The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-10

New York Commercial Advertiser.
Women have to have elastic minds in
order to succeed" observed the fragile little
person who is a very important part of the
mechanism which keeps one or the big de-
partment shops in working order If a
man does one thing well he thinks he is very
clever and very Industrious and very de-
serving of credit. But a woman must at
tempt a hundred things and succeed in CO.
Ing at least a dozen we'll before she can in
spire any respect for her abilities"
A small girl put her head in the door.
Miss Blank would like to see you, Miss
Polly. A customer wants design for a
fancy dress ball costume"
Tell Miss Blank i am busy giving out
some notes of our foreign inportations, .
said the versatile Miss Polly The head
vanished.
Everything is soft and clinging.'' resumed
the little woman, turning again to her COM
panlon, who was jotting down notes. "And
pale grays, bieges, tans. bright green and
new taffetas'
Il beg pardon, Miss Polly" broke in a
voice from the doorway, but Mr. Smith
wants to know if those country circulars
Yes. Mary; there they are, on top of my
desk. You can take them up to him.
and he says he didn't get those souvenir
sachets from the printers. and he wishes
you !v would send nc note to EN-
VSIy Wen; SAID MISS Polly, as the girl
ana tne circulars departed.
"A Few moments of dictation followed and
cnen I. white hiskered man with a frock
by small girl staggering under a noun
tain of silk ruff1es.
"A dress to be copied?' inquired Miss
1T is for Mrs. De Billions, the California
lady who bought $1,000 worth OF things yes
terday," said the trock-coated one, land
she wants to send a gown to her sister, but
Is undecided which one of these two to Sc
Iect, so l want you to make a drawing OF
each one for her to send, so that her sister
II have q. great deal to do this morning,
Mr.; De Fiji, VIII tomorrow do2"
me sooner the designs go the sooner
De Fril -
When he had gone the little woman has
lily scrubbed a telegram telling her adver-
Using agent that he was to insert the no.
ice Of the millinery opening in Saturday s.
and In Sundays papers; and then she sent
a messenger to the printers TO find out
what had happened to the cuts for the COM
ing lingerie sale.
When the fashion notes had been tran
scribed--under difficulties, to say the least
the little woman took a flying trip through
the exhibition rooms to get atmosphere
Tor new descriptive article When she re-
turned to her desk she found an official
document signed by one of the firm. 1t read:
Dear Miss -: If possible, / wish you
would find time between now and Saturday
to submit to me designs for five Greek
gowns. Details and further particulars in
Enclosure. Sorry to press upon you this work
at such short notice, but the order is from
Mrs. Van Clondyke. and If you can manage
II shall consider it special favor. Very
truly yours"
Miss Polly smiled What nice people to
work for she said. Then she looked at her
desk, piled with printers proofs, drawings
and letters, and from that to the calendar
clock. Her face clouded with discourage
ment. 1t was noon, and Thursday. She
sighed and then wrote "a little note. 1t said
simply:
s.MicS will do ba,. har+ ~ obIie,a M.
-. and hopes to have the Greek designs
ready by Saturday.