New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
CHAPTER X.

Gone Young woman out Of every twenty
is a born entertainer"
That statment-made by a woman "no
makes 5000 a year getting up childrens
parties-is not based the census report
or any other accurate statistics. But IL Is
probably about true.
In a class of twenty or so girls who are
graduated from high school, there Is al
most always one who takes the lead In
parties and entertainments just as natur-
ally as a duck takes to water. She is the
girl who revels in getting up the class
play, banquet or observation-disclosures Ike
a trip hammer on the committee, knows
how to manage other people. So IN 'he
class at college, the church organHaton'
the working girls club or lodge. there Is
generally one in twenty who stands out
as an entertainer.
II your daughter is a born entertainer,
why shouldn't she become a professional
entertainer? At this profession she can
work little or all of the time, and earn
anywhere from her pin money to many
thousands OF dollars year. A very re"
Of the successful professional entertainers
began as professional elocutionsts or
actresses, but by far the greater NUMBER
got their first lessons In the home Circle
the school or In church work-getting up
charades at the young peoples parties IN
PRODUCING new ideas In the yearly bazaar,
doing any Of the entertaining things that
every young woman has a chance to do
everywhere.
One young woman who had been hiding
her talent for entertaining In napkin
thought-when she unexpectedly had to
turn TO and earn her own bread and but
ter-that she was hopelessy incapable or
doing anything She didn't know enough
OF the three RS to teach school. she
didn't have an idea OF business or office
work. she couldn't sew. AS last resort
she advertised in a daily paper for a
Job as 'invalids companion" She could
at least. she thought to herself, read out
lc+A, and be agreeable.
Her advertisement brought her afternoon
work reading to a rich woman who was
slowly recovering from long illness. But
the young companion did more than this.
She brought into the sickroom all the bits
OF cheerful gossip she could CLEAN outside
the news OF the shops, scraps Of chldren's
prattle she heard on the street bulletins OF
the ever changing seasons and occasionally.
| when she had been TO play, she would
| by means of an active memory and knack
OF mlmlcry make the actors act again be-
fore the eyes of her invalid employer
| Under this treatment the invalid recov-
cred speedily, and as her first step back
into society she decided to give an "at
home" Quite naturally she asked the clev-
er little companion" to take charge OF the
affair.
The little companion unexpectedly made
the hit of her life. Everything. from the
sand wiches, which she had made with her
| own hands. 10 the droll and pat little sto-
| ries that she had at her tongues end,
added to every ones entertainment. At an
| other lat home" she still further distin-
| guished herself
| Her reputation as an entertainer was es-
tablished. No longer needed as a compan-
| ion. she gladly took charge of "at homes"
and teas for other women. This kind Of
work now keeps her time full and she has
no trouble in eXactng a fee OF $40 an after
noon. -Four or five engagements a week
keep her time full. for in order TO keep up
10 her standard Of Cleverness she must go
two or three times week 10 the opera or
theatre, must visit the shops and exhibit
tions, must make little trips 10 places of
interest. and by regular outdoor exercise
must keep herself full OF sunshine and ami
nation.
church entertainment served as the
professional debut of another entertainer
she did just what thousands of young wom-
en- are doing all the tlme-she undertook
the responsibility OF managing large chill
dren's carnival which was given to help re-
move debt OF $1,000 on the struggling
church to which she belonged. She went
at the work tooth and nail, directing
dozen committees tactfully and firmly.
drilled corps OF undiscipllned children