The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14
PLAIN GIRL IN BUSINESS
She IL More Often Than Not
ferred by Average EmnI

She IL More Often Than Not n
ferred by Average EmpIov.
1t seems that some people b,r
assumed that the pretty girl Is pivoe
preference by the average em,Joro-
are wondering what became of 49,
girl who Is not only plain but M
longer young, and who does not mo-
ry, says the San Francisco Chronic,o
In the first place, it is WRONG en-,
position that the pretty girl ia co..
orally preferred; many business mon
young ones, also, who are supposed -
be quite 1mpressionable, refuse to hin.
pretty girls, claiming that they do No,
take the really active interest in tbeir
work that plain ones do, and mako loo.
satisfactory employees. They have
theory that the pretty girls mind mns,
be on her curls and her dimples ana
the admiration she ELECTS from fl.
male 'ialf Of the population. Natural
~, II Sut-i Merc the case, she wou,s
not give as good service as her bome,,
sister, and business men-tbe spccoss
full ones-are running their bushes,
primarily for the purpose OF maxim,
money. Therefore, they hire their holm
without regard for sentiment, but ia
get the most work in return for the
amount of money invested. The plain
girl is not Disseminated against eY.
cepting by class of employers that
it would not be to her credit to please
But what becomes of the old girls
who do not marry?" This is readily
answered by little insight into I'm.
man nature and the laws Of living II
Is certainly true that people get what
they go after in this world, to cor.
tain extent. They may not reap in full
measure that which they SOW. bnt
there is always partial crop, at least
and most assuredly they do not rean
that which they do not SOW. A glrI
who has matrimony in mind-whether
pretty or plain, for the plain girl mar
ries quite as readily as the pretty one
dresses with greater care, spends her
salary on becoming clothes, lives only
in the thought of some man some day
assuming the burden of her future
and, as she is on the lookout for
husband, she naturally finds one. II
never seems to her worth while to
save money, because she knows she Is
working only temporarily, and she
prefers the ribbons, laces, hats, ETC.,
that her salary will buy to a bank
account A man is readily attracted BY
the prettily and daintily dressed girl.
and her problem in life is easily set
tied.
There are other young women nat
urally thrifty who would feel that their
working hours were wasted if their
pay went merely for things Of tempo
rary value. They have the business
instincts of man, and they must
according to the nature of their beings
put aside part of their salaries each
week. AS the years go on they be- =,
come keenly interested in watching
their bank accounts grow larger with
each weeks savings. They become
more economical with the passage Of
time, and even take to doing their own
sewing at night and economizing in
other things that they may save mort
money.
The employer notices their thrifty
ways and feels confidence in them 40
women who could no more waste an
others money than their own. They
are safe people to put in charge Of the
work, as they will allow No soldier
ing" among the help, neither win they
waste supplies. They become fore
women and general managers. They
are promoted as readily as q man
would be, because the employer does
not believe they will marry new, AID
he comes to look upon them as fixtures
Their services are valued and they are
paid almost the same salary, and often
exactly the same, that man wsuld re-
ceive for the identical work. Ysu will
find them in every establishment ID
the city where there is goed-sized
office force. and often as managers OF
the business where there are No other.
employees save a stenographer and an
Office boy.
A woman in business is not dropped
excepting for ineficiency. Some en-
ployers prefer men because they nat
urally think the woman viii marry
and leave them just as she mas
learned enough about the business anu
has gained enough business judgment
to be of real value. But If the woman
passes the so-called marrying age saIe-
ly they look upon her as they would
man who had given them an equa'
Of years of good service anu
hold to her, advancing her position ano
her salary as her qualifications war
rant.
Make Alaska a Territory.
Alaska's gold product fer lsD
would pay twice over the $7'2V"w I.
which we gave for that province :: :.