Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-03
CLEVER WOMENs WAYS OF MAX
ING A LIVING.
CFrom the Brooklyn Eagle)

The natural ingenuity of the feminine
mind has in the past had small outlet
beyond the building of wonderful hats
and gowns from the scrapbag contents.
c0ncotinE appetizing meals from scantr
cupboards or piecng out the household
furnishings with various homemade mako
shifts. Now, however, this same inEeuu-
ity is cropping out in woman's business
life.
Unlike the average man who is Knocked
out if he can't get his particular wedge
into the business world, the clever w
man tries the various wedges at ht'G
until she makes one fit The artist who
finds the ducats coming in too slow
from her works of art tries her hanH
at artistic photography designing ads p'
teaching art classes in the Schools 10"
musician who fails to get pupils or
enca gements turns 70 steroGraphy' the
would be doctor makes biology serve her
and the trained nurse whose strength
nroves ina le1uate to her calling. lectures
on hveiene or gives instruction IN do
mestiC science.
An interesting case in point is that Of
two New York women who Withdrew
from the social world to form partner
shin and engage in business as florists
aud decorators. While this line Of work
urDyod by no means "a failure, IT occurred
- the firm to add TO their income by
utilizing space at the back of the shop
d a
justified tho most sanEuine expectations.
The combination OF green and lunch
proved particularly happy. giving a suG
-estiOn Of a fresco dining. The 'front.'
room with its potted plants. palms AMI
flowers makes an inviting entrance 20
the lunch room at the hack. Here, too,
nature is much in evidence in the shape
of palms and flowers. Poted plants
decorate the window stills. tall palms the
sides Of the room ana boQuets of cut
flowers the tables. The effect Of groom
cry is helped out by a ceiling decoration
OF radiatiuG feathery palm branches.
This Is the season when the young
woman Of musical talent frequently iuds
unexpected and profitable opportunities
for the display Of her ability \ couple
of years ago pianist in Long Island
town gave music lessons during the slrl-
mer to the children OF a city woman
who was spending the warm months IN
the town. The next season the city
woman took quarters early in the sc7-
son nj new hotel In an adjoining town,
! and, remembering her childrenS' music
| teacher of the previous year, induced the
! proprietor to engage the young girl To
| play for dancing every evening. The
! arrangement proved satisfa Glory. and in
| addition to her hotel engagement sho
| secured several piano pupils among the
| little folks Of the hotel engaging a room
nearby in which TO give lessons ana
! Superlnlenu neF puplS pFdCtIslhS'
Another young pianist in Long lsland
town made a nice income last season ny
acting as acCompanst for a Manhattan
| school in her native town during MS
summer stay in TIE vicinity These are
but a couple of instances OF success or
this Kind.
Taking up the case Of a city bred
young woman who has recently achieved
| success in a musical line, IT is Interest,"
ing to note the way in which she built
up her business. Left widow, she
turned hesitatingly to music as pos
sible means of support for herself and
her Young children. She had only a
moderate amount of talent and knowledge
of music and was rusty" She studied
hard for a season with a good teacher
and then set about obtaining pupils In
cidentally she discovered that she was
a success as an accompanist and now
her principal work is accompanying She
lives in large city and is recognized as
the best woman accompanist in her los
calitN. number of we'll known church
and concert singers being counted among
her patrons and pupils