The sun., 1871-02-06
LIFE OF A WHITE SLAVE.
HISTLRIEs AND MISERTE5 or IHE
PALACES or FASHION.
rrichs Of the Trade-The Caucasian sinvo
srd his Drivcr-Thc secrets OF shopping
How Women nre Humbugged REM
uuutH and ola Hiocif.


~ ant p ralr of ear, doves"
""'Oih .-nuy particular siv"f'
40 want them to az pfulty c1sily"
10, nan 1tiAnd tle counter turned TO The fhclves
ca re nihd Tuh boxes OF various sizcs uul
rrc" pvrg narrow write labels pasted In front
o. NL.cn were scratched somc curOu, licrusiyp1-
rt,n. wat vac v,lrt-h. ts saii. E" I am a,-ry
to k-ep YOU VISITING 80 long, but the f',t Is am
hA. o.t wJra ouL'
'Nb}. uow is that T.
Zone ~ ~ Souns ones v1s poorly last night I
,nI w',h him. and having to come ia SO early this
II .houelt you had pretty good hours in these
"Ah, Dir, the pubc knows very little about our
al Yen con give me any details " orth publishing,
can coon make ne community "oeuah''a WIN
II would be veIy lid 10 explain tho entire sys
tC'u to on II yon W. take the Trouble TO come TO
~ Place this evening""
ruK uoMa or WHITE SLAVE.
nrvlrg obtained the name aud address. and made
~ appoin mcnt tht following is the result Beng
j, atvd in eman irout room (thc man occupied
three the third floor OF large tucmunt house in
ono Of the poorest eusrters o. The cit the eonvor-
teporter-How long have lOu been al the dry
Clerk-About twenty yesrs During that time
have held situations in most OF the large houses IL
Now York Invent uAo business, In small way,
behind the counter again to support my family.
Reporters y Ameut to ret situuton IN one
Cierk-Weil tiiat depends In some OF them you
Ee straight ~ themanogor and, taking on your hat
make ,sppeaun. In other. lowgrer, ono has to
tng low MIL your body forns the proper curve Of
seep humlhty- 700 bog that he wouli Introduce you
40 Mr. Someoodyclse, and that last ono may or NAV
mot nrnk Il worth bis while to mention you. SO
you have TO take your shabce.
rnE DUnCs or A WHITE SLAVE.
Renortor-Bui once you get in, Of course you are
Cork-Not exactly. First, you are given the ru'os
OF the catabrshrpsni to read which consist mcstly
a q ha NuWd
u'hen you receive book To onter the amom, OF
Every sale maio during The day; and you must lock
prtSty sharp that no one eisp ses any mere than
Rcporicr--why, mis- mus, keep up a ccrstaa.
CNrk-Ti does. ana q s the csuse OF numerous
tomplsmts Of inattenton and rudencss TO clssomurs
Cerk-Weu, you see, a man IL called forward
hat is desired by the shop walker to come and wtt
mon a lacy. She may not D. quick enough at buY.
M TO suit him so he tries to gut rid o. her QUICK
as posAiole, that lac may get another likeJ TO pur
Roporter-The shop walkers then have control
over the meni
cirtk-They have and mos, bru,ally they use f.
eoge,ines shouting ai you as u youiwcre doy
end II YOUR face shows tlIo smallest trace O. n,
s1jsf,,sssi Tbose felloyss arc worse Inn save
driver America has ever known.
lIH WAGES OF WHITE SLAVE.
Reporter-surely they would give mau OF family
borne notice before ds schareng hmf
clerk-Eot an instant You my hrtwenty years
IN The employ Of one o. those hrge houses AM De
offence. Time hnd health they grind ont Of you
and while they are making millions you get mere
Rsrcrter-vhat are the usual wages paid TO
fefksi
Clerk-They range all the way from nve dollars a
wcek TO twonty IN some houses tiey have be
sihes the salary premiums, or, as we call them "P.
Reporier--May ask you what they sref
Clerk-Tbey sre Kind Of bonus gwen to the
saletmau tor getting rid Of old goods and remnants
Reporer-'phe general impression s nat remnants
md Old goods are sold at reduced prices.
Clerk-I know It Is, but Il Is a wrong impression
Remnants sometimes bring higher price a. rem.
hants than they do in the piece.
Reporlor-But whyi
Ialeimcn push them 10 make the r. Nj"
now A WHITE SLAVE BEcoNEs 4 swI.pLsR
Roportor-Do ali the stores in New York give
hese " T. MS as you oAll them
Clcrk-kll but one and In some n the houses a
nsn gets one tird OF all be can oyercsrgc custom
rutlRg the day.
Re3orier-rhe goods are generally marked; mn
how oan lTe oyercharger
C.ertS-Tiie goods marked, true enough bi &
U a lady comes In TO buy shawl Tor instance. 30
Gay % marked ten do.i-rs Bgt 4 tie e,erk SCI
be may charge her sixteen tor IT, He then gots Two
Reportor-Dout you think this looks like swim
oerk-nos; I oe-t7inly do. Bu, n you happen 70
Fet ITO one cf those houses, nnd you don DO that
Eo-t o. thinR occasionally 10 show your clevernes,
an Interest in your employers business you'l tnd
saturday night come whom uley'n tell ycu = ey
po-'tVan' you II Seu ask why, you are lu6Worsi 10
D Well you don't suit our trade"
Rerorfer-ltits Is frigh ful state OF things.
'. OErk-t have known Instances to occur-ihoy are
Dot common, TO be sure but 1 have seen great
many ~ them in the course oi my GxrerioHce -
EneTe lafy shown an article at price. Shs
Didn't think 1t good enough, and being tie best in
Iiock the clerk would produce 4 again and agaln
pnn he af rc O. ed te rrice the customer intended
10 pay for what sac wantsd.
Reporter-And tbs with tho knowledge OF the
Cerk-Most assurodly That Is one OF the trick
II The trade.
HOURS OF Wide SLAVE.