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Show WOMAN'S WOULD. A SUCCCSSFUL WOMAN'S EXCHANGC in upren new vonK. ThClilrgnTemt.tCn operative Horn. krplnsKom Kaelelf I Iinifl-.Cti1t loni llalora Tli. laaUilMournlaf laj. Men fjkn Apmna. Unrlcni doea not propoio to 1o out dono l.y any other jwrtlon of tho city. Ita latest iucccm li an exchange for voman'a work, cttiblUhcd on a lery itnall tcalo two yean ago an 1 now flour-khlng flour-khlng boyosd tho liora of ill Ineor poraton. ItiiiltuatcJ at Ko 40Vwt Ono Hundred and Twenty fifth ilroet, has helped to n livelihood moro than SIM women, who probiMy coull not hnvo been reached in an) other way fur It dcala with rt peculiar cKm of contlgnora. Women uho mako and e!l fancy good) and domeitlo articles for " In lnonoy1 are rig! Uy denie.1 tho institution' bene-Cta, bene-Cta, Tho ap) llcant mint proro that ho nenlt tbo money and (hat It meam n material lightening of tho burden iho bean. Tho proper cornmlttoo inreitlgatea her cnio. and if alio li deemed worthy alio li ghen aoonaignor'a pitrilefo at Lho low ratoof (Jn)iar. TliUwill cnahlolier to offer for ralo anything alio can mako anl bring or aenl to tho exchange, If It ii a raUblo artldo It li accepte.1 nnd dUpniwHl of nt tho fixed prico by tho owner, 10 pi r cent qominlulonbelngdp-dncted. qominlulonbelngdp-dncted. l'or tho benefit of tlnw who aro uniblo to pay cren tho conalgnor'a tvo n very happy !an liai l.-cti adoptnl. LTinrltalilo women Joining tho aoctety and paying nn annuit irabwrlt thm of f3 bocomo tnemberaof tholnanlof mana. geri, and aro each entitled to threo con ilgnor'a ticketa. which they giro to thono who aro not at lo to piirchaao them. No name aro attached to tin article! CJlilUtnl for tale, all Uing regiilrro.1 and kept accouut of by tho lKokkcc!itr. Women la reilucc.1 circumstance, whoao prldo woul 1 forbid them miking a )nnJo of iiorerty, aro lliua unoitenta tlomly lidpVd. Thcrooroluo depattmenta tloineatlo anl fincy. In tho former U a lirgo variety of bread, rolht, pie, cako. Jelly, etc., rold at ricea necoMurlly a llttlo higher than thuMj of tho Harlem baker lea, Tho fancy department contain embroidery and all kin la of handiwork, from a palntwl plwpio to a baby'i knit Jacket. Tret arrlelea aro aold at ai nearly itandard I rlcca aa irawible, tho manager takingfrcqucnt Jaunta through tho downtown torc to keep thenm.lvi Informed na to charge. Order aro ro ccltnlfir rowing, knitting, etc , which aro given to poor women A teacher' dintory an 1 a directory of Harlem' boarding houicri aro connected with tho (xcluwgo, and aorno lntelllgenco tfuco bujincM li dono onallinlto.! acnle tho nnnagrr rorommendlug acrranti of whoeoabllllleatheyliatoiicAlthoknowl. edgo. l'our committee In plain aewlng, embroidery nn 1 art, cntertnlnmeut an 1 domeitlo department haro bivn Meet nl to luperliitend tho routing work of Iho exchange Tliem la lie, all resident of Harlem, hao ahown n dorp Intercut in tho undertaking, and to their cjHoiU Ita auccrva Ii largely duo, ' The exchango la aupporUd by iuV crlpllon, consignor' feci anl tho 10 lriTiit.commlmionontheia1oof aril-cUt. aril-cUt. Tlio running cxpem for rent, aalarie. fuel, ga, printing and auj plica aro about (1,000 a year, a mm which li nnpleaianily clow to tho not Income, OccjfUonally a r-inall amount ll realised throngh romo aoclal entertainment for tho benefit cf tho catuc IS'ow Vork World. |