Mrs. Babbitt Got a Fur Coat

This image is from a Greenville News photograph of Mrs. Mary Babbitt, the Claussen employee described in the companion piece "Hostess." She is reimagined here with a luxurious fur coat likely favored by the ladies she assisted with their menus for social events among the upper crust. Mrs. Babbitt was likely quick to suggest Claussen's goods, but she also had "at her fingertips thousands of recipes" for housewives seeking her help. The News reported she had made a study of modern merchandising methods and advised grocers free of charge.