The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-10

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-. . krep;ng . Of home. hocse and
zs:15r~n mon the earnings 81 one
<ase.J xfuner. fhe ksovledee a the
!. ,.snei, : required 20 fed and eiofh<
+ - warm the many. ard tbe nen-eiax-
- rrouerty IL the little are prob
sssar hat scatter carly frost upon sun
- hsir and harrow csssn<ly faces into
.,xxf5rneiy wrinkles. The father. dub
s@raIsst that he II, believes that IN
1Sfirg the wolf, Care away with hira
= - goes sailing out 70 the w<st. he
1seres wife and wee ones In peace
~ comfort II the wife be brave,
~ never suspects that he left the she
weH. more savage than her mate, ia
4 n,ssrssion Of the ingie--ide. Isheips
he husband support his share 81 the
losd 70 imagine that - carries by 70
much the heavier share that the . won-
en- 81 home have an easy time o. il. =
A wise heIrmeet II 10th 20 rob him Of
DE stimulrs that Il In if-eH reward
While she yevoive~ eeaseiess ways and
means. not for getting nd ct The bur
den. bat for Distributing u more
equally. Sharing her soiicitude with
the girss." she inspires them with
her ambitions, qricksned by the rest
Issxness that comes To young. growing
creatures cooped In . narrow nest
They covef pretty things worn and
possessed by other girls. and admired
~ accessories TO their charms by young
men. In . change OF place and ocs1i-
patton they hope 20 help their parents
and 20 !" better themselves.
Theee are, briefly, some of the mo-
tives that impet tbrcngs Of girls u
yariou. ages and conditions 20 enter
the many avenues of labor OPEN and
ofsenfag 10 cur sex in city aud town
Action upon these motives II drain
inc y0uue blood from hamlet AMI
farrs where work does not eofamsnsi
wages In hard each. Eetty'a slow
hoar,iingy OF butter-and-eFg money
become contemplate when she hears
how much her cousin, who went 10
town three years ago. Is making 40 a
lace factory or fancy store. The
sight Of the cousins cheap fnery
which regalcs Betty eyes during the
others vacation Is fire 10 The kerosene
s.sepei cotton Of s.sSconteat. Before
another spring trciies the tale Of farm
work. Eeffy has a . place = in town and
calls herself :. Lizzie.
A friend Of mine, whose Office Is in
the larger city. meets her and hum
= dreds OF her comrades every day on
the Brooklyn bridge. He tells me.
with shade 81 unseltish concern on
his Intelligent young face, that be does
mot quite know what 20 think Of
them" They are decent girls, accord
ing to him, bat loud and forward. wI;h
a smack OF defiance In their manner
which Is his most seriosss puzzle. shop
girl Is stamped all over them, how
ever well they may be dressed They
return the familiar stare Of rude men
fearlessly. although not always boldly
ret m sham f!irtations on slight prov
ocation and talk among themselves in
uttcr disregard OF possible and Ger
tain listeners, giggiipg continuously
and often giving way 10 slight shrieks.
Bctty-I lizzie and her kinswoman con
front you In nearly every store resort,
"a to by women for the purchase Of
articles for their own and children
wear. Ia the departments VI infants
war,irot,es. rcady-made gowns and lin
eefie. they reign supreme. fof are
subject to the intiiction OF their per
yasfvc personality af the glove coun
ter. where they - fit" the humble Gus
toner with reluctant stroSings ans
with noe. set well up: yon are certain
b. find them where iaces. ruching- aut
collars are vended. The family resem
blaure Is too strong to he mistaken
All! have the trick III regarding you,
timil approach a II You were lamp
most Of somewhat peculiar design, not
however. 30 interesting and respfcta
lie a. a ..at OF monkey. but rather ca
rious to look at WHEN they have nothing
else 10 do.
We lose even this slight hold upo'
their regard when they discover tina
your errand IL TO inspect their employ
er's wares with the Interior motive o
hnying such Us may suit you. Ih'
Sphinx,
assariss right on with calm, eternal eyes,
Might have been modelled from n vii
lage gossip ON tiptoc for the latest scan
Dial when one sets her in Imagination
alongside of cur stolidly disdainfu
whiIum farm maiden. now The super
rilious salcslady Of the city store
Were the business by which she earn
her wages the duty of deserring rasi
customers from examining or selecting
the goods she guards, she would b
worth ten times the sum she draw
every Saturday evening. In her mos
amiable mood II Is always appareli
Iil1L Atig D0tsS 1uH u fAt6i W TNtHtNt
Won To buy what she gracefully dis
rlays. and that the darkest sin on tn
code OF her morals and manners i ot
seauiousness. She knows more afou
the contents Of shelves. drawers AN
boxes than yoa ever can; and a. 20 tn
cahalistic price mark. she il, to quot
Mr.. Wegg, equal 10 coltaring an,
throwing IT," f.c YOU Rose Cleveland
Princess Beatrice or Maria Mitchell
she outranks you.
Bctty-I,izzie coolly overlooked m
shoulder while ! wrote a cheek O
her EMPLOYERS n establishment Ia
Monday, and startled me by ohser'
irg. with a giggling snin or a sniiiiin
giggle;
You Amt doin' that right. Tn
number OF your cheek had oughtcr
be al the leithaud top, and how niue
your bill Is at the lefthand bottom.
cnioycd her naivete 40 immensely
and was so far from being displessc
by her assurance that ] was sorry
hear the cashier tell her In furiou
undertone 60 hold her tongue an
mind her own business.
That is one thing she does not cor
slider herself paid To- do. She gossil
with her associates while you turn owe
her goo,is anaided, or while she lie
surely and ungraeiously drags dow
Others you insist upon seeing, eiail
the iloor-waiker over your head, an
makes Won wait for change until sh
has finished whispered conver>atio
with the girl ST the next COUNTIES
when tired or cross, she i actual
impes;inent, and the difficulties OF ge'
ting a satisfactory view OF the stock !
hand are quintupled. The aadaei'.u
Indifference OF her stare, the ps>siv
insolence OF her inertia, are terro
10 the holdeSt shopper. Neu woiit
rrpert a salesman who thus eompors
himself, nor would his of'enss he over
looked hy the iiocr-walkcr. Our fen
mime wage Garner Is not afraid ot hin
and dciiss You with the rest OF IN
world Of purchasers 80,
Yet muses. my Young friend
who, IN a modest way. y a Judge {
human nature. ID cannot be tseaiis
she has 10 work for her living, !
there anything degrading In the nes e
sity that takes girl from the shei'e
OF her home and puts her among me
10 earn and take wages - they 90
No, a thousand times no. In
spiri, IL independence that makes
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