The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-04
ERA OF TIE PLAIN GIRL.
Reasons why Beauties Are Not Wanted In
Department Stores.

Reasons Why Beauties Are NOT wanted In
Department Stores.
I'm very much afraid cannot find place
behind our counters for you" said the an
po!ntment clerk Of the big department store.
with n negative shake OF his head which i'm
piled all manner OF sorrowful things. The
applicant. a young girl OF remarkable beauty.
turned away with sigh. and a shower Of tears
seemed imminent.
"Oh, dear !" she faltered. Il understood
you needed at least ten saleswomen. and GER
tainly could furnish you tho best OF references
as to my ability to sell. This lie the seventh
place have applied for this morning. I've no
luck at ALL"
why. thought you said you were hard
pressed for competent saleswomen" remon-
strated the reporter as the beautiful young
woman vanished.
We'll. so / did" retorted the clerk.
Then why did you not give that one a
chance? Surely her beauty
Her beauty2" interrupted the clerk.
That's the solo reason why refused her. and
It Is also. perhaps. the sole reason why she did
not obtain any OF the six other places she
sought This Is the era OF tho plain girl in
business. and the girl whose beauty is so In
sistent that none may deny 1t has to step aside
for her sisters who are less beautifully en-
dowod with charms Of face and figure. You
will find that is the case In every i'm
portant department store in New York. not
to mention scores OF retail esta bishments
O; less magnitude Not that there is any aver
sion to a modIcum Of teauty in the sales.
woman rat her that is often to be desired but
pronounced loVeliness Is entirely too ATTRACTIVE
both to its possessor and contemplation to facil-
| itate the interests OF EMPLOYERS. 90 INTO any
large retail store in the shopping districts and
| downright plain. although not positively
ugly. and an equal number o. girls h wn9
be b set dSwp but as p w Seldom
so near perfection as to hold you spell.
set up in the heart OF the shopping section.
| whose salcswomen were all conspicuous lor
their beauty; The establishment made "a spe:
TnH IT, Wy. the store was crowded from
| take in the beauty show but rarely remained
| to purchase merchandise, Dudes and Washers
were always hanging around ana Iost In t hne
saleswomen had little time 10 devote to their
real mission in the store which eventually
No really beautiful Giri will not do for thee
| big metropolitan stores, Her advent Dehlhu
the counter is only an lnvSa on ,I to bee0me
| envious, and consequently preludlceu against
the establishment which retains her Tor itl-
| attractions and for ioppish male shoppers 70
ilIrt with her. She may he paragon OF mod.
esy virtue and Innocence put sun tnf ,SIGS
been told so often and Ia not liable TO forget IT,
and that. in all likelihood. she VIII rendet con :
spicuous the salient features OF her prettlnes'
rather than keep them under cover to the pro-
motion OF her employers interests A..
Another reason Tor this opposition 10 the
very Beautiful saeswoman is that she is rarely
clever at making sales. being too much Az
sorbed in her persona AFFAIRS. whereas the
ties 10 Win the battle Of lite. cutlvates her Per:
suaslve faculties aud becomes an expert IN the