The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-18
ABABV SHOP IN A SMALL TOWN
THE PROFITS M \Oy rr
GREAI. DtT THTl MIR
Thirty Dollars n Month the Earntru. ~
Woman Win = Front Room q, So
and children to EdaraI- H.,
Nerd Was Met N Ter I.-,rr,,,,..

Nced was Wet bN Tier I"'rrYrt.
If woman living m a -n,. ..-
| can spare a front room Si,.. ,.,r .....
add to her income hy keeping , t.,,.. -,.-
with counter Of 1--WE and ten ,y.'lt AZ. ...,..
declarrd woman who recent, ,.,
her annual visit to New York fo- .r. -
Of getting new ideas 4 have AVE-,
few cents over 81 "a month for ,,.
fifteen months In such a venture with.
IN any way interfering with m, ham.
d old work
Though my husband has a good ro.
ton we have such brood Of yo.rr, .r.
drrn that looked about Tor som, .ys,. D..
add To our incom. m order 10 CIV. o,.-
children advantages | wanted tho Ode.
girl to begin music lessons aud 10th hs-
and her brother To hsgin with 4. F-e-,.,
teacher
L began by taxing IN q little line needle.
work. always children's clothes one 80,
! made Was not satisfactory to the woman
who had ordered IL. and she told ne
might try to sell II and 80 paw mys.r
for my work sold II To- the Second De-.
son who saw the set
After that experience made Other
sets. not To order hut just to M in nv
time They sold so well that before knaS
IL had gathered a number Of customer.
Then realizing that there was no hshv
shop in our town determined % $40 whas
could be- done m our spare front room
II took about two years for ma 10 work
the business mp to its present stand that
is. clearing $50 a month
OF course I don't make all the hahv
clothes sell now though ! did when {
began Gradually a. my trade increased
secured the services Of various women
in the town who could sew well and pro
ferred to do the work at hons When
get orders | turn the materials over 10
them and seldom see the garments until
completed. Then I examine them closely
both ar TO fit and finish.
Besides these garments made To order
keep on hand a supply Of staple bahv
clothes. AZ they are made when nay -eV.
ing women have no orders TO IN can
AFFORD to sell them al a lower proh' than
those made TO order. ! have found It q
good plan to keep a good supply e s,cn
garments.
L look upon the addition 81 the counter
Of liz DE- odds and ends. all selling al either
five or ten cents, as almost an inspiration.
The idea came 10 me because often
mot hers who came in TO order or hGv
garments would bring their Older chit.
dren along and the children verr disar-
pointed at not finding some hing on SALE
that could he bought for Thorn
You see In a small own when . a ave.
age child goes 10 the store It objects -
get some bit of candy or toy. ~ arst
thought of having little IncN. Du-rNs
things on hand to give away. bat Wr'n
came 10 figure out the cyl eusc soon Dis.
,,,..-.d that my r,o,,,s We. tn, -r,r..r 10
-.
ier"l' W my "n
IL naturally followed th"i -t'n'n IF
little things ~ soil
NV first -,lr.pIv Of .yoo,I- for tins ,o-p-
to- cost iu.t q Ir.y won't 80 IA. .sr-
~. '"' IVY 80 =" ~ "'' ~
oiteh sell as inu'h a. POI worm 81 Roo~
at this counter "a month Of Coufs" 30
profit 10 not large hut am sure IL has %.
y.r,,s.5 ,rv s,,r, moro thananv,b;pr.t. .
I could have added Eysry child in -,
il anxiouS TO nav IN. a visit last Ct-,.,.
mas the demand was 40 much RTastrr'fan
/ co,iid ~urTIy thai / have Nh, IN ID -
Tor Ihraa times the auantity Of -oaI. [
carried then
th.rn ,xas IA hen 4, store IN ,r,r towr
dom, s,tDpo-.s INV Ii,tis shoD would h. -
DopuIar hut there - NOT enough trad.
ia ks.D nm that sort ~ s,or. II b4d
10 mir. an assistant i'm th,. .hop nm NOT
s,lra that IL would nav ms, enough u, Ken
IL ou.sn A. II IL am in nv shor oDlv
,pa hour that NV children are m s. .fu,l
and nv husband al his WORK
AGA VI nv aboD door opaus and b.
closes again A. Tor Am bptgr IA
that hour we have our dinner and nv Er..-
hand aud children 90 hack 10 Vor. and
,o .rbooi rasra,tivsIv A. a .tu, 4,
for the ni1bt On S,turd,ys md So.
day. tbe s6on 40 MOI orsn
sRasidea anabIing me Ia r-,ye mt ......
dram advantages In ,b., ,..v ~ rr,i.,.. AID
FRENCH lessors INV habv sbon .r,hlea no,
90 L..,, 4, ,,,aiT ~ All vel I a., 4I.o 4.I.
e., Ia,.. , r,a,,,h,,-~b,,, a., . ,ra,y.g,,a .'..,
with suhscriI,as ~ md rIr-,Il,f..
dozan or rrora GOOD por,od,raI. hi.
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~ an ioyInant ,o eli ~. rsrnh.r- Of o.lr
bo,ra storc I nr.nsJ nv L.I,v ..,,
va didn't se. a magazine Tor ,r.r.r-
roS.yber
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