The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-07-05
TRIALS OF A WOMAN.
SHE WHO TAKES THE TICKETS AT
THE PICTURE SHOWS.
Her Task, While Nerve hacking, In
vites a study of Some of the Curi-
Gus Phases of Human Nature That
at Time. Are on Dress Parade,

Her Task, While Nerve hacking, In
vites a study of Some of the Curi-
Qua Phases of Human Nature That
mt Time. Are on Dress Parade.
As Il rule the young woman who
takes tickets at the picture exhibition
Is an art student herself The other
girls trying to earn money envy her
and think she has soft thing" 1t
Is apparently easy enough to be the
ticket talser ut Il picture show. All
there is TO do, apparently, is to sit In
a roomful of pictures, take peoples
tickets as they come in and sell cata-
logues.
you would be surprised TO see how
much work 1t is," said n girl who
takes tickets at one OF the big exhl-
billions. You have to keep your eyes
open all the time, for there are large
number or people who try to run past
without tickets. l have to 30 after
people dozen times n day, calling
Ticket, please, and they turn ON me
with an indignant stare. Most of
them then go and buy tickets. But
one we'll dressed woman the other day
took up her lorgnette, looked me over
from head to foot. and said In an Icy
tone: Ticket! l have no ticketr and
proceeded calmly ON her way. ran
after her again.
Madame / snid L shall have to
trouble you for n ticket
"I have already told you had
none. she said.
I'm afraid you Will have to get
one said l. l was beginning TO be
afraid l should have to get bouncer'
to put her out, FOR | was determined
she should not go In without paying.
That Is what I'm here for, and | am
conscientious. Well. at last she fiounc-
ed out TO tho ticket Office, bought her
ticket and put II down ON my desk,
saying:
what an imposition
THAT il one sort of the people have
to deal with Then the other IL the
kind who wish to borrow a catalogue
for n minute aud keep II the whole aft
ernoon. | have to be very stern about
catalogues. The best way IL to polite
ly look up whatever picture Is asked
for and to absolutely refuse To let any
one take catalogue for moment
One nice old lady took me ut my word,
and | really believe she asked me
every single number In the room.
did more than % cents worth Of work
for her, | can tell you. The worst IL
telling people the price of pictures. Aft
ter about SIX weeks of II II CRATES on
ones nerves, This Is what continually
happens: A threadbare old gentleman
comes to the desk:
"'Do you know the price of pie
turesY he asks
Yes; would you like to know the
price of anyY | reply.
There IL one In the other room he
says.
What Is the NUMBER ask.
Il can't tell you the number, but it's
In the other room
"Then have to send him for the
number
"'No. 22l.'
""rbnt Is $500
"'Whyr asks my old gentleman.
az It's early IN the afternoon, ex-
plain to him TINT | suppose the artist
thinks IL worth that; that he Is well
known. or what not; later | say, 4
don't Know Not one person In 90 of
those who ask the price have the
slightest idea of buying. Some will
go through half an exhibition and In
slst on knowing the prices Of all.
get SO tired OF being polite and affable
to all these people that by the time 1
get out In the evening | am ready to
Insult my dearest friend for the sake
OF being rude to some one. It's 30
hopeless telling the price OF picture
over and over again and each time
having the people exclaim, What an
awful prlceP
"A great many people hold me per-
sonally responsible for the pictures.
Lots of people come and talk very dis
agrecably to me about them. What
makes them have such bad sh0wsr
they ask me. Young men come up
and say, Isn't this awful trashr In an
accusing sort of way. AS though l
illu uDut ~ bths hhu oht man
fairly shook his fist In my face and
demanded his money back. IT'S n
swindlev he shouted at me. But II
really wasn't my fault.
"At private exhibitions It's different.
There people come up to me and say,
What n privilege to sit among the
works Of the masters all day!
don't tell them that II | sat among
the works Of the masters much longer
1 should go mad, but would like to.
1.-THE other day u friend OF mine
took my place. A man came up to her
and asked:
"'Mlss, Is your picture among these
works Of artT
"'Why, no. she replied.
"He stood off a little way and
squlnted at her. 1T should be-you
are worthy Of 1t, Did no one ever tell
you you had beautiful profleY
'That was little startling. coming
from an utter stranger. Later she
learned that her admirer was -, the
well known photographer. OF course
he had been looking at her through an
artists eyes and from purely ar
tlstlc standpoint and had meant no
offense. But II was trying."-New
York Commercial Advertiser.