The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-09-20
By PAULINE SUING BLOOM

men who have dreamed of becoming president
While sweeping out the country store or selling
newspapers, but so far there have been few
stories written about the successful business wo-
men who dreamed their dreams carrying lunch
basket to and from school, and hurryng to get
home to do the tidyng up that was the bugbear
Of their youth. Monnee Owen, owner of Salon
Monnee, one of Spokane's most distinctive spec
ialty shops, says that she can't think back to a
time when she did not dream of being the owner
OF lovely shop where lovely women would be
fitted to beautiful gowns under her direction and
supervision. She began the work through which
she has fitted herself for the actual management
of the place of her own the humblest clerk in
one Of San Francscos speciality shops before
she was sixteen years of age. She worked her
way up from one department through another
until she understood not only the art of being
successful and finished sales-lady, but a careful
buyer of merchandise as we'll Then, just when
she felt that she would like to go into business
for herself, Dan Cupid took hand. Becoming
Mrs. Claude Owen instead of selling lovely
gowns, she helped her husband in the office of
the owen Motor Company. For year and
half she kept the office and the books-but the
urge for the specially shop always there and
on March 18th of this year. St Patricks day.
the lovely French Salon Monnee was opened 81
think that opening on st. Patrck's day a
good omen," she said. At least he has entered
no protest at the lovely French Period effects
obtained in the well planned shop. where dainty
pastel shades on walls and hangings set off a
genuine Larlstan rug, on which dainty
fiirt with fashion.
The petite owner of the shop was almost in
tears over the weekend because her husband
has made flight to Southern California where
he was to take part in the air races. 81 can't
help worrying about him every minute he is in
the am she said.
Monday when the news that her hus-
band Lieutenant Claude Owen had won the p T.
Type of military training plane race she was
overjoyed Captain WadswOrth, too, called it
splendid victory because he had stiff competi-
ton The flyer had won over planes of the army,
navy marine and reserve corps
Holding a telegram in her hand from her
soldier husband telling of his successful flight
Mrs Owen, who was wearing her hair in lovely
curls down her back, was the picture of a happy
girl bride, despite the two or more years of mar
red life. Petite and winsome, she is the EN-.
bodiment of the Twentieth century girl. who un-
afraid embarks upon business career deter
mined to do her part in the building of compete
independence. I'VE live in hotel now" she said
because we both are busy all day with our bust.
nesses and it gives me time to rest that might
otherwise spend in cooking and careing for the
apartments"
Lieutenant Owen is member of the 41st
DIVISION air service unit and one of Spo-
kane's first commercial aviators, being a mem
Der of the firm of the Foster Russell Aviation
Company before joining the National Guard.
Along with the Aviation honors which come
to the Owens, Mrs. Owen was displaying blue
ribbon the Award of Merit for Speciality Shops
which Scion Monnee had won in the Fall Ex-
position OF course its windows were beautiful,
for beauty is almost religion with its owner
Clothes need not be expensive to be beautiful"
Mrs Owen said in discussing her work "The
girl who has but slender may achieve a
beautiful ensemble by the proper choice of her
clothes, getting simple things but those that har-
monte with her personality and then paying at
tenton to the details. Her shoes and hosiery
hat and gloves, if chosen for harmony as well as
for price WILL with modest outlay make a more
favorable impression than expensive clothes han
hazardy purchased and carelessly worm Beauty
should he uppermost in wonan's mind One
sin that is never forgiven her is to be unbeaut