, 1874-07-12
Some Of the Women Who
Shop.
How Clerks Are Sometimes Worried
by Customers.
And EoW Customers ARE Sometimes
Neglected BY Clerks.
Rardships of Women Employed in
Stores.

One feels surprised that, with the thermomc
ter ranging from 90 to 100 deg, ANYBODY shoult
have the courage to 80 on regular shopping
expe;1ition but, under this stimulus suppie
ty 1nwu OF oroquet parties, or the necessity @
getting ready for sum.ner-trayel We find ever
very delicate young Indies quite equal to tht
task. There is, perhaps, nothing IN which
WOMAN
SHOWS HER TEMPER AND DISPOSITION
more plainly aud undisguisediy than in this
same business. We should almost advise an,
young man thinking of marriage to try and see
h;ulseh unseen, the Fair lady Of his choice when
Sis is purchasing the various items of her SUM-
n:er-outft- How and what does site buy +? In
accordance with her position, with la1ish ex-
tS4vucunce OF worse if it can be, with a na1-
r,,,y. pincLing economy of material, which
shows q graspins penutiousness OF char-
actcr How does she treat those Tho
wait upon her. and how is she treated
BY them, especially if those who serve her are
also women? Docs it ever occur to her how
hard that poor clerks lot is, compared with her
own? How evary yard of ribbon or lace un-
wound for her pleasure must again be rewound
and restored to its place? That, from morning
Until night, these girls must stand on their feet,
let them ache as sorely as they may? Willie she
is still enjoying the pleasure OF mornins-nap.
CT rising early for ride or drive. they are hurry
ing through possibly an insufficient breakfast to
get to Eome shop s:ore, ~hich they may not
l2ave asxin until dark, or even 1ater. In some
Faces it is customary to allow the e:aployes N
lour ut noon, and also to close business at 6
o'clo2l; hut, where shops are kept open until
evening, there Is = prolongation of weariness
Tia. it
TIRES ONE TO THINK OF.
The hunnbleet home in which the occupant has
tho privilege OF rising up aud sitting down
when sic pleases, seems 30 much more endur-
able. The clerk may look out It the busy
crowds and long to be with, them, but she can
n,t get a~ay frc,n her treaamin.
I,e have often heard Young girls with q
love for beautiful things. but whose crcum-
Stances placed them far beyond any necessity
fer labor. say they thong 1t it must be 50 nice
to. measure of ribbons snd laces, or match
worsteda, of do something Of the sort. Perhaps,
for sn hour nr two but, after it had gto8n
1,onotouoIs, and the came wsarying round had |
to be gone through whether one would or not
what thens II Indy, in purchasing, ID not |
treated With the Utmost ciyility BY tie clerks, |
She is offended, not altogether without cause; |
but it has sometimes ses:ncd miracle to us that
they can even gpeak at ell, pleasantly GROSSLY.
It ought to be made
4 rrH1haABLE oFIEssB
II any person em7ic! l!:g women as clerks neg
lects to pToyi.le soma lcd of bench or stool upon
which they can rest for = few moments OCCASION
ally, when an opportunity occurs- Il answer to
"a 1n E1gument Mnich We nave neard aasanced,
necessary to have place under the counter
where tLer could be pushed aside, and roon
enough behind it Tor easy passing backward and
r. -,a,- a VI oun..s eno1n ~
n.ana Il, =. "Ay anssef We! enouSn lor men 10
1nS 1spe ana selling III thread but it is
tuluatsoa ~ the heaAn o. Tue strongest
Nonian. eue Iouiu ~ "i4n !ess injury "alk ~
lalies tnau H., ~ ne tnns KEPT II slnl1st Single po
ea4oa 4of LIE esu1He oas- 1Ae Ieue1 OF sltt1ng,
II only 1or lev moments. under these circu:n-
E1ances, u naoaci1naole, ano, II anluryt 10 health
Is t1e nalural result 70 those VINO nave inherited
Peaect cons1l1ntons, no" ABOUT the minority,
diseases which seem to ba realization OF the
:ilrse upon lnose VINO have hated him: The
strong, elast1c ap11at o1 YOUTH may bear up Tor
Ii1ae, ana heep up the Neak, perhaps diseased,
o21S' pus e'entuahy the long connnement WILL
|el' nos uairequentE iataly; We Know that there ,
re generous men, who see the necessity OF thus
'ehevlng their employees, even though they can
40: comprehend why it should be necessity; ..
out there are others ~ho regard every moment :
u which gtr pauses to rest as so much of their
i1ne Fassad They provide no meaus for these
,1ris to Sit down at AL and, when they are not
Waiting upon cussonera- they must be arranging
,bn Fsn1;1a the STOCK Il Is s7c men US these
STRINGENT LAWS TO ros,,. THEM
o provide proper aud nesessa.y .asaus OF occa-
ips.ai rest fo- their assistants.
The look Of nea1iness We have eeen On the
acts Of some Of these girls. during tha !
ess week, Las led to tits discussjon
4 tho question I'VE have astni +
many Of them. Do yon get anv tima to rast - u