The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-29

Reasons for Her Success.
10 get the adaptable points from her story,
she found her salvation apparently IN her
location. Upon her card also was the notice
that night dinners were to be served tnat
the coffee was the best that could be got, ana
served In Individual pots, that meat dishes
were served covered and hot, that nome
breads and pastry were specially, ana az
women who have occasion to eat downtown
could be served with first class meal da'n-.
tily ut tables reserved for them. and that
quick service was given to business people.
These claims not only proved 70 be true, put
In any one Of them Is starting point for the
woman who Is trying to meet the needs OF
certain class, and especially OF woman eaters.
FIRST-There is the need of q place where
the business woman can get good meal
without having to wait for 1t, as she does In
the tearooms and at little too steep price,
or hustle for It as she does In the MONDAY
rests-so-called-at q little too low one.
49, simply cannot walt on myself" said q
saleswomnn of unusual ability. The part,
which sitting back at quiet and orderly
table and being waited on In quiet and
orderly way, plays In fitting for the after
noon's work Is one which Is recognized by all
women who study the real use Of their lunch
and the noon hour
SECOND-There Is the need OF place
where the business woman can get good
and reasonable dinner downtown and unat-
tended. without having to go to the open
restaurant /" of the ordinary hotel. where
men smoke and whereby some strange law
of relutions-they also stare. After O. clock,
when the tearooms are closed, she can't get
this even II she has tho money In her pocket
to pay for it-unless she finds her way into
the little known dining rooms Of the too high
priced hotels, or goes to the skinny little
places where everything, even to the bread
and potatoes. has to be ordered extra. This
Is not dining.
THIRDLY the same sign. nicely equipped
places not too far off, where she can so In
twos and threes at night. after tho theaters.
and where there is no stronger attraction
than chocolate and coffee The candy stores
are the nearest to this want, but at most OF
these she can get only chocoate-not some
thing TO eat.
FOURTH-The need OF nice little lunch
rooms In the office buildings. where women
work In colonies Of 800 or 400 Mrs.
Marion Crittenden made her great hit by
going to the place where hundreds OF those
who wanted her good home ways We're to
be found. The Office woman often wants to
work through the noon hour, to get away ear
lier, or to avoid hot or rough weather, or to
get away from the nerve wearing struggle of
putting on her things" and the worse one
of pushing through the streets In the noon
crowds. The fact that a nice little place OF
this kind started In one large building Is cry
ing for more room, shows that few OF the
women, and not many OF the men, go by
such place when 1t Is offered,
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Small Things Count for huch.
These are some>of the broader needs.
There are smaller needs and la cks partic,,-
larly irritating, according TO the Ideas of-the
average Woman Luncher, which might make
the with difference (which the safe lunch
protector can graft on to Il plan which al
ready has proved successful,
The Marion Crttenden lunch room am
nounced coffee was served In little pots. The
Woman Luncher likes above all things to
have It kept hot In this way and 10 be able
ut the end OF a meal 10 pour out he little drop
extra as finish. Why sho can't have It n,
10 cents when some of the best hotels fur
nlsh pot conta aiming two cups Of the bever-
age In It's most delicious form for the same
price. is always an Irritating question. Yet
there is only one OF the woman's places y
where they do not ask 10 cents for II served
In this way--and that Is ea room which
has scored heavily over rivals on this account
Yet there are none Of the popular priced y
places which have thought OF this easy way
10 popularity.
Then there is dem! tassc. II a woman hal
formed the little habit of finishing or a l'epI,
cure, she 10 bound to lose 1t II she lunches
downtown, Tho same tea room Is the only
place that understands the meaning of hall
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