The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-11

s Sss e% It was sbo s%sr s e, o'd 5iesf'f!i II the sS sfesr noon.
was cut Of sisht beneath the counter SSots gather:
ing his. tools. A very pretty girl. about IL
IDENTIFY Of III" Gha " niSrn snliS o. n's sort. sto sap near sy.r
him, Tn. supcrintcndent Of the establish.
,i.tIs sa smn nr t. nor and msn hSndinT I'M her ;r1 two
melnhnr Uf the lirm. Wishes you to meet him
ct, at 5 o'clock and 60 70 the theatre with
- H%t %"1,. 5%%Sw, VI; Ill.,: ana don't want
The SUPERINTENDENT closed the possibility. OF
argument by. saying that other girls IN the
Hss"s shs ars""t wIt the n ,ic So pa shs eEnid ana call un at
the desk and she would receive what. wages
WAS dne lsr' anh n"r services ,s would be- dis
the floor waiEors take advantage oi their posi-
con'loned by the lrn. who hold that, tho girls
are always somewhat to blame. 4 woman
girls got a position in This store to find out the
truth OF these stories. She found that it was
tn" custom OF certain Of the floor walkers to
accepted aud thought the floor walkers Just
lovely It was; however. an understood thing
ger would accept, other attentions and II she
were y"un. and inexperienced before she
fronted with tho choice OF loss Of position or
loss OF good reputation.
drawn to this condition of affairs. not long ago
wrote II note to the secretary Of a society work
ing in, the interest OF working women, saying
That during II recent visit to q great lying-in
hospital h. had found twenty saleswomen who
attributed their ruin either to a door walker or
women as floor walkers has probably other
grounds than cheapnesS. and since their intro
them. the moral atmosphere is said to have
improved wonderfully.
mor lhR,; " eyisSfish Was an an e1cfH nsident ha as-
pen"a in my place the other day which shows
the moro usual relations between the sales.
any premium is placed on the highest number
OF complaints and fines levied. but it does
tries to make himself solid with the superin-
ten,ent by making endless complaints. lis
u unrensona mak she z is G alWnys beiii eS %h IN ero a I
ercr to tho girl, Not long ago l saw n girl dis
CHARGED lust because Of q pampered rich
feather hon. One q the girls exhibited every.
and asked again for the boas, Another
dii so w TIM ri rp who o had t Waited S ON the a wom sne
the previous Wednesday, passed the sales
marx as M she d did So se'tTfphs s sne sSx; mak laaHrhs sa.
ana the &c sns ton rs turned T Tonn noa al angrliy Is
unwilling in this store hereafter. She went
straight to the floor walker. and told him that
I" Ito gtther: boR't show her any Of those
hoas; she was in here before and showed
such remark was made. They were talking
about something amusing that had happened
before the woman came in. The floor walker
took the customer to the superintendent. the
girl was summoned. and without being given
u chance to explain was discharged.
Then. when the firm Is taking account OF
stock. We have to stay after. 9 until 10 and IL
o'clo' K without extra pay; They used TO- pay
supper money. but they don't any more. They
shy they give the half holiday In summer. and
thnt. makes up for the extra hours in winter.
Taken altogether. being n ~saleswoman 10
hind the counter than in somebody's Kitchen"