Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-30
STARTED BY MAKING PAPER DOLLS.
How Paving business Grew Up Around
Three Young aud Pretty Girls.

Three Young aud Pretty Girls.
About ten years ago three girls in the
interior OF this state. brought mp in az.
nucncc, were suddenly deprived Of their
money. l. became necessary for them
to earn money, and 1t suited neither
their tastes nor inclinations TO go out uf
their homes, nor had they been educated
in any special Objection. They had
skillful hands. however, and with these
they got up paper dolls and pat them IN
Buffalo shops for sule These inciden
tally came TO the notice Of statiouer
here, who surprised them with an oui4
sHry and proposition 10 make these
dolls aad give him the exclusive control
OF their sale.
Imagine tho astonishmcnt and bowii-
dcument Of these three housekeeping
girls. They were, however, persuaded
into the enterprise, and got together
thirty housekeeping girls like them
selves, who came to their house and
helped them. This year they m9do and
disposed OF 5000 paper dolls. The or.
dcrs for the next year Were larger than
cyer aud had outsrown their home.
arrangement their mother took charge
OF, and the packing and shipping fell TO
the father In the midst of all this prep.
aration the firm failed, and thoy were
left to struggle with discouragcmeuts
and vicissitudcs, a3 IL they were in the
great world indeed.
Then cpmo proposition moro aston
ishing than the last, which was TO equip
u novelty for m American bazaar in
the Cyclorama OF Niagara, London,
ard to three girls who believed them
selves unknown outside of their homes.
Then camc letters and propositions from
hore and there, aud their wonder grew.
But their fingers kept pace, and they
found themselves Obliged to keep larger
offices, TO give themselves u firm name,
and until scarcely realized by them.
selves they found themselves swimming
along gayly in the great current OF
trade.
Now thcy added thirty more girls to
their original thirty aud to their paper
dolls all sorts Of pretty and dainty ar
ticlos in paper. Then they bothQught
them Of giving reception and showing
what women's fingers could do In paper.
Tho youngest Of tho trio had u rretty
tasto in decoration, and thor lster
fete, for such 1t proved to be, gained
such rcnown that Cleveland begged for
AN exhibition OF the same sort, after the
manner Of these two cities, who always
ooyot ono anothor's performances, and
tbither tho sisters went, taking their
| pretty things.
By and by the paper house from which
they bought their paper wondered who
this, their best customer, was and what
he did with such quantities Of colorcd
papers. This curiosity was carried &c
the point of finding ont. Imagine the
firms surprise. Three young and pretty
girls, installed in one of the handsoncs,
office buildings IN tho town, and sur
rounded by sixty more girls like unto
themselves. were transforming their Pr
per into banks Of carnations, trailing
vines of purple clomatis, masses OF PEG
MES, ionQuils and tulips, violots and
sweet peas, butterflies with gildOd wings
bonbon and powder pun bags, dressing
table even dressed in paper, and glove
case, aachct powder box, all of paper.
Here was an idea, and this firm, who's
commercial instinct was alert, immodi
ately invited these young women 10 giv'
display8 of thoir work ut their brancl
houses in different cities, and thus the,
made visits of triumph TO Boston, Phil
adelphia, Chicago, Milwaukee. Tn,
worirooms have grown again and the!
now employ from so to 100 assistants
Mamma IS still our business manager,
writes ono OF these In friendly letter
"and we aro happy also in having. been
OF service to 50 many OF our friends
Obliged to earn money as we wero br
with no previous preparation. New
York Sun.