The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-26

Ideas a GFeat Aelp Even 10 the Sew
Ing WomaR- where Many Wsmen van
when I pick Up the daily papers.
said a seamst-ess who Is never without
an engagement. and go the advertise
ments ~ dozens u dressmAkers and sew
ing girls looking for work ! feel that
| soms thing must be- wrong Now ! know
/ that every one will say that the profess
sion Of visiting seAmstress IL a most
ordinary thing ard that any one ran sew.
but did Won ever stop % think how many
hundred thousand families there are
IN New York that require the services
Of a visiting d-rssmakcr or aeamstress
at least two seasons u the wear?
Yet a. it is ~ ordinary a position and the
demand 80 great. why should - many
good women he idb3
Il said n myself when ! FIRST took
the situation under consideration. some
thing must he wrong with their system
I have been sewing for siNt,cn years
and II Il Rad been a physical possibility
! could hRv' done two DAYS work for every
one did From the VERY first had en-
Ragements ard now make enough
% go away for the summer E,Tpt with
my very Old Gust, have raised
my r,ricc ~ 81 a day. and N wealthy
families ! sometimes take along a young
assistant. who receives 81 Is a dAy
let as zay that there ar several
hundred good. oapable women IN this city
who would hxe n he seamstrepaes with
enRagements hooked ahead. Why aren't
theyy
oh. there arr t,O many dreaamakers
in the field anyway the discouraged
woman will tell you
csssful workers are few and far between.
Some may get a single engagement. but
for some reason tley are never recalled.
There must I,e q rcason. and likely A. not
| he woman seemstress does not realize IL
In the first place I am going 10 tell
one % them. soon realized II 70 Be q
tremendous secret.
The seamstFeas who h most success
full il the woman who doea not gossip In
several Of the refined homes where I was
first employed the ladios told me that
my predecessor was not desirable be-
cause she talked TOO much. Il came
20 me as a valuable revelation. I took
the cUa and count my cultivated non
gOssiping habit an one Of my Successes
my greatest SUCCESS.
Have YOU ever realized In what closs
contact a asamstreas can come 10 a fam
ily7 Perhaps you sew for several mem
bers Of the family Among these re-
marks will be dropped az times 10 rouse
your burning curiosity and inspire you
n ask QUESTIONS Don't do IT, simply be
a good listener: thcn let it rest az that.
Then perhaps this family will recon-
mend your services 10 their intimates.
where you come In close touch with ether
families. A you 60 on about your en-
Eagemehts do you not see what an airing
YOU could give the condolences Of your
patronsl Then Il you happened 20 make
mistake In some Of your Information
ana Il got back 10 the original parties IN
a distorted fashion with you AZ tho m
formant. do you think your chances for
another eng agement goOd3
You will meet all sorts Of women Of
ali manner of temperamenta In the sew
ing profession. and most women. Il they
like 10 SOW. will want % help you. and vofy
often a. q WOman's needle hies % does
her tongue. and she. IN q sympathotiC
mood. may give you condolences just
Cor he sake Of having soma ons 10 talk 10.
Respect them and do not carry them
out % the house.
set Il down that the sonmstreus Who
roaalpa h soon out of a job.
Before ! began SsWtng out ] vas Z
lndy'u maid. Ny mistress had many
pretty things and many beautiful clothes
/ They were constantly Ou1 % repair and
required my utmost services - raneu
and frsuhun: hut this work developed
q faculty that haa been very valuabl1
90 M. j Do not % out N aag On q ape
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