Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
FEMININE CRAFTS INAT
CHARM MERE MAN.

1t is practically the duty Of >veryope
to learn some accomplishment. We
to society something in the way If
entertainment for what it offers us. We
are enabled to give pleasure and prove
of benefit in numberlesS ways ii pos
Sessed of some accomplishment. and
last of all, out by no means least i'm
p%ortant of all h accomplishment
learned to while away idle hours fire.
luently proves a means of livelihood
N times of misfortune.
The wise girl will find out what ac-
,onplishment she is best adapted for,
and then really ~endeavors to shine i'll
that. She will make it an %unending
source of pleasure to others and win
many friends through it. and when the
hour comes that finds her alone in the
world and without means. She has d
source of income ready to hand.
The majority of girls SO situated inn
agine that they are not sufficiently
proficient to make use of their accom-
plishments. They lack the courage to
make the most of Il little KNOWLEDGE.
and endeavOr to add to it.
The girl who can play or sing imme-
diately casts about in her mind for
probable pupils. These may not readily
materialize. but in the meantime num-
berless women are only too glad to have
some pleasant girl help entertain their
friends with music; accompanies are
at II premium. but for singers or play
ers upon stringed Instruments benevo-
lent institutions and certain hospitals
are only too glad to pay some one to
play for inmates of such places when
music cannot be had free, and there
are schools without number. both pri-
waite and public. which need a pianist.
not as a teacher. but to accompany the
singing of the pupils, their marches and
many of their physical exercises. The
girl who can play just a little has n
wid field in which to carr a living.
singers and players upon stringed in
~strulnents have much the same field.
except that theirs is more restricted.
and the singer is ever in demand to
heip with jolly topical songs at small
entertainments. and to sing at funer-
ais. This last is very profitable.
Then there is the girl who learns
just a little painting and drawing. she.
too. feels hopeless about getting enough
pupils to support herself if suddenly
left to do SO without any preparotion
for such a task. Few Of these girls
know that original designs of very
simple kinds are %profitably sold to
manufacturers of fancy articles. dec
orative embroideries and lace houses.
There Is always a large demand for
riginal menu cards, dinner, tea md
luncheon favors. cotillon favors. en-
tertalnmentS where decorated cards
a be used for special purposes, the
cards being appropriately decorated tn
suit the OCCASION; lamp and candle
shades Of all kinds, fancy boxes for
candy. stationery and an INFINITE va.
riety OF other things. to say nothinp ~
the vast variety of silk and satin nv
ticles decorated with painting m,
screens and panels and fancy bits of
useful prettiness which NAV no en-
easily decorated with brush or pen and
ink. 'ei anu
China painting offers a large ea,,
Tor artist; in that branch Of pajniinr
snd almost every millinery ami dress"
making establishment .inds ,sa for ;,
girl who can paint flower decorations
upon gowns and their accessories no
signing for wall papers. carpets and
the like requires a special '.ducsti n,,
which is not hard to get. but tho ara
teur artist vii. be more succossfn, !,
she does the simpler forms Of decor
;.:1ve work which require o~ri.inal;,v ar
design and harmony Of colnr ~a,ne,.
;haa correctness of drawing or rare.
-i.lnass Il execution. ao
".s' who has no EFT for singing.