Show A ACTIVE A oli 11 occupy good positions as stewards on steamers att dright bright young soung women in norway flud find a rational and congenial employment in a vocation which has not been I 1 invaded 11 by their BOX in tills this country the many steamers that plow tho the norwegian fjords and scandinavian estuaries and rivers employ women oin to seo see to tho the commis arat and to arrange for the personal comfort of travel travelers 0 rs on board their off official iclal des designation designas ignat 1 on Is that of auxiliary ships officer meer that their occupation la is a pleasant pleasant one Is proved by the numerous appl applications Icat ious at steamboat offices from young danish swedish and norwegian 1 ladies idles anxious to secure such buch positions this I 1 his life on the inland lakes and rivers Is stated in fact to bo immensely popit lar lai with tho strong and energetic girls of northern europe that tho duties involved necessitate a girls having a licad head ou on her shoulders goes without saying and many of tile tho applicants are daughters of cither naval or probes is lonal men such euch as lawyers and doctors it Is tho the duty of the auxiliary ships officer to ascertain from tho the purser of tho the ship how many passengers aro are booked on oil the outgoing voyage and to lay in her provisions accordingly with an oyo eye to ample supplies at tho same time avoiding tiny any risk in tho the matter of waste she Is further responsible tor for tho the tastefully laid table and for such additional house linen as may bo be required in the cabins during tho voy age plate china and even kitchen lil utensils are generally her own pro prop P orty so that she must necessarily pas ass mss business ability in her selection an and a care payments aro are arranged at so BO much per hed head and the lady steward nets the profits over and abdo tho the act nil I 1 expenses and beyond this may doila dovena vena upon complimentary contributions from the traveler which being a customary thing may bo and accepted without offense off enso such an occupation with its ita respecting independence and its breezy open air surroundings Is healthful and while bhae th tho 0 constant stream of oc passengers and tourists both old and now new tends to tho the formation of pleasant acquaintances at all seasons ot of travel another post filled lulled by women on oil board the norwegian mall steamers is that of postal official two of oe these young ladles ladies always travel together their sole eolo duty consisting in carrying the mall bags to and from tho the points of oe embarkation and arrival the ahr avage the time of these girls Is tivi ly their own and they generally may bo be seen employing it in producing those much admired tho the beautiful norwegian embroideries to bo be met with in such rich profusion throughout the scandinavian lands these post ladles ho ever never allow their ela cla borato necole work to jeopardize their official position as government employed emp loyes for long before the landing stage Is readied reached both may bo be seen cloaked and standing as it were at attention dy reason ma son of the precious burdens they bear they are the first to leave the buat boat |