The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-12

changed & look Of InteIigeaee with the rner-
chant
She has made & fair beginning for good
days work; she successfully recommends her
D11l11eFs dress-1ker1 nUzle-3e&isr and long
line Of merchants, from al Of WON she re-
eetyas fair remuneration for the custom she
has brought them
When interviewed, one OF our leading rner-
chants, = Eearuy street merchant. WHO deals IN
I&d1es' fancy goods said the ether day that he
had allowed commissions until every other
WoElsn became E purchasing agent and he WAS
compelled 20 discontinue the practice OF il
crease The price Of his goods OF two women
shopping together one would claim the CON-
mission and divide with the other ooh, yes,
satd the merchant 'Sthey worked Us n several
different Ways.7
Resolved TO ascertain SIS nearly as possible
now eouH15n this practice has really become,
! pushed NY Investigate en further, and was
startled TO ind that 1t was Tot confined 70
these wo1eu whose necessities would compel
effort II their own support, but was largely in
dEIged II By women OF ae1ue1ce, and even by
rns1, many OF them adorning the learned pro-
LESSONS l prominent desler IL art pottery,
bc1c-a-bEac, etc, On Suffer street, related the
following Circumstance,
4 wel-knOwR man about town, whom We
VIII call Stevens, came IN here with Z gentle
nan whom he introduced Is Mr. TroWbritge.
We showed him some fine goods and sold him
e Oil OF $500. Later in the day Mr.. Stevens re-
turned and pocketed his SIS, and It was sew
eral months sfterWard that we discovered the
tact that he had met Mr.. TrcW bridge a5 the
corner, and who, when asked where he vas
bound for said he was on his way 20 our store,
TThereupon Stevens said: y viii 90 down with
you; an thinking Of making some purchases
N that store myself"
The merchant said they were cutie willing 70
pay tor legitimate trade, and sugEi1gly added;
I'VE must sometimes get taken in" While We
were eonTersfng he was eecosred by Z gentle
manly looking man who cOnversed apart with
him Tor some IEtle time in & very animated
manner. When heard him say, well, III
De n with him some time this afternoon, I
thought I'd just step in and see what there WAS
IN it for ne and tx things, see?'' ny merchant
turned 10 me with his ever ready smile and
said: There is case IN point: An old friend
OF his he says he hEs plenty Of money, TO show
him the best we have, he will stand BY the sales
and see US later"
At 8 furrier's in Thurlow block two fashion
ably dressed ladies entered, desiring TO pur-
chase 6 sealskin sacque. One Of the women
had previously purchased one for herself and
had ROW returned with her friend, who de-
sired 70 make & similar purchase. The furrier
placed higher price upon the garment than
he had previously done, and when expostu-
lated with b. the lady, called the first woman
aside and assured her that If he charged less ne
would be unable 10 pay her commission
The largest commission is made on musical
instruments BY rausic-teachers- They under
stand that b. sending their pupils 10 the right
house q mean Oy this the only house that car
Ties the only Al instruments in the market
they VIII obtain handsome commissions and
much free advertising. I am not a music
teacher, 6utwss offered large commissions by
three CT the leading piano-houses in the city.
'In the midst OF life We are IN DEATH and
no one has sharper eye to the business end OF
the proposition than the enterprfsing under
taker, excepting, perhaps, the man or woman
whose friends are cousiderste enough TO 'ipass
in .heir checks and stand the funeral ez-
penses.' At one Of the oldest established par
Tors on Geary street the proprietor unhesi-
tatingly told me that "of course they paid COM
missions. All undertakes DO" he said. And
growing confidential, on The sgpposition that
was commission broker" he said that some
undertakes would otter me a larger commits
sion than others; for instance, there was q Ger
tain amount OF profit that they were willing TO
divide, but when & man offered as high as 40
OF even 80 per cent, it was more than they
could afford, so they got around paying it in
this way. They took the business and after
the funeral they refused to pay more than 10
per cent. OF course the broker would have no
recourse ana would nave 10 take II. Or they
kept two sets OF books, and If I brought
them funeral for which they really received
$500, they showed me by their books that they
only received 800. He assured me that the
best way was simply to bring in the business
and trust to the honor OF the undertaken.
feel somewhat perplexed about II IN view Of
the information vouchsafed. But this is surely
g business proposition in which your friends at
least cannot go back on you. I had occasion
10 visit heirdTesser, and concluded to try one
on Poststreet who does q good deal OF adyer-
Using, and as a talker I viii pit her against
any male barber the world ever produced. She
runs 10 religion, and in addition to trimming
and curling bangs she endeavors to sell her
powders and lotions and work in the Lords
vineyard by Saving your soul while you
wait"
She IS jealous, but undertakes too much She
commits a not unusual bIunder in overesti-
mating her strength, mental, if not physical.
She struggled with me in vain, even bIistering
my forehead a slight reminder of that which
was to follow, and at last said in accents OF
despair, "Poor suffering sinner, have labored
in vain against Satan, but God VIII reward me
for my efforts in your behalf" Silently,
thoughtfuliy, withdrew from that refining in
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