Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-27

women who buy for the great re-
tail shops are at TIE top of the ladder
in their business. The little cash girls
look upon them with ave. the sales
women admire or envy them, the
members of the firm take counsel with
Them, and the drummers and whole
sale dealers bow down before them.
There is not dry goods house in
New York city that does not intrust a
large shares of rs buying to women.
In some as many as ten or twelve are
employed for that purpose, buying all
manner of things from tooth brushes
to imported gowns.
THE woman buyer is not a new
woman" remarked the manager of a
large store. There were always wo-
men who bought millinery and notions
and things of that sort for their own
little shops, and when the stores
grew into such enormous businesses
as they have come to be the women
grew with them. They bought at first
the kind of thing which it had been
their province to handle under certain
limitations and conditions. When a
woman showed her ability to do more
the chance was given her to do it.
I'm our business we employ more
women than men as buyers No, not
Tor the sake of economy, but because
We think them better suited to the
work. A woman buyer gets almost
as much as a man who does the same
kind of work. Some of them make as
much as $4,000 or $4,000 a year, and
earn the money, which cannot be said
of Paul Motron and some of the other
insurance swells.'
Il like my work better than any
thing | can think Of" exclaimed the
woman who is probably the largest
buyer in the country and the only one
in the store in which she is now en-
ployed. She has the exclusive control
of seven departments, which is more
than any one man has, and her pur-
chases include such various articles
as jewelry, toilet articles, silverware,
leather bags, cutlery, optical goods,
fans, picture frames AMI parasols.
In addition to her duties as buyer
she has personal oversight of about
100 employees and sees that her goods
are arranged in the most attractive
manner on the counters and in the
windows.
Il began my work as a window
dresser" she explained, and | always
take great pride in having a neat and
attractive display.
L have never regretted going into
business. l was we'll educated and
could have taught school, but l chose
this instead. 1t is far more interest
ing. Oh, yes, there is no end of variety
in it, and no limit to the work, either,
but you can work hard without feeling
it when you enjoy thing. l like to
see, to handle and to buy pretty
things. | go abroad with carte
blanche to buy for my departments,
and | have been fortunate in never
getting loaded up with stock that
wouldn't sell. l go to France, Ger
many, Switzerland, Austria and Eng
land for my goods. You see, that
gives me a tour l could get almost
everything in Paris or London, but
We like go to the source of manu-
facture- one gets better prices nd
greater variety.
Now don't want to boast, but
think there are few buyers, men or
women, who have bought as extern
siyely as I and have been able to get
heir goods worked of so eli /
dCn't think I am given to taking A. ~
risks, and yet | am not afraid to go
in pretty steep on anything that am
assured in my own opinion is going
to Ne god seller I am not a timid
buyer neither am I a plunger.
The plungers have had bad time
this year. They are usually on
tidal wave OF success or in the ebb Of
failure The golden mean occurs
rarely in their lexicon or experience.
Some houses take pride in the fact
that their buyers are not afrail Of a
good thiBg-that IS. as long as # ends
we'll bus when losses result the
plunger is admonished, and If they
continue, she Loses her prestige and
her job"
q have been bold buyer" con