LATEST OCCUPATION FOR WOMEN.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 639, 16 October 1909, Page 12

LATEST OCCUPATION FOR WOMEN.

.The''latest, class of agency work'tor wonich is that, of tho, "holiday agent." The; origiiiatbr is a slim,' delicate woman, who undertakes, any task, from buying a colonial'outfit to securing a desirable lodging or furnished houso in the country, or at the seaside. :' "I find agency work exceedingly fasoinating,'' sho 'said .in conversation' with,, a "Daily Chronicle", correspondent. "It. is work, that is admirably suited, to:,.women. ■ -At ;all times of tho year. I'have a great deal to do with the finding of-homes and schools for children, both for. little foreigners ,aiid English I.boys aud girls whose parents,are abroad, .Women know much ' better .than 'men- tho . rc(iuirpmeiits"'of these, young people,' 'particularly. as on liiore than ono pccasion'l have had to ,meet children coming to this country,-and•buy : suitnblo outfits for them. Fancy a man's despair faced with such,a problem!- And.after,this-has been done I: havo- passed Hhenv on to tho homo or school chosen'for them. .-.:'. ; "With regard: to hombs and schdols, if pos-' siblei.'l ; personally..; visit. them, and-"always seonre good references boforb, introducing them to my .clients. I.havo been well/repaid for this oitrft.'troiiblo.-*''-''-''- • ■■''•'/'■;••.': ;."Tbon, take houses and flats. It lis the .Woman who invariably chooses the homo, and has to live most in it. ' Who can. advise and .help her, better than, n- woman?)' I can tell', on sight' almost exactly what a.client will require; • and ii carefully select a. suitable .-list' .for;■her. > tofgo/and see, and .'frequently.-1 arrange :to; gOMWith lier; .1- :-am also '-ready' to advise .with*regard to decorating and furnish-' ■tag.. This to some .women is a great assistance,' and thoy/are prepared to pay, well for the help given. : , •'

A SMART LACE GOWN,

"Now I nm. busy with my' holiday- lists, and much of. this has boon compiled out of the personal, experiences .of my friends and myself. .: .-:■ - ~.'■.' •-..■: -.-■■>':■ ,-; Ichargo an annual', booking fee of one guinea to clients,who aro seeking;paying gilcSts Or children as boarders, and ns this in many cases..has how. become a regular siibserlption I, can vely on a detinito incomoqnito independent ot the commissions I earn after bringing off satisfactory,; deals. Business capacity," ,'concluded the .holiday .-agent, ."(mergy, initiaV tiye and; above, allitatt, are. the ■: necessary auallflCAMons 'fit'ahy.'.'wburd-bii lady agent."