Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14

she did not propose to be left alone a single
day. A vivacious college girl secured the
position for her. 1t paid well. The prin-
cipal drawbacks were the incessant repining
of the wife and the rather vapid guests
entertained at her home.
A clever girl, with pleasing address and
a gift for inventing amusements, a Sc
cure employment at summer hotels in as
sisting the management to amuse the
guests. There are many summer holiday
makers who have no resources and must
be planned for like so many helpless, pee
wish children. The ingenious girl arranges
the sailing parties, the clam bakes, the
private theatricals for rainy nights, the
euchres, and, II she plays and sings, is al
ways at the command OF the musically in
clned. She works with the manager in
planning the big dances and securing favors
for the germans Her stipend depends
largely upon her usefulness and power OF
attraction-for women guests. The girl who
is too attractive to men defeats the pur-
pose of her employers. Men are too val
liable at the summer resort, too much in
demand, to be wasted on a paid employee.
Some girls make only their board and a
few incidental expenses. Others draw small
salaries, which they can augment by act
ing as correspondent for city papers.
waitresses in Summer Hotels.
In New England and the midwest states
college girls take positions as Mattresses In
summer hotels, and. as hotel help is well
paid, they lay aside a comfortable nest
egg for the fall term.
A Philadelphia girl, who travelled abroad
before meeting financial reverses, com
pleted her college course by acting as guide
for summer tourists. organizing parties of
teachers. For this work she not only util-
lied the information and experience she
had gained while travelling with her par
ents, but she studied routes and maps until
she could conduct her tours on the most
economical plan. She is now a teacher I'm
spent in Europe at the head of clubs formed
among her pupils.
The college girl who seeks summer en-
ployment must guard against adopting a
line of work which will lead her from her
educational interests. A bright youns
woman from Wellesley, possessed of a
dainty but not brilliant singing voice, was
induced by well-meaning friends to ioir
the chorus of an opera company which was
giving summer productions. Her salary oi
SIS a week was alluring and the manager
seeing her pretty face and vivacity. prom.
ised better things. Today she is dancinl
In one of the leading Broadway produc,
tions, all thought of her college cours,
driven from her head She may score 6
brilliant success In her Unexpectedly found
profession. hut musical comedy Is hardly
the best preparation for serious dramatit
work.
A short Cut to MatrimOny.
Summer employment for the college cir
sometimes proves TO be the straight anC
narrow path 10 matrimony. and many
career of learning is stopped by Cupid ar
rayed In summer raiment. The college cir
Is never treated as a servant OF a hirelini
in a well-regulated homo. A certain defer
ence is accorded her alma mater. and sh
Is thrown into society which other girl
possesssd OF the same income do not reach
Here she sometimes meets her fate. an.
the question OF how TO pay for next year
course Is forever settled. There is no mex
term at college for this young woman.
The more desirable lines OF summer wor
cannot be secured through advertising o
consulting the high grade employment
> bureaus. They depend upon Influence an
I acquaintance. A girl should open her cam
paiSn among her friends early and be fran
with the authorities OF the college. who fire
, Quently receive applications for summe
/ coaches" g-overnesses and companions.