The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-28
FOR FEMININE READERS
THE YOUNG WOMAN WENT OUT AND
HUNTED Up MUSIC PUPILS.
Pleasant Way OF Passing Winter
Evening-The High Collar Inhy-
gienic-Here and There.

When the firm failed every cent owned
by the family was gone and the young
woman. scarcely within her twenties, had
had no practical education, says a writer
in the New York Times She was an ex-
quisite pianist. Music lessons she decided
upon. The only trouble was where to get
the scholars
AS usual, with the falling of the fortune,
there was a rising of the family pride.
None must know the true state of affairs.
In time the men would regain their feet,
and until then there must not be an inkling
that there was embarrassment-so the men
decided
The young woman decided that the men
might not regain their feet in time; also
that she did not intend burdening any
body, and that now was her chance to
show what she was made of. She limited
at the scheme of giving music lessons.
There must be nothing like that. she was
told. Where would she get scholars with
out all creation knowing that a shoe
pinched? The idea of a woman in their
family earning her own livelihood was
more than the men felt called upon to
endure, she was told. With an ordinary
young woman that would have been
enough and she would have done as ad
vised
Perhaps it was her ignorance of the ways
of the world and of business that prompted
her and in time secured her success. But
the way to get scholars. she decided was
to go after them Also friends must not
KNOWN that she concurred with her adj
Visers.
She said not word to any one, but left
her home TO stroll in the park" When
she returned she confided to her mother
that she had her first piano scholar. Moth
ing must be said to the men, she eau
toned.
Next day she returned from another
stroll and had found another scholar.
Therea fter she strolled daily for month.
at the end of which time she had an income
of SIS week and every cent of 1t picked
up in a field open to all
How did L - it?" she said, why,
easily, with a little patience. l thought
when person wants anything the way to
get it is to go after it. | went into a sec
ton of the city where 1 knew people lived
who could afford to take music LESSONS,
and thereafter all was plain sailing.
1 picked out the first house l came to
and asked: Do you want music teacher
here? They said that they did not. AT
fOrty-siX other houses they said the same,
but in place they gave the num-
Der of a place where they thought a piano
teacher was wanted.
Il called there and played for the mother
of the children and was engaged-two les
sons a week. Next day was repetition
of the first, except that L got two scholars
at three lessons Il week. Next day L rang
sixty door bells without getting any schOl
ars, but the next day and the next L got
one each
In that way | picked up enough schol
ars to have an income of SIS a week. In
time, making friends with my scholars,
they recommended me to others, and when
L found that my time was likely to be
taken up entirely with lessons l raised my
price, got rid of all those that did not feel
like paying the advance. and set out into
higher districts. That is simple enough,
and l don't see anything unusual about
it,"
And that is the story of the young wo-
man who did" in field open to ALL