The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-31
occupations of Women.

There seems to be scarcely any field
of human effort which women nave
not invaded in these days. and anyone
who has occasion to investigate the
occupations of theefair sex will be sur
prised by their variety and address
Not only are women found in cal1ings
which are generally thought to be the
exclusive property of men. but they
have invented many occupations Whlcn
were never thought of before their adj
vent into the business world
One woman who thinks her work
quite a new one makes several nun
dred dollars every year by Selling
souD stock which she makes from the
waste meat from her husbands butch
er shop. Butchers, as a rule. make no
attempt to utilize these craps. but the
sight of such waste yexed the thrifty
soul of the butchers wife in the case
under consideration. and she tried the
experiment of making stock of the
scraps and placing it in the shop for
sale The result was complete success.
the buyers being as glad to get the
stock as the maker was to sell 1t.
A somewhat similar business is con-
Quoted by a woman who utiiiZeS the
waste Of half a dozen groceries. She
made q proposition a few years ago to
her grocer that he should allow her to
take all vegetables and fruits that
were not fresh enough to bring the best
prices and preserve or pickle them on
shares, the grocer diSpoSing of the
stock in his shop. The enterprise has
been complete success for the wom-
an, and the grocer las profited sub
stantially by the arrangement. for he
has acquired the reputation OF always
having fresh fruit and vegetables for
sale, as well as excellent home made
pickles and preserves. The woman
gradually extended her business. until
now she is making up the left-oVerS
from six groceries. and could cooper
ate with as many more if she wished
to.
If any traveller. ever meets with an
ideal railroad restaurant in a neigh
borhood state, it will undoubtedly be
one which is operated by couple of
women. for a second never existed.
The women started the business part
nership some three years ago. and at
the end of a year were doing four
times as much business as the man
who had previously served out stale
cake, weak coffee and uninviting sand
wiches to those who were under the
painful necessity Of applying to him
for food.
The women effected this magical
change simply by serving a few clean
and appetizing edfbles and drinkables,
many of which were prepared in their
own homes.
A clever Chicago woman has con-
eeived the idea of reproducing histori
cal houses for dolls. Mount Vernon.
Longfellow's house. Whittier's house
and other famous homes are copied in
miniature with great fidelity. The dec
orations are as like the ORIGINAL as
possible, and even the Virginia MAN.
my is found at her post near the old
fireplace in the Mount Vernon kitchen.
The first laundry to be run on thor
oughly scientific principles is probably
the one started in Boston recently by
two Vassar graduates. AS laundries
have long been one Of the baneS of
modern existence. this hygienic and
scientific laundry ought to be a great
success, and it is strange that no one
ever thought Of it before.
The woman funeral assistant is a
great boon to mourning households.
She takes messages to friends and rel
atives. sees reporters. arranges the
mourning garments for the family, ar
ranges the flowers and rooms for the
funeral, and after the funeral she puts
the house in order. cares for the chill
dren,. prepares meals if necessary. and
helps along the dragging machinery
until the ordinary routine of life can
be resumed. 'r >sf
The wedding assistant is employed at
almost all large weddings and is al
most Indispensable. She packs the
brides trunks, giving her an itemized
list of where everything can be found.
receives presents. sees reporters. ar
ranges the flowers. and, when every
thing is over. sees to the clearing up.