The times., 1899-03-08
WAYS OF MoNEY-MAKING.
Ideas Which Women of Refinement
Have Turned to Use.
From the New York Herald)

hIoHi the New YORK HefaldD
Every day some woman is trying some
new avenue toward the accumulation of
bank account, or at least a little extra pin
money.
A French woman, who has most artis-
tic little home, found herself with more
time on her hands than she knew what to
do with. All of her friends admired the
artistic arrangement of her home, and one
day one Of them asked if she would object
TO going over to the friends home and re-
arranging the furniture, for everything
looked so stif, although she had plenty
of pretty things.
Such a success was made by the young
French woman that she concluded it would
not be a bad idea to see what she could do
for strangers in this way and make llttie
extra money. She advertised to do dustlng
and artistic arrangement by the hour
She had several answers, and her GUS
toners were so pleased that they recon-
mended her TO their friends, until now.
she has all she can do
Another young woinan&of refinement does
mending, reading, writing. and shopping by
the hour for an invalid, and finds herself
most coDgenially employed. Persons who
do not care to employ a companion con-
stantly find this a, pleasant plan. This
young woman finds she can serve three or
four customers every. day and still have
her evenings at her disposal. She is. free
to come and go, and the change of en-
ployers she finds most interesting.
Another young woman, thoroughly in
structed in the art OF china painting, find
ing that It has grown old-fashioned. dis
covered a new way in which to apply her
art. She makes a business of replacing
broken pieces in fine sets of china. All
she needs is one of the other pieces, and
she can match it so that no one can tell
the difference between the fine imported
china and the hand painted copy unless
his attention is especially called to it.
Still another young woman has found
way to fill the slender purse without leav-
ing her own home. She was left an Or
phan, but with a houseful of furniture.
She managed TO fill up the bedrooms with
"roomers,' but still she found the rent a
burden.
She had three large parlors running the
full extent of the house, with archways
and folding doors, SO that the first floor
could be thrown together. These were
handsomely furnished. but she never en-
tertained, and she conceived the idea of
allowing other people to entertain in her
parlors.
Her friends were told of her plan, and
they were only too glad to avail themselves
of the opportunity. She now has to figure
pretty closely TO arrange for all the card
parties, club meetings, dancing classes,
and afternoon teas, which demand the use
of her pretty rooms. She has a small dais
in the back parlor for the use of lecturer
or for amateur theatricals, while the or
chestra for dances is stationed in the large
hall.
This young woman soon found that every
body demanded refreshment Of some kind,
and so she added catering to her other
business, and now serves anything from
tea and waters to a full course dinner.
Persons who live in small apartments,
poorly arranged houses or hotels find this a
most convenient arrangement and they es-
cape all the trouble of getting ready for
company and the disagreeable task of
cleaning up afterward.