The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-06

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not speak or move. ~
"Rapl rapl rapl came again. so I asked
what was wanted. 81
"A voice replied, Here's areyolvsrr
'"'Whatp said.
"'If you're afraid, here's a revolverr
came in hollow tones, which recognized as
those Of the young fireman. I have had
flowers and fruit and confectionery sent me
at my hotel, but that was the first time any
one ever showed me the delicate little at
tention of Offering me a revolver,
How do | fare at the hotelst Well,
when first began to travel | followed my
custom and that Of most women, and went
to the parlor on my arrival. From there
engaged my room, and ! soon found out
that was by no means so well eccommo-
dated as were the men who arrived when |
did. Now 1 go directly to the office and
pick out my own room. AS "a result have
the best there is, or at least stand an equal
chance with the others. am such per-
sistent creature generally get what / want
any way. was not so at first, though. |
was more meek and easily. put OFF. z But one
acquires persistence, and then you learn the
secret of the art of travelling in comfort.
for it is an art to be acquiEed only by expe-
rience. q
"Do meet more travelling saleswomen in
the west than in the east? Oh, yes, a great
many more. Chicago merchants have been
much more ready to send out women than
the eastern firms have. Perhaps 1t is be-
cause the ives ern woman is better adapted
to the profession. l came to New York
from Chicago and l was almost the first
woman to attempt travelling in the east
The women have met have all been sue
cessful and have liked the work. A great
many give 1t up, however, principally be-
cause they have not the strength.
II have met W omen selling silks, cloaks,
perfumes, baking powders, furniture,
spioes, and also travelling as agents for in
suranoe hrms. A woman has 10 work
harder than man to get the same credit
For instance, as I said, our firm had not
done enough business in Baltimore to even
pay expenses, but when l went there l did
wonderfully well. Ii sounds like vanity for
me to say So but l can often sell goods
when no man In the house can get the
smallest order. But, unless | did very, very
well, don't you see, they would say Yves
not worth anything, even though | might
be fairly good
"If woman wants to succeed she must
| pay no attention to other things. OF courss,
| it is true that the fact that am a woma /
helps me. And yet, one must be 'womenly'
| or thas very fact will be a drawback. A
woman inclined to put her dependence on
making personal conquests will soon have
her hands full and her order book empty
| There are a very few men who will be caught
in that way, but the majority of them will
be Disguised.
1.-The money that can be made in travel
| ing depends on the person, and also the line
| for which she travels. There is more money
| in drugs than in other branches. | began
with 5 200 year and expenses. OF course,
my salary is much larger now. Woman in
other lines are sometimes paid a commission
whom they begin, and they pay their own
| expenges. They receive $50 up to 500 a
month and expenses after they have been
with house for some time"
what do you consider the greatest draw
| backs in the work"
"The constant travelling ia very hard and
the physical wear and tear is too much for
women who are not strongly constitu ted
| Then there is The nervous strain of meeting
| great many people. Sometimes, at con-
| ventions, meet as many as 1000 physi-
cians but Of course, that is not a common
experience, and does not occur in other
| lines 1t Is hard too, for a woman to adapt
herself to hotel life. The housewifery in
stinct within her revolts at the inconveni-
ences to which she is subjected. One has
| to grow hardened to these things"
| would you attempt to dissuade woman
| from entering the workp
| Not at all. II she is strong and quick,
understands her business, and has the
| faculty of making friends, she can earn
| AhOuoJ AL bhAo W oJ Sdnu Au HAAuOob duy
other. She must work hard, but she will
see more OF life in one month than most
women see in a lifetime, aud she will earn
a snug income in the meantime.
II have been sick once in the past year
and a half. But, then. anyone might be i'll
occasionally. was i'll Washington at the
| time, and my room was a flower garden
through the kindness OF the druggists and
| physicians who were my customers So
you see. there was compensation even in
| that misfortune.
"How many travelling saleswomen do
thiuk there arei Oh, l don't know.
| There may be half dozen, but not more
II is a well-nigh untrodden field for
women"