The Washington times., 1913-03-14


n ticular line Of work which you
are quite sure would bring you
q money II you only knew where
and how to place your wares on sale?
Or IL the shoe, on the ether foot?
Perhaps you are one Of the countless
people who are fond Of pretty things
laces, hand-painted china, bits Of em-
broidery Of the sort that cannot be
found in the ordinary stores, or be
duplicated.
{ On the fourth floor Of the Munsey
building. room 81. there Is an exhibi-
ton Of articles which offers oppor-
tunities for the buyer and for the seller
which would be impossible to equal any
where else. 1t is like entering fancy,
work bazaar. and the feminine visitor
finds in this well lighted and comfort
able room any number of pretty things
to rave over.
The Polly Prim" exhibit is the name
Of this new department, which 10 allied
with The Washington Times. and Il run
entirely by itself. Between the person
who places the wares in the room to
sell and the purchaser there 10 only
charming girl. who takes charge Of
visitors and conducts the sale. The
exhibit is for the benefit Of every Times
reader, and is run in conjunction with
the classified advertisement. entitled
Home Workers Market Place." which
appears every day on or near the won-
ans page Of the paper.
Some Exhibits are
Marvels Of Handicraft.
Some of the exhibits which have been
placed in Polly Prim's hands are mar
vels Of handicraft. and represent many
hours. and. in some cases. many years
of hard work. but no exorbitant price Ii
set upon them. They would cost
great deal more at art shops. or In the
exchanges. where commission. rent. ad-
vertising, clerk hire and other mat
ters are to be taken into account.
The variety Of articles Is inconceiv-
able. and the much-harassed person
who casts about vainly for gift sug-
eestions. but whose mind IL as empty
of ideas as a last years birds nest, VIII
find all troubles solved at Room III.
Munsey Building. Anything from can
ned fruit to hair switches and fur rugs
is to be had here. Laces are infinite
in their variety. as are also pretty
things in hand-painted china, while en-
bro,dery is represented In dresses. coats.
and even coasters. already fitted with
glass and frame.
Best of all, however. is the great help
and lesson which this department
teaches women Most of the unhappi-
ness found in many homes comes from
lack of something of the right kind to
engage the attention Of the skipper
of the householdship and take her mind
off the trials and worries of the day.
The overwhelmingly great majority OF
women are too closely bound, financi-
ally, to indulge in any fads or hobbies.
no matter how near or dear they may
be to the heart. There are always
others to think OF first. and unless the
fad could be turned to practical ac-
count. 1t would not seem fair to waste
time and money upon indulgence In It
Chance for Recreation
Which Will Make Money.
Yet IL is this very recreation, this
dedication to something quite different
from all duties, which has spelled peace
an n whom the daily round of life.
with its trials. has well-nigh become
undesirable.
Is there some special thing You can
do better than the average person?
know of one woman who is making
and selling through the Polly Prim'
exhibit, yards of old-fashioned tatting
edging.
Another woman is an expert jelly
maker and has samples Of her prod
ucts on display in the Polly Prim"
exhibit. When one considers that the
sale of homemade wares requires
countless commissions paid to joboers.
middlemen, wholesalers and retailers.
I wonder that women have rot thought
of conducting sales of their own work
before. True there are several medi-
ums of exchange, but by the time a
commission has been paid. and the loss
from lack of individual advertising is
taken into consideration. there is very
little left for the worker.
Some time ago / read in an out-of-