The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-10
BRYN MAwR GIRLS GROCERY.
Set Up Shop in Rockefeller Hall Sell
 CenIall1. Isinl.Inn III.

CdHuyi FlckleS, Elc.
 students of Bryn Mawr college launched a business enterprise yester- day by opening the college grocery shop. The store is in the basement of the east wing of the Rockefeller build ing. It Will now be open week days from to $ D. m., except Saturday, when the hours will be from 10 a. m. to F p. m.
 For weeks grocers and others at Bryn Mawr who cater to the wants of the young women have been fearing the opening of the students shop, knowing it would make inroads into their business. Now 1t has become a reality. At the end of the corridor hangs q placard with the word Shop" printed in uneven letters by one of the young women. The card Is not artistic, but it drew scores of students from their athletic sports to make their first visit to the shop.
 From appearances the shop-the stu dents refuse to call 1t store is by far. the most popular room in the big build- Ing. At present the equipment is teIn- porary, but Chief Grocer Miss A. M. Bronson hopes to have things fixes up much better so6ii.
 A visit yesterday disclosed more. 'grocersM than customers. Tn fact the grocers sold about as much to them selves as to the outside customers for time, until the college hours ended. Then there was rush for the shop.
 The term grocery shop is almost misnomer, for there is more candy on sale than groceries. The counter con sists of boards on trestles, while seve- ral kind-hearted carpenters built some rude shelves on the wall. On one end Of the counter are potted plants, all for sale by the grocers. At the other end is glass case containing cakes of all kinds, most of which are heavily iced. There was one loaf of bread, several rolls and other forms of breadstuffs, anything that would serve at a lunch- con in the rooms. On the shelves are potted ham, tongue and dozen more varieties of canned goods that might make a dormitory spread" Of course the bread must be cut, and the grocers have stock of a dozen bread knives, the most expensive of which retails for | quarter.
 But the crowning feature of the gro-s cery shop is the confectionery. Every thing from the most expensive sweets down to peanut brittle and chocolate that retails ut five sticks for five cents is on hand. Apparently the groceries are incidental to the confectionery, but the groceries carry the title.
 Besides this the grocers are to some extent restaurant keepers, for lettuces and salads of all kinds are kept, not to. mention large array of bottled olives and sweet pickles.
 A number of young women crowded about the counter yesterday, looking over tho wares.
 Il wonder if I want postage stamp tor cruller,' said one girl, gazing at the dainties.
 II think III take that nice big crul- 1er," decided the girl, adding: That letter can wait"
 None of the grocers has any experi- .ence in the grocery business, but all are confident that at the end of the year a good profit will be turned into the stu dents building fund.
 The grocers have firmly refused to give trading stamps, and say they will not under any circumstances become members of the Grocery Clerks union Philadelphia Public Ledger.