Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
TRIALS OF A WOMAN.
ss+E WHO TAKES THE TICKETS Ar
THE PICTURE SHOWS.

votes . Sto1y 81 eO0e ~ the CUSo-
sus Phases Of 1eanaa Nasuse That
- T1&ss Are o. isess Parade.
A rule tho young woman who
takes tickets at the picture exhibition
q an art student herself The other
girls trying 10 earn money envy her
and think she has . soft thing" 1t
n apparently easy enough 20 be the
ticket taker at . picture show. All
there il to do. apparently. Il to sit In
. roomful OF pictures. take peoples
tickets ~ they come In and sell cata-
tsguss.
lyon would bs surprtscd TO see how
much work II IT," said girl who
take~ tickets at one Of the big exit
hlstous. "You have 10 keep your eyes
open all the time. for there are large
number Of people who try TO run past
without tickets. have to 60 after
people dozen times day. calling
Ticket. please and they turn on me
with ~ Indignant stare. Most Of
them then 60 and buy tickets. But
sos well dressed woman the other day
took MP her iorgnette. looked me over
from head To foot. and said la mn Icy
tone: Ticket! l have no ticketp and
proceeded calmly ON her why. ran
after her again.
Madame said. 4 shall have to
trouble you for ticket
~ have already told you had
nDhs.' she said.
"'l'm xfrsiG you will have to get
one said !. was beginning to be-
afraid ! should have to get a 'bouncer'
- put her out. for ! was determined
she should hot 20 In without paying.
That II what Im here for. and am
conscientious. Well. mt last she Hounc-
"a out 10 the ticket office. bought her
ttcket and pat Il down on my desk,
saying.
"'What an imposition
THAT In one sort Of the people have
- deal with. Then the other In tho
Kind who wish to borrow q catalogue
for minute and keep it'thc whole aft
s~noon- have u bs very stern about
catalogues. The beet way ID To polite
~ look up whatever picture Ii asked
FOR and 10 absolutely refuse to let any
osie take catalogue for q moment.
One nice old lady took mo ut my word,
and really believe she asked mo
every single number In the room.
did more than Is cents worth OF work
for her. ] can tell you. The worst IL
telling people tho price OF pictures. Art.
ser about ak weeks Of it'it CRATES on
ones nervcs. This In what continually
happens. A thrcadbaro old gentleman
comes to che desk
DO wa know tho price Of pic
turcsr he asks.
Yea: would you like to know the
price OF anyY reply.
"'rherc 10 ono In tho other room. no
aayA
what In the numberT Task.
~ can't toll you the number. but It's
In the other room
'.rhcn ! have to send him for tho
Humbcr.
".No. 22i.'
".rhat Ii $500.
"'Whyy askr my old gentleman.
nc It's early la tho afternoon, l cx-
pain TO him that 1 suppose the artist
thinks II worth that: that he ~ well
known. or what not: later l say. I
don't know Not one person In 30 OF
those who ask Tire price have tho
kightcst Idea or buying. Some VIII
~ Through half an exhibition and In,
sias' ~ Knowing tho prices OF all.
ut % tired Of being polite aud afrabl.
10 all these people that by the time |
yet out In the evening I am ready to
insult my dearest friend for tho sake
u esehsg rude To some one. lts 50
rAf'sSsss telling the price III \ picture
OVER ssHl over again ana each time
having tho people cxclaim. what an
Awful pricc,'
IN great NANNY people hold mo per
sonally responsihic for the pictursss
Lots u people come aud talk very dls-
Agrscably ~ ins about them. what
inakcs them have such had ahowsr
they ask me. Young men eo,ne up
and say. 'lsn't this awful trash 2. In an
accusing sort VI way. ~ though
had done II all myxcif And one man
fairly sheek his nat 10 my face and
oemsaaAd' his money back. It's q
swindler hc shouted At me. Hut Il
really wasn't my fault.
~ t0ftAtV utuetGuN-
Therv people come up to me aud say.
What . psisikxs to sis among tho
Works Of the nastcrS all day.
ooU't tell them that II I sat among
The worha 70 the masters much longer
] should 70 iuAd. but I would like to.
ssrhs other day . friend Of mine
took my place. A man came up to her
and asked.
Miss. 10 your picture among thesc
works Of arty
why. no. she replied.
.ile stood OF . lMslc way and
squtnisd at her. 1t should hc-you
nv worthy OF H. Did no oase ever tell
soa you had beautiful pvoslier
That WAS q ii,sle startling. coming
from an utter stnnsvn Later abe
harmed that her admirvr was -----. the
we'll known photographers. os course
hs had tsrcn hooking At her through an
artist's eycs sni FROM q purely ar
ttatle afa i1slfr,knt AMI had meant No