The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-03
A SECOND SELF.
That Is What the NcrvOusIy Tired
Rich Woman Is Trying to Hire.


Boston, Feb. 1-Wcmen who are Jacks
of all trades are now the onos who are
earning most money. and who meet with
least difficulty in finding good situations.
Indeed. there are not near enough Of
them to supply the Increasing demand for
their services. With the amassed wealth
of this country and the numerous outside
duties which necessarily devo.ve upon the
women head of a large establishment
there has seemed to come, among other
things, an opening for a coni s-li-a
working mistress, so to sp~ak, in the
house.
To fill such position high class women
of considerable education and refinement
are desired; for they must, when mad
anne is unable to do so, take up the reins
of the household at any point. They must
interview special visitors, go on coniden-
tial missions, also errands of mercy, and
put forth an exemplary mo al tone be-
fore the young poop In fact, this po-
sition> requires a woman endowed with
tact, one of heavens greatest blessings
and a general amount of savoir fate. She
allow any emergency to find her UMPIRE
pared. Not only is she the power behind
the throne, but even must she. at tines
look after that structures stead ness
Again, she must have no talent for Wnat
Ruskin regards as so ea' crime-idle
ness. There are flowers to be arranged
n the draw ng room, thing never WISE
y entrusted to I'm killed fn7ers; there
are cards to be written to place in front
of each guests place at dinner, something
which servants know nothing wha.e ever
about; ard. besides, tn dexte Gus m
dividual must even. perhaps, spend some
hours in studying a monologue, or poem
to declaim after the repa t is over. 81"
must be able to amu9e well as serve
In no way does such a position as TINS
conflict with that of a housekeeper s; Oh
ten the same establishment will shelter
them both. The one backs up and attenus
70 practical arrangements. the otheI -
alert Tor the social order of things bu1
a word to the wise is enough-the wonla"
who feels herself capable of filling such
position can secure, no doubt, luXuriou'
home. and have placed in her hand any
where from fifty to one hundred dollars
a month. ~
The combina ton of a trained nurse anu
a nursery governess has recently sugsest
cd itself to clever minds, so that now II %
not unusual to find in the home one ~
lividual possessed of these diverse at'aln
mems. There are, as is well known (
number of women who go through o.
ain amount of hospital training, ana ~
find. after they have completed tHei.
course. that they prefer not to pursue It
,s a steady profession But If they naR
pily have some other latent talent So
8 that of being a governess, or CON
panion to young girls, this very XII"
edge of nursing will greatly ana tneN
nace themselves with much larger ''
ary than they could otherwise couliIa'h =.
IN these days IL has been fonhu " ~
Almost essential for a large IaHllIs .
house some such Individual. A pr'les,
sional nurse can not always De selI-,
at a moments notice; even a doctor Hus'
,ecessarily take his time in reaching w
scene OF action. To have, therefore
the spot some one with knowleube ~
7isease and the strength to get 10
With IL at once is of inestlmaDle "a
Not only is the patient thereby ,n.
more comfortable, but the nervous 4:
ion on other members OF the ia'N'is es
elieved. And when the occasion Ia
or the one to act as nurse, shc or
turn readily to her other WORK In
Ii may be; instructing the children rs
ne the mother, or even taking enc W.,
out TO walk. satans proverbial mis- ~,
Is kept well away from such one
1er hands are always busy. ,,p
There is another combination po5l.1
nat IL seems strange so few are 40 n'
10 FIJI. 1t IS that Of a resident tyveNI law
nd seamstress SO many women or
zee this machine for literary pursul -
business correspondence that u
.1nger confined to the Office bu1 or.
,rten than not is posscsseor does nor ga
oy playing on It; nor, on the other l.',,s
as she enough work In the way OF 'r.
ewing TO occupy womans VINO. t
I, n erofore. these two Occupation o.
he combined, a. would seem that 'n' .sry
yenience to the employer would W W.
great