The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-26
THE MADE FLOWERS.

Wichita Is always in touch with the lat
est fashions in millinery. The moment, al
most, A thing appears in New York, il ap-
pears in Wichita. This IS the week when
millinery blossoms. It is interesting 70
know how all the flowers that adorn hats
are made They are the most % them
made in New York, and at this season Of
the year in New York the flower-making
Industry Is at its height. new hands in
every department Of the work are taken
on daily at the factories. expert workers
sit I'd night after night TO complete the
orders undertaken. and entire families in
the foreign quarter drop their usual pur-
suits and ;ake to rose and Matchmaking.
It is estimated that between 100 and 1,So0
young women are al work on artificial
flowers in New York proper during the
busy season. Hundreds Of youths and
boys find employment at the simple ma
chinery used in certain parts OF the work,
and hundreds of small girls help in the
drying-rooms. where the newly s-arched
or freshly dyed flower petals must he
spread to dry. Besides these. there are
starchers. stineners, Overs and cutters. all
man. and designers. both men and women.
saving methods. for new combinations Of
color. or any novel or original concet that
may catch the popular fancy
The forewomsR and des gner n first
class artificial flower factory gets good
pay. and f; encouraged 10 exercise her
talent. The manufacture pays his en-
ployes by the piece and Il "a si-l makes n
dozen roses a day or a dozen orchids, or
other fna six flowers. she. IS paid for the
dozen. and Il she Is wiling TO taks the
work home % % n the evenings after
factory hours. sls makes 50 much add
tiorsL The owner % a thir5 or fourth
rate flower factory hires his hands b. tae
week and the wsEss paid vary with the
kind 81 work required. TIE Italians are
the cheapest f0Ner workers n the city.
and in the srlaE factories rln hy Italians
wra have only people q their 3xn IA
tonality % deal w,-h the pay Tor making
a bunch Of vlole.s Or daisies = s7 low as
% excite the con- enpt II American work
e-s The Jews Nao manage tae little sas-
SIDE f'ee---1aki1z establishments are
adopts at setting zrea1 deal = work f5-
Htcle Qay. buc ths majority u -hs better
class o.: flower manufacturers pay fairy
good wages
1T takes fully ITO years experience.
even Y the g.-i = unusually quick ard r.
dus;riors. - make flower a. perfsc- a.
that" sand us11fsr--rer -ate.y, as h.
ned up q stately cactus blossom. Thai
sof-. delicate six Is me most 6iAIc1,, y
materials % Work Eltr. All only ex1er.-
ence can bring perfection ia -he s-t The
yo11g woman ws5 makes tssse. & sse
makes TAO dozen a day. earns about 3 =.
SHE'S a. good : 3 maker a. t1sre ts
n The city. ard her work CONES very nea~
rhs best imported grade. some People
cant seem 70 learn 20 make flowers Thev
nay BE ever 80 Ril-1g and nay Ea~k
hard and watch tn Eo7d 1anGz closely.
but II spite = that. they -ev=r bsccr3e
anything 51t ordinary worker maybe Il
% make tle ta-s.es - rt1ie-z 80 are
tire easiest eoEe~s 90 c15y a1- te,s.y
uza5se 90 give q rDse - P5pPy sny chs--
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re business wa@1 taey rad they asve-
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