Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-06-06
CHARACTER IN FINGERS.
Observations Made BY saleswoman In ,
1893 EIOva SforA. s.j5S955S5

Glove store.
Now, I'm in for it; can tell by her
fingers" said saleswoman in glove
store in a shopping district. The re-
mark was made in an undertone to an
other saleswoman as customer took
seat and removed her gloves prepare,
tory to q fitting. The saleswoman
turned to the customer and said pleas
antly, What can show you, madam?''
Gloves, Of course came the an
swer tartly. ..You don't keep any,
thing else here"
''Xes, beg pardon, we do, " return
ed the saleswoman amiably. ''We keep
q lovely line Of silk underwear for
ladies. and also stockings"
well, I want gloves" said the Gus
toner in an irritated way; a pair of
Unconstitutional pique-stitched gloves
What size and shade, please?"
Butter, with back embroidered in
black; number six and half"
The gloves were produced, and then
came the tug of war. The shop girl
patted and coaxed, and finally pulled,
without making much progress. On
those gloves wouldn't go. The custom
er got red in the face, and finally said
impatiently:
''New in the business, aren't you?"
mo, madam, I've been at this count
er three years; and I think if you'll let
me try seven on you
'sSeven! Seven! Are you crazy? 1
never wore a seven in my life. It's i'm
pertinence. in you to suggest to me
what number of glove shall wear, and
if I did my duty I'd report you.''
II beg your pardon said the girl.
''Ill get these on in time. Twas merely
going to suggest that every one nearly
takes half size larger in these gloves.
There, now it is on. Shall put on the
other?"
The other was put on after another
great effort on the part of the sales
woman, and the customer sailed out.
The saleswoman turned to a friend,
who dropped in to see her, and said:
That woman's fingers bend inward
and are hard and stiff to the touch.
have found since I've been In this
business that this is invariably an In
dication OF excessive selfshness. A
woman with fingers of this description
has no regard for the feelings OF 9TH
ers. She is usually cautious, too, and
examines well before purchasing, and
then she is reserved. / size a woman
up by her hands the minute she re-
moves her gloves to be fitted, and when
one shows up with fingers that bend
inward, as this woman's did, make
up my mind to be thoroughly polite
and miable, no matter how much I
am provoked.
What can do for you, miss?" she
continued, addressing plump young
girl, who came in next, threw herself
down on seat, and jerked off pair of
well-worn gloves.
me? Oh, want pair of gloves.
Tan, undressed kid, and let them be
mousquetaires Don't you think they'll
look best with brown crepon? Oh,
my new gown is too sweet! Say, you
just measure and see what numbe I
take. What7 Six and quarter? I
used to wear skies"
While the saleswoman was slipping
the gloves on the short. plump fingers
the girl chartered on about her clothes,
where she was going, and her family
history, and as she received her parcel
from the saleswoman she asked:
What is your name? I'd like to ask
for you the next time come in here. ;"
AS the second customer left the store
the saleswoman resumed:
Dear little impulsive thing! knew
it Immediately. Those short fingered
people are usually quick and hasty.
Sometimes they get angry, but they al
ways make it up before leaving the
store, and as q rule are the easiest Gus
toners Of all to wait on. They are
very full of vitality, and are in marked
contrast with my lady with long, ta-
pering fingers. She is very, careful
about little things, and possesses fine
tastes. In fact, the long fingered lady
is commonly aesthetic, and matches or
contrasts gloves and gowns with the
greatest nicely. She is often over
sensitive about her appearance, and
while we are not bothered by having
to make suggestions, she is as rule
pretty hard to please. A woman who
works does not have to tell it to US.
The tips Of her fingers and her nails
give this fact away by spreading. She
is a pleasant customer, though, and at
tends strictly to business when she
comes in. OF course, she hasn't much
money to spend, SO generally has made
up her mind beforehand what she
wants and how much she wants to pay
for it She comes and goes in hurry,
and has little to say.
The customers that are most easily
managed in our. business are the ones
with plastic, flexible fingers that bend
far back. We find that their minds
are as capable Of being bent as their.
digits They are apt to be adaptable.
in their natures, and, OF course, are.
easily influenced. It would never do.
to let such q thing get out, but do you
know such people are fine subjects for.
off styles and colors? And it must be
admitted that the woman who under
stands human nature in this business
takes advantage Of this fact and gets.
of many pair that would either have
to be carried over or returned to the
factories. IN. Z. Sun.
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IN . spelling examination the teach
er gave out the wopa veteran, . to be
spelled, defined, and used correctly in
q sentence. The following is what she
found On one boys paper:
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defnishun
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Sentence 81. 6
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