her. che win then call ON the pro.
prietorr ~ the leading hotels. the In
glaivrra and the paHsaic. leaving her
cards Tor the American guests Sh.
VIII alau call On Mr.. f.ronndna. the
editor and proprietor OF one ~ tia-
vnna'a best newspapers. without hssl-
tntiun she will then proceed 90 No. a.
Monte. the residence % Mrs. Joea Com
ralcr. the head OF the Rcd CruHs Ia
cuba. and charitable woman whn
knows who 10 help without giving aims.
Mrs. Gonzales viii h. our woman.
workers guide. philosopher. aud friend.
She VIII know Just whore cmplo yinunt
u Ia be ohtaincd-wh whether In Havana
CT IN one ~ the other clticr. whether
In towns or In the country. She kcens
open house, and win introduce the
American woman 10 the rlght people.