The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01
SHES A HOUSE OPENER.
Tho Novel Occupation Adopted b, . f"uns
New York Jonah

The average SUMMED wanderer ana ms
| brood re; tack 10 town With September :
first DAYS. 1hose fortunate ones cwnlns
country houses on Long Island and lodges
In the A~dirondacks inger for the TWO
most charming months Of tho year amid
such environment. when the professional
| tourist las vanished and the voice OF ,"'
summer boardef u -till.-l
Ru, m. great mas ~ city people, e-pe-
ciaIly those families of which children make
a mart. come tack % their homes 10 'e
ready for :he opcuing 81 the school y's''
Then thWe arr Others tired OF me qu'f'
anxious Ia exchange the chirp OF the cricket
aud the song Of the katydid for tho NOISES
Of the city and it, a~lluren,en's In tho way
% theatres. shops, aud above sl the
markets, filled with Injuries Of which many
OF them have been denied all sunimer long
Il am always glad TO IT. a. home once
am fairi, s.ttled. said a woman NJ n sum
n.r L.otel the other day hut ! hate the
getting home and putting the house IN
order. The prosJcc; OF opening up n
hou.. or an apartment that has hcen closed
all summer long J. not a cheerful one anu
sometimes IL L. much ~or-e WHOM ~ has
h.on occupied by n masculine mefnt-'r o'
the family who has attempted - Keep
BACHELORS hall during the Naratl"n. IN
yariahl,, too. n spell Of hot weather sets IN
il.t nj that time and II makes things doub'y
aisayrccabl. and dishearten'ng h In I'M
po-.iDie to l,ave things OF this sort 10 ser
wants. and then servants are scattered
during n. summer and have To be hun'eu
IN always when one get- rack 90 town
syou can avoid all that trouble this year.
said N woman who AT In the group. II
Vol ars willing TO nav well for a comfort
able house on your arrival, with perfect
cl.a,liness Guaranteed, a stocked lar err
dinner ready and even servants hired Tor
YOU in advance This Is one oil the COM
forts that are part OF the twentieth century
.Ons Young woman with brains anxious
IA branch out in a new line OF work. mas
made IL her vocation. She ATTENDS 70 ,he
onening IN OF houses and apartments tnat
have been closed all winter and rhe aho
undertakes the closing OF ~reslden"~ on
the departure of a family she Is ao-o-
in,ely reliable and IL responsible for every
,hiny Sh. il busy all the year round.
Tor she prrparec, country houses NJ chrt-'.
mas and Thanksgiving for house parties Inc
closes them after the family departs.
.In his way the working stan OF servants
n, The town houre or country cottage ~
not distuI bed In its regular work
hostess can give a dinner party the night
before she starts for one OF the many ny
ing places necessary for a fashionable
establishmeni nowadays, and she can
have cards out for a luncheon at the new
dwelling place II she wills.
sThe house of-ner has her own stan
Of trained helpers and payr them good
,ric,s for their work. ses-- that rooms
and heis are aired and made ready, halls
.wrpt and covers removed from furniture
and -,atuary. Brass work, silver n glass
are polished and tslde linen aid silver
and china made ready for use. shr II on
hand to greet the owners return with
her helpine maids ready or else with a new
staT Of servants installed IN tier place.
This valuable service Is doing away with
the old custom Of putting up at a hotel
lille the house Ii got ready for the fsnrilyIs
occupancy. The value Of the new se-,t"s-
consists In the absolute lack 81 core on the
tart Of the returning travellers. for the
Young worlan Who has invented the vora-
ton does nor wait FOR orders. tut gees
about aud s~ss hat things are properly
Aane