Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-11

IL materials ana implements neceS-
sary to clean and repair jewelry," a
New York woman explained. II SO
from house to house and have all the
work that 1 can do.
You have nc idea how many sensi-
BILE women there are who will not al
low their favorite pieces of jewelry to
be repaired by the best houses simply
because they fear that some of their
stones will be changed. l have many
customers who watch me closely the
whole time that am at work on their
property. 1t was the discovery of this
popularity in friend of mine that
gave me the idea Of my work. Before
(, actually beginning my work I entered
good establishment as an apprentice,
where learned not only how to clean
and repair jewelry, but also old
watches, of which 1 make a speciality.
II had absolutely no trouble In get
ting work. My method is very simple
l call. ask for the lady Of the house,
explain my business and, as rule, get
some work. BY this method soon had
as many regular customers as I could
manage, aud now / have many calls
that l am bound to refuse simply for
lack of time. Nearly every woman
Of liberal means has good supply of
Jewelry and few of them keep it in
such good condition that it does not
need repairing and cleaning at least
every six months. Few Of them are
willing to trust the cleaning OF their
finer pie~es to their maids and as 1t Is
more convenient for them to let me
come in to clean 1t than 1t is for them
to collect it and send 1t to a jeweler,
get the work. These are my regular
customers. Those who fear to allow
their treasures into the hands of any
one 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 l am particular
to have my work as good. / average
so a day, above the cost Of all 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. l never take work home. My
evenings are all free and 80 are my
Sundays. l need rest, particularly my
eyes. 1 often buy articles of my pat
rons and also act as 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 l 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 II brought new from the jew
eler. OF course, l have many bar
gains, for as rule, such ultra stylish
women are exceedingly extravagant.
AS they wear only the latest designs
and the most fashionable stones they
are often glad to let things go for n
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 or
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 cannot call regu-
lar purchasers. They are women of
means and generous impulses When
my patrons meet WI, reverses and
call on me l look their jewels over, put
them in thorough repair and take them
10 some of the women think will buy.
tell the circumstances, never the
names, and it is seldom indeed that 1
do not make sales. All of this l do on
a per cent. basis, and last year l al
most doubled my earnings of $5
day
my work is pleasant might al
most say dainty. There is nothing
. heavy or iaborious so i cannot see
why other women should hesitate to
undertake it. l am the only one in
the field, so far as 1 can learn, but /
am sure that there is room even here
in New York City for many more"-
Washington Star.
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