THE LADIES’ WORLD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2675, 3 December 1909, Page 3

THE LADIES’ WORLD.

HOME-MADE POCKET MONEY.

NUMEROUS IDEAS. v

Recent exhibitions have’not only shown tlie manifold spheres open to, women who desire to acio.pt careers, but they also gave profitable ideas to those women anti girls who only desire to augment their incomes. % There are hundredscof girls who are really required for domestic reasons at home, antUJn many instances, they are adding to the comfort of their surroundings by earning extra money by the exercise of wit and talent under their father’s roof. More than one brother, too, ekes out the family exchequer by the exercise of a little genius ui a given direction. There are many and novel little home trades that have been pioneered by women in their laudable desire to fatten their purses, and with the summer ended, and the Christmas season in view—when the home girl can secure a ricli harvest—a few trade secrets and suggestions may prove acceptable to those who remain at home. Among the more artistic pursuits there is a long range qf ideas, hut these require, to secure success, a real, innate and artistic talent above the average. Novel and quaint designs for Christinas and New Year cards and calendars will always he considered by publishers. Dainty hand-painted novelties .of silk and satin, suitable for. wedding and birthday presents, find a ready market and fire-screens, bedroom screens, flowerpot holders, door panels, and a host -of home accessories offer money-making suggestions for g:ris who paint.

THE CRAZE FOR BUTTONS

The present range for enamel work is another o'pen door for the artistic woman. Miniatures in enamel offer a wide and ambitious field, particularly if the artist follows the process recently revived of the famous school; these command good payment and are admirably adapted to home 'work. Children make charming studies, and there is also a demand ror miniatures of dogs and other .-»niseliold pets. The vogue for buttons, particularly of the ornamental variety, is a new source of lucrative employment. Button .sets of all sizes, hand-painted with quaint and pretty designs, are attractive and useful gifts-that secure* ready purchasers. The woman uho nss artistic ideas, and yet who cannot paint, will find abundant scope for her talent in stenciling. Delightful designs can be evolved for decorative 'purposes tliat can be carried out on a variety of materials. Pottery is also being taken up as a pocket-money trade by many .girls who mould vases, jars, lamps, and ornaments in a number of original designs. The ordinary modelling clay is used, and the article is painted or enamelled inside or out. It is a wise precaution to make a pencil drawing of the desired design before the modelling is commenced. This .will be found a considerable assistance in developing an artistic idea. It is possible now at a -small cost to secure lessons in some of tlie more intricate phases of potterymaking. but it is wonderful what an artistic ’ woman can do with ordinary clay and paint. And there is money in it too.

Lamp and candle .shades are one of the most lucrative of ipocket-money trqdes, and many of the present charming and exclusive models are the handiwork of women whose domestic duties keep them at home. Some of the daintiest of these are made of satin-wood paper or rice paper stencilled in giv-rns and browns. People, too, who. are the happy possessors of quaint or oriental lamps are glad to know of those who can develop a shade in harmony with the design and coloring. For some of tlie latter shades in perforated brass have proved most effective, and have led to the use of other metals' to secure striking effects. Leaded glass is a recent lamp-shade novelty that secures delightful ancl uncommon results There is also a demand for handpainted shades, and now that the rage is for everything Empire or M atteau charming effects can be secured. PROFITS FROM THE GARDEN. The garden has been made a source of income by some girls, and iqore than one makes a nice little sum annually by her herb patch. .Here mint, sage, •parsley, etc., are .grown and then clr.ed' and made into neat little packets for sale. Lavender and pot-pourri are ottlier products of the garden that have a ready sale, and seeds gathered at seeding time and slips of roses, geraniums, and popular plants can be easily disposed of among amateur gardeners. If there, is a greenhouse tomato growing can be made profitable,, and a cucumber;,frame and. a mushroom bed more- than repay the care and attention required. . Flowers.and foliage, particularly in the rare autumn tints, are always in demand for decorative purposes, all of which can be culled from the average garden. Poultry and eggs are most productive and can be made to produce from £lO to £2O a year from the ordinary suburban “back-yard.” . The realm of needlework, although the most general of pocket . money trades, offers many opportunities to women with ideas, -particularly in the direction of children’s clothes, where novelty, beauty, and simplicity combined will command a ready sale. Lingerie and orders for bridal troiisseaux pay well, and the embroidery with monogram or lace trimming of household linen can be made a useful source of income. . The woman with sartorial genius can do well witTi a blouse clientele, and millinery has ever been a favorite venture. Those peeresses who have sought fame and fortune in trade have most frequently found; it in milliner ic spheres, and girls with taste and originality can .make it a financial success with even a limited connection. Men’s ties and fanqv vests, and all kinds c«.wool work for,.both women.and children are included in the moneymaking suggestions. , And oven the domestic kite lien, 03 ihome-made sweets, ‘cakes, and preserves; can add to profit-making reputations. ’ -