The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-04
SALESWOMEN FIND
men ARE EASIEST
They Would Sooner Wait on q
Hundred Men Than a
Dozen Women.
MASCULINE TASTE GOOD
They Really Show Coed Sense ano
Judgment in Buying Articles
They Know Little About
When Men Return Goods.


3. Chicago Tribune: Men are the hes,
/ shoppers" say the department store
| sairswomen. Clerks la nearly all de-
partments hnd men NOR. easily suited
than women and they ar. rarely
| fussy"
Fix me up half dozen pair like
this" man Will say hurriedly to the
girl at the glove counter. and fix 'em
| up quick. I want to get out Of here"
That N the kind OF an order the sales
people like. A man shopper nearly al
| ways shows NOR. decision than the av-
| crage woman does: he knows almost
on the first glance whether he likes a
thing. and when he finds what he
wants he takes IL without more ado.
He takes la the general look OF hat
ar n pnrasol and makes his decision
without half the fuss over minute diff
/ ferences OF style. color. finish. etc. that
women plague the clerks with. Bust
ness training gives the man the ad-
vantage. hc knows the value OF time.
he Is used to making quick. clear cut
| decisions. He wouldn't think OF spend
ing the time shopping that n woman
does.
Least Troubis TO Wait Upon.
Then men shoppers have "a genial
way with them that makes them easier
tn walt on than women are. A man
Nd often has a Gathering way OF throw
INK himself on the mercy OF the clerk
that In ingratiating To say the least.
Nov. don't do me because I'm a man.
| they often say. And then the clerk
feels privileged To sell him the highest
| priced novelty she can persuade him To
buy. Men ask advice in such u trust
inc spirit. II wonder IL my wife would
| like this pink QUE says "A man looking
at "A fiimy ping liberty scarf. All
would you mind holding IL up TO your
face? My ~!sc las eyes something like
yours. DO you think She would like it,
The salcswonian Tea To seem disinter-
csted-ard OF course she often advises
him To the best OF her abiiity-huj often
she Skillfully fixes his ~ 'uCe for
tho most expensive articlr laS.
Again. men are alwF = than
women I'm addressing gtpcup. Any
thing corresponding Ia the iorgnettc
stare n man IL never guilty OF Appar-
emily Il never occurred 10 them that
they are talking over n social chasm
in asking To see "A point lace collar.
The social distinction that women are
always insisting on. and which they
often show by an air OF condescenson
to the saleswomen. men seem never
To think OF. With their large fund
of tolerance and good nature. men
treat the woman behind the counter M
another human being.
Rarely Hassie Over Prices.
Then the dry goods clerks like men
for another reason. They are more gen
erous than women. They rarely hagHle
over prices and they are easily per-
Suaded to buy the higher priced articles.
This greater generosity In probably
nothing but false pride disguised under
"a fair sounding name. but IL pleases the
salespeople Just as much rs the nobler
quality. Many women count on this
pride In their husbands. and when they
want tn be extraYagant In the matter
OF n hat ar parasol they inveigle
their husbands into going with them
To select a. When n woman wants To
be economical she goes shopping with
cut her husband or brother.
Perhaps the secret OF the superior be-
haytor az men la the dry goods stores
is that they feel out of place there.
Most men act AZ II they were ashamed
tn be caught In department store.
You often see them glance consciously
out OF the corner OF their eyes. mop
damp foreheads. and blush and STAN
mer when they try tn tell the clerks
what they want. At such times women
feel avenged for mems criticism Of their
awkwardness In banks and other places
of similar business. Men. feeling a lit
tie embarrassed aud out % their ele-
ment. In fact. at "a disadvantage. as n
bachelor does holding his FIRST nephew.
behave extra we'll simply because they
feel slightly overpowered by their sur
roundings. a little Cowed BY the sen OF
fcminity about them.
Masculine Taste Usually Good.
Hut men really show good sense ana
judgment In buying even articles that
they know little about. They always
want things big enough--g1oves. shoes.
Coats--they favor breathing room al
ways. They recognize strong. simple
designs. too; they know when thing
IL we'll cut. When they are buying for
their families they favor substantial ar
ticlcs rather than novelties: when they
are buying for their women friends
they are often cxtravagant In the film
siness OF the ptufrs they select.
Men are not always good na.ured
and sensible. howevc-. Occasionally a
man comes who In real benny" as the
clerks say. The man who goes shop
ping with his wife sometimes belongs
tn this variety. So. too. occasionally
does the man who makes n practice OF
selecting his wife's dresses and coats
and surprising he-. OF course the
poor thing IN ovcrjoycd tn get some
thing To wear. and the mere fact that
Henry chose green gown when every
last thing she possesses Is blue cannot
matter much. hut. after all. the man
who buys In this spirit IL rare.
When Men Return Goods.
OF quite different type In the mat
who returns the things his wife has
bought. lie belongs. az rule. to the
henpeCked variety. ar else he IL simply
an angel az good nature. \ man came
into the shoe department OF one OF
the bigstores u few weeks ago with n
pair OF slippers OF his wifcs that had
been worn, lie was told that the man
ugemcnt could not take back soiicd
goods But he insisted and insisted.
till. rather than have trouble over IL
the slippers were exchanged. That
man subjected himself To all sorts OF
unpIeasantness simply To save trouble
for hts wife. who had foolishly bought
her shoes too small.
Hut the men who make trouble for
the salespeoplc for any reason what
ever are "A small percentage or the men