The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-29
FROM CASH GIRL
TO MERCHANT
The Story of a Successful
Business Woman.
proprietor of Factory in winch
Employment Is Given I" lhree
Hundred People.

on a prominent CorneS in the central
man Of tie business district, says the New
yo,l Post. .i,ere stands IA substantial, up
ro-date loo king building 1t is factory for
tie making uT cnlldTen'T and misses cna kS
and suits Of a good quality. and there are
! more than three hundred cutters sewers
and rinisi,ers employed there constantly.
Tie hest retail firms i'm New York, Chica go
Cincinnati, ST. Louis, and other cities Send
buyers 10 tins factory Insecure the season ;
cOuulement Of goods for their respective
departments.
The proprietor Of this flnurishlng fac
tory. which does business each year val
ued at a half-milllion dollaTs4is woman
"A bright. brisk. alert wouan. who en-
moves a clerk Ia look after the office end
of tie business, and devo,aS h.r energies u
tie more important part ofpersOnally super
intending tive cutting and sowing OF the
garments. She Is. III reality, al the HELM OF
every part and detail % Ter business. but
never neglccts to spend the nabr portion
of EACH dav ia the great workruom. where
tie folded ayers or expensive cloths are
beine cut into sleeves, Sid, forms, collars,
and the like, aud where the stitcherS, liners,
and trimniers may refer 70 her for guidance
at any moment.
Il made every cent Of the money |
started this business with myself, she
Siys. when Cumplimented on her enter
prise. Il started life in a sixth avenue
store as ash girl at fifteen. After
year or two | was made a salesCirl, and
ter ON had a place III another store IN
the dress goods depa Ftment When l was
twent Y three | was promoted to the post
of buyer IN the Gepa rtment | was then
selling in, which La ndled infants caps.
sacks dresses etc. ! suppose | gave sat
isfaction. for | got better place with the
same house to buy the misses garments.
alta salary of 500 week. II was nota rich
firm that | worked for, and there were
very few women buyers at that time in
New York
Il did not have control Of the money
used in buying, nor did have any voice
as to how much should he invested. l
simply selected the goods most likely TO
sell, under the supervision OF a man buyer,
who was the head Of our depa rtment. l
worked along on the 500, aud save all the
money could, until had $1,000 laid by.
I Ia d married in the meanwhile. but that
never interfcred with my work, and does
not now, as my husband has business Of
his own.
My buying goods, o.. rather, selecting
them, for So many years gave me an in
sight into what was needed for the mar
ket, the IA hts in the goods or their ruak-
ing. and the cost OF materials, workma n
ship and all that. 80 / decided that had
Judgment enough to run a business ven
ture Of my .wn. When l suggested il to
my husband he laughed and said would
lose my position and my ST 500 in the bar
gain, and That had better re satisfied to
let wen enough alone. | started. however,
and met with success from the first season.
began in very sluall way. 1t is but six
years since started. and you have only
TO sec the firm names on my books to IN
derstand that l must make the best qual-
ity garments, reaSonahl in price, to hold
my position Having made the money
myself TO begin on makes me all the
more pleased TO have built up the brisk
trade going on about us"