The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-20
THIS woMAN HANGS PICTURES.
A FroAtable and Pleasant Occupation
Discovered by . Boston Girl.


discovered by Boston Girl.
Eyes. I hang pictures for a living. and en-
Joy my work very much" said a New York
young woman Of ideas. IT never consider
a Job for less than $40, and often receive
ten times ten. You see. few persons I'M
derstand the proper hanging Of pictures.
OF course, where they have a lot of money
and can employ q distinguished artist or
drst-class decorator. they have no need
for me. But II Is the people Of moderate
means to whom / am useful Do you know,
as q rule, such persons hang pictures &C.
cording to their eye, putting them in spaces
where they will ht and make as much show
as possible.
derstand that each room or part OF a room
should be invested with an idea that can
be attained by the artistic arrangement of
pictures on the wall. Engravings should
be hung with engravings. etchings with
etchings. photographs with photographs.
be distributed simply as regards size. COL
ors, or framing. Last week l was called
into q house, and found a superb collection
Of Japanese prints simply killing some fine
specimens OF famous water colorist's
work. The owner explained that ne knew
the pictures were all good because they had
cost big prices. and had been bought at the
advice of friends whose artistic taste could
not be questioned. Then he complained
that. az visitors never seemed impressed
with the beauty of his collection, he had
sent for me.
There were a number of prints and wa
ter-eolors in every one of his rooms, all
grouped together according to size, and no
two OF them mounted the same style. Taken
as a whole the frames were not bad, 30
managed to use them, separating and re-
hanging so that they followed up the idea
given to the apartment by the pictures.
One can readily see how different the hang
ings In a room decorated with water-colors
nese prints. That man was the most CRATE
full customer l have ever had. and | am
sure would have paid double the amount
asked. The job took one and one-hali
days for myself and the colored boy who
works as my assistant, and l received SGT
for II. SO you see my work pays we'll.
81 am not an artist, and really don't be-
lieve could ever be taught to do creditable
work as such. / began life as the youngest
daughter OF well-to-do people in Boston, re-
ceived an ordinary Boston education, and
travelled a little abroad. Then we had re-
verses. and when my father died my mo.
ther and did not have enough to keeI
body and soul together. ! knew that for
all big places open to women there were
ten applicants to one vacancy. so l made VI
my mind TO think up some little field all un.
tried by other women and attempt to clint
In aud fill the niche. i knew / could ~
range furniture in a room in a manner Ga
please the most artistic. My friends were
always after mo for advice. So / went
to q girl who had recently married and sci
up housekeeping, told her my plans. and
asked to be allowed to arrange her furni-
ture. She consented, but said the arrange
ment OF her furniture suited her In every
way except the hanging OF her pictures
30 undertook to rehang her pictures, and
did the work so satisfactorily that l soou
had several other orders.
After my second year In Boston I de-
cided that New York was the better fold
so ] came here and have worked nearly -four
years. As a rule my time is all taken. and
am we'll paid. receive my orders from
out-ot-town people who are willing to pay
for the time consumed In going back
and forth. People in Now York are con
tinually changing their homes, and each
such change is an opening for me. Then
too, many women like their rooms to make
a different appearance each season. &C
they employ me to move their furniture
around and rehapg their pictures.
II think there is room foE- other women
in the work, and would recommend them
to give my idea consideration. for support
my mother and myself comfortably BY It.
and that In the main test"