WHAT TO DO WITH OUR GIRLS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 233, 25 June 1908, Page 3

WHAT TO DO WITH OUR GIRLS.

r : A LONDON EXHIBITION. When the last English mail left an exhibition was being held in London to show the various kinds of enterprise that girls might successfully start. Says the "Express":— The " Whatto do with our Girls Exhibition" offered facilities for inquiries in- a -hundred different professions for women. Anxious parents hovered ground prettily decorated stalls,, and learnt from an expert how much -it would- cost to train Molly,,or Daisy in a selected trado, how long the training.would lastj and what income would repay the accessary outlay of capital; . . exhibition has been arranged so .that women inaj 'see .at a glanco in i»ow ) niauy different .kinds' ■ ofwork- their,,"sex may' oxceL , .A, se c r ®tarial training college had arranged its. stall like a' miniature' office." •' The - man-' agerV-desk - was. strewn. with''letters, and a' neat typist> clicked, busily at .' her' machine, j Throe scholarships were open for would-bo I Btudents. . • i

A busy stall-holder chipped away at a gigantic wooden ; eagle, which was being carved! for a lectern.' Hand-painted fans, which almost dazzled the eyes, were tho, work of another busy worker. They were made of kid, silk, and gauze. One- of tho, most beautiful was fashioned, of: black gauze painted with peacocks m gorgeous metallic-paints. Miss Ruggles-Brise,' who owns a" donkey stud in Esses, was waiting to give advico oil the subject. - ;She offers to give a training in breakmg-in donkeys, feeding, grooming, and general management, harness making, and riduig and driving.;' Charles duller, the organiser -if the exhibition, was at work' with her itmiils,. and her showcase was'filled with exquisite examples or art jewellery. Miss Florence do Itheims, who is v ell known as an expert on dolls, has invented a new method of teaching small children .their nursery- rhymes. She dresses'!pretty. liltle 2R 1 ? 'characters,;' arid' Lit tie Red Hiding Hood with a basket full r,f dainties., over 'the ;.sbpulder of,' ".where, are, you '.going- to, my ;pretty! maid,", while both 2 fai . r y'- s P re ad;J!gr; .wings ! over -them, The Studio of Artistic Dressmaking had the prettiest. collection of grown-up Oolls «njthe:steu : dreßßed in miniature!imitations ot the, latest Paris fashions. One dainty was lady was arrayed in a.lovelv.. green- satin gown,, and,held/a tiny feather.fan:, Ihe .students, ,who attend the, studio,, are taught their profession by first making these beautiful Lilliputian garments. . -. Water-colour painting on velvet is a new profession .for women. Cushions, dresses slippers,: and even waistband buckles can bo made, The School of Gardening was one- of . the prettiest sights m the hall. It consisted of; a little greenhouse covered with- crimson and pink rambling roses, which had been grown in pots., ' Inside the greenhouse was a bower of lilies-of-the-valley, and two busy students, in large-', smock aprons, and with trowels in their hands,,hurried about potting plants and pricking out seedlings. _ Mr. . John Hassall's stall displayed posters in various stages of, completion, and Mr. Hassall was to demonstrate his system of training, pupils. . , Miss Edwards, the well-known..chicken farmer, was ready to prove 'to- 'anyone that chicken fanning can be made to pay if carried out on .strictly business lines. ■ She stood beside a-. "brooder," in which live a promising family/of baby Buff Orpington's.. A smart motorist in a white gown and' a purple motor cap gave lessons-in how to remedy breakdowns -and how every woman can understand her,own motor. "I expect in timo we shall have women taxicab drivers," she said to an "Express" representative. "Peoplo say that ivomen have no nerve, but very often this is the result of only learning to drive instead of thoroughly understanding the mechanism of their motor. In timo, if you learn all about it, you really get to love your engine." An expert tied flies for fly fishing surroundod by a group of envious girls, who wished thoy could follow her example. An interesting experiment is being, made to [train blind girta in'massage. It is contended'that -this is a professon in .which they can' excel and earn a good. income, A woman's miniature rifle range has been erected, and, the -list of patrons who have given valuable prizes is headed by Lord Roberts. .