The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-12-13
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A NEW PROFESSION.
Clever Woman who Cleans and re-
pairs Jewelry For Living.

4 Clever Woman who Cleans and Re-
pairs JeweIry For Living.
"My little leather bag contains all
he materials and implements neces-
lary to clean and repair jewelry,' a
New York woman explained. 81 go
rom house to house and have all the
work that 1 can do.
"You have no idea how many sensi-
Die women there are who will not al
ow their favorite pieces of jewelry to
De repaired by the best houses simply
because they fear that some OF their
stones will be changed. 1 have many
customers who watch me closely the
whole time that am Mt work on their
property. 1t was the discovery of this
popularity i'm friend of mine that
gave me the idea of my work Before
actually beginning my work l entered
1 good establishment as an apprentice,
where l learned not only how to clean
md repair jewelry, but also old
watches, of which make a speciality.
II had absolutely no trouble in get
ling work. My method Is very simple
{ call. ask for the lady of the house,
explain my business and, rs a rule, get
some work. by this method 1 soon had
as many regular customers as I could
manage, aud now l have many calls
that l am bound to refuse simply for
aek of time. Nearly every woman
)f liberal means has a good supply of
Iewelry and few of them keep 1t in
such good condition that it does not
iced repairing and cleaning at least
svery six months. Few of them are
willing to trust the cleaning Of their
finer pieces TO their maids and as 1t is
more convenient for them to let me
come in to clean it than 1t is for them
to collect 1t and send 1t to jeweler, /
get the work These are my regular
customers. Those who fear to allow
their treasures into the hands of any
pne where they cannot watch them
belong to another class. AS rule the
articles they prize so highly are of
little value to any one besides them
selves.
"My charges are less than those of
regular jeweler, and / am particular
to have my work rs good J average
So a day, above the cost OF i'll ma
terials used and my transportation ex-
penses. That consider good earnings
for woman doing as you might say,
mechanical work in New York City.
| No, ! never take work home. My
evenings are all free and so are my
Sundays. l need rest particularly my
eyes. l often buy articles OF my pat
rons and also act rs agent in bringing
purchasers to those who would like to
sell. Many women admire only the
latest fashions in jewelry just as they
do in gowns. When an article is no
longer what they consider stylish they
become very anxious to get rid Of 1t in
order to use the money to get some
thing more of their taste. Knowing
that / keep in touch with the taste and
desires of my patrons they appeal to
me to act as agent. The majority of
these women keep the jewelry boxes
in which they buy the articles and
when they are cleaned and snugly
wrapped in their colored cottons 1t is
hard to distinguish them from new. l
have sold many such as wedding pres
ents and / cannot see the slightest OBJ
lection to their being used in this way.
They are always just as represented
and cost about half as much as they
would If brought new from the jew
eler. OF course, 1 have many bar
gains, for, as rule, such ultra-stylish
women are exceedingly eXtravagant
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and the most fashionable stones they
are often glad to let things go for q
much smaller sum than they originally
cost.
my regular customers are, as a rule
of TWO classes, collectors or persons
hunting bargains. The collectors have
fancy for some particular style oi
some article Of all styles. They are al
ways on the alert to add to their col
lection, and are willing to pay good
prices. On the other hand, the bar
gain hunters do not care what they
get so long as it Is cheap. Then there
is another class who l cannot call regu
lar purchasers. They are women OF
means and generous impulses. Wher
my patrons meet with reverses ant
call on me / look their jewels over, pu
them in thorough repair and take then
to some of the women think will buy
/ tell the circumstances, never tht
names. and it is seldom indeed that
do not make sales. All Of this / do OF
a per cent. basis. and last year 1 al
most doubled my earnings of s. ;
day.
"My work is pleasant, 1 might al
most say dainty. There is nothing
heavy or iaborious, so l cannot Sc
why other women should hesitate t.
undertake 1t. / am the only one Il
the field, so FAR as / can learn, but
am sure that there is room even her
in New York City for many more
Washington Star.
Women Who Cultivate Mushrooms.
One of the latest fads of well-to d
: people is mushroom growing, an
many women are said to have starte
. small mushroom farms in the cellar
of the houses In which they live, an
intend thereby to add very consider
ably to their pin money. 1t is est
! mated that fifteen-foot bed shoul
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