New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-03
How they Enjoy and Profit
nv q Most Ingenious
Occupation.

| ~ YOU lying IN bed or Just able tc
s! ~ IN q chair ccnvalescing from some
pre,chad illness and were rrdire the time
! between interesting occurrences very long,
! shouidn', voU Just love 70 have some ono
| bring Won mysterious box fun Of care
fully wrapped little packages, each con
tanning surprise gift chosen paltic,i-
/ l.rly 10 meet the needs Of YOUR own indi-
vidual persoralty7 wouldn't the "hildlike
delight YOU would have IN trying n guess
what vas IN the slluring little parcels from
the feel and from the nonsense jingles
written on the cards attached to them cast
q brightness over many hourt7 And the
,cv is sure 70 be extended over dsvs when
Won 1rd IN one package one OF the most
delightful ~ the new books about your
i own particular hobby. and IN another a
uuzzle so ingenious that no matter what
autipathv You may have felt toward puz-
+, pcs your curiosity is piaued to such an
I .\tert that YOUR fingers almost uncon-
+; sriously grasps for a. Then there Will be
J other things. all productive ~ minutes or
hours OF amusement and enjoyment. Surely
nn human being can be unresponsive 10 the
euts.
| 1t is just thet ch'ldike quirll In all ot US
that two clever sisters have capitalized to
J make an adequate and pleasant living for
themselves All the more pleasant be-
cause they themselves enjoy 1t so thor
oughly.
we are interested in human nature ana
an innate love for children" said Miss Mary
! Pussy. the elder OF the sisters, when seen
IN their busy and fascinating workrooms at
/ No. 176 Madison avenue.
! And II is Impossible TO believe how any
one. no matter how clever, who lacked
those two qualities dove of children and
human nature) could concoct such wonder
un surprise" boxes fo- "kiddies' and
! groVn-Ups.
There were several boxes around the re-
| ccption room without covers, displaying the
mysterious little packages. with their verses
| attached. and II was only BY exercise OF the
utmost self-control that the reporter kept
her eager fingers from them.
One round box covered with silver paper
| with 2 cut out frieze q uund the bottom, OF
deep blue sea with gulls flying above II,
|
vas 10 SGT sail for Europe. Into this were
yojng an Individual drinking cup. a set or
, bridge cards. 2 first aid to the injured
/ box" with its little rolls Of plaster and
| cotton end cream for sunhurn; small
! electric torch box Of candy, tho latest
/ novel an attractive bag 70 hang AZ the
side Of the steamer chair convenient 10
drop anything into when going off for n
! constitutional around the deck. and other
very srecisl and appropriate things.
on another table was box that was
being prepared for a little boy Of two years
Who had had nfantile paralysis, and every
! toy that vas going into it was designed az
temptation for him TO use his little
crippled hand and help make II well.
! Then there vas A purple steamer box for
an elderly woman Who was in deep mourn
! Ing
we arc constantly getting letters asking
! FOR nep kinds OF boxes, which tax all our
H. genuity." said Miss Pusey. For instance
the other dsy We received letter that said.
| Please send a BIRTHDAY box for our uncle
! no Is eighty years old, partly paralyzed'
| but still quite sport OF course We are
Iconstantly getting requests for steamer
| boxes of all kinds and Convalescents boxes
and We never make two alike. We always
! try 70 make each box Just az tar as possible
appropriate 10 individual needs and desires