The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
BUSINESS IN GIRLS CoLIEGE.
Pilot orraphy ms a Christmas Industry for n
Student Paying Hcr Own Expenses.

Pilot orraphy as n Christmas Industry for
Student Paying Her Own Expenses.
"No, I am not making ~ fortune" said Doro-
thy Warren, in response TO a question. But ! am
making enough To pay for my college tuition the
second semester. and more too Christmas mas
created great demand for my things"
Dorothy Warren In n junior in college Sho
was thrown on her own resources at tho md OF
her sophomore year by means Of scholar
ship and the money she has earned tutoring IN
German she has succeeded IN getting through
the first half Of 81 her junior year She has been
more fortunate than most girls for she had lett
from the time o. her prosperity two important
things: first this knowledge Of German when
IL standing her in such good siead' anu
In the result VI a year abroad aud secondly, one
Of the best cameras made, together WIN
ability TO Use IT, Al first she did not think oi
earning money with II. but the business wes
almost forced on her by constant requests Tor
photographs Of college rooms There was no
professional photographer within reach and
she WAS implorcd ns favor to do the work. Every
thing grew from that
She recently spread out her pictures to visitor.
First there were single photographs 81 rooms
The prices varied from ten to seventy five cents.
according To sr. finish and number ordered.
would have done. Then there were series Of
photographs giving four views Of the same room.
and sometimes even more TO bring nut the detail.
Nothing was Impossible. for what sunlight could
not accomplish haahlight could 81 even the win.
dows of the rooms with their curtains and plants,
were duly represented To complete sct, she
would photograph a room with Its owner at work
In II. Sometimes the girl was on her couch.
sometimes at her desk. again at hcr teatnblc.
and again al her window watering her palms
and ferns There was no end Ia the variety
possible, especially when the girl went =
step further and had her room photographed.
not only with herself in IL. but with groups
Of hor friends around her These SERIES
81 photographs were mounted and bound together.
IN some cases and in others few were selected,
grouped together and framed in one frame
Il see Ia having them framed u the girls wish.
so make proni myself and save The girls all
The amoun, Il business that have on my hands
| is positively astonishing J., has come 80 sud
n nE and every,hnS my Mg College xSrs o.
Of course tina, IL suffering | only go To my lee.
lures but expect 10 make up my work after
| every girl in college has given me at least ono
order for the holidays and ! should say thn,
of the girls ; MeTH gsnS I" get a" their
These pictures ot the rooms, naturally, are
| too intimate TO be- given outside the family, but
you can take your choice from photographs 81
| the college buildings both inside and out. sum
| mer and winter Almost all 81 them took last
year for my own pleasure, So now have nothing
! TO do but print from the old plates. They give
! me good profit and the demand for them Is large,
| especially when they are mounted Ia make cal
endars The few that | fxed that way went
| of like hot cakes | have ab"u, made up my
| and let her rush IL. There would he good sale
| among the graduates Of the college II had time
| n reach them sell a few 81 these pictures 81
| the college plays and processons and basketball
games and, in fact, Of everything that gives an
| idea Of college life
| Here, however. IL something original
| charged fancy price for this partly because
! II is new and partly because | have 10 spend a
! lot Of time over IL See, IL Is history ot girl =
/ day told in pictures You can have as many as
| you wish, but these seven make a COED repre-
sentative Set hrst, carly morning, haihrobc,
I hair unCombed. sponge and towel in hand second,
/ chapel OF lectures the college gown, with note
book and pen or pencil as adiuncts, careless coil
! fure: third. walking ~ bicycle dress hat or no
| hat, according TO individual custom: fourth.
basketball suit, hair in a braid down the back:
! fifth, the swimming suit which IL nothing bu,
| a boys suit. consisting of trunks and Jerseys
Il always destroy the plate in the presence 81 the
victm): sixth, evening dress, as stunning AS
| possible. always a great contrast 20 the other
| pictures. seventh evening deshabllc, petucon'
| and dressing jacket try la make each one a
| pretty picture in itself and when have really
/ stunning girl, who knows how 10 pnsc without
| hfectaton, | get fnc results The set makes
an original Christmas present for fond papas
and dOung mothers