Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-16
WOMAN AND HOME.
WHAT is EXPECTED OF THE GIRLS
WHO CROWD INTO STORES.
Beauty BlushinG Cnseen-Elaol the staId
ard Color-Books That Mold the
Faee-A Matrimonial Lottery
Cat Flowera-Stray Items.
iC1I;cago News.l

when girl comes into store" said ths
gray haired proprietor of a State street retail
house, she is not only absolutely valuclesS fol
from three t. six months, but size is in ths
way. The pay is small and inadequate t.
the expense of their living but II is actually
more than they are worth until they acquire
some knowledge of business. y boy goes into q
department with the expectat ION of learning
the business AMI Of being paid in accoriauce
as he learns and is OF value to IL. But girl>
think tney are worth money at one. The
majority of girls behind counters live al
home. In fact many houses viii take uo girl.
behind their counters than thoss hav-
ing homes for. OF course, they could not exist
ON the money their services are worth until
they are thoroughly conveEsant with the
business. Not only is the girl when she first
enters a store Ignorant Of the method Of sell
ing goods, but ofsen positive drawback to
doing So To know how TO handle customers
is an actual trade II cannot be learned in a
month. The matter Of woInel's work and
woElen's wages is one have lon; considered
| must conf s. that / arrive ut NJ clear solu-
ton. Tuerc is constant CRY of shame that
women are 50 poorly paid in stores, but de-
clare that, however small is their pay, with
and all that the value Of their services war
rant Women are more difiicalt t. dis
cipl;He than men. The boy or y0gng man
does, as rule, unquestionably what lie is
told to do. The young women want an ex-
PLANTATION
A girl who tries TO learn can 20 into a
store and work herself up by degrees into a
position Of trus: and responsibility AMI where
she will b. well paid. But its the shecrest
nonsense for girls 10 suppose tha. they can
walk into a store and earn enough money 10
sup Ort theIns lives comfortably. | cannot
understand why 50 many pcr-0ns suppose
this a possibility, either TEccr are few
mornings in the week when ! do not find
awaiting he Wien ] come so the store from
ten 10 twenty girls all anxious for work, and,
with few exceptions, tn = have no exp1ricnce
or knowledge oi bushes. II parents waps:
daughter. :nust Wu.,. 70 earn none WO-i
give them a comprehensive edu-lt.UG a a
tasis Tor general intelligence, and apprentice
tlcyI fuf the remainder Of the tins to learn
Some bu ines, o. trade, there would ba less
anxiety concerning the question f women :
work, AMI the matter Of wage would Of
necessity W. regulated. Skill-3 workman
ship viii demand its full Waite cyeryw'i ere
In France women engage in many ira le>,
AMI are quite well paid 70: their work as
mel. But girls are put to learn these trad ;
the saHie aS boys, and do learn them thor
oisilly and completely In this country the
girl goes TO school till she's out crown her
short iiockS, AMI !, then expected - step
into some place where she can earn long ONES
for herself
The girl who gets INTO a position in a
store whore she can earn her living must
serve hong and faithfully frs" said young
lady in a suit department When she has
attained this position it is BY no means an
easy one To- fulfill For illustration: In this
store We are paid NJ commissions on our
sIlcs-sinIply regular salaries But We are
expected 10 sell from $50 10 $50 worth of
goods per day II we fail to make good this
expectation our services are not long re-
tain-i. There is an Immense class OF lille
women residing in the city. They include
women who board ami have nothing on earth
e. occupy their time and attention The IA
vorite anna ement Of such women is to 90
shoppin- whether or not they desire to buy
or have money TO buy with Such women
are the baue Of the .a!s,wonan- They come
in with every assumption Of purchasing, al
are handed over with Eo..r.sh by the man
ager to saleswomau. After they've 10 pkeI
at nearly every garment in stock they'll III
form ynu that they 10 not wi.h t.
purchase, that they are looking at goods
for q friend in soIn, suburban town. Th5
moment they have departed without buying
up VIII rush the department manager.
Why didn't you sell 10 that partyE is his
demand. You may rep'y that it was be
caus, she did not wish To- bay. Ii makes no
difference. You are expected to sell. Il i
what you are paid for Not 20 show goods
II You have any number of people to depart
without buying during day, You can he as
sured that a slip Will tie filei 10y thu manager
a. headquarters stating that Miss - had &c
many customers g ont without p,Ir1 hasing,
ami the next week yonil be looking for
si;uation On its a mistake for girls g.
crowd into stores. Outside Of suit AMI
cloak departments there are few posi-
tons where money enough can be earned
10 live on deocn.ly. Tie wages 81 the ma
ioIity vino are lehini counters are in.lu led
in tie ran e te:ween - AL s. per week.
For instance. there i. car little cashier ga
tIi- floor Sh1 Is new ia ;ae business AMI
homeless. Her salary i ju-t - per week.
Four Of This she PAYS :or hnarl ami room.
The remaining dollar l. all she has fer cloth
Ing. washing. and inciienta!s Through the
worst and coolest weather she mus. walk h
and from her work. Tor she cannot pay ear
fare Had nav life II he in over and the
cNlarienc, have now. would not "a into Il
STR. The = RI who has d work hal betteT
chop oil Il c,guia o. years from he- school
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