New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
WOES OF THE ADJUSTER.
THE SHIRT WAIST IS THE PRINCIPAL
BONE OF CONTENTION JUST NOW
ODD REQUESTS MADE
AT THE SHOPS.

Shopping has iys trials for those who serve as
well as for those who shop. = few minutes spent
Il The ofhce Of al adtusrer OF one OF the large de-
parruenr stores VIII confirm the truth OF this
statement
Women who would be above defrauding an in
C-v16Cal think there Is harm II getting the best
q : big concern Ike this" said Z young woman
who occupies the place Of ad1uster in Of the
largest stores Of this city. yesterday. When I
say 70 them 'But you know this is not our fault,
they VIII reply without semblance Z reason Well
The firm IS better able 70 stand tae loss than
Ar illustration Of this lay on The desk before
the speaker. L was shirt waist with vertical
re-t three inches long in the front The plears.
which were II the waist when Il was delivered tc
the customer had been ripped OUT by her and al
Though the cloth was firm and strong by actual
test and il was most apparent that The careless
tearing g the goods had been done II removing
The Pleats. new waist was demanded. While the
s-Jls-s- vas taking 4 woman brought IN another
s--r- waist. and unfolding Il stated that although
the waist was q No. -3s while she usually wore q
No 56 since laundering Il she could not get into
IT, No. she had never worn il because the sleeves
were soiled when II was sent home, and IL had to
20 right into the wash This was taken 20 the
1----g department by saleswOulan, who returned
after a few minutes and said thai the waist was
large enough. but was one of the kind that had no
1ness II the front, and therefore the owner Of II
declared she could not wear anything with so
Waists Ihat show evidences Of having been
@ 1orI are returned Ior exch mango every cay, SAD
brings one back positively declares thar she just
1rle6 7 on. buC never wore II AZ all.
MANAGING UNRULE CUSTOMERS.
Why. The abuse that the innocent adjuster gets
because she cannot always do just what people
want her TO makes a position Of this kind any
thing but sinecurs- I used 10 have only one
room oUr found that as people listened 70 each
Others complaint IT added constant fuel 10 the
GS1gsr q Genera sTsm5e9e N6W ses onfy
one a. time, while the others wait outside
a. ne funny things that happen here Why only
s--EaE woman Pa1c - cents car rare 10 c2IIlT
had been omitted from her bundle 4 penny postal
\ woman in Widows weeds appeared here last
week Her husband, Il seems, had died about Two
his grave she had purchased from our household
ms she had had painted green with her name upon
IT, and our wagon delivered II at her plot IN the
cemetery After using Il TWO weeks however the
~ ne e-o7I75e and ordered her TO remove II.
s. sre esre 70 ne and asked TO have Us take
ire bench back and refund her the - cents she
rad paid for II told her that II would be Of no
use 70 Us. since IL had been painted with her her
name upon IT, She crec ana erg9e. ] ato lllaliS S
= hes-rless manner q woman in such trouble as
another woman bought q bird and four cent
5ox of bird gravel By the time the grave! vas
5rougTr bsck rfe gravel and asked for credit
s5s foT Us oT5glaf foT pF e- bottle Of shoe black
,ag and when tod her tnat We I olG IoO oie5T i
70 furnish extra ones. then
EXCHANGING PRIZES
There are many women who win prizes al
church and charity euchre parties and DING
them 20 Us fairly demanding the money 5or tleHl
Z re articles were really bought here we ailo"
them cash value on goods in any part OF me
house Dur this does not satisfy them. one O osy
W1er told woman. who was partlg uaIls u -5sI-
II her request for the money, thaL sfle "aS
ct gambling she replied in good old hoAleis phrase
-1ar mat was not any % my business - -
Holiday and wedding preserJs y ~ a. r "a -iG5iCI1
changing bur their owners fy into the in9st Lli -
for them often il happens that toI IhS .1 -
eI.slre silver. china and cut glass "oili1ii VAL ~
N exchange hosiery. underwear etc -, 49,,
drecs q dozens mixed up IN IoIs Ia t-as 80 80
hundreds of women hauling them over, 49, -
women frantIcaIly seized the sam par aI-1 - -
them spart each retaining one glove f1ahsIs ss,i- ~
. their prizes they faced each otheT ana
snrieke5 -bsrk and forth. They're mine I'll ~
you Rot them drst" and They Re Hl45s-
q ne women TOO tired for continued coIlDaLg
70 a stool while the other stooo heI 80 -
p front of her The fray began al 10 100 %
the morning and the rug OF war con-
20 u the afternoon. when the one tha{ W. IaeT
.lg gave out and taking the glove sHe As-u
holding 70 the tray stirred II IN yeIy lilo
e1cIalrninz There you IND II ana Ho-'41I-
olt II The store . .-o.,b1e and
Middle aged women make the most g.
young girls are pretty saucy but real oiH IAoieS
are The rlessantest customers