Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22
TRIALS OF A WOMAN.
SHE WHO TAKES THE TICKETS AT
THE PICTURE SHOWS.
Tier Task, While Ncrr" E3c:siag. IN
vites II st ady of Sor:r &. shc Itiri-
Qua Phases OF IIuman : ..rrc Tint
OF Times Are on Dress rrL.,

yites Il Stldy of SOE!r =. Ghc Curl.
Qua Phases OF Hum.n L..,rc Tint
OF Times Are On Dress /, ,r"Lc.
AS rule the IUUt.- Wu:..ui be
takes tickets mt the p!ct,!rH exhibition
Is an url S5llcni herself Tie otA..
,-irls trying IL cara inunt. ,Ayy l..
IL think she has Il soft thing" 1t
Is apparently easy enough 20 hr the
t!c.iyt takcr at q picture SHOW. Al
tho" Is 10 do, apparently. i, - st ia
ro"mtll Of pictures. tlkr peoples
tickets as they come in and sci cn;a.
loG ,;rS.
You would be surprised to see how
riuch worl; it is said :;iri who
takes tickets ut enc uf the big rXh!-
billions. You lave to keep your eyes
oprI MI tAv time. for there are Il large
nriancr of people VIII" try to ruu past
without tickets. | have To 20 ar.rr
people II dozen tin,"- day. ca!lin.
Ticket. please and they turn on me
with an Indignant stare. Most of
,hpLl then 90 and buy tickets. nut
olc well dressed woman iAc other day
tool. UP her lorgucttc, looked me over
frMn head 10 foot, and said in an icy
tone: Ticket. | have no ticket" and
Proceeded calmly on her way. ran
after her again.
'Madamc,' | said. 4 shall have TO
trouble YOU for Il ticket
IL have already told you had
none She sail.
"'Ill afraid you viii have to get
one said |. | was beginning to be
afraid should lave TO get Il bouncer'
to put her out, for | WAS determined
she should not so IN without paying.
That is what I'm here for. and am
conscientious. Well. at last she ilounc-
cd uut To the ticket Office, bought her
ticket nnd put ii down On my desk,
saying:
"'WlHt an lnpositiun.'
"'Nhat is one sort of the people have
kind who wish to borrow II catalogue
for Il minute and keep it the whole aft
crnoon. | have to be very stern about
catalogues. The best way is to polite
ly look up whatever picture is asked
for and to absolutely refuse to let any
one take q catalogue for Il moment.
one nice old lady took me at my word,
and ! really believe She asked me
every single number IN the room.
did more than - cents worth Of work
for her, | can ,cll you. The worst Is
telling people The price Of pictures. Aft,
ter about six weeks OF it it CRATES on
ones nerves. This is what continually
happens: \ iircadbare old gentleman
colllrs to the desk:
"'Do you know the price OF pie
turcsy he asks.
Yes; would you like to know the
price Of any, reply.
"'Thcre is one in the other room he
say,
~ lat is tie NUMBER ask.
80 can't tr'l YOU tho nInlNer. hut It's
in the other room
~ hen lave to send him for the
nui,icr.
"No 321.
""rhnt is 5000.
"'WhyY ass li.y old gentleman.
"lf is early in ;hc aftprn III. | OK
plain to him that | suppose the artist
thinks it worth that; that he is well
known, or what not; later say. 4
don't know Not on" person i'll 30 of
those who ask the price have the
slightest idea Of buying. Some will
20 through halt an exhibition and III
sist on knowing the prices Of all. l
get 50 tired Of being polite and nlf;hlc
to all these people thai Ivy Tie tin" l
get out in the even ilg | ain rcH'... TO
insult my dearest friend fot tic sake
Of being rude to some one. It's so
hcr.lc>s telling the price OF Il pictIrc
Owe and OVER again ana racl! t!mc
having the people cNriaim, What an
awful price
"a great many u oplr l,il lic p":-
s..llly rcSp,l,i L. for the pic ,uIcss.
I.u!s OF poop" cu:.!r ana talk very dis
agrounliy to III" about them. ~ lat
m"':"; them have s.:ch bad slows:
tag ~; I!2. Yong 'l'n come zip
an -. isn't Wis Hwfrl TIA az in an
acc m; .p.t f way. as i.rl.h |
Il; :; i" i, ~ n.yE"if. .,!:i ,Hr rao
fa...2 shnoi: uis' lsl in J." T.; "a
,v".;H,lcI lis ino",y Ii. X. IT'S
s.. idle" he shouted at lic. Eut it
ve...iy WASH; L.; fat.it.
- :, pisa. 4 v.'IIiDi,iuI, it's differ, 1t.
There people come UP to nir ami LAY,
" mt . n..>. rgr II Tit among the
W.. =; # i'ir Muster; all day"
Coat tall ,hr'p that If sat among
tie No.Es O. * masters much l>u or
l shalil go Il.,l. but | woilll like 10.
"'.'!.;. other day Il friend Of L:nc
toa..:: ~; pace. \ man came up to her
AMI nr!:cd:
"'Aliss. - youv picture among these
wot..s Il ;,:!
"'WEy. NO. she replied.
"IIe stood Off little way and
suuintcI ut her. 1T should b,-you
are worthy Of it. Did no one ever tell
you you had Il beautiful profile"
"l'hat was little startling. coming
from an utter stranger. Later she
learned that her admircr was -. the
well known photographer. OF course
he had been looking ut her through an
artists eyes and from Il purely ar
tistic standpoint and had meant no
Otfensc. But it was trying. '-New
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