Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11

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the ladder 10 success luaf for the aait
ing Her tpaE u $40 great houses 81
England alsu taught her another ihlng.
That was thu III spitc of the wealth
and history that these houses showed
there was sim gfcrs deal about
the FURNISHINGS that needed the work
OF an interior decorator. In many Of
The old mansions thai we're formerly
furnished In the stately simplicity Of
The Ellzabefisan or 1acobean era she
saw rooms done over IL tho stuay
atrocities Or the Victorian era dust.
collecting lambreQuias. ottomane,
painted.selvet IRE screens, ~hafnots.
and a variety Of gawgaWb that any
up1o-date American housewife would
have RELOCATED 70 the altIc ye8ra ago
When Miss Ferris had made her tonr
Of England she went " 4Ienna. where
that art Of interior decorating hns 70.
ceived moro attention Of late years
than II has 10 England And here
again sbe succeeded b the same sim
pie method IN gainlas en- entres 70
the best furnished houses ol that cap.
ital With Tits Inspiration and expo
rience she came bafk 10 America
ready 70 take up her profession of il.
terror decorator.
Took W Nov Work.
Miss Ferris is graduate or smith
college. and when eiie was graduated
she entered 81 Lakes hospital ia Saw
Nerk % become trained nurse. Waen
after = few months work abe faced
the realization that she was not cited
70 stand The styain ard fatggues ~ this
calling, her first feeling waa 0ua of
hem d&appcininenl Many younR
women would hase eiVen 40 the hope
o. making career ar themselves AZ
Ter this setback. but not 70 Asss Fer
ris. She went 20 Work deliberately 70
aise0Ycr another profession. She hsd
always bscn fond Of art and deooga.
tion Ia her work N The hospital
wards the things that struck her moat
and pailad Wppu lsti ra tha bare.
neaa ard necessary au6lefity e..tha
surroundings Her eyes loneed Tor
beauty. for cellar, harmony Ia shape
and tone she thought Hga 81 taking
20 pULs.a.i,sye. Bot. Feglisng ttat she
ans ~ Il snoreb y N IEo brush
Cor Ihle. ake decided u IL "a Interior
decorator ~ etsreeif he'd Ahu
abandoned tho nurses uniform before
she had enrolled ss studqnt IN ono
81 tbs large aehoals u applied art Ia
Naw YORK not na3y blocks aMay
from this hospital wisaro hef ilrst ana.
pition had spent ita sret NE
Started on Borrowed Money.
4 WAS after she iHd Guished
short eaaFee Ia the are shoot that sha
Nsns 10 Eafope. on hsg guturn she
went 70 work q the shop Of va interior
decorator, where she remained lhree
weeks AZ The end 81 THAI tine sha
dscided @ ataft "a 81 hrrselt
Her friends tried 70 dieeoaraga her.
4 waa perfectly lmpeaaibie, they told
her, for ga interior decorator ID start
Ia alone ii Naw York without an Kinds
OF capital and all klaas 81 backing
She would have 10 samlah hor oillce.
20 bay egnipmssR gitiloHegy. aewiuB
machines aud an Che otAeF paraphefna
La Of her trade. na Ia Ferris vas
confident of her oNn ability aud hes
own Judgment BIN borrowed i've
hundred dollars. took tiny oigieo IN 4
firatelaas Office baiiaIng IN the New
York shopping center und waited 10
make good. IN the meantime she told
everyone she knew about her plans,
and kept 10 with the Alnmnae actlvi
ties oi her alma mater
Ono OF tho flrHt orders that came 10
her was 10 decorate the home of Mlsa
WooiIey, the president OF Mount Hol.
yoke college, Not long aftcrward the
Collegiate Equal Suffrage League
opened a little shop IA the shopping
center Of New York and Miss Ferris
who Is an enthusiastic sulfragIst her
self, offered 30 decorate The place free
provided the suffrage league would
consult her on ali decorating schemes
rho league had taken a iopeiess little
basement store. IL waa dark and
atnify. but with thoughtful arrange.
ment OF yellow and brown aud careful
" arranged iighta the little shop Wa
thoroughly transformed o.
Soon Became KAcwn.
There are many auifragists OF wealth
aud Influence IN NSw York aud when
they came 70 the suffrage shop 10 buy
the latest book on the feminist move
fnent, suffrage note paper, bannsrs and
badges and other pagapheTnalIa they
were struck By the pleasing effect Of
the shop. Later when they thought
Of having their town or country homes
furnished or refurnlshed. they would