Telegram-herald., 1889-12-31


Yorx sLep g-ri Is aeI dressed. t-srs Is I'm
ss-1lles4 41t-L sl- a-e1ts. aa- -i-- might
serve 4s a. example O. rlany wQE.-l saa ars
carelass ana oeg lt II t1elr algr-. tAen,
too. shs arr41gss ser hair oecoul2s.y -a1
taas Is tse-l--r,A ~ ssccess ln dressing
her sa-arg Is noC over large. averaging from
e - e. llE si4s Is aecasto2.-d O. ecoua-l-l1e,
Ia ula1y cases dong der opH Nashluy ia Der
Fooal. - that ste c4a aff9rl q really effective
jaczet or Ear The great nlalorlty ~ tlem
have 20 noues, ba- 1--we in boarding a9use-
where they paw from - o. So 4 week. and
generally Lley have room mate. Iley rlss
early. 1EsaAfasl - :, al aFsexpecied O. be on
hald az clocz Ia tbs shop, where the time
kseper a. Is desk uo-es ther punc-ualty
snd records r. II they are tardy there Is a
Gne, which Is deductel from their salary.
The hardest part of their occupation Is the
constant Standing which. sooner or later,
ueaksus tie most hardy % them. L girl
is quicz aad apt. shs Is likely o. be promoted.
as sueclaI ability Is appreciated here IS olse-
where So that = girl who Is able % sell To a
capricious AMI whimsical customer al e1-
psnsive coat or mantle has scored q success,
aud is spoken u as clever, and this IS strong
~ Ia her favor. There IS much small rivalry
among them 70 secure the largest number Il
sa.es. and a young woman who shows 40 iu-
terest la purchaser AID who moves and
talks indlffercntly. IS lucky u she is retained
~ al in the employ of an entsrprls.ug firm.
II she IS a model ia tbs cloak department.
she must wear a well shaped corset and hold
herself with e. erect cavriage. One girl |
know has an almost military bearing and
walks with firm, short step, throwing out
her chest AMI having the air Il an officer on
dress parade. Then there Is the pretty, pi-
quant brunette, with curly black halg aud
a plump figure who handles ths expensive
imported dresses with - much careless free
dom as ii they were 50 much calico. She al
most al ways beguilss her customer. She VIII
expound upon tls beauty of a garment hold
ing up the fiuy lace material and thrustiug
her rounded arms beneath iJ - show of the
effect u ths rich pattern. Or if it is Of vel
vet, ~ delicate shade, she viii place /, under
her chin and then tell her customer, with q
bewitching smile, 70 note how becoming It
is The customer is boneiessly entrapped and
finishes by purchasing it.
The cleverest girl is the one who under
stands how 10 hatser adroitly, and IN a single
day this adaptable young woman Wul have
acted fifty different roles With an invalid
she Is slow and sympathetic, with dashing,
animated woman, sac Is brisk and talkatIve,
nud with q melancholy, undecided buyer, she
i by turns wheedling and positive. AL this,
Cf course, is tiresCIno % an extent, yet u goes
far towards securing promotion. II girl
loses her temper with a customer she loses the
customer with II, 20 that omiablity pays.
CHANGED recently 70 witness one of the
many annoying incidents to which a shop
girl is exposed: y lady. who appeared 70 be
perfectly sane, approached the ribbon counter
aud, after inquiring the prices Of O dozen
different grades, she drew from her satchel
parcel and unfolded three yards Of pale green
ribbon about en- inch in width
Il would Ike to exchange this,n she said,
"for blue
"But it is already cut" mildly interposod
the Salesgirl.
"Oh, It VIII go among tho remnants OBJ
served the other.
This ribbon IS not ours" exclaimed the
girl. after quick inspection.
NO I bought IL O. Fourteenth street re-
Piled the lady, placidly she begged 10 have
( j. exchanged, but the salesgrl informed her
POLITELY that it was impossible, in cOnSe-
quence q which she departed grumbhng.
DO you often come in contact with such
/ cranksr I asked.
"Ohl It happens very frequently" ," she an
sworol.
Il should think you would get angry"
/ resumed
| 40. that would never do" she said, snil-
inElv. as she turned 70 wait upon a Gus
t0mer
/ I have often noticed the formali,y existing
T between the Young women in shops They
J seldom address ca "a other without the prefix
/ Mis-, aud even long acquaintance does not
/ altor this dxed code OK etiquette. But when
/ q girl leaves the shop az 8 o'clock work is for
I gotten. nothing is spoken Of that has any
| bearing upon IT, and her friends and associates
/ are usually not those with whom she Is thrown
/ in daily contact
In private lie tie shop girl is proud and
/ reicent, and frequently she does not wish
7 her occupation . oe known. SAe is passion
/ stely fond o. dancing. and II she can attend
! a ball her realization O.. bliss is attained. As
a rgile She is well inf1rmed and entirely capa-
! be y looking out for herself
There are. as in every walk Of LIE, two
1 classes. the girl who IS eminently proper
snd the girl who doesn't care. The latter is
. generally tbs be.tcr dressed. and if some
time she disappears from the shop no one rc-
marks it especially. and it IS passed almos;
without q comment. unless She should have
tao eTroatery % drive down 30 she shop IN
her elegant hrouChan MA fesa her diamond
10 tho faces ~ t-r -~ associates
s. shop girl 7lon forms any friendship
+ f-r q clerk o- foor7valkcr. nearly always size
Is ambitious, desiring merchant f1r hus-
band. .1d c,o q solid business principles
Worzl-- hard for tcr living She knows TIC
. va.ue ~ money. and does n0t gGlerr1ta i-s