Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-29
PRETTYSH0PGIRLS' WAYS
SMILES THAT SIT ONFAIR FACES
LIKE 4 MASK.

Deeeits Prscticed by shrewd salsslsdiei
20 sell GoOds-SmIliBE Cd Washers
While They Empty Their POcketbooAs
IN Useless Purchases - Carry ins
Lunches in Music Rolls
There was q luu in business yesterday
afternoon in the dry goods stores Vhile
the rain was falling. a merchant on
Broughton street was leaning with one
arm on pile of goods when "a NEWS re-
porter stopped at the same coun er Tor a
moment. Toe proprietor employs quite a
number of Misses TO wait on his Gus
TONERS. and the male clerks are a small
minority. The girls were busy arrang-
ing goods. and the subject Of conversation
between the head OF the firm and The
NEWS man drifted TO the workers.
oWhv don't they rest now tnat there
ara few customers coming iuE' the mer-
chant said, repeating the question ad-
dressed 10 him. There is grea. deal OF
work attached 70 a clerks position that
one who has never been through the mill
knows nothing about" he continued.
ssThese shelves and showcases must be
kept in a certain tidy condition that only
8 professional eye exactly understands.
Every time anything is taken out OF a
case, unless II Is done with care, the
things have 10 be fixed over again. The
work the clerks are doing now will en-
able them 20 get of earlier tonight, after
the doors are closed, for everything must
be put away right, before they 20 home
DO you insist that your saleswomen
shall not sit down during business
hoursf' the merchant was asked.
He replied that he does not; for not only
10 il exceedingly tiresOme 20 the clerks,
but several years experience had taught
him that the more attention he pays TO the
comfort Of his employees the better his
customers are treated.
s'seen on the streets those girls would
never be taken for shop girls" remarked
the gentleman, slightly changing the sub
lect.
Il believe il, for would almost swear
that l saw that brunette by the hosiery
counter this morning carrying a music
roll in her hand" responded the reporter
mo doubt. Many OF the girls bring
lunch, and you don't suppose they carry
it in a tin bucket? II that music roll had
been opened il is more than likely one or
two buttered rolls would have been found,
besides an apple, and sweet cake or two.
You were deceived. you see, and that is
the intention Of the girls. There is no
reason why they should let anyone suspect
their occupation, though It is as honest
circle OF friends no one knows what the
salesladies do. They have petty annoy
snces without end, and often, / have no
doubt, more exasperating."
care they inclined 70 flrt with Gus
tomersr'
young men you allu1e 20, Of course.
Not very much. In the store a saleslady
is bent on business, and the Washers are
generally treated icily. The girls can be
depended on for that. Now aud then they
hatter a customer by pretending 10 be
mashed, but IN most cases it is done 10
sell bill Of goods, and ] have seen many
young fellow spend s. for things he
certainly did not want just to try to
please the clerk and make her believe he
had plenty Of money.
ct is good policy to have two or three
pretty faces in a store. They Will attract
certain class Of custom, but the girls
with palmer looks are apt to be better
from business point Of view. The pro-
fessiOn in nearly every case is considered
as merely temporary arrangement-sort
Of ante-ma rimoniai, as it were, and
about the time she gets tolerably well ex-
perienced she gets husband"