New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-03
YEAR OF PROSPERITY.
THE WAR DID NOT LESSEN THE WON
ANS EXCHANGE RECEIPTS.

BROWNIES WERE TRANSFORMED INTO ROUGH
RIDERS AND THE RED WHITE AND Blue
TABLE PROVED \ BONANZA
The annual report OF the New-York Exchange for
Woman's Work. No y East ThirtIeth-st, which
has ,nst beon issued saws that never in the his
tory OF the work has the amount OF sales been 70
large More than eight hundred women solo theH
work during the last twelve months and received
81 s26 H. The general policy Of tho Exchange con-
tinues the same hut the scheme continues 10 gro"
and develop In many directions. Mrs susan herrl-
man the recording secretary. says I'm her report
The order depar nj Is greatly patronzed- ano
the workers In this room are women VINO nave p~
experienced in our service and VINO now car, can
be relied upon 10 MI satisfactorily any oroer slVe
them. The restaurant Is doing wonderfully well
but It Is In far TOO small room i9r me aG I'm
mediation Of It's patrons. People Ike tne nome
cooking and generously overlook the crowded quar-
teis and the unavoidable delays. Let any house
keeper think OF our difficulties one renge N an an
ordinary sized kitchen. and forty persons 10 pe
served at time with at least forty dHereht hou
During the summer months broth and Jelly for
the SICK soldiers increased our sgs TO- fbs ~ tIe
the treaty OF peace was SAD event lor te htoiS
old lady whose American mas plh-cu@hors M, M
remarked to the sympathetic saleswoman' fer-
hsps Wen have another war 49,.
The treqsurer's figures prove conclusivey me
usefulness OF the Exchange The money earned by
our consignors is pride and qualification to the
ceived for running the business namely. the rental
OF house. salaries. delivery OF packages stationery
tional work. and gas. which is large item as we
are obliged to 1t for cooking subscrip-
tons are not sufficient.
We need more money for work We cannot
help as many women as We should because We
are not able to extend the business as we couio II
we had the money TO enlarge our quarters
Only 10 per cent Of the sales money Is retained oy
the Exchange for the business transacted
Mrs George L. Gillespie, Of the Committee on
Suggestions. says:
our committee has endea vored TO develop a spirit
Of cooperation between itself and the consignors.
4afr hCf
the FLY spoken suggestion or words OF advice: 1t
recalls numerous instances where TINS mas oeen
accepted in the same kindly spirit in which II was
given followed by marked Improvement which
brought immediate reward in ready sales and larger
ton Thus a perfectly useless framed piece
Of embroidery made into a nightgown case OF an
embroidered rose spray converted int1 a cem
piece or mOuchoir case. was then easily dlspo-eo
OF. crocheted tides in impossible coiors showed
Carelessiy put-up paper dolls when placed in
or TWO 10 the consgnor OF childs gown beautiful
" sewed but badly cut and fashioned with poorly
fha vas roorv pressed or folded has enabled her
10 send In the perfect gowns that find ready sale
The Brownies that had long been so popular were
reconstructed into veritable Rough Riders, useful
pin-cushons and pen-wiPers. our red" hite-ana-
our sales this year have an increase OF s2i" over
last year.
The report Of the Housekeeping and Lunch-Room
Committee shows that the profits for the year were
500 % The amount OF money received from the
sale of cake was SIG 70s So and for preserves $3.50 20
Mrs Hannah n. Lawrence. Of the Informat ton
Bureau says:
The Information Bureau has entered upon the
sixth year Of its activity It's object IS to provde
employ ment Tor gcnuewomen who are thrown upon
heir own efforts fOr support The range OF occu-
patton for such mas been much Increased since the
opening OF the bureau. Now, besides ming orders
for teachers Of music, painting. the language en-
br0id-res knitting. millinery, etc, IT can iurnsh
competent visiting hOusekeepers. shoppers, score
tares readers. women 20 pack trunks. open ana
close houses decorators. caretakers, ana IN fsct
can provide for almost any known want IN the way
OF intelligent help The bureau mas always on mana
q list of adys ma DIS. hair-dressers. manicurists.
nurses and seamstresses. whose references nave
been carefully looked up. ,,
During the year 1898 the number OF applicants
vas rl5l The orders received at the bureau Tor
service 626. the number ~ orders. a. VIII ne
seen was in I'D ortunate dsproporuon to the mum,
her ~ applicants for work. but over ihree hundred
OF the latter were success fully placed good bust
ness WIS done Do tne use Of he board directory.
and also boy fht branch for domestic servants 81"
orders FOR cooks laundi esses. Mattresses. house
workers. etc. being successfully nlled
The appeal made IN December for monthly SUBJ
sc,iptous Tow ard The support Of the work re-
suited in the following sums being promised ny
the people whose names are given.
Mrs William ChDate. monthly $50 %
Mrs Ge0rre 2 Baker. monthly ~ 80
Mn T. j.. Thurb-r. monthly ..,...---.-..... ~ wv
Hannah y Lawrence. monthly ~ ~
Miss HERMAN. monthly ..-..--.....-....- ~
Mrs ". GIlman Thompson. monthly ..........--.. ~
N-f william f.. Dodge fr the year...-....-.. 100 ~