The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-23
WHERE woxxx o1rr Liberal rps
Girl Employees IN Fsrhio.rbie Hssr Dress
Ing Rooms Talk or the Custou,ers.

Girl Employee. In r..hio.nsie H.,r Dress
ing Rooms Talk OF the Custorer..
young woman who was having her hal,
dressed in one ofthe fashionable ladies' hair
dressing establishme nts" Of this city the other
day overheard this conversation between two
attendants who were disenRaged at the time:
"Oh. Mary. did you see the pretty bracelet
Mrs. Henderson gave me2 You know who I
mean. that stout. stylishly dressed woman
with the very long black hair who alvays
waits for me-"
ne, ! didn't see II. Jen. What did you do
with III"
II let my sister wear IL to-day. I'll bring IL
down tom and show II to you. TIA a
butte. It's q heavy Roman gold band. with a
sweet little chain. and has five tiny diamonds
and 1ve pearls set in on top. She's a dandy.
that Mrs. Henderson. She sailed for Eurons
yesterday. you know. and when che came in
the day before she said she was so
sorry she couldn't take mo along. II
know 1 won't find another girl TO
dress my hair as we'll as you do she said.
and you've been SO patient with me. admit
I get out OF sorts easily. and sometimes | am
very irritable. but then l ways make II IN Ia
my maid by presents. Why. I've given that
girl tho most beautiful silk and satin dresses.
and lovely jewelry. but she doesn't seem to
appreciate them a bit. and whom l am a little
cross with her abe is rs snnppish as you please.
and II she is dressing me she pulls and tugs at
I'd, discharge her. only she knows my tastes
and habits now. AMI It would be terrible to
t" think That she win be- dressing. my r"HfRu nir
sner I d M5n t9T lon, m9n hnii 40 ! x MsII a. ss msa, pull Snn i;
and : Grand-now ive.doriar bill. and said she'd
dsg in sh or a nsrs sa as 4 I'm s to hsr s hsG'I s ,ss i e.
she's a regular customer. and Abe always
Giives me a ,I"!Iar for a tin; won't get one
temper like a mad hens. Ny. but she's cross
somstimrs,, feel sorry for ler mnid;n ~,
who looks as T. she couldn't say a sharp word
, i s"i ise .st cal, " drire sc% and thss for s%s n ssf'T a. t one
ITS all can do sometimes not to talk back. I
fE CSo pp In fr her sn ,9Sms. 5sS. 1n; tn .i,. re slo lsss too t..
door SO she can't le heard. Tnen she ,ust goes
# hnd i I fa an "Hys"t sysr, shs soo; Ths l iloo, S .,s
We " her mada halt It too too w tis1s or or not too .n IS .
sary. and then / ren.rally hsss to tx it my
a piece q my mind. i did ask her once Why
Sarcastic as you s%,n Please "t.e. !nh. i nna o shs s q ane As
tlon Of c"mrarative stqpidity; might get one
but shs ]sSitensa It by saying VT Th her NJ I d HesPi;
want TO- hurt your feelings. DO you like Jew
elsr That was the time she gave me this dia-
The cus,omos who bad listened to the tore.
cHriously. Boil, we're Hlonaes Of S a rather
SNOWY type. though pretty. and both wore q
proiusion OF Jewelry In the shape Of rings and
genuine. Zach carried a gold watch Dinnedtoo
her waist In the style that was temporarily
and walked t" different parts ofthe room. and
the customers attention was involuntarily
drawn to the girl who was dressing her own
nalf. This girl was n Vuiet, mOdpet-lOOkfnR
brunette. pretty and demure She was not at
she wore several expensive rings and md small
Hlamoh 70 v Earrings; and HIsG carried a Eold
B Gsiss %e co Hnns" the 4 p essto@ eeri ask wds thu a.t sirI:
many OF the girls here get expensive
from some customers. OF course not sver1
f6inS Q nnt gives them Some don't give any:
twenty-five gives handsome presents. Thoss
are busy whom they come in they
their fayorlte BARRIERS in the barber shops. 81
1srt fe s!' 9, t tSst k G1.iH' some al l. sss,t .i sIys s q;
TIPS, hecnus. they don't liks to give money.
Yeas. some give tips and the jeWsIrs. To- H'
have two customers whose hair Ihavs dressed
M ,S5 th1si IN ytiia ,Iss ard aia. IL ? that sl Zine I f fss; S SsSs
got used e me and dsnt iiks 70 change, and
80 they follow me. Every Christmas / get
get tips, besi,Ies. Last Christmas / got this
gold watch with my monogram on from one
good customers they don't need TO work IN
d dress the the }} adiess' g h IaHm at a0 thsir 70 hn n9%se apd
course. most ladies' prefer that. because they
sides. the girls come at fixed hours. and thei.
customers know Just when to expect them.
thew SOmatimae hnvQ in thN el,Cnv md vnokas
will haze sSU, 1G imn Ito. to The tsn half I'D arssssr" u,,..,
maids who could do other things for them b.
do are =. bard to n1a" REPLIED the glrl: You
the host OF us San find employment In a piece :
like this. Where we receive more money than
nave 'I Eer Sa hr1 drsss a"i in Msnan wn spy y mu s9
either hirs a girl who has learned the bust;
%ant o sns M iiss vs. to WORK * f ior ss sst sione IL s sss$
i,er to d" anythine else. There are not many
stand that the woman who gives nne present.
as much attention as ordinary customers. and,
Of course. she gets it. too. She ran get a good
]s stan me' tha ,nn n. : a s'ai r II shis sn hiprd ah her rl as hsi
maid; Then. too, soma women come, here to
T TiMsrao oths. wom e; MHa get n2ints about the
about styles OF dress"
Just then a very handsome but rather loudly
dressed woman came In and took an adJoin-
ing chair:
the inQuisitive customer. she Is the mos, lib.
eral customer that ever comes here. She has
that light-haired girl that's coming this way,
and she never gives her less than 81. and
sometimes gives her ~, she, goes to the
members her, girl. She calls her her mascot.
Once, when she had q big stroke. OF luck. Tho
CAV" her girl 500. They say OF her that ~
easy come in more ways than ono. and so It's
easy go. too. I.don't know how that L." she
added. with a shrug Of her shoulder. and
don't suppose Mamy-that'sh her girls name
cures. II won do to look too closely at your