The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-01-09
THE THERON"
The Young Lady Who Figures in
Cloak-Making Establishments.
Value of Good shape and n stylish
Carriage-Giving n Garment
an Air - Tired Out
Completely.
New York Stnr.l

| New York Star.l
Behind plate-glass window on the second
floor of big building on Leonard street. the
other day, IA young girl might have been
seen attentively gazed upon by three men.
Tho young girl was plump, graceful and fair.
she wore satisfied smile below mass OF
Eghf, huffy hair, and upon her shoulders was
draped handsome cloak OF her three in
spectois two wore hats and store clothes
The third was a bald headed little fellow,
with beady eyes and rope of gold across his
polka-dot waistcoat, that flashed through the
window and dazzled tho eyes of a reporter
on the pavement opposite Five minutes
iater the reporter was confabulating with q
view to an explanation of the phenomenon.
"Lotties Is years old, and about the hand.
soonest girl in the business. It's rare to find
agirl with pretty face as we'll as a good
figure, and what is more essential, a stylish
air. The air is all style, and il adds 25 per
cent to the value Of cloak to have her
show it of. She's worth every cent Of the
SO week we pay her-and she knows it,
II she didn't she might not get It, There's
Susie, that black haired girl at tho table
She Is a good shape but not much style, and
we get her for SIS week. The girl with
mole on her check, before the mirror. il
Lizzie. Not very luscious, you see, but up to
her business. We pay her $40 week and
call IL cheap"
1T seems an easy and profitable employ
ment for women," suggested the reporter
That young lady," said the bald d-headed
gentleman, impressively, "is our 'Trier-On.i
Daisy, eh! We have three Of them. They
try on the cloaks we manufacture for the
benefit of our customers. The effect of a
cloak depends largely on how it is worn
The richest garment looks inferior OH q
frame to cheaper one shaped to fine form.
That's Lottie, and she is the best of the lot
ha, hal Catch On to her style! There's grace
for you, and carriage and an air. See the
style she throws into that IS garment she is
showing our friends yonder, who are buying
for western cross-road trade. Oh, the
Trier-On Is invaluable"
The bald-headed gentleman's black ewes
glittered He spoke in the accents of Israel
and fondled his rope of gold as no con.
tinued:
Not so easy" said the cloak salesman,
quickly. Not so easy, my friend, as II
looks. Dozens of good looking girls come
in here every week applying for positions Of
That sort. But bless YOU, this thing can't be
taken up at once by the average woman. /
takes an apprenticeship There's a mighty
deal of art in throwing cloak gracefully
over the shoulders in such a way as to bring
out lis best points and cover ur
its worst. 1t is part of the
secret of knowing how to dress
well, which comparatively few women have,
alter all. OF course most Of our applicants
ara poor girls, who can't have the stylish and
elegant air that woman can generally get
only by familiarity with rich and TASTY
things. That's why born lady in reduced
circumstances Is such prize to us. She can
give few touches to a cloak that sets it of
better than all the merely fine figures In th.
world. Lizze's that style of woman, and
there are a good many like her in the bust.
ness"
"What is the genesis of Lottiel" inquired
the reporter.
Began as shop girl up town. Got into the
cloak department as a brusher. Kept her
eyes open, watched how fashionable women
dress. Industrious and amiable. Finally
the superintendent gave her handsome
dress, and let her try ON coaks. She made a
hit, got on lots of style, and when she had a
row up town, we We're glad to hire her, and
will keep her as long as she wants to stay.
Take look at her a little nearer"
Tie seductive invitation was accented.
Lottie was at that moment walking past the
TWO crossroads buyers. She wore an ele.
CANT garment, and stepped with great dig.
NIFTY, shoulders back. and head erect. She
was exquisitely dressed in black silk. Small
diamond studs flashed in her ears, and a pair
OF bracelets jngled as she moved. She
passed twice over the length of strip OF
carpet. Then one of the crossroads bnyers
pulled the cloak little to one side, to better
adjust it. The other passed his hand across
the back and waist Then the first stepped
nearer the girl and pulled the garment
'nugly around the chin and drew .t tighter
across the bust. The girl wore an ex.
preston of placid good nature. She was
sery pretty, with a rich color in her
'heek, and perhaps such close proximity
o warm blooded statue abasbeJ
he men. They were very solemn and tum.
'led the cloak good deal. When the re.
'orter wns introduced the young woman ac
the introduction gracefully and
he bald-headed gentleman INDUCED in lively
allies and admiring CALCULATIONS with the
customers. When they were leaving, Miss
-ottie shook hands with them cordially and
old them she would look for them In the
prtng. They went Off obviously fattered,
md tho young lady sank into the chair sent
J little girl for glass of water, called Miss
susie to bring her fan and announced her
elf stirred to DEATH
Its awful hard work, though 1t don't look
o." she observed to the reporter. "On ones
eet all day, and all the time trying on and
aking off those heavy things. Then one has
smile and be pleasant, aud submit to be
andled by all those vulgar, odious country
ien, which, I really think, is the hardest of
II. have to get here at 8 and leave at 0.
nd when | get homs am too tired to "a
ut, almost always
But you must marry sometime. of course
70 reporter felt encouraged to suggest.
"Wnat does girl who Is making q good
wing and having good time want to marry
'rf said Miss Lottie, with an evident relish
'r the topic. Il don't know single CLERK
mong 'em I'd marry; not onen
"But I've heard OF young ladies In your
,stion marrying rich customers and head,
trms, urged the reporter. "You wouldn't
i've the heart to refuse rich and hon.
able man, now, II he loved you very
1Ah," said Miss Lottie, with lig ht laugh.
ome Of us girls have done son--hers
. gave an involuntary glance
the blad-headed little gentle.
an who was just then gesticu.
ting violently In window to a man across
Q street-@and that's nice, OF course. But
ost OF the rich fellows who want to take us
: don't mean marriage, and you have TO be
refnl But the trouble is the old ones
ly look on us With @ business eyeu Here
Q again glanced at the bald headed man,
en- buttonholiny a gentleman with beot
q beak In another part of the room.
here's no sentiment I'm the III Indignantly.
'ou would think there was some romance
being thrown constantly with a pretty
III mean girls--and seeing her toilfng all
3 time for your interests. But IL makes ne
Terence. When she gets your pay Satur
y night there's the end of it,
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