The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-19

a domineering old person like Lady
Henry in Lady Roses Daughter She
may be trump, a decayed beauty. or
a suHerer from neuralgia or govt. She
is quite likely TO be solitary in the
world, the last survivor OF her family
or a woman to whom fate has been un-
Kind. IL she is gentle. considerable and
agreeable, and the household about her
IS agreeable, her companion is still in
an anomalous position. The servants
are apt to be jealous OF her and she
may have reason to envy the cook
whose duties are defined. The compan-
ION is often grudgingIy paid. If she
travel with her employer she is not
much better off than lady's maid. has
lew more privileges. and not much more
money at the end of week or month"
isabel. l said, and / repeat the
advice to all girls whom il may con-
cern, "at any cost even now, acquire
something that the world wants. and
viii pay for. Granted two years of
preparatory work. and you may be a
kindergaftneF with no difficulty, in Sc
curing an excellent and well-paid posi-
ton In from six to eight months at
the longest. you may become a stenog-
rapher and typewriter. A girl who is
expert in this vocation, need not go
begging for vacancy. Everything you
nave already attained, your social ease.
your ability to write good English, your
man acquired at school. will contribute
to help you here.
Il advise you to study Stenography,
or at least to study something as
profitable, bookkeeping for example.
You will not find it a waste to give
the time to this. though to support
yourself in the interval you should
have to dispose of your furs and sell
your diamond brooch and rings. The
typewriter machine Is in every law Of
flee, in every counting room. in every
factory, and in almost every home. and
the supply of excellent operators has
never yet exceeded the demand
IF you choose, become a nurse. You
yourself know whether this would at
tract you All women are not naturally
deft IN taking care of the sick. nor pa
tient in bearing with their caprices.
But If a woman have any talent in this
direction, and If her health is perfect
and she possesses an ordinarily good
education. she cannot do better than
take up this work.
while in training at a hospital
school. if you choose this you Will be
paid IS or so month, and your board
and lodging will be assured. The work
is extremely arduoUs, there are few
holidays during the two years, or three,
as it may be. of training. and the novice
VIII have aching feet and an aching
back many time You will not mind
that if you are enthusiastic and do not
rebel at little trials or big hardShipS
You will find yourself under disci-
pline as severe and peremptory as that
in the army. You will have to obey the
doctor implicitly, you Will have no right
of private judgment, but you will be
happy in alternating pain, and doing
good The white-capped nurse IS very
welcome in the sick room, and to the
little child, tossing on a hot pillow she
is indeed a ministering angel There
is little danger after graduation of hav-
ing long spells of idleness. since it is
now as customary 70 have a nurse as a
physician, in serious illness. Nurses
are generously paid. On the whole, I
know no other class so much TO be hon
ored and so devotedly loved by CRATE
ful patients, who are often friends for
life"
Isabel sighed.
II will think of what YOU have
said was her conclusion. Il feel that
you must be right. No one can sue
coed today without positive training, as
well as some real ability
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