The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-17
CHANCES AT SUMNER HOTELS
Z COLLEGE GIRLS RISE FRON
GENERtL ITILITI VAN.
D-mand NmonE Guesis for some Ou~ 10
Pack AMI Inpark Their Trunks
OpeninEs qDe Woman Made Isr OF
ThIs YEAR She T. Giving Concerts.

Iht- war She y tNnS toneert~
Last summer I made eVpsnses and
cl"arcd nearly Euo by packing trunks NJ
fashionable seaside RESORT Tho speaker
was a young woman who i working her
way through professional course IN
New York college Il didn'i have
the easy time getting work that 80 many
women APPEAR - have. ! had tn work
not only a. get into the hotels but alsn
II ge' my PATRONS
When I first startrh out ~ get work
for the summer I thought ! would like
e. play tn" piano. After getting fine
references frS-n NV teachers went
after employment. az ouur~n I tried
the agencies. every one that was recon-
rnended to mo. bu' none of them gave
me very much encoura Cement. Not To
b" defeated determined n make nv
application direct u the managers -
hotels within nv reach, that h. within
three hours ride 81 New York
The only man who gave me the slight
es' encouragement said his housekecper
hadn't b~en able IN find general utility
maid tn suit her. While he didn't require
that that maid should know how In play
the piano h" didn't ser that such an ac-
complainant would stand in her way
provided she did the things she was called
on Ia do
As Il appeared ~ 10 that or nothing
took the place. with the understanding
that was tn receive my board. rom and
laundry free. hut no wages when mot
employed NV raw when employed was
to h" 81 cents day unless packed
trunks. in which case I was e. get all
! could from the owncr - the trunk
For the fret two weeks lid about
everything that a woman servant is ever
callei on 70 do in hotel outside the
kitchen twas chambermaid. parlor-
maid. assistant In the once and again az
the telephone Whenever th"re was .
vacancy or eytra hep was naadei was
called on, hut never a cont did ! get In F.
payment bevond my room and board ,
While helping in the once 7 managed
IN get IN such good terms with the room
clerk that he afterward Kept mo posted .
on the new arrivals and Nhen the NOR.
important guests expected tn leave
Knowing this | would present myself ~
the door ~ their room and Offer to unpa,k
for them on their arrival and again 10 peck
when they were ready ~ depart
WY charges for unpPrkinR we're -
cents for small trunks aud hag-. ~ cents
for larg" trunkr For packing I received
~ c~nt- for hags aud steamer trunks. 81
for trunks Of meiium size End 81 81 tor
large trunks When there was very
much smoothing With ~" ha'irnn | va
paid more
This smoothing was ahout the only
special rau ot my work and az fret |
added II for my own comfort siInulv
detest Ia pack a r'Impled garment n =,
bad enough u hen Won nut II an hut after
has Heae.n k.al n To- H. Ill
Crea-s-- are there a. though thew ne A be..n
rubbed IN nv a tailor RNo-a aud ~ slwavs
j. hard. sometimes neat a. impo~- bile Ia
get them ont
when th"-e were only few things l..
h. prS~-.ad dii " and said NOTHING about
~ but when there We're several pieces ar
a large garment such ~ . dress pr wrAu
would call the attention - tho owner 20
u and agree with her on the pric. man
4 ge1 in the same wav " hen unpacking
In unpackinz | would leave MT"
m tho pincIshion saving int which
lTawerS ! had piIt the articles and II
here were many dresses | would hang
III tho-e 20 D." worn IN the evening IN ono
side of tho clasa' the murniny droasss
N anoth"r side and the suits ALWAYS to-
y"ther T here Wa ALWAYS pier'v ~
'ap"r IN - had in m" hotel and ! made
rec uSa of u. separating the wash and
he other dr"a="s and protecting ~"
waists. az cOr.rss pay,r for
.uch purp -."s should 49, tissu. W thai
on yellow kind that folds without making
r~asas
The second month 81 NV stav I rr'n,i.s
hold stroke Bv question Ing and keep
ny nv ewes op"n learu"d thar ne second
lot.l AZ the resort was ~" more fashion
hls for rar-OEs comm for only a short
tav After thinking the matter over I
let''rVn ned - GO o. the uftica - thai
lut"l stat" INV business 90 N" room clerk
md -s-s n he wouldn't PVT mo N tho way
4 gpftinR some trunks Ia nlck All 10
would o. was - saw 4 ! would call around
lCh morning immediately after break
at he would Tell ~" who wa going and :
Ill"w me :" & - q" rooms - sea u they q
e"dad help with their packing. q
In the first week ! packed four .
r"nkS in that hotel and unpack.d almost {
vice a. 0Hany. A. | had already proved '