New-York tribune., 1907-08-24
TITLED SHOPKEEPERS.
rsg;isF Women Who Haze Gone
Ipio Trade TO RecoHp Fortunes.

- .-,e,z-, Ms iirst called 4 ma ton Of sfon-
-. the intention probably not ccnpli-
49, l1ut il the country ever resented tie T.
N,,,,o, that tine seems 20 have long passed for
- -osf .risfocratic women in England are now
s lat or al any rate not ashamed. 10 he shop-
tTers So rnany OF them have gone into bus-
49, 49, ths+ when Lady Auckland started in as a
-. derorator the other day il was taken quite
:. matter of course
e. - Tad,- Granville Gordon was pioneer in
issocrs1ic shopkeeping. She established mil
-,T,- shop in Park street. I-ondon. and carried On
- s.ressfl1l business under the name of Isie-re
- f,v leaf being the Gordon badge. Lady Rachel
- daughter of The fifth Earl OF Strafford. is
o.le- aristccrstic milliner. and prior 10 her
80 the Hon. Lady HeTTey Bathurst elSo ran q
- millinery shop. trading under her pretty
s-5eb name Of Moirs with great success.
NJ FSrzSeorge. = daGshte--in-law of his late
- hiranese the Duke of Cambridge. started as
: .aeanty doctor some years ago. did also the
Ton Mrs Granville Knox, q cousin of the Maz-
ruise 6-Eauts7oule-
-he' Hon Frances wolsei-v. daughter and only
aiis oy vfsoount and Tiscountess wolseley. has
s+ah6slfed a garden farm and school for women
~ s;ivnde in Sussex, which has proved most
--rticsi undertaking. financially and otherwise
! .sv CozhiIl the wife OF Sir Egerton CcghiIl. IS
.-c+her fftlsJ gardener. Lady Coehill raises Vo-
ls,s snd saws that the work is not only profitable
bar most interesting Lacy Aileen NNnoam-o GUM
1vo -sisai yinleis FOR while. hut gave il III for
lack Of tine 10 give the necessary personal super
vision
n-hisr ap7earS 80 be q eeoUs as well an
s--erprising person for she IS keeping servants
-pe5sfry Office in The neighhorhooi of Eaton
eo,sre Tordon-
Il Vas TIE inventive genius oF the Hon Mrs r,e
a.re Perez. dsusi'tef-in-lsw Of the Earl Of LIN
,,irt rhst ca1sed h-l 10 go into business. She
las psfenaed and placed the market a safety
7urse and manages all TIE business connected
with i.
The Countess Of Essex. daugh'cr - Mr Beach
Grant cf Nev York. has part interest In 4 laundry
ans Ms Nellesie1. . relative bv marriage of the
Duke of Wellington, vas conspicuous Success
- florist
Many ti-led women. toe. haze gone into business
ca behalf cf their teTlantrT and pursued their
,srioas enterprises with much ass5uity : IL
-ler were deriving personal gain from them. The
,ssufll sn6 verrafilr Countess Of Warwick man
aged with great success = shop for the sale Of
handmade lingerie made bv the poor women
her Essex The shop hss .sssed an
Ger ether a-enent. hut The countess stiIl
tiu1es her interest in ii. The Young Duchess Of
Sutherland half sister Of the countess. is also in
husness hrhslf of her husbands tenants. Her
line is handmade tE-Aeos. made by tho croftcrs
ne Sutherland property north Of the Tweed Her
grace has supplied the King and Queen with her
or several occasions. hut. not content with
-oysi patronage she drums UP trade among less
exalted persoasEes. just like any ordinary n
-n.rcia traveller. Her Grace of Abercorn equally
snereetic II nhilant hropc business enterprises
Through her efforts The gray ryoclen socks knitted
by the PEASANTS on the Abercorn estates. in the
zu-th OF Ireland. purchased in thousands every
voa7 hy the army clothing department The
Countess of Aberdeen has pushed the sale OF Irish
products with great energy and business ability
both al home and abroad, and the Countess If
Bessboralgh takes entire charge Of cottage in
dustTies that have prizes at Chicago. Glas-
gov, Dublin end other exhibitions The Countess
q Lucan has been very successful with the Castle
hsr tsSee5e. hand woven by the peasantry the
Industry started by Winifred, Countess Of Arran. in
one Of the widest regions OF West ireland has
Erogn 70 such dimensions that its products have
large sale in England, France, Italy, Russia ana
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