Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-30


Hos r.ssn< r..i.e~> Gvsv Up as.~na
1hres yeanE and Prstty Gt11e
About ten years ago thr-s girls u ~
interior Of this state, brought up ii ~
fluence. we're suddenly deprived 81 flssr
money. II became necessary fnr fiem
to earn money. and Il suited neffher
their tastes sssr incIinations to 70 ont a
their homes. nor had they been educated
IN any special direction. They la
skfllful hands. however. and With fhess
they got ny paper dolls and put thsm 81
Buffalo shops for sale. Thess Sncidenr
tally came 70 the no<ics Of stnffooGx
here. who surprised them With a. Snris.
sary and proposition to make ~
dolls and give him the exclusive cDnxxul
Of their sale
Imagine the aetonishmenf and beWfl-
derment Of these three houseIeeufuw
girls, They were, however. psrsuaded
into the enterprise, aud got toxe<har
thirty housekeeping girls Ike flezIs-
!! selves, who came 10 their house aud
helped them This year they mste sad
| disposed Of 500 payer d0Ilk The u
ders FOX the rext rear wers larger f1an
| ever and had outgrown their hcm4
They now engaged olzcss; To financial
arrangement their mother .ook c3sarrs
| Of, and the packing ard shipping tn -
the father. In the miiss cf Al this rrpr-
! aration the firm failed, xnd they weFv
left to struggle with discouraxemeu1p
| and yieissitndes, - II they were ~ ~
| great world indeed
4 Then CAME proposition more ssknn-
ishing than the last. which ras 70 euuir
= novelty for an Americsn bnxsar s.
the Crclorzzna Of Niagara I.on1dpa.
and 70 three girls who believed thsunr
selves unknown outside Of their h0xsesI
Then came letters and propositions frum
here and there, and their wonder xrew.
But their fingers kept pace, and tkey
found themselves obliged TO keep laxxar
Offices, TO giTe themselves : firm name.
and until scarcely realized by them
selves they found themselves swinarzinG
along gayly IN the great current a
L trade
Wow they added thirty more girIs %
their original thirty and to their p7psr
dolls all sorts Of pretty and dainty r.
ticles In paper. Then they befhOughf
them Of giving reception and Showing
what w0men's fingers could do II papsr.
1 The youngest Of The THO had pretty
taste IN decoration. and their Easter
fete. for such it proved to be, gzined
such ren0wn That Cleveland begged fos
an exhibition Of the same sort, sftex IL
manner Of these two cities, who alvxys
c0yet one anOsher's performances, ana
thirIaer the sisters went, taking thafz
pretty things
i By ami BY the paper house from which
they bought their paper wondered who
this, their best customer. was and what
be did with such quantities Of cclored
papers This curiosity was carried to
the point Of finding cut Imagine tins
firms surprise Three young and pretty
girls, installed Ia one OF the hzndsonas<
/ cfica buildings in the town, and sur
rounded By sixty more girls lks unto
themselves. were Transforming their pa
per into banks Of carnations. trailing
vines Of purple caematis. masses Of peo-
mics. JonquIls and tulips. violets and
sweet peas. butterflies witil giIded wings,
bonbon and powder puff bags, dressing
t4bls even dressed in paper. and glove
case, sachet powder box. all Of paper
Here was an idea. and this firm, whose
commercial instinct was alert, irnmedi-
atsly invited these young women to give
displays Of their work al their branch
houses in different cities. and thus they
made visits Of triumph 10 Boston. Phil
sdelphia. Chicago. Milwaukee Ths
workrOans have grown again and they
now employ from 50 70 100 assistants
Mamma Is still OR business manager,
writes one OF these in a friendly letter,
and we are happy also IN having besr
OF service 70 50 many Of our friends,
obliged to earn money as We were. bui
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