The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-12
THE PlIILOrENA BUSINESS.
WHAT THE FiTHER or ErGHT DASH
NO DfrGHTERS STRCCk.
The Happy F<cape OF the uo,s frem utter
Bauk ruptcy he Origin 81 the Dollar
stores Hon Hons and Boxes for Women.

After looking at the merchant = very
handsome displny of confectionery. there was
ono point remaining unexplained why were
In, candies nut nm in such ornamental and
SNOWY boxes =? surely the delicious cnromcls
and luc,nt gum drops tinct with cinnamon
puin.d no extra flavor from thc box and the
tasty purchaser mi,ht he content to eat them
ont Of n clean white paper bag
Ave" said the orulcnt candy man. with a
syrupy smile Of shr,,wdnoss; but YOU must
understand thn, thcs, French CONNECTIONS are
nut up for presents. If YOU were going to make
a present of a mound of those chocolate glaccs TO
n lady. would YOU not prefer to send her the
d. n nov in "A sntin lined box with an embossed
Cu,iJ an ,hc cover and Uymcn's torch henuti-
fully burning ON thc rirht-hand oorncry"
" nut rnmnrkca the nstonishcd rcror,cr. "I
dont send cnndios to ladies. had no itea that
nnvtody did to any rrcat extent"
"Oh enormous business .pcrfcctly enormous :"
continued the merchant his eyes sparkling with
uho, poc rnlls "a crys,nlline delight The
Whh' 10" c"ilS 'iSS''''"e "ci'-"' no
American women eat more candy 'hnn those
mn, ,h''v ,,r,tcr f., ONT /, on, If highly orno.
mcntcd boxcs?"
"Oh. thnt's n cultivated taste You sec taste
in candy. like taste in everything else. changes
every little while. Ten years ago Wily had quite
n run We usrd to cut II nm into loycnEcs and
sell it under all Kinds Of Names su,n "s Eli'r-
| ton wintcrgrecn and butter Scotch. Then, when
the gum drops came up. we couldn't make 'cm
~. a., h,,.,,. "a
/ inst enough N's"t 10 pu''hs III "r"i"s """
curdials. and that killed it, why. SIR. NJ one
/ timn the women wouldn't cnt ANYTHING but
s,nfrod 1o,rs TLcn tbcv ran n,ong for about
two years on iig paste. After that there was u
rrcnt rnrc for musk drops but there WASH I
- wv. -. 49,, a. c....,.t e,ab -
much substance to en- ana IN" naNS''i i"sh-
ion drov' EN- out. The caramel appetite began
nbou' five years nso. That ana the no'l"h Tor
ch"''"l' 't'ans nav "''" 'n,a wv" '''-
than We had any idea they would
'"' w.. ''' VA ~
develop
.,,,, 49, ,,..essi,y van, mi,ht saw You
,,,o'iv ,cllnw. ,ho nu.,uatirns of tn-,e like
the drama; but the lrX business. that Is one Of
m. things thew call tho cxiscuetes Of trade. It,
boon kind % pushed on us 10y ih" competition ~
/ tho -fntinurTs and soap makers.
You VIII have to explain yourself
"On. the boxed candy business has all sprung
| up on Of the phllopu,nn people,"
The what ,"
Won w" "'''" "''' '"'
Why. yce: its p chili's game ~ forfcits.
/ Gldt ,aii,i pliiO r'u'; .,,,....
'ltu E'ntN i."M .,t ~ ~, w"
an .''.,,' &C. "a. - =, - i,'isi nm, pl.n.,.
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flt.a no
WI you sru 7.,u S,"ls " , w., ,R,.~r''-.
"n'',. nv s.,,,,. IN, vim. women u,'t To-
YNtSr ~. ,.'' IT,, ~ aN.u- WW''''' H'' ''
playing IT. pf.iy syn l,,, ,,,, -,
~ . " ,l,.r ,,',, mn, ,l,nn iho vnUn.,
WY; ~ y i'Nu"i Ply w. 1871 ,nII ,'u,'-
','t w." 49,, he n,,",-,vto led ~ In
,t i',.." H. ,,,s =. .iir,.l ~ ni..r nr .ni,,n.
tii,, INV .,r,n,., int i,,, y.r, nush Ne had
f-- Xxx, H., HIN, . I'm, MA ~ ',,ir',
Tnr ho1,i was oy'rrum wih gay y2nnG ,"i,.wS'
W., ot' mlt" WI wni ~ m ,.,' MAJ,
! som. way, III" II IulivI "i.' M ,, 81,
, MI ~" rf,lr'i "i Xxx,n II uw"rrthI' ,.rx
, / ninup In tnH Jon VIZ, 1t WI, ~" w.,
bum ~ INN, IN h'',.,,,,, ,,id s,,,i-
. ouaf Il 49,, M, i,f. h,,nr f., II "a,
j in WAS mex" ~ wnv Of c,tting sunuiir.. and
can I ~ ,,i,,, ~ ,i,,s'.i,,s s.,,.,.
/, the girls Sn-t hny H., IN. nt 1,it Of the hn.. 10
= some Of ,,tr ,y"nn,n arn,,tintanros: for ihr
5 game brEh TO SPREAD Why il got 50 that in
4 som" 81 I. b,,,,s.s tbcv kcni "A dish of
. almonds on ne hali stand. Tney hal ii all
their own ". Tor vrar ar two There
@ were great run n, tha -bn..s nnI fnn,y rood.
q combs, toilet - prriumrrV brnnz,'~, fans.
e. str ped stock ms ,.,rn .'oin shi,vyls 81 We Ter,
rirrs white dove .,,'n,,n Nh sn.b Ike go.
pru-lNe giits pouri mo III" q, .nt,ri avenues
hacn t. think Of ,,.pIn"u ' y,y S "rt II tn
r.rau". Ah"ni MAI 'ac tho dollar stores were
~tHii"I, uu hy ~ ave heard il. bat il WIS
said n' IN TIM" lhH' lrt, ~ Young men had
eut'.iy, Il the scheme ~ executed The uinn n
behalf OF thor HrN; IN Idea was Ia turn III
- "v'Dtniug'ht count Lr ed for "a pllilupnna.
. at one uniform rrnc Wn' nr II WIS a srwinl.
Il marhino or "a smelling hHa Although thc
f. y uir rN 'aiirl hl.t ""n"', accomplishing
j. the rurii-uIur purp SO ui " .i-inutnrs. A.
most cd ne i4miur7 IN w,,n ,,y,re werc MAJ
IL Jol'S "l "3eSht'.7 ,-nn /" ,'n' o. tI,n~ twice
-e year aud ~. hNci7 nrs'h u" - The ran OF
"a" snIls lnd t. luh 'h'f n"s.T why. the
T. M. tile game confidently, When. NV ~
j. ti"lr atW"nd-. lur} u~N"iH lN"'i no
luus, wa.h was Understood 70 mean % dol
4 lar store. ..,,.,
ii Excuse me one moment ship ~, XXI r. lhS;rr
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