Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-02
WOMAN'S REALM.
BY Mrs. l.. H. BLANE, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
st. Paul's Lady Clerks.

d EcStduIduC, WdS Clle TeIldFk OIL Jut
proprietor Of dry goods store in
Third street to a reporter the other
morning, as dozen or more young
ladies, some of them carrying ordina
ry music rolls went past at a livel,.
walk. 1t was not yet eight o'clock, ,and
the remark has been made that 1t was
early for young ladies to pay visit tt,
their music teachers, for such, toe all
outward appearance; was the errand
of the young ladies.
| "Yes," continued the owner of the
dry goods store, "those innocent-look-
ing music cases are possibly filled with
ham sandwich, a half dozen cookies,
an apple, and general assortment of
bread and cold meats
"They are off for an early picnic?"
"Picnic? Yes, picnic; but not to any
OF the lakes. Those young lladies are
clerks in some Of the stores down
town. They live too far away to go
home at noon, and so they carry their
lunches, and those music rolls are their
dinner pails.''
"Why do they use them? Didn't
you yourself just make the error of
supposing they were merry party off
for an early music lesson? Won't
other people think the same? The
young lady that works behind coun-
for in com a cbon ic q ,uc,nop ~ LODI.
who, aside from some schoolgirl pride
and desire to look sweet and attractive
under all circumstances, possesses that
natural female delicacy and sense OF
the eternal fitness Of things that tells
her there is something out of harmony
between her own pretty fgure-and
she knows it is .pretty-and a dinner
pail. If it was not this feeling it is a
desire to conceal from the public the
fact that she is obliged to work some
where for living, and hence the mu
sicroll.''
"The successful Clerks" said pro
prietor Of a house where fifteen girls
are employed, "are girls Of better TASTE
i tl,an iWe-thirds ot shs customers IA;
they try to please. If they have enc ct
good taste to handle their goods prop
erly, and be of assistance to lady Gus
toners in making selection OF goods
you may he sure they know how to gel
themselves up in the most attractive
STYLE No, they are not all pretty, but
some who are most plain in appear
ance are the most useful behind the
counter and draw the highest salaries
"There isn't anything interesting te
be said about the way we spend ON
time" said q young lady with pretty
brown eyes that looked through a pail
of spectacles at the reporter, awho hao
introduced. himself and asked the
question as she stood behind the coun
ter: "It's lust hard work and that's al
there is to it. When there are no Ecus
toners to attend to we are expected tt
be putting the counters and shelves il
more attractive condition, and in 9th
er ways helping in the business.
"What do we do when we are not il
the store? Wehave our rooms to tax,
care of, our dresses to make and re
pair. I expect we do as much genera
home work before coming to the store
and after we leave as most girls dc mo-
have to work for a living. OF course
we have some recreation, and so in tht
winter we go to the rinks once in {
while, or a number, OF us meet in some
girls room and we play progressive
euchre.-St. Paul Globe.
4 Among the personals in Wcman's
Work published at Brooklyn appear
the following:
Mrs. Mary E. r, Cobb has resigned
her position as SUPERINTENDENT Of the
Girls Industrial School at Milwaukee
She has served in this capacity for SIX
years.
Ella Breckinridge, daughter Of the
Kentucky congressman, is now a stud
ent at Wellesley, and will enter the
law office of her father as soon as hel
studies are completed.
| Mr.. Edmund Hudson, husband Of the
late Mary Clemmer, the gifted ant
brilliant Washington correspondent
has published life of her that will be
read with general interest.
Mrs. L. II. Blank is associate editor
with her husband Of the HERALD, pub
lished at Washington Springs, D. Z
Although q Blank, she Is, not like toe
many women, a mere cipher.
Miss Emily Young, Of Dayton, Ohio
opened an insurance Office last Octo
Der in that city. She began work as
solicitor for all the local and several
foreign companies, Miss Yo,ag was
qualified for the work. having served
as clerk for. .6ye.yea in the Fireman
Insurance Office