New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-10
GIRL ADVERTISER
MAKES A SUCCESS
Miss Florence Storer Tells of the Opportunities
for Clever Girls in Drawing for
Advertisers.
BY Isabelle stephen.

ODDortuuitN may Knock at tue oOOI, ptt
il never opens it without being particn-
larly urged At least, that is what MISS
Florence Storer, one Of the cleVerest al
the Young illustrators of to-day, has dis
covered during the years of ha'd worE
that she put behind her before she
achieved much desired fOothoid as Il
popular illustrator
Miss Storer IS the c'cverest artist %
the business" declared one Of the biggest
adver,isinG men IN New York. ana !
hastened to find this young woman who
had mace good" in that field whcTc
there are opportunities to conj6re with.
Miss Storer is . Brooklyn girl. and
found her in her charming studio IN
Gramcrcy Court East 23d sueot. New
York There she Told me the story OF
her struggle 90 Success and gave me-
some advice Tor amy who believe they
have Tie originality and talent TO MT
them for one Of the high salaried posi-
lions in tie advertising business.
when was graduated m III Pratt In
stitutc. iu Brooklyn. ! came boldly ov"H
ana settled IN New York ready TO accept
position with some good publishing
finn" she said Ny teachers and
friends opinions had dl,d me- with con-
.id,nce. 80 I started to bes.csc all the
first class publishers. To ms dismsy
found there was nothing doing Even
when by some very fortunate Jnd mlrac-
ulous chance / got past the Office boy ard
saw some man in authority. / absolutely
failed 10 prove TO him that il would be 10
hiS firms advantage to use my work.
Il cont know how many miles I walked
while ! was bombaUding these people with
my stuff. but / know | was pretty well
discouraged when friend suggested that
I try fashion sketching. on / set again,
nllod with renewed hope. II was quite
descent. but ! was willing TO humble my
SELF. But even the people ! saw on the
fashion ma gozincs did not want me. There
were plenty Of men and women with eX-
perience in search OF Just the work | was
asking FOR.
"One day. when my courage and perse-
verance were pretty near zero, | met
woman who had friend that was going
10 open an advertising Office. She ad-
yisod me TO apply there. / did, and that
Is how ! entered a business for which II
would never have occurred 10 me that
might De fitted. / worked at 1t for five
years and IL was not until TWO wears ago
that my work was recognized by the pub
fishers as being Up TO the standard o.
what they want. once I had gained a
footing IN illustrating work. ! held on.
and row | am just where my graduation
dreams would have placed me.
But nov for some advice TO the gil
who wishes TO enter the advertising bust
ness II il is said that woman is in
this line OF work the statement will con-
vey a confused idea 10 most minds. That
is not at all strange. either, for there are
a many different branches of the adver-
Using business az there are kinds OF hats
that women wear. Ii Is OF the artistic
side only that I can speak.
This field is by no means oyercrowd-
ed. and advertising men are always on
the lookout for brigh; men and women
20 whom they are willing TO pay big
money. Tho best artists work on a COM
mission basis OF 90 per cent and this
is really the fairest way. \ friend Of
mine has q guarantee Of $40 a day from
the firm for which she works | do not
know of any business in which there
are such splendid chances OF financial
success The woman with ideas and
skill in conveying them through her
pencil or brush is eagerly welcomed ana
richly rewarded
Several years ago bright unskilled
their worth in this work. but that day
~ past I'm order TO get even a begin
ming il Is necessary 20 have q good