The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02
THE WOMiS HiBERD.ISHER
Enterprise of One Whom Reduced Circum-
stances Forced to Earn IA Livelihood.

stances Forced to Earn IA Livelihood.
4 conservative old Connecticut town now has
a brand new ur-to the hour interest affiliated
directly with New York and Paris, Another
woman cunscrirt from the always had plenty
but now forced work lists has struck out
for trade success and has won it in somewhat
original lines. and If mere wood and stone
house front could tell IL tale Miss (harmante
Courageous. habcrdasher. would be Da2uncd
on one uf the most notable od-farnily houses
in the place. Mems necktieS and scarfs of tho
latest cut and most correct patterns. wOmens
neckwcar. stock collars. dimity scarls. silk
finishes and Paris novelties fresh and original
as though Just unpacked at the importers. is
the output of Miss Charmantes ability, and
many Of her fellow towrswomen are retained
as assistants.
When can / have those ties. the dozen
ordered last Friday u customer asked yes
terday at the New York quarters for the haUcr-
dashers wares.
oh. not under two weeks. the neckwear
salesman answered. Miss C. was in vestcr-
day and sand her hands were tul at present
t tHne M I! an
" Hardly be done for "a week yet; but they il
be beauties when they come. Everything Miss
{. turns ont is exactly as represented and has
- How long has the woman haberdasher been
Since Christmas" said her New York repre-
sentative. The family lost money suddenly.
copartnershp in this city. and Miss c., the
| youngestone. determined to nit on something
be a steEoGrapher. because she, didn't know
| how. and wouldn't like it if she did. She
had no taste for writing nor for illustrating nor
painting and no capital to set UP in millinery or
times. shr had made neck scaris for mon folks
ones. aud she thought here vas Held
men she had heard OF from time to time
| had made trials at ncckwear max ing. dong
wh shps the womens
| change for Il market. and no push or enterprise
e nask the busn"sf and give tho wares dis
| get the choicest and most original patterns to
be bought. have the work done in exact copy
| pattern fashion. always keep 1t at one standard
Of style and excellence. and see tina, her wares
got to the people who liked exclusive looking
,hings and d were VIII ng to pay ITr item ,;nc
| proper hands to do the work The experienced
%ncra,,oFs were all r empTy"a apd the amatrprs
teaching amateurs herself until they were
| snfflciently skilledto he trusted t" 60 alone,
| She also made tour after tour among the
smart haberdash"rs shops, asked outright for
| information she needed and kept on he watch
-leight ;o-hand. slip-sttching: proper stifren-
| ing, thicken!ng. &c., that so to the make. up
| cured all agent in Paris who could he trusted
|
| from, SnyngcI agents in three BIZ cities TO sniI
her goods and started in She has not yet ar
| rived at the stage Of fastening her trade name
| in the hack OF the ties as "A nd for exclusive
ness. but her wares sell rapdly and for good
| ihc numnC OF her vmp 0yres taking on Inrx-
| nrrieuced hands to a. Stat in the Ilnj,nnIrtaut
| I,a,t ri the work "
| "a rrrtain measure ~ the younp wo,nan's
| surr.Ss i. due TO energy and the NATIVE. horn
| faculty Tor knowing how and comnIruDlinp
h"rsoi Il to- prCrr's favor ATmtbrr meas Ure oi
hhr iS ~ th,s' riv Ia at