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Duplicate cards containing the name of the maker, 

 and the price and description of the article were pre- 

 pared to go on each thing in the shop. One of these cards 

 was left on the article after it was sold, so that the pur- 

 chaser could see who had done the work which she liked 

 well enough to buy. In this way the women workers 

 were advertised, and future purchasers knew where to go 

 for various classes of goods. 



All of the business of the Woman's Shop was at- 

 tended to by the State Fair office. Efficient clerks, book- 

 keepers and cashiers received the articles, entered and 

 marked them, returned them to their owners when they 

 did not sell, handled all the money taken in, and sent the 

 checks to the consignors for the full amount of their 

 goods sold. 



The Woman's Shop Committee arranged the space 

 for the exhibit, displayed the articles, decided what pro- 

 portion of each contributor's material could be placed 

 in the cases each day, met the public to explain the worth 

 of the shop, and assisted from early morning until late 

 at night to make sales of everything sent in. The com- 

 mittees was divided into sub-committees. Each sub- 

 chairman was given one day and one night for which she 

 with her six workers was responsible. A considerable 

 amount of friendly rivalry was thus aroused, because 

 each chairman desired good business for her day and 

 night. 



On the thirteenth of September, when the doors of 

 the fair opened, everything in the Woman's Shop was 

 in perfect readiness. Shelves and cases were full. The 

 wires above were hung with a wealth of quilts and coun- 

 terpanes, appliqued and crocheted. Thousands of dol- 

 lars were represented in these bedspreads alone, which 

 ranged in prices from $15 to $250. The highest priced ar- 

 ticle in the shop was a lace dress valued at $600. The 

 sales, however, were not made from high-priced things. 

 It was the articles costing from $1 to $25 that sold in 

 greatest numbers. 



Most of the articles were practical, and beautifully 

 made, while many of them were rarely artistic. Certain 

 things could have been disposed of again and again. The 



