The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-21
From the washington Post.

From the Washington Post
" HERE are all sorts of unusual ways
for a woman to earn money In a
big city like New York, and there
are any number of impecunious women
continually. on the outlook for just such
opportunities
Large numbers of women generally ap-
pear in answer to advertisements prom
Using good return for temporary EN-
ployment. Many of these advertisements
have the added inducement, experiences
not necessary" rr-
One instance of this sort occurred a
month or so ago when the manager of
an animal show advertised for a fearless
woman of fine physique to exhibit in the
cage with a couple Of trained lions. The
salary offered was large, and more than
forty fearless women applied for the
job
They evidently reasoned that 1t was
only few weeks; they needed the money
and were willing to take the risk. In
this case there was. little trouble in sift-
ing the wheat from the chaff, as some of
the applicants almost tainted with fright
Ion in the show.
A little laker an advertisement called
for a fine horsewoman. Again, good
physique was one Of the first require
ments as the successful applicant was
to be a conspicuous figure in the streets
Of the city. mounted on a white horse,
as the advertisement of coming show.
There was little trouble in finding just
the woman to I'LL the bill, When, again,
the same manager advertised for the
prettiest girl in New York. such dag
cling bunch of beauty put in an appear
ance that it was difficult to pick and
choose.
Another recent advertisement That
brought women fioclking for the sake OF
few dollars was that OF corset man
ufacturer who was anxious 10 secure
models to be photographed for an Illus
trated catalogue. Good figures were
wanted, but in several distinct styles
slight, medium. large, and extra stout.
Again the advertiser had no trouble in
picking out from the great assortment or
figures Just the proportions desired for
the exhibition of the goods. One OF the
most desirable models at the crucial mo-
ment objected to having her face appear
I'm a catalogue for general circulation,
but when the photographer suggested
that a radical change In the style or
wearing the hair and profile view would
conceal her Identity from even her own
family the objection was speedily set
aside.
A recent advertisement which appealed
to hundreds of women on the outlook for
employment, read as follows: Wanted.
fifty women as models. Small, large and
medium. Experience Unnecessary
This brought such q gathering to the
rooms of the fashion establishment adj
vertising as taxed the capacity of the
reception room and made it necessary to
hold an overflow meeting In the hall. The
more timid women stationed themselves
on the stairs breathlessly waiting to hear
what the others had to say when they
came out.
1t turned out that while fifty were adj
vertised for, only three were wanted.
and those three. as chance would have
it, were picked out from among the very
last to arrive. ..
Now. to the impecunious woman, whose
only stock In trade is a fine physique. the
word model" Is like the smell of battle
to a warhorse. She at once pricks up
her ears and begins to take notice. But
this time good figures weren't wanted.
1t was soon whispered among the crowd
of waiting women that the poorer the fig
ure, from a physical standpoint. the bet
ter for this especial purpose, as the mod
els were to show off the advantages of
a certain corset After the information
became spread many women with notice.
ably fine figures haughtily Withdrew with
an air of not being appreciated, while
those with less good points took courage.
Rut wnan ii became known that the