Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-08-24

"This," says a male instructor who
impresses upon his pupils the absence
of fnery, ais because the business man
feels that femininity is out of place in
the business world anyhow, even though
he has to submit 70 it. He resents
these things as obtrusively feminine.
To the man Of another type it suggests
that the girl who wears them is
'easy;' that she has tastes which she
cannot crafty; that she is in the po.
sition which is summed up as a cham.
pagne taste and beer pocketbook.
"The average employer, too, win re
sent any disposition upon the part Of
the girl he employs to discuss him.
He win prefer that she will not men
tion even his good qualities. II would
not add to his feeling Of safety as to
having her the confdante Of his bust.
ness affairs, for instance, TO hear her
say to the other stenographers. as
did one the other day: well, he can
have me-
Sometimes a man is deficient him
self in what is known as tactics. One
of this kind, who had the sincerest Of
business purpose, had stenographer
who offered him candy during dicta
tion. She had pink complexion and
yellow hair, and was iuuocently friend.
ly and embarrassingly talkative. He
did not have the moral courage to call
her down, but he managed to get up
enough TO discharge her"
Why Girls Are Asked TO Lunch.
Said business woman who has done
much TO raise the position Of the Chi
cago business girl TO a higher plane:
ga pretty girl whom am sure was
absolutely innocent Of anything except
the desire for attention, was always
complaining of being asked by her EN-.
ployers to 60 out TO luncheon. II hap.
pened one day that had sent her to
work for somebody that knew. and
she came in with the same story. I
knew that this man hadn't asked her
70 lunch, and had a chance to get at
the whole story. II seems that she
came in with her hat on and aecosted
the man, who was a fat and good ma.
tured person Of gruff propensities but
devoted TO his family.
4" Say, do you know where the Girls
around here get their lunchP said Miss
Pretty Girl.
mo, don't knows I suppose
there must be some joint around here
some place, was the answer.
"'Well, do you suppose you eould
be kind enough 10 find out for me
where il isl'
"'lf you will wait a mippts NV
wife is going to stop for me and Won
can 20 with US was the good naturs5
answer.
sQueleh Man at First Advance
Now, this" said the woman who
happened to be friend Of the Viz
twas the way in which the gi,l %.
asked out to lunch so many times
never sent her to another place Rr,
this Kind Of fOOlishness, bad as II ;s a.
only small fraction Of the ~.
than foolishness that girls are sane5 |
Upon to meet. The training tb., =
have to give the girls often is Of . |
more subtle kind For instance sen,
young widow not long ago to a plocs
IN which the man began a most -
Iosi'e and elaborate praise Of he,
work She handled it nicely .Th.nt
you very much for your kindness A.
said but in the future I win ask von
not to mention it unless Won ana :,
necessary TO eritieise it, II ha NJ,
sisis she viii simply tell him tb,t /.
Nih result in his finding apotbs, So
ogFapAer. These Overturss general,
begin in this way, or in ipyitstions
'"' 70 ianeh' or in sympathy for the