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them in three-and four-yard lengths which could be made into coats. Minerva Kilburn, the buyer who had encouraged me to try to sell the baby blankets, liked the tweeds even more. She said, "I think they are great and what's more, I think my boss might like them. The next time he comes to New York, I am going to show him some samples."

Her boss was Leon Liebes, a partner in the family-owned store of H. Liebes & Co. in San Francisco. The store sold women's accessories, specializing in furs. The firm had several other such stores in the Far West.

Minerva came up to our apartment early one evening and said, "The boss is in town. I showed him samples of your tweeds and I was right -- he likes them. I told him about you, that you are from San Francisco, and he wants to meet you." She said she would set up the appointment for four o'clock on the following afternoon