The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-10-04
HERALD HILLsBORO, O.--THURsDAY, OCTOBER T. 1894.
BEAUTY AND BUSINESS.
They Will Not Mix Any More Than
viii Oil and Water.
An Instance In Which . Pretty Woman
stenographer Thoroughly Disorgan-
lied q staid and Methodical
once Force.

Does pretty face help the industrial
woman?
That was the question under discus
sion a few nights ago among party
of men seated at table on roof gar
den, and between the sips Of ginger ale,
cobblers and punches there were some
pertinent remarks interjected, says
the New York Herald.
Certainly it does," argued the young
man, with an air of conviction that
failed to impress anyone but himself.
"Who wants to see an ugly or even
homely face every time he looks up
from his desk. don't, and no other
man does, and it's not pleasant to have
ones thoughts broken up when die
tating letters by plain, angular type
writer saying: Excuse me, will you
please repeat? One can forgive even
that when pretty face smiles at you
as you upward gaze"
81, too, like bright, attractive wom-
en- about an Office" said another. "Of
course it helps woman. When did
beauty ever fail to gain place or fail
to get more salary out of a MANI"
This last sentiment was from the
lips of man who married his type
writer for love, and not for the beauty
of her face or form.
"Well, I'll tell you little expert
ence," broke in the treasurer of a we'll
known bank note company. "It's o
good joke on our president, too, and
will illustrate the point in question.
We were shorthanded in the Office
and wanted another stenographer. As
usual, we had examined dozens of
women for the position, but none filed
the bill.
Finally there appeared young
woman who would attract attention
anywhere-not that she was dressy,
for her raiment was plain but trim
but simply by the beauty of her face.
"Now, am not believer in beauty
about an Office. 1t has an attractive
force that breeds trouble among the
men clerks. But she seemed so anx-
ious for the place and her references
were so good that decided to leave
the matter to the president He talked
with her, but, being careful married
man, had his doubts about the wisdom
of engaging her, but the pretty face
was too strong for even his conserva.
| tism.
$50 he mumbled: 4 do like to see 9
pretty face, even in business hours,
and she was engaged and reported mex
morning. She was little slow, but
| we thought it was because she wal
strange to the office. The second day
there was no Improvement and the mex
| likewise.
"Then came rush of correspon
dence. Miss Beauty was foundered
She failed dismally to do her work
but neither of us could find 1t in hi
heart to rebuke her; the pleading eye
Z, of violet hue set in face so fair wer
safeguards against the well-merited re
proof that girl of less personal at
traction would have received wit
promptitude. But the end came Il
about week. We had occasion +
write letter to rival concern and a
the same time to a new customer, sut
mitting designs for very large order
''By this time our bookkeeper wa
badly smitten on Miss Beauty and the
were going to some entertainment tc
gether. l suppose she was maxim
eyes at him or he at her. At all events
she mixed those letters up and we los
our order and got credit from our rival
for being grossly careless, all becaus
two old men had been impressed wit
a pretty face.
''The girl? o, yes. We gave her
letter saying she had worked for u
but you can't get anything inside ths
office now but a plain, matter-of-fat
typewriter. The president wouldn
look at Cleopatra if she came in, an
the bookkeeper-well, he shuts h
eyes when he rides on the elevated fc
, very fear Of beauty"
A PHYSICIANS OPINION.