The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-11
BROKEN UP BY BEAUTY.
How a Pretty Woman Can Disorganize
a Staid Old Business Concern.
From :he New York Herald.


From :he New York Herald.
Does pretty face help the industrial
woman2 That was the question under
discussion few nights ago among a party
Of men seated at table on a roof garden,
and between the sips of ginger ale, cob
blers, and punches there were some per-
tinent remarks interiected:
Certainly it does" argued the young
man, with an air of conviction that failed
to impress any one but himself WHO
wants 10 see an ugly or even homely face
every time he looks up from his desk? I
con ana no other man does, and it's not
pleasant to have ones thoughts broken
up when debating letters by plain, an
guar typewriter saying, Excuse me. will
you please repeatP One can forgive even
that when pretty face smiles at you as
you upward gaze"
i, too, like bright, attractive women
about an Office" said another. .'Of
course it helps a woman. When did
beauty ever fail to gain place or fail to
get more salary out of a man."
This last sentiment was from the lips
of man who had married his typewriter
for love and not for the beauty of her face
or form.
We'll, I'll tell you little experience, 8"
broke in the treasurer of a well-kuown
bank pote company. It's good Joke on
our president, TOO, and will Illustrate the
point In question. We were short handed
in the Office and wanted another stenog-
rapher. AS usual, we had examined
doZens of women for the position. but
none filled the bill.
FINALLY there appeared young woman
who would have attracted attention any
where-not that she was dressy, for her
ralment was plain but trim-but simply
by the beauty of her face,
Now, l was not a believer in beauty
about an Office. II has an attractive force
that breeds trouble among the men clerks
But she seemed so anxious for the place,
and her references were so good that |
decided to leave the matter to the presi-
dent. He talked with her, but being a
careful married man, had his doubts
ABOUT the wisdom of engaging her; but
the pretty face was too strong for even
his conservatism.
$50 he mumbled: 4 do like to see a
pretty face, even in business hours but
she was engaged and reported next morn
ing. She was a little slow, but we
thought it was because she was strange
to the office. The second day there was
no improvement, and the next likewise.
Then came a rush of correspondence.
Miss Beauty was foundered. She failed
dismally to do her work, but neither of us
could hnd Ii IN his heart to rebuke her;
the pleading eyes of violet hue set in a
face so fair were safeguards against the
well-merited reproofs that girl of less
personal attraction would have received
with promptitude. But the end came in
about week. We had occasion to write
letter to rival concern, and at the
same time to a new customer, submitting
designs for a very large order.
BY this time our bookkeeper was
oadly smitten on Miss Beauty, and they
were going to some entertainment to-
gether. suppose she was making eyes
at him or he at her. AT all events. she
mixed those letters up and we lost our
order and got credit from our rivals for
being grossly careless, all because we two
old men had been impressed with pretty
face.
The girl9 Oh, yes. We gave her a
letter saying she had worked for US, but
you can't get anything inside that Office
now but a plain matter-of-fact type
writer. The president wouldn't look at
Cleopatra if she came in. and the book
keeper-well, he shuts his eyes when he
rides on the elevated for very fear of
beauty"