The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-05
HOW WOMEN MAKE MONEY,


 Novel Methods Adopted by Those Who Serve the -Four Hundred
 Newport, the summer Mecca of the very wealthy, naturally becomes the re-
 sort of hundreds of men and women desirous of securing employment
 There is a sharp contest for favor. as
 the regulars ''-butlers, coachmen
 maids, successfully to cover the field of service, and the outsiders must offer
 novelty to secure even hearing, to
 say nothing of making living. Every season woman have come to the fore
 with ingenious devices that have net
 ted them tidy sums besides giving them a very delightful summer in America s
 most beautiful seashore resort. One
 practical little body distributed samples of a delicious confection of home made
 manufacture at the servants portals,
 the main entrances of the show places on
 the cliff walk and Bellevue avenue
 being barred to anyone resembling a.
 trade solicitor. By tact and very talk
 ing manner she won over those in a.
 position to get her sweeties to madanle's s
 notice. and it was not long before she
 received orders sufficient to pay her
 well for her trouble. :. She took this method of dispesing of
 her wares. as she thus saved the per- centage charged when the transaction
 was carried on through the medium of exchange. At many 8 swell luncheon
 these homemade boflbons were re-
 ceived with great favor by the guests present, who were tired of the sarneness
 of French confections. @ .1 Another young woman wrote a letter
 to one Of the prominent leaders of so- ciety just before a much heralded din-
 ner dance given at her magnificent
 mansion on the cliffs. and frankly
 stated her case. saying that she want
 ed to get the list for newspapers and that her descriptions of toilets would De correct and the identification of
 grown and wearer absolute. The lead-
 CT engaged her as private scribe to
 furnish a complete and and com
 prehensive account of the affair for
 publication. Many of the important
 functions after this were reported in
 this fashion. the young woman being paid by both the papers aud the hos
 .esses.
 The arrangement of wild flowers as
 decorations for luncheon and tea
 tables was made feature by another
 enterprising girl. In this, as in the
 newspaper writing, everything wal
 clear profit, for a short excursion
 beachward provided her with a wealth
 of lovely blossoms, whicE her own ex-
 quisite taste fornesd into unique and
 artistic decorations. After ornate dis
 plays of American. Beauties, orchids
 and other high priced flowers, these
 simple kild flowers were both restful and delightful to the eye. %%
 In place where pleasure is the
 watch-word, the creator of any unique form of amusement is hailed as a savior
 from ennui, that enemy of the very rich.
 For the success of the superb Colonial
 ball given by Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish at
 the Crossways, a modest and retiring
 young woman was largely responsible. The minuet, with its stately, graceful
 figures, was arranged by her, and some
 of the most original and appropriate COIlllOtl IdFOIS WcLS iitdOS L1ViiA AeL AI "
 signs. The visiting maid, while not new idea, met with favor in Newport among that class of young women who are stronger on ancestry than pocket money
 These do not dwell in any of the show houses, but enjoy ther summers in love iy, unpretentions homes In Kay, Cath crime, Francis and other streets of sim liar aristocratic stolidity. Of course, these girls are invited ev- anywhere. Such good old names as theirs look we'll in the printed lists of social functions Therefore. many a stitch that they have no time to give is needed to keep the most over-elaborate wardrobe up to par. Here is where the visiting maid. was hailed with delight. Girls who paid only $1 week for their share in this useful person could look as we'll groomed as the very rich maiden who lnonopolized the services of q maid entirely. Hairdressing was included in the maids accomplishment, and though she was kept on the trot from morning until night and had to keep careful record of her engagements so that she never created disappointnents or clash es, she left Newport with enough to live comfortably in New York all winter.
 Her early mornings and her evenings | were her own, so that, besides turning a pretty penny, she managed to have as we'll a very good time in this lovely sea shore resort f+&. t' I