The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-29

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per cent on the value of the thing.
But when one Of the seasons favor
lite brides began to receive six to a
dozen of these trifles as wedding pres
ents, mostly from men who had bought
them for the sake Of peace, the death
blow came to this industry. But this
one line of business gave quite flip
to society'S trading instincts.
One very beautiful woman in soci-
ETY., with a lovely complexion of cream
and roses. now openly confesses that
Tor years she was paid 5000 year by
a notable soap firm just to talk about
their soap to her friends. Wise in
their generation the soap firm knew
that a few words from her was to
them OF far more value than whole
hoardings of posters.
Other beautiful and we'll known
women are agents for photographers.
"A all kinds of gowns they pose before
the camera, and have a plentiful sup
ply OF their own pictures sent them
besides neat little checks to recon-
penSe them for their trouble. Lady
D. gloriously beautiful woman.
Will In her memory at least make a
list OF likely houses at which to call
as, armed with two or three of her
latest photographs, she goes driving
out in the morning. After discussing
social triumphs with her hostess, the
photographers traveller will rise to
take her departure. saying: I'm just
going round to see Lady So-and-So to
take her one of my photographs.
promised to give her one when / had
some new ones done. I don't know
which she will like best of these three"
"Oh, do let me see them,' eXclaims the
hostess. And then like a postscript TO
her visit the caller Is induced to sit
down and show what she knows Is q
II iNfIT rv4n To-
duce her hostess to rush off to the
photographers studio and have her
own photograph taken. The agent is
careful enough not to be too enthusi-
astic, but says in a quiet way, "Oh. of
course, he is the only photographer.
No one would dream of going to any
one else. Lady F. thinks he
takes delightful photographs" This Is
quite sufficient. The traveller has made
her call upon a rich woman who is
struggling always to be doing the
thing that is done by women on the
rungs Of the social ladder above her.
And getting to know the most vulner-
able spot of her hoped for clients, the
traveller lightly touches upon it. Prob
ably in a morning Of hard work this
beautiful agent will be certain of COM
missions on several dozens of the most
expensive styles of photos.
The society fashion leader who Is
supposed to be so attached to her dear
F'ido that she scarcely ever is parted
from him, probably is afraid that she
might miss an opportunity of selling
that Just one too many that she
thinks she has, and that all her friends
are most anxious to have because 1t is
just too sweet for anything"
This One Has Gay Time.
But it is the motor agent who seems
to have the gayest time. The firm for
whom she travels places one of their
very best cars at her disposal, and In
this she is seen out and about every
where, In the morning she is shopping
in Bond street and the neighborhood.
With the smartest Of chauffeurs driv-
ing her she does the ladies' mile in
Hyde park in the afternoon. and
leaves only to make round of calls
at smart houses where she expects to
meet some probable purchaser. Hav-
ing met her she contrives to find out
where she is going and curiously
enough finds that their way is much
the same. why, let me drive you,
have my car here, shall be so pleas
ed" And the f1y,- nothing loath to be
seen with this particular woman of
fashion, goes off with her, and on the
road the superiority of this make of
automobile over all others is eXpOund-
ed. The talk thus commenced goes on
until finally a sale is effected with,
why, you certainly should have one of
these. Just mention my name and I'm
sure they will treat you well.''
After the opera and theater, friends
are dropped" from this smartest of
cars, and should word come even
through servants that anyone's horse
has gone lame or that something has
happened, the motor car agent is the
first to run round and see hersfriends
and beg that they make use of her car,
which, luckily, she is not wanting her
self for few days. until they get fixed
up again. The troubles and trials of
horses in town are gently touched
upon and the extraordinary conven-
fence of car follows as a matter Of
course.
In the country the plans of the mo-
tor car agent are far more elaborate.