The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
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IIIE< BIDDING.
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tha.~ ansf Fsana . S'~hsa sf NstissS
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Msmsa Nakng oNer NatFr~.~>-

Making over mattress and r~nrvA-
ing -v-ryt thing pertaining - beds . To
WAY | earn H.nney declared a ~onan
Win few yea-- asD came ., N.v l"rs
from the West with N. inteatioa - kssu-
tng a BOARDING hD,l-- huiit up th-
business hy taking the h--J ~ork that
came % mo after NV hoA-,iIEg hnu---
srher1- vent up IA thin ar
You mustn't think l fNil-d A. k~-p.nr
boarding hou-e I didat sIccs-d
r-cal-~ the p-r-an Who hAd rronis q
- supply the capital changed hts mind
aud decided - tnves, m sanD-thng ebs-
When I found had crm- - N-N NsrS
On a MD Eo.sse chA-- h~ga7 a; pa-e -
hook around - 49, Nhat th..r~ va - d.
Not having had special training N
! anything except hou>-s-eptnE ! Appt~d
' At tbs. Womsl's ENchA1se saying tha-
/ I Wa Wiling - take aly honest ~"rk
I I was told -. - Vas nothing especially
d-sirsAl- on the b"pSs yIS- then. bat
me family who we're - leAv~ town IN a
few da-. wished =, have their beds and
bidding renovated during their ab-~ncs
Could I undertake that work.
4 jumped a, ~ Though not entirely
J without money. was not going back
pocke, than had brought away With
No nor did moan - give sonn~ ~ nv
; friends the PLEASURE ~ saving had come
haok dead broke
Not having anv plAce 81 my own 70
DO the work I thought frs ~ hiring .
room. but after thinking II all cut deter
mined ~ asa - 10 allowed 70 work m the
! home 81 nv employer. AZ they w~r-
l~avIns town and could give Good refer
enc~e they wers willing % have me do
A. proposed The mistress Of the
] house. however. took occasion to remark
IN my hearing that she expected ~ ~
forced q have the work done over again
Z ss -h~ had never given = person work
through a charity and got returns that
AMOUNTED 20 anything.
Now I want n say night here that -
one ~ the bad features ~ getting engage
meuts through the Wouan's ETchanks
and the Young Nom~n's Christian Az
ISOLATION. People appear - think they
are giving charity when they employ
help IN this wav and will not get full vsl'I..
for their money II has bern my eSperi-
"noe that they get just A. good p~opI~.
p--rhaps hetter. through thee two or
CARNATIONS than through any other. that
- u they pay good prices for their work
II they apply 'h~re for the sake 81 getting
things cheap Of cour-- they only Ee, tho~~
who through inefrciency Or misfortune
are unable ~ command better prI-es
A. was IN th. hapr ~ DONG well
whatever I undertook the remark q nv
employer did not affect me when the
b.-ds we're all renovated found that
had op~r~d a new fold for women. A.
least that 70 what was told Nobody
! has ever heard - woman who would
: 60 around 70 ho0Ses and r-novate 'he
beSis and b~dding.
From one piece ~ work I stepped
into another until the warm months
came and people i'egAn 90 prepare 20
10 away for the summer Knowing tins
would ~ an opportunity ! scattered nv
cards around frosty ~ ths.e card.
I told What ] could do. what I wanted
IN do and my terms and Eas- the nAme~
addresses and telephone numbers OF
my reference
Il managed to get 80 many orders
ahead that simmer that ! gave up my
/ room ia the boarding house and moved
from one piaCe 20 another - ! worked.
often would 20 90 a hou-e With an order
to renONate every bod m Il This reno
vatinE sometimes means making over
the MATTRESSES. doing over the TdllOwS
and rnending quilts. blankets. coverl@t-
and sheets A. other planes you'd
have orders to make over only the mat
tre--@~ and perhaps a fec pillows
My ch-.r-~- ore always fST the work
and not by the hour 80 day Unless
tho hair ~ the natire~s has be-n neg
lected for loHS time or feather plllow-
have leen kept On a damp place 7 can
get them va shspe ny sSposing them to
the sun for few DAYS When they have
h..en neglected too long | a-nd them "a
some establishment that makes q bUsi-
then $50 that the mattresses or pillows
are properly made up
This summer ! shall work With thres
assistants and IL nay - that I shall nave
- call m another heforp the end q the
SEASON I nave enough orders 90 keep me
hard AZ work
Where I work IN the hone. Il ~ IL a