The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-14
M THEIR L,vELIHooDs. ~
Odd Ways In Which Some New Yorh
: Women Make a Living.

Yes, replied the floor walker, glanc.
ing at the woman who was just leav-
ing the counter.
She has been buying lace, | sup
pose continued the first speaker
with a little accent of usefulness In
her voice.
Well, not exactly" returned the
hoorwalker, Come with me and
will show you" u
They followed the styiish1y clad
hgure from the lace counter to the
hosiery department. where she was
pleasantly greeted by ali the sales
women. Opening a small handbag
that she carried, she took out tightly
rolled package of cloth.
This proved to be composed of sew
eral OF the black sateen aprons worn
BY the saleswomen. She held one of
them up to one of the girls, fitted it
carefully over the hips and measured
the exact length of the band. Several
completed aprons she delivered to
others of the girls, and }then She pro
ceeded to gather her roll'into her neat
handbag and make her way to an
other counter.
Yes, she makes her living that
way" said the fioorwaIker. She
comes every month and takes orders
for those little aprons, that the sales
girls wear She sells them for so
cents each
NO, | hardly think she can be get
ting rich. Her beautiful costume is
simply part of her equipment. The
girls would not buy of anyone who
came in here looking seedy or shabby.
Yes, 1t is a strange business, but
there are many OF them in this city
woman is paid so much less than a
man In the commercial world thai
many Of them are racking their brains
for something to do that will not put
them in conflict with fate quite SO
openly.
There Is one woman over near the
navy yard who buys the sailors
Christmas gifts for them and many
centage from the dealers for her pay.
The sailors send commissions to her
from all parts of the world.
Another woman takes a group of
children to the park cerain number
OF hours each day to teach them about
the birds and flowers or tell them
stories, On days when the weather
does not favor nature study she goes
TO the houses of those who are wealthy
enough to afford it and tells the child
rem stories.
Another woman rents out her pri-
vate library. Another hunts up ref
erences or executes commands of any
kind. Her card reads Services in cases
Of emergency and she will take
charge of house before a funeral, |
superintend the cloak rooms at an
evening function or call for and look |
up answers to advertisements.
Still another woman is library |
doctor, going from library to library |
to repair old books
There is a woman who plans the |
AoStuIltS vi uel lfi6UuS dJ SO Hutch IL /
gown. A former artist who is blessed |
with capable old servant receives |
her friends to dinner whenever they |
wish to come. I want to dine WIN
you tonight, Nettie; please have |
steak with musll CONS 1t will be /
ready, and the good company that is
necessary for perfect dinner will be
there as well-none the less excellent |
because 1t is paid for.
There is young girl uptown who
has been afflicted with sudden failure
Of sight who gnes from one to another
u the families wherein there are par
tally paralyzed children teaching /
them through gabes and other ingen-
tous ways to use their crippled limbs.
"A nurse, working with the ap-
prevail of good hospital goes to tEe
homes of convalescent patients each
lay teaching them how to make things
tn:, will help them pass the time ana
Improve their state Of mind
Il didn't mean to weary you," con-
GUIDED the fioorwalker abruptly in re-
NpouSG W Tue tdtilL sigh lHdL eSCdpeu
the lips of his companion.
"You have not" she protested. Il
have been very glad to know. You
will be sure to send up that note pa
per as special?"
Il will be sure. Only the monogram
paper is much greater bargain
Il know it." replied the other, col
oring; but you see, make my living
by writing business letters in English
for Japanese and some other foreign
ers who have not mastered our Ian
guage and yet do not wish that fact
to be apparent in their business cor
respondence. Many of them OF course
bring their own letter heads but |
must be prepared for those who do
not. Consequently | could not use
the monogram paper. New York
Sun.
Reading In Proportion.