The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1016, June 17, 1899 — John Shaqi
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1016, June 17, 1899Various
General
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1016, June 17, 1899
Various
Children's literature -- Periodicals
JULIUS CÆSAR (_Copying, etc._)—There is very little copying to be had
since typewriting was introduced, and, in any case, the law stationers,
to whom this class of work is usually entrusted, would not care to send
it down to the West of England to be done. Plain needlework orders
you might very likely obtain from people in your own locality. In our
opinion, people who are obliged to live at home and to exercise great
economy, cannot do better than work for themselves, that is to say,
make their own clothes, do their own cooking and housework, etc. In
this way they can at all events save themselves occasions for spending
money. But earning for those who live in the heart of the country is
much more difficult than for town-dwellers, while on the other hand
living is cheaper.
A WELL-WISHER OF THE “G. O. P.” (_Emigration to Canada_).—See reply to
“Unsettled” (No. 1014). For your age you are certainly not receiving
very high wages, and the fact suggests that you have no great talent
for cooking. Perhaps you might do better in Canada, where the duties
would be more varied. But we cannot take the responsibility of advising
you to take such a step, as you are by no means badly off where and as
you are. You might easily go further and fare worse.
LORRAINE (_Travelling Companionship_).—There is really no demand for
travelling companions. If you are fond of travelling, you had possibly
better emigrate under the auspices of the British Women’s Emigration
Association, Imperial Institute, Kensington, W.; but in this event
you must be prepared to do plenty of domestic work. In the meantime,
however, you should take a thorough course of training in cookery, etc.
You could obtain this by spending some time in the Emigrants’ Training
Home, Leaton, Wrockwardine, Wellington, Salop. Perhaps, however, you
have a talent for some trade that you could pursue in the Old Country,
and in this case it would be better to remain. But you give us no
sufficient idea of your aptitudes for us to offer much practical
guidance.
MISCELLANEOUS.
GEORGIANA.—The system which had its origin in Gautama Buddha was
founded about 2500 years ago in India, upwards of 500 years before
Christ, and Ceylon was the country of its earliest proselytism. Its
dogmas represent a form of Atheism, as no God is acknowledged. Buddha
represents a man, not a god, although divine adoration is paid to him
and his supposed relics.
MISS PRYDE.—We have pleasure in again drawing attention to your Home
for Governesses, and others in Paris, in the Rue de la Pompe, Avenue du
Bois de Boulogne, 152.
BELL.—We recommend you to write to Miss Pryde, of whom we have just
given a notice. It is probable that she may receive you, and in any
case give you _renseignements_.
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