The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21

largely or those who purchase merely
spool Of cotton. trying to please each and
every one. pulling down innumecable
bolts OF cloth, helping the undecided, per.
suading the overly cautious. trying to
match impossible shades, advisiiEs the
Inexperienced and selling those who want
to buy. and oftentimes those who do not.
Finally. o'clock brings them release
from duty. Now they must cover thei.
stock ito protect II from the dust, and
their days work is over.
Third, the millinery store girl-This girl
has, perhaps, more delicate task than
either of the other two Not only must
she be able to show to It's best advantage.
her stock. hut she must also be able to
tell people what they want. She must
take bare idea from the purchaser and
enlarge upon It until she has designed an
elaborate hat. These milliners are really
artists. For one hat sold there VIII be
an average OF about fifteen tried on.
priced and talked over. Another disad.
vantage under which these girls must
labor is the fsct that cheap material In
hats Will not look WE'LL and the majority
OF buyers are looking for something
cheap, and yet they want 1t stylish and
hobby. A cheap dress, daintily made is
all right, and for the most part VIII look
as we'll as fine one but a cheap hat Will
look cheap in spite OF any thing you may
do.
Store girls nearly all lead an active
social life; sometimes indeed they at
tempt too much dissipation and break
themselves down completely. Among
St,Ae1 ,vtr ii Sr,n Ind
grades OF society. Working shoulder 70
shoulder will be two girls,one for the
first time thrust out from home OF n lux,
living: the other having provided for hsr.
self almost from babyhood, and yet ODDLY
enough. these girls will often become
the sterling worth OF the other, Again
they are oftentimes. unknown TO them-
selves shrewd Judges OF human nature tyre.
seize upon the weaknesses Of their GUS
toner and use them for their own advanr,,
tage. delicate bit Of fla.sery ma, has s S,n1
pris.ngly appropriate cognomen bestowed
upon them by the wit Of some bright girl.
I'VE have to deal with all kinds OF peo..
pie, said a bright-faced girl. who tad
served some years In q large department.
store, ''and II we will just learn to take
things coolly, there Is some ins inst ion
to be learned.
"You see," she continued, the most re-
the best the m Kaw w ,ss
up their ideas for future use. Then the
customer who comes fully expecting To
is one question that follows every price
quoted. rs that price the best you can
do and caution with every pur,,
a ihaaf ha amusing fs person s is the sr
comes floating In clad in the most elega ant
OF gowns looks at and prices a number
Of the most bar nns u
toner that maddens store. girl. Is the
one who completely ignores the girl girl :, who !
SsSs has friend y!th hsF T. & s ssyy
curtly. What color? asks the gill,
Back S eae 81 wR Sass s
l frlena When va at laat IS ali the
counter and The poor Eli is stanaing on oi
silk, she will ask is this all you have!
Re hs ot II this sds a ths se Cheap
Ing Ing Come on, Mary TO her frlend) and
out out they march. with no word Of thanks
and no more notice Of the ~, girl tn than MI i
n it 1t takes self control to keep from
hurting piece Of the rejected silk after
their departing figures"
Here is an extract from the letter OF
a store girl to her mother. who lives in
Dear Mother,-You want to, know Just
exactly what l do during one day.
will try to give you an account Of yes
snd lust dId Eet to the stor: in time
first busted and arranged my stock,
which you remember, Is the house linen
nd Who Sad sen M
break, finished her breakfast, been to
market and stopped on e her way home to
packag &c she told me what. lovely flow
ers there We're in the market and how
cheap, they were. She held out a beau
babe me smiling goodbye. AslI turned
you. mother, and our little garden and,
the moist earthly smell OF spring time.
SSy so%s es%ay, tGa S@ TSsTs
served-a pleasant. .,motherly woman and
"a rosy-faced maiden, They wanted to
buy table and other household linen. and
be Gut Sex wa s sf rsd sspn
looking woman. with three children. al
most babies She wanted a red d. IT, table, De
dIfX too quick where there were 50 many
Ing to do. Next came. customer that
In the vernacular OF the store-gir. is
hours of your time once or twice q week
and Were never, known to purchase a
pennys worth Then came gentleman,
bought whatever suggested. almost
without looking at 1t. Then an elegant
looking woman. who addressed me SO
! was sorry when she finished her pur-
ehases., After this. came another woman,
Evidently, she had plenty of money for
the best quality, but nothing suited her.
She wanted, everything for less, than It
was marked, and vowed that she could
ally. when she had paid me and de-
parted. / felt that In some way had
injured the woman After this came my