The sun., 1894-01-28

Many branches OF Trade Rsrrs-ented NJ
Cienr-hended TrnveIIIne snIeswomen.

Navy branches OF Trade Rsrrssented ~
Ciesr-headed TrnverInz snieswomen.
Tho woman drummer has come to stay.
and we men won't be in t. in a short timer
Tho above is from the lament OF certain
travelling salesman, who connded some facts
about his business to reporter the other day.
lie ls mourniul. It is true. as who would not be
when he saw his vocation slipping away from
him. But he seems to feel that open confess
sion is good for the soul and accordingly de-
scribes with exactness. narrowing TO the souls
OF other commercial travellers. the full extent
Of tho success OF his feminine rivals in trade.
There is n young woman by the name Of
Lincoln" he says with dogged resignation.
she sells imported hats. So do when get
a chance. But II | expect to do anything on my
route | am obliged to keep ahead OF her
for when she strikes town abe carries
away every order in It, | must confess
that these women Knights Of the grip as
you newspaper folks call us. do much better
than the men in tho same lines. They nre
strong. clear sighted. and clear-headed wom-
en- some of them very pretty. and all OF thom
perfect ladies. Some OF them do exactly as
men do visit merchant in person and solicit
his orders. Others engage sample room In
the hotel. and. after notifying tho merchants.
wait aud receive them there. There Is another
class Of feminine travellers. who arc very
swell nul Cater 10 lnuiNluuhl CUSTOM KNOW
Of several from New York who pursue this
method entirely.
Probably the best known woman on the
road is Miss Virginia Poole OF New York. who
sells nothing but perfume. She STAYS in n town
sometimes two or three weeks and she does a
big business. There is Miss Airline Carson,
who sells millinery in all the large cities east
OF the Mississippi and north Of the Ohio. She
sells over SlOOO 600 worth Of goods year and
gets big salary. Mrs. X. H. Henry is a well
known woman drummer Her husband for
Of New York. 10 died aud left her
with several children to support. She
went TO tho firm and asked for his route.
gave i TO her. and she made such success OF
1t that SHE is now member OF the firm. Sha
goes out on tho road occasionally, and heard
good story about her not long ago She was
Just seven minutes in which to catch her
train. She went to her room. put on her trnv-
Cling dress paid her bill. ordered her bag
gage down. called n carriage was driven to
the depot five blocks away. and caught her
train. There are mighty few men who could
have done that" and tho drummer subsidized
into sorrowful reflections
ono OF the women travellers who depend
on individual customers is Miss VI. A. wilkins.
who travels for q Philadelphia house that deals
in children's wear She carries eight large
irons, saying that she will occupy certain
suite In certain hotel on n certain day. When
the time comes her customers drive up In their
CARRIAGES. and are shown to her room, where
can tell you. they Leave lot Of orders. Her
trade Is worth $4,000 n year TO her house. 1
know OF one woman who sells chewing gum,
another laces. another buttons. another furs.
J. have even heard Of n woman who sells cof-
fms. i II bet she sells so many that the under
takers have to make kindling wood Of them to
get their stock reduced!'