Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-30
Nm WHO SELL TEA.
N OF DISTINGUISHED
,s,aTH IN BUSINESS
\ Z. HIuhbom Ladies Do Not Forfeit
q Social Position . They En-
gage In Trade.

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gage In Trade.
.,.wonnn In search OF an income
y. a complex situation. Possessing
\ s.,i,,d belief that repose is her os-
" .,ment, She yet faces the necessity
= that vary extremes have met.
..,ssn is tragic, and none the less Sc
no result Of an artificial training.
!. Men curiously observed Of late
~ English gentlewoman is more
I'd into trade than the American
y breeding Is. This may or NAV
cause Of the greater certainty oil
dtion here. When woman in
title runs a millinery shop she
N, her act forfeit her title or the
"a to it, whereas with us socia,
.stne fashionable world cannot bt
without money, which If 8
,I,sps q shop oby iously she is with.
.,mrit is, English women OF birth
-r have distin guished themselves
n =. q far as to mako the tendency
with remarking. and their ex.
z. worth the consideration of ON
.s,lr bred women who need to carr
rs women Of advantages turn by
40 mental occupations, the school
hing the great resource. In New
4 eity alone there are numbers Of
I, women, members Of old families OF
..i;ons Of refinement, who, with the
MI shrinking from trade given them
u tAeir training, are dragging out un
tctory lives as teachers in privat,
"a; they are screwed down in salary
he principals, on the plea OF over
IN oi teachers, to scarcely enough K
hody and soul together.
sxtenlion Of such women is called /,
ventures Of English women in trade
specially TO an interesting depart
!. witch am about TO describe. II
Ellsworth our women's while TO con,
,vhllher the apparently superior gen.
ID the teachers work is worth the
iu q an independent career and pos
srumulation Of income.
sunture Of which l speak is a tes
nj controlled and operated by zen.
Tnan. These ladies own one 9th Of .
state in Ceylon, where they grow
esn ten, and so do their own import
flhont any middlemen. They do
En blending, packing, selling and
ttndgery incidental to the business.
eployees are secretary and
illn the tasting room, both of whom
i1gated women.
ompany is a limited one Of seven
1ders, two Of whom act rs manag.
nctors, These directors have mas.
very detail OF the business with n
ghness parallel to that required OF
"a training school, and you can see
y The packing room OF the establish.
Z nveloped in big aprons and caps
. ap thelr own packages--not an ensy
iolding pound Of tea into the reg.
size pound papersl The tea will
ut and fly all over just when one
70 have captured it, and it requires
Practice to do it expertly.
business Of the company is conducted
luiet suite OF rooms, up two ensy
Of stairs. In Dond street in the midst
fashionable shopping district. There
fcretary's office, packing and sell.
pom and a tasting room. Their sales,
y are all retail, are nRdc here to pur
T. "ho como ia, aud also Throughout
IaiEed Kingdom by means Of agents, I
~ lAdies, and to whom they give n
1mmission. Indeed, the most vital
aneerning the company is that though
been In operation but four months
4 tnploys dxty OF these agents and 10
I paying its expenses--a Furnishing
nn Of affairs that indicates good
ssnent and profitable market for
Especial brand is the Ceylon raised
1salve5, but they also blend other
-td for by the market There are
/ lavors as there are tastes for tea
more Of Souchoag for one; a soup.
nyson for another-the variation is
Il Blending requires patience and
-se, and is a skilled work in itself,
y been accomplished by the ladies,
<fesglt they have styled THE La.
m Blend" and numbered one, two.
ae
-rming feature is the pretty parlors,
ny intending customer may taste
eatore buying it--an advantage the
.Igrocer does not supply. This room
aa open to the public for afternoon
sasinall price n cup, with bread and
II Is an odd and delightful ex.
TO have in a public place your
ought to You by woman Of cul.
y your hand had gone into your
/ lor a fee you draw it out again with
Z AZ yourself and the world OF eating
Aputside that encourages such degra.
aho you look with grateful pleasure
1Faitrcss In her cap and apron aud
Believe that Bellamy's millennium
We reflect, Is a gentlewoman wait.
'I Ion wages-doing it perfectly and
without affectation, as any trained
Y would do.
~ be noted, however, that the pol.
zoe company in employing only
'eaen makes IL easier to do such
work. There is no contact with
" vulgar; the environment is al.
aaned.
gents employed by the company
,-snis in towns and cities through
!. kngdom, They number among
.senan with II title, another who is
-,scfable, and many clergymen's
ihese ladies' do not solicit from !
z.'or, but they mention the matter /,
SHlends who are willing to try the
,lese mention 1t to others, and ,,
~ orders are sent ia to the ten !
y. 'hey are accompanied by tha Z
-l1e agent. or else the agent sends !
Win the customers address. a
,'tn the agents also is TO have tea
.'s.stles and invite all their friends !
,4uce them thus to the tea,
fl'n, in these early days OF WON.
pendent work, why should mos
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