The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-04-09
WOMAN'S @s)
% REALM.
n Young oman Earns IIcr Living: b
Kcnovatin. Colonial Furniture.
A UNIQUE BUSINESS.


| Young Woman Earns Ier Living: b.
| Kcnovatin:: Colonial Furniture.
| While looking up SCmr odu bits OF
| furniture for Il studio, the writer was
| directed by II New NOr! furniture
| house TO call ut Il certain address in
references to her wants. The address
led her to all unUTrtcntiOuS house in
Il quiet nciGhbUrnoud in the Harlem re.
| gion. where Sh" IOurd Il young woman
bsi:Sily engaged in decorating furui-
| 1urr III Il great. $ludio-likc room filled
with quaint and beautiful old pieces.
! SE" waS rrtouchine Il great old Colonial
hanging scat, suspended from thr raft
| "rS hT iron chains. Thn Ground color
| was very dark. almc>j black, and ;hc
cushion Il brilliant crimson. done in
artistic Sci'o!lwor!i. \ great many
beautiful and rare pieces stood liclicivd
ready for transportation.
Tine wants Of the visitor being made
Known III" young woman made Il rapid
hnt c.rrf"l estimate O.: costs. After
selecting what she wanted, with the
exception OF Il settle. which the yuuum
woman promised To procure. the write.
spent some time examining The con-
tents Of The studio.
"ir$. this is all my own" SAID tho
young woman. "Quccr business; for IL
10 think. | took it III by accident. rs
it were. and have found il to be- proiit:-
BE. rs well as most interesting work.
l came to New York five years ago
with the idea OF making Il good living
rs teacher or secretary. for l had Il
fairly good education, and like most
village girls. l believed Now York to he
the great opportunity for money max
ing. | soon found out my mistake 1Iv-
crythinS outside OF spccia lized labor
was ovcrcrowdeu with applicants, like
myself. intelligent. fairly we'll in
formed, but unprCfrSSiOnal. | was
forced to accept the only thing that
offered, which was position in pub
llShiag house. at addressing envelopes.
Il made 81 Il day on which l man
aged to live for six months. then the III
tie home place was sold and my share
WAS forwarded TO me. 1t amounted to
Just $500, which l put away with the
drtcrmlna zion 10 invest wisely. Shortly
after thnt | happened 20 visit the
studio OF Il nrwSpaDr; illustrator. and
while there the thought occurred to mo
that tEc furnishings which were odd
and pretty could he greatly bcautiiicd
at very small outlay. | went home
with an idea. bought Il few quaint old
pieces from al old furniture dealer
with the understanding that they were
TO hc returned and sold on commits
sion. ! repaired them myself with glue
and NarnlSll and few small Orna-
mental accessories that / picked ND.
and which cost me exactly fifty cents.
The lot hrough, 81 clear profit. That
was the beginning. | invested in Il
small collection OF furniture. some
tools, rented Il ground floor fiat and set
to work pretty much rs YOU SAW me
just now.
Il hired cabinet maker ThHncvCr
7 needed skilled repairing. but the doe
o"3tionS and small repairs 1 attended 70
myself. and soon | became SO expert nj
npholStcrina that | could recover
chair with great ease and n"utn"&S,
usually choosing Il much prrtticr de
sign than the cut-and-drlcd olpho!strvrr.
-Nric" SIX mCn;nS' commission W0rl.
with thH Old furniture dcalr:. ! mad"
arrangements with Il New York hoUrN.
Tie ono th"! Scni you hrrc and tnrE
have tAkcn everything OF my hands rs
:a::r us could turn il out. Nov. have
rs much business rs L can possibly
ll"naGr.
"Dh. lis very pleasant work. indeed.
fN!t" Il" Interesting us aHv other doe
o""tivr art. | should thini:. and Il is
very lucrative. believe il is Il good
field for women h:CaG- winners. - .ew;
Nori; Times.