The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-11
CHAPLIN & WOODHULL OUTDONE.
American Women Going into the Wholesale
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Tsao 66SSSsiness-hadame DemOrest Invests
The American tea trade is threatened with a
woman has resolved she will no longer be only tea
drinker, she aspires to be tea trader.
Madame Demorest, the SOrosian and queen fash
ionst, has formed a copartnershp with lady whose
name mot yet permitted to be made public is
synonym for practical good sense and success in
large financial operations. She like the Madame, Is
enthusiastic in her desire to establish mammoth
woman's importing and wholesale business, employ
ing women in all Its offices and branches she brings
into the enterprise an immense capital and un-
bounded business experience, acquired by personal
attention to her previous financial operations all
When the combined talent OF these two enterpris-
ing ladies shall be brought to bear upon the tea
trade and the interests OF their sex, results Of
marked character may be expected. They will en-
bark in company at an early day for London, via
Liverpool Madame Demorest will remain in Lon
don until she hears from her colleague, who will
proceed direct to Canton. Here she will take up her
residence among the Ceestias, and become celes-
She viii purchase real estate in the city, and
"chop' or tea plantation in the country, and thus
Identity her interests Win the worshpPers OF Con-
fucius.
The teas will be shipped from Canton under her
superintendent, assisted by her lady officials. She
will doubtless permit the rougher and sterner sex to
lade the vessels that transport the precious carg0eS
Madame Demorest is to be the receiver at this
port and the chief OF the two large warehouses, one
up and the other down town, where the teas are 10
be stored. She will bring her immense business
experience and acquaintance to bear upon the busi-
ness in America She will direct the hundreds OF
for the firm all over the United States and will occa
sionally visit Liverpool, London, and European
ports. Her yersatilesgenus, in the mean time, Twill
not disdain to give an occasional impetus TO her
fashion emporium, which, however, VIII be
mainly under the direction OF her two accom-
plished sisters the Misses Curtis, Miss Fndlay still
presiding in the department OF art and design.
The ladies OF the new tea rrm express the most
unbounded confidence in the success OF their enter
prise They base their hopes not only the capital
OF s5oOO0O at their command but also upon the iact
that the business peculiarly suitable for woman In
all its details and its pursuit calculated TO do more
! sphere of woman's influence, and increase her
means of remunerative employment.
Some mad wag in Richmond, Va, has sent
! to one of the local papers, as original, an ex-
! tract from the Song of Solomon, and the editor
introduces 1t by styling Ii trash, and saying that
| it is fair specimen of the poetical efuslons
| which are daily thrown into his waste-basket.
Eleven Pittsburg jurymen greatly annoyed
! the twelfth, staid and respected citizen, on
Saturday, who, after stating his opinion, lighted
his pipe and refused to listen to what they
! called reason. On returning into court he in
| formed the Judge that they would not give In
and even his Honor couldn't beat brains into
| their heads.
An item has been going the rounds of the
! press to the effect that "the Greeks are the
most sensible people in the world, as they weal
one style of dress all the year round" 1t has a
| length reached Milwaukee, and last appears in
the Sentinel but with a slight change, the WORD
Greeks being printed Irish.
On Saturday Mrs. Bly,, of Baltimore, com
planned to the police that her husband had shu
up her eye Oy striking her with his fist. She ex
planned with tears (from the other eye) that ht
sang different song when they were young, bu
time had opened her eyes (both of them). AnC
the paradox puzzled the police, but they shut NJ
the husband, eyes, mouth, and all, and since thel
Mr.. BY has enjoyed peace.