Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-06
Many Lucrative
Occupations for Women.

Read one woman's answer to this ques-
ton:
VII! someone name a few refined occuna-
lions for q young woman without ednca-
tCut Owing 10 the condition of my health
Nneu younger, | received no education such
Us | CoHld use in teaching or in any bust
ness. ! have been sewing ever since ! com.
mCugcl ia earn my living. hut for the lass
few wears am troubled with rhcumat Ism,
which makes ii Impossible for ulc To sew
at times, and. 10 make mdttciS worse. my
eyes are giving out. it is very difficult for
NJ to id} mCnial position. because | am
distinguished in appearance aud look above
my position, whether / feel so OF NOT. tn
ch3ritahiN people call me IAN advpnturcss'
nln extremely sensitive and it hurts my
feelings beyond description 10 be misunder-
stood. I would appreciate someone's advice
very much. STRUGGlER.
l cannot answer this appeal more per-
tinently than by telling as briefly as
can what other women no better edu-
Gated than "Struggler' have actually
done
l. One is accommodating Il modest for
tune by making pickles so excellent IN
quality that they are sold by the best
grOcers from Boston to Savannah, and
from New York to San Francisco She
began in her own little kitchen.
=. Another supplies womans cx-
change and scores of private families
with all the beaten biscuits and thin waf-
ers she and her sisters can make.
). \ third fills gr0ccrS' orders for salt
ed almonds and pcanuts-sO crisp aud
well-havored that her customers will use
no other brand.
t. \ ST. Louis woman stuffs dates ac-
c0rding to an Oriental recipe. She began
Singlc-handed. Now assistants under her
supervision turn out 100 pounds per dag.
.. \ country woman raises mushrooms
for the New York market. averaging GU
cents 4 pound at wholesale.
Il. y girl in Il suburban town keeps
lamps in order, going the rounds of the
neighborhood daily, charging cents q
lamp for cleaning and filling, . cents
when Il new wick is put in,
Z. Another has turned her parlor into
Il day-nurScry, taking care of chllden
whose mothers cannot Keep nurses. When
housekeeping, dresSmaElng, shopping or
company interfcreS with nursery duties,
the tOddling treasures are sent or TO
Miss Nancy" who looks after them for
p cents Il day. exclusive Of food. She
gets the same sum per evening for
'minding" children willie their parents
are out.
3. Brooklyn. y. Y, an elderly Scotch
woman pockets 50 an evening for super
wishing the preparation of dinners, laying
the table, making fancy dishes, coach
ing waitresses-in short, taking the
whole responsibility of the affair from
the shoulders of the mistress, who is too
busy. too delicate. or too ignorant TO un-
dertake it herself. She charges n like
sum for q ladies' luncheon, sometimes
making 500 a week and her board.
3. Another woman takes charge of
birds and has an expensive clientele. Sha
cleans the cages, prepares the food and
ministers to the ailments of the featli-
cred pets, charging 80 cents week for Il
single bird. 81 week for plotting hatch
ing mothers and nestlings through the
perils Of The first month.
10. And-to this | would particularly
direct oar correspondent attention.
know girl who learned in three months
the business Of manicure. chropodiSt and
hair dresSer-and thereafter averaged So
Il day in the season by the practice Of
these arts. She worked up a custom"
attending women at their homes upon
stated days charging 30 cents for
hands the same for feet and for a
shampoo, and 81 for evening hair dress
ing. Her health was superb, her business
calling her much into the open air, and
she picked up an education in social
uSageS IL the homes she visited which
stood her III good stead when al the end
of four years, She married worthy
young fellow and went TO a pretty home
of her oWu.-Raltimore Herald