The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
ATEACnE A MAID
EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN Nv THESE
THREE STATIONS.

sions on Purchases for Her Mistress.
Women who teach music In New York rarely
make moro than a living out OF 10. and some OF
them have to struggle hard TO do that. "Liv-
ing" means, OF course. several widely different
kinds OF existence. TIL teacher with large
apartments In expensive quarters OF the city
and the woman over near Seventy-sixth street
and First avenue have different necessities.
But IL 10 practically true OF both classes that
they earn little more than enough to live on In
their various ways. II either saves money II Is
probably the one that lives most modestly. and
gets only a quarter OF a dollar for giving piano
lessons to the children in tho neighborhood.
In these modest regions singing lessons
are rare. and will probably be given by the
same teacher that supplies instruction on the
piano. There are hundreds OF windows in the
cheapest fats and tenement houses on the east
side. in the German and Bohemian quarters.
which bear cards announcing that music les
sons are TO be given there. In tho bohemian
quarter, on the upper east side, these signs are
especially frequent. There are few rooms in
those tenements that look large enough to
hold n piano OF any kind. yet there must be a
demand for the teachers. The average price
OF n lesson is % cents here. Advertisements
in tn" newspapers not infrequently offer in
struction in music in return for lodging. but
that seems rather a higher price than the east
eit' Hiuoi'luhS Iuy VI tnelT lnhtTuCLlOH. LIS
teacher who gets SO or So for a lesson In sing
ing or piano playing must pay extensively for
rooms. lose all pupils from May l to October.
run the risk OF taking promising pupils who
VIII mover pay. and spend her time on others
from whom. for one reason or another. she
will get nothing. Several years ago one OF the
singing teachers in New York. who was popu-
lar and the best paid for her services, died In
such poverty that she had to be buried by char
H.. lNND aha bod so - 80. .,-Nn
q short time before her death.
In places outside New York the teachers re-
ceive even less than they do here. The follow
ing advertisement from a Southern newspaper
shows one phase OF the music teachers duties
that Is quite unknown In New York: Miss ].
Talbert OF New Orleans is now here. and will
give vocal and manicuring lessons at reasona-
bic rates. Parties who may wish to take les
soGs can call on her at the Central House. She
prefers teaching pupils at their homes. She Is
Just from Baton Rouge. where she has been
teaching for the past four months. and brings
with her the best OF recommendations"
The lowest prices ever paid for singing les
care Of the finger nails as well, Yet there are
Gro9s6ly some women who started out as stu
good knowledge of T manicurih n.aa Few Ee Ro Tomea
teachers OF singing or the piano, and for that
matter. few men who give instruction in either
otthese branches. ever set out with the idea OF
giving lessons. That was taken up after the
disappointed strugglers. had seen that success
One OF the members Of a company-not BY any
means q fpst-classc company OF the kind-play-
Some lines OF obituary noticed. that she had
stsd snS sin sln 4Isa IN Under nitt I'VE 70 very famous !, teach,
great singer. Amanicure in New York estsb-
lishment probably received a better salary than
d%ifleuit.' She was a young Woman AND msf ha ADJ not sS
T Tofss iau heG Of b m2d eM, PISS sn {Is, tthRrongh any
to do what Wat she n aY had ava laid 5n out 'Ef or hsrssii. 'a Ths
southern woman who prepared herself to be a
ma nmnt g, as WEI. as q vocalist exhibited an
The late Mrs. William @. Whitney was one Of
the first women in New York society to enter
tain in her W house girls who were in a
measure the objects OF her charity. Since her
first efforts In this direction 1t has become
more common to entertain. as II they were in
vited guests. young women who come to q
house In this way. Now a society which ex-
lists for q charitable purpose makes 1t q rule to
have It's members entertain the girls for whom
the association labors. The experiment Of re-
ceiving poor girls as II they were guests in
her own station of life honored by an invita-
ton to her house. however. was first tried by
Mrs. Edith Randolph before she became
the wife of Mr.. Whitney. She was
at that time very much interested In
the Girls Friendly Society OF st. Georges
Church over on Stuyvesant Square. The So
elety meets in one Of the church buildings and
make dresses, embroider and do oshsr: useful
things that may help them to make a lfveli;
take an active part in the work. Mrs. Whit
and she was frequently on hand to assume
personal charge OF the work. There were
al SR0e esm sSe tS lnys EhIa ds veil IN her Ps s!sss; fGd tbe BY
was an expert needlewoman. could draw
mad many p %Rd h assoFn mSse w a livelihood a. ToIBl y az
and could make valuable suggestions to
ssr p stnd,i in any % G Ssr Of St,i the 10 bT in hes. they hey
always looked forward to by the girls who, had
memorial hasill. f IN Which sf The School %ff S' met. 70 %e ens
time, She would select a number Of them. in,
and treat them there as she would any guests
in her, house. Their plans and work we're dis
in as they might, have been among women
o. The same s9clnl position. and beyond the
y Was notsin TO ' to In ldRass IN any ths di ssssSl there bs,
fSSsea these Mrs and Wbi the other Ea the In The
the Glass visit her in this way before ey The Winter
much more practical form. She was influential
enough to do much toward obtaining situa-
tons Tor them not only with her friends. but In
the shops as well. A word from her was more
long RECOMMENDATION from others might have
been, Mrs. Whitney retired from the class
4bout a year before her marriage. and no
teacher or patroness was ever more regretted.
Miss Yznaga's bonnet shop in Paris Is the
latest plunge OF a society woman into trade.
and 1t attracted as much attention here as IL
did in London. The sister OF the Duchess OF
Manchester and Lady Lister-Kaye has lived
abroad for some years. but is well remembered
here. She has been popular In English society
since she first went to London after her sisters
marriage. New Workers are frequently sur
prised at the number OF women accustomed to
society here who have gone into business dur
ing the past few years. One OF the latest to
begin supporting herself and her children has
become a nurse. She is not a graduated trained
nurse: and probably never will be unless she can
some time afford to take the time to acquire
the necessary training. That does not now
seem probable; Three or four years ago her
husband was thought one OF the richest men
In New York. He was at all events one OF the
most eonspicuous In a way that cost a great
deal. Millinery used to attract g"entlewomen
more than any other occupation. but that is