Richland beacon., 1877-07-21
Il StCCESSFUL DRT-GOODS CLERK.

\ successful dry-goods clerk is always
sure of employment. He will not be
Obliged to stand any Sass" from his EN-.
pioyer; because, if his qualities are
known he will be quickly snapped up
by the rival concern.
In order to be perfect success. he
must be handsome His mustache ougbt
to curl. His eyes ought to be black
Ladies have an unacccuntable admira.
ton for black eyes.
His hands must be small and white
and SOFT for in making change they will
sometimes, accidently. of course, come
In contract with those of his fair Gus.
toner, and it is important that he should
be delicate. He must by no means have
warts on them We heard lady say
not long ago that she liked the goods and
prices at Jones & Jenkins, but the clerk
had two such dreadful warts on one of
his fingers that she could not examine
the calicoes for looking at them.
1t is vitality necessary that the drv.
goods clerk should be good figure, and
look well in a shawl, for some ladies
have a playful habit of asking him to
transform himself into a dummy and
turn about at their command with a
Paisley, or a real Indian. draped over
his broadcloth. So square shoulders are
not admissible.
lie ought to be good judge of char
acter, so as to learn whether his CHS
toner can be f1attered or not. Men 90
not believe it, but it is a fact never.
theless, that some women do not like
to be flattered.
He should have good teeth, that his
breath may be tolerable, for, when he
comes to put down the price "to COSTS"
ne wants to lean close over his customer,
and if his breath is unpleasant he should
chew cardamOn seeds.
His patience should be in as large
stock as the corn in Egypt, whittier
Joseph and his brethren went to buv.
He must never show irritation. No
matter if he is fairly ready to burst he
must hold himself in, for the moment
his customers will desert him. They
have a right, they say, to courteous
treatment. No matter how provoking
ly they talk to the clerk, he must never
be tempted to reply in the same strain.
1t will be death to his business. All
his means of redress is to put or per
cent. on his price. We heard a very
respectable dry goods clerk recently say
that he had one lady customer who al
ways gave him a great deal of extra
trouble, and was very fond of intimating
that he was trying to cheat her, but
could not and said he: 81 allow her
TO enjoy her swn opir ion, but l charge
her 10 per cent, for the privilege"
A shrewd dry-goods clerk will make it
appear to each lady with whom he trades
that she is his especially favorite Gus.
toner. He will declare himself ready to
ruin the firm for her benefit. He will
make her understand that no misfortune
could befall him so deadly as having her
60 to another store and buy spool of
cotton.
1t is good policy, if she be woman of
mind, for him to insinuate that it is no
use to try any of his little games on her.
They may DO for other woman but not
for her. She has to much discrimination.
and she is too skillful Judge of goods.
Let her understand that she "knows
what's what"
He must be extremely careful in deal.
ing with ladies approaching midile-age.
He should never display to such any
sober-colored fabrics, or make, by word
or manner, the slightest allusion to
"people of your age, madam" He should
never speak discouragingly of blue, that
color which all ladies seemed bewitched
to wear, and which they think becoming;
probably from the fact that .here is not
one complexion in a hundred delicate
enough to wear blue successfully.
He must smile meaningly, almost pity.
ingly, when Jean & Corset, the rival
over the way, are mentioned. And it is
well for him to say something about a
bankrupt stock, and bought at the Cheap
John auctions, when the customer al
ludes to the fact that prints are only ten
cents over there, ami muslin can be
bought at your own price
He should gather up her glove. and