Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15
They Did Washing.

for her market We will first consider the
| country woman who is near a summer re-
| sort or even a village, where boarders are
| taken during the hot weather. How can she
coax money from the pockets of these sum-
mer visitors? Here are some ways in which
| other women have coaxed most success
| fully. Two sisters on ncn-productlve
| Massachusetts farm took in washing.
| oh" exclaims some woman. Il wouldn't
demean myself doing such thingP,
| No but If the superintendent or foreman
| of a big city laundry offered your daughter
| a place as starcher ironer or bookkeeper in
his establishment you would not hesitate to
| let her goi
| But to get back to the sisters. They had
rods and rods of lovely green grass on
which to bleach the clothes. They had fuel
| in plenty from the strip of woodland back
of the meadow. They had good well-but
| no money And they heard faShionably
dressed young woman ask the postmaster
at the nearest village If he knew of any one
who could do her washing and ironing. The
two sisters looked at each other and after
the young woman had departed they asked
the postmaster to send them all the work OF
| that sort he heard of. The postmaster gasp
ed So did they when they got out of the
dingy little Office and realized what they
had done. Today those girls have a home
laundry on the farm that never paid. Fam
| fly washings come to them the year round
from Boston and country homes, from par
ticular city housewives who rejoice IN grass
|. bleached linen, in clothes dried in sunshine
instead of SCOT. The dainty bundles go
home sweet-scented with lavender. and you
would not believe how high charges are for
given by reason of that lavender and sweet
country odor. They have a washing machine
and a nangle, to say nothing of a stout
youth to help. And yet they are received
still by their old friends In the Vilage-in
fact they envied by other members of
the sewing circle and the woman's club In
which both hold office.
Seventy-five cents a dozen is a reason
n t0a yad CHI inc faf lie
handkerchiefs, stocks, hosiery and other
small pieces are included. Where only large
pieces are sent, like shirt waists, skirts,
etc, the charge Is by the piece and 70
cents is the lowest price for shirt waist.
Variety of Offerings.
The farmers wife or daughter who has
never boarded at summer resort or in a
village boarding house cannot realize the
disappointments ofttimes in store for the
summer visitor. Canned fruits and the
same fare they get all winter In town
vegetables, bakery cakes and bread-are
served during the long-coveted vacation.
The country girl who can act on this hint
will make money. II she can persuade the
village milliner or druggist to display her
wares she has only TO send them to town
by her younger brother and sell them on
commission. Or she can drive In several
times a week and sell anything she has 20
offer in the way of flowers, fruits or home
made dainties.
A young girl who had visited In the city
and knew what city people liked made up
dainty cakes. picked fresh fruits. gathered
! fresh flowers and sent her brother at day
break to hotel on the lakes edge eight
miles away. He carried his wares IA "A
basket on horseback. When the boardcrs
came out on the porch each morning they
found him waiting. and Ills basket always
was emptied quickly.
In a small mountain village Of rennnyi-
vania last summer tourists who went 90
the general store for notions and other
trifcs forgotten inthe rush of paekins were
amazed 10 find display ~ hand -emhfuid-
cred turnovers. shirt waist aein yokea ana