The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

\ The forelady in the underwear depart
ment or an uptown dry goods store, in
named as one of the parties in a mar
rage license and the result was that
the first assistant was moved up to the
position OF forelady and buyer in that
department.
4 Applications were then in order for
the position of saleslady in the under
wear department and not a few appli-
cations were received. One of the ap-
plicants, who wrote that she had been
/ IN The Racket store at - and had
six years experience was given a try
| out.
The first morning she was on duty a
society lady drove up to the curb in
| front OF the store, stepped from her
phaeton to the curb, and with the air
store to buy a full set of silk union
| suits.
Il am looking for full silk union suits,
something rather NICE" said the grand
dame adjusting her glasses as she seat
| ed herself on the stool in front of the
counter preparatory to spending an
| hour in looking over the best in stock
| and then calling the head of the firm,
| before she bought, that the head of the
| firm might be sure to know what ex-
pensive silk undergarments she invested
Something in a very light blue, per-
haps, would do said the granddame.
Now this was the first test for the
| saleslady from The Racket store and
she knew much depended upon her sue
| cess or failure. She touched up her hair
here and her hair there pushed her ex-
tended hands down over her hips, pull
ed up her sleeves a little and waded in.
Something in blue, yes'm," said the
saleslady from The Racket and she
pulled down a couple of big boxes from
underneath a tall pyramid without
! splitting a box. That was pretty good.
She had always been noted for being
able to juggle with boxes when she
| sold underwear at The Racket.
"Now there's something" said the
saleslady as she displayed a blue union
suit with red, green and yellow stripes
| in silk running round the garment like
convict stripes.
startled at the colors and general de-
sign.
sWell, er, how much are those?" ask
ed the grand dame.
Make you those for $1.3S," said the
Saleslady.
81 wanted something all silk and
something good" said the grand dame
rather frigidly.
The saleslady from The Racket tried
again. She pulled down a pretty good
grade of union suits at $3.50 a suit and
she didn't intend to lose a sale.
Now here's something right good at
$3.50 per-" said the saleslady. TIL
tell you right now they are peaches
away from a child They will fit you
like a sack full of potatoes and wear!
They will wear like cast iron. You'll
get your moneys worth out of them.
They are the SWEETEST I ever saw for
the coin. It's like investing in govern
ment bonds to buy them. Let me wrap
you up a half a dozen and you'll be as
snug as a bug in a rug all winter If
you wear 'en."
The grand dame gasped and then
beckoned to the head of the firm who
was walking by. He came over.
1T am looking for union suits"
81 showed her these swell ones at
two fifty per, fleece lined like a buff
falo robe and warm as a red hot stove,
said the saleslady from The Racket.
They're the greatest bargain at the
price this side of the knitting mills at
Fall River I'm wearing some just like
'em myself"
It wanted all silk" interrupted the
granddame.
THE top box in that second row, all
silk at So suit" said the head of the
firm to the saleslady-
"All Sikh What, union suits? Never
heard of underwear being all silk, -
stammered the saleslady. Eight
dollars a suit!' It was too much for the
saleslady from The Racket. She col
lapsed right there and didn't make the
sale but the head of the firm did and
he found another saleswoman, not so
slangy and one who was used to selling
all silk undergarments.