The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-11

her claim to the title Of Queen Beauty in
this establishment Is disputed by the
friends Of Miss Emily Perrine.
There she is at The notion counter
Don't you think she is prettys ] do She
with large blue eyes and a lovely CON-
piexien. She is very popular and takes q
prominent part In many social entertain
ments.
Then there's Miss Nelson. who is
somewhat Of 2 stranger. She's very
pretty. too. and is likely 20 become very
popular among her companions She's
at the button counter. Sne is q real sty-
fish looking blonde. with expressive blue
eyes and an elegantly proportfoned fig
nre
But don't let me forget Miss Mamie
Sparrow, our cashier You know she has
that shade of auburn hair that all the
actresses are at present SO crazy oyer. I
think she's very pretty She has adj
mirefs without number But. heavensl
suppose these girls find out who told Won
all this. I'd rather you would not pub
iish what | say and yet, if YOU desire
merely 10 make few pleasant illusions
don't forget my friend there. Miss Annie
Carney 4 think she's very sweet look
ing blonde. and she's very Intelligent and
witty; always got funny story to tell
you" -
Il wish you would say.g continued nv
informant, that Mr. Furst IS very
lenient employer. You see we have
seYenty-two girls permanently EMPLOYED
here and on Saturdays we put on about
hlty extras. These extras are for the
most part young girls very Comfortably
liked, who imagine this kind Of life is q
goliy one, and others who desire to earn a
little pin money. We close at eight
O'Clock every evening, and one section
goes OIL at six O'Clock in the evening
every other week
PERLMUTTER's RosEBUpg.
a lew moments afterward found N.Y.
self standing on the first floor of Peril
mutter,s. All about me were flowers ar
sistieally arranged By Mr.. ]. De Long,
ar. Perlmufter's artistic window dresser
Late OF the Palais Royal. New York. 10
the right on entering was a bewiIderine
array OF flowers that climbed over the
counters and shelves and droOped from
the ceiling a bower 1t was an arbor If
flowers through the openings Of which
peered number OF faces as fair as the
roses.
Who IS thatsD asked a friend. point-
ing to a handsome young woman seem
1ngly in charge
"That is Miss Flora Greenwood. Isn't
she prettyg She's the pride OF the estah.
llsnmeHt- You wont find her match In
beauty anywhere in Jersey City.
was not surprised at my friends en-
tnuslasm: She was not the only one who
praised Miss Greenwood's beauty. She is
a blonde. with short curly hair and blue
eyes, with q glad tight always in them.
and IS especially priced by her employer
for skill in blending tints.
4 think Miss Sarah Riley. that stylish
looking brunette over there at the button
counter said bright faced girl, who
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most IL rot quite as handsome as Miss
greenwood Don't you think sofA
OF course did
And Miss Nellie Ceunerv. too she's II,
the hat department; she has dark hair
and large, lustrous dark eyes She's a
New Haven girl Then there is Miss
Lora smith, Of the same department.;
shes hashing brunette. And Miss Hat
Tie Norris IS another Of our beauties
Oh. but you don't want to forget to
forget to mention Mrs. Perlmutter, very
popular among all the girls in the estab-
llsnment. She selects the shades for
every trimmed hat that goes out of the
establishment"
These are only few Of the divinities Of
Newark avenue; but in them had seen.
enough 10 bear out the opinions ex-
pressed BY the ladies I had overheard.
NJ y visits satisfied me once again that
there was not a city in the country where
more beautiful girls were to be seen than
in Jersey City.
SOME OTHER GALAXIEs
y, z Browns & Van Anplen's store
clerks are chiefly men, But there are q
score or more of charming young women
employed on the various floors Of this
popular house. The firm prides itself on
having dignified and reserved set of
saleswomen.
AT the Bee Hive the reporter found a
perfect swarm of pretty bees. They were
all, however, too busy to talk
Which is the queen beefr asked the
reporter OF Proprietor Benjamin.
My dear sir" he answered, good ma
turedly, l wouldn't dare answer that
question. They're an awfully jealous
lot. Ii were to designate any one as
queen the rest of them would sting me to
death. But, as you see, if not so large
we at least have as industrious and fine
swarm as is to be found anywhere in the
Jersey City apiaryn