Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-20
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Laura A. kirkman.
LETTERS FROM READERS WHO
HAVE EARNED "PIN MONEY

In resnonse to nv article published on
J,,lv I6 entitled ''Can the HOusekeeper
Earn Pin Money l have received many
. letters-some Of them asking my advice
regarding fhe Tine Of work they could
do most protitably, and some from women
readers who already are earners. VIII
quote from this interesting latter class
Mrs. Y. Y. 4. writes that 1or genera
fions the women Of her family have had
rare old recipe for making Jelly with :.
rose-leaf flavor Il sell this at Woman
Exchange in a city near by" she writes,
"and make a good profit. j believe other
women must have secret recipes OF TINS
sort which they might capitalize.
Successful Reader writes that she be-
longs to a Cooperative Selling Club IN an
adjacent town through which she sells
her canned goods "Our clubs sells duect
TO boarding houses IN cities all over the
State" she states, 'and believe that
women should club together IN this way
to dispose Of their homemade procucts.
''Money-Maker' writes that, several
wears ago her husband bought farm on
which they might spend their summer
vacations, and as II was on road much
trayersed by automobile tourists she con-
ceived the idea of hanging out q sign,
bearing the legend ''Home-Made Can
dies Sold Here" Now my husband gets
his business firm to give him the entire
summer away from the Office mot on iull
nav. of course) as 1t pays him 70 help me
make and sell candies at our farm. l be
lieve the best way TO sell ones wares IS to
hang out a sign.
"A happv Woman" writes this most
interesting letter: II liked your article on
the housekeeper's earning pin money, Tor
| believe that ambition Is the thing THAT
SO many women are cropping for and with
out which they cannot be happy. Men,
because they are expected TO earn
generally know this most thrilling thing
-ambitionl-but such women as / was,
before found way to earn money-un,,
married. with a comfortable income and
In NV thirties-are often d burden TO
themselves and TO their friends because
they have no great interest IN their lives
such as ambition gives.
''It was not until i found myself long
ing for an automobile, several years ago
(my income would not permit my pur-
chasing one), that / began to get the IDEA
that ! would be happier if / could ind
some way TO earn little money In ad-
dition TO my income. That summer !
rented plot of ground, had it converted
into a vegetable garden, titled this myself,
and sold the produce The following
winter | baked layer cakes and sold them
through my grocer (he kept them IN o
glass case in his store). | have done tins
every year since then-gardening IN sum
mer and cake-selling in winter-and II
has given me a definite purpose in lie
and turned me from very wretched per
son because an idle one) into very
happy person:
Now that | have my auto, ] want 8
little shore cottage so | can lock up my
house for few weeks each summer and
get the ocean breezesl There is simply nj
limit to the good times and good things
a woman can bring into her own life if sht
will make the initial effort to earn little
money. For each penny earned, whispers
in the ear of the Garner little tale about
all the other pennies she might earn-anc
the fires of ambition are then lit and vii
make the Gamers life thing of glowing
throbbing interest and happiness.
Tomorrow as a. Luncheon Des
sert