The morning times., 1895-07-28
Something New for
p Washington Woman 10 Do
Novel Business in Which She Can Start Without
Fear of Competition at Present-Glor-
Gadabout's Advice.

assorted sizes of needles, thimble, and
a pair of scissors constitute nearly all
that is needed to begin with
But you will say, What ON earth is to be
done with that bag OF all the odds and ends
OF buttons in Christendom and how is the
addition OF a few spools of cotton. some
needles, thimble, and pair of scissors
to bring any revenue? Readily enough
when the combination is properly under
stood and worked.
Having collected the materials designated
the thing next in order is to select suit
able place in which to set up the button
shop, and in this particular the greatest
care and largest amount of thought should
be expended, for upon the location much
of the success of the experiment Will de-
pend AS in the beginning, until the bust
ness becomes generally known and thor
oughly established, the amount of space
required will not be large, It would be as
We'll to select some store or office of
which the owner would rent one corner
with the privilege OF having one or more
placards hung in the window IL possf-
BILE, locate the button shop on the ground
floor of a business street or in the imme-
diate vicinity of one of the government
departments as the best and most fire.
quent patrons Will be men, and il is ad-
yisable to have a place easily accessible
where the ones who are always bursting
buttons from their garments can readily
step i'll from the street.
EASE-LOVING PEOPLE.
Remember the majority OF people are
built on an ease-loving scale and do not care
to climb a flight of stairs even to have
quickly supplied missing button upon
which rests the responsibility of keeping
up an appearance OF respectability.
One great essential TO success is a pleas
enter the contest; they are counted out of
the race at the start. If possible the young
woman or women, since it is q plan in
which partnership would. in some instances,
prove advisable. should have fair share
OF good looks. That too often repeated
phrase about beauty being but skin deep
is all well enough. Suppose it is, the pur-
pose is none the less well effected by the
possession of that pleasing exterior, as it
is only upon the surface, in such cases, that
the eyes of the world in general rests. To
physicians and students alone is reserved
the facilities for gazing upon or discovering
latent beauties or the sub cuticle.
However, beauty is by no means an es-
sential. If pleasant manner is possessed
the battle is half fought and the victory
pretty well assured.
So much having been accomplished the
next thing to be considered is TO get small
table on which TO keep the sewing utensils
and a chair, although two would be better,
as the patron could then sit at ease
while the missing buttons were being sup
piled.
The placards to be displayed in the win
dow should state plainly not only that the
business was to sew buttons on garments
OF every description and to supply them
when so needed, but should as well state the
price for SO doing. II thought best a regu-
lar scale Of prices could be arranged from
coat buttons to shoe and glove buttons, in
no case allowing the price to exceed 3 cents
unless the button supplied was a handsome
one. The wording OF these placards and
arranging the scale of prices Will afford
scope for considerable ingenuity and talent
MEET THE EMERGENCIES.
1t Will now be seen why the contents of
the button bag should be on The most
varied scale possible in order to meet all
possible emergencies for all ages and
worldly conditions Of customers. Acct
dents in the button line are such frequent
occurrences, even when the best regulated
family representatives start out on
shopping expedition, that such an estab-
lishment as the Button Shop now advocated
would prove positive blessing TO large
number of women, who would only too
gladly avail themselves of the opportunity
of rectifying the nIishaps at the cost of
Il IeW pennies WITHOUT Lnc annoyance OIL
having to return home and have recourse
to their own work-baSkets.
1t will be surprising too, how many
men who now go about, either from ne
cessity or choice with buttons missing from
coat, vest, shoes, gloves or shirt would
as readily patroniZe the Button Shop.
In the latter case the spectacle of an at
tractive-lookjng girl busily stitching away
at their garments while they waited, would
serve to wonderfully increase the amount
OF patronage from themselves and friends.
One important point not TO be overlooked
in this age of active business competition,
is that of advertising. To do this would
of course require an amount OF ready money
not likely TO be possessed by the average
young woman to whom the plan cOmmcnds
itself. AS il is quite true that there are
more ways of killing a cat than by drown
ing, SO it is equally true that there are
more ways of meeting this emergency than
by recourse to the newspapers, though that
is Of undoubtedly the best.
HOW TO ADVERTISE.
If the young woman wished to set up
business for herself in q Button Shop does
not care or cannot afford to have printed
she can write out fifty or hundred circu-
lars, and armed with these, make a per-