Show THE HOUSE TO HOUSE MENDER One of If the few open doors which are left to women who have been brought up without special training in inan any an particular direction and which rep represents represents resents r a field of labor far from be being beIng being ing overstocked and for which the need of workers may ma be said to increase every eye day is iR that of the house to house mender If she cannot hope to make a live livelihood livelihood the woman who takes up this particular class of work can at least be bc sure of adding considerable to a small income and many girls to whom custom and necessity have taught a certain skill with their needle and a resourcefulness which has stood them In good stead at home hom are turning these mediocre talents to account in inthe inthe inthe the service of their friends Thanks Thank to their own onn immediate ac no acquaintances most mot of them can hope ti tJ t obtain a fair number o of recommendations Hops and provided they the are prepared to take any an work that comes their way and to ignore its irksomeness in en cn endeavoring n to increase their clientele every day a fair measure of success is assured them Their chief sphere of usefulness lies of course in the world of flats fiats and among those who cannot afford to I keep a large staff of servants or who are arc obliged to spend the greater part of the day away awa from home The I woman who practically lives Jives in a city office can find very verr little time lime to devote devot i ito to the business of mending table linen lineR I darning stockings and antI braiding I skirts and the tue relief of turning over i repairs to a thoroughly trustworthy and mender who ho can be loft left behind to undertake the work I for a small sum per diem Is fully fult real realized realIzed and appreciated Her liar qualifications are not necessarily great but lut she he must understand all the mysteries of darning patching patchin and turning while a certain skill in the making of dainty j I I accessories to the toilettes of ironing j I out an evening gown or even t en mending and washing some cherished berthe berth or I flounce of or real lace wilt will add immensely to her Jr usefulness I I Nowadays s too a little hittie knowledge of or home cleaning cle ning can hardly come amiss and the tue ability to restore a R silk tonk or feather boa to its pristine frs will greatly enhance the worker in the eyes ees of her clients To T the till daughter of a professional man brought brou ht up In Inthe Inthe inthe the atmosphere of 4 domesticity the j work worl will seem far faress less hess irksome than j jit it would appear to at a buy busy woman ac j to an active actie life In which monotony has no share antI and most St pee peo people Jl pit pie are quick to observe what class cla of worker they may be hi called upon to deal with and to tr t her accordingly with regard to such matters as the erv serving er erIng ing of her meals and privacy In carry arry carryIng carryIng Ing out her tasks As s a rule the worker would charge about 1 L per fr day according to the tle scope of her abilities Rules in regard to time should ti be made ninde and adhered to tp tj and she should always bear In mind that provided provide her work is of pf value to tJ her clients it Jt Is worth paying p ilg fore for nUll and a ld that on no ac account a account count should she give gie extra service in inthe inthe inthe the hope of future benefits |