The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-11-22


naturally fall to their lot 1t is such ex-
citing business, this matter of buying.
First one has the chance to discover
the newest fashions before they're dis
played on the counters Then there is
the breathless business Of buying. We
must think of our patrons, gauging to
a nicely the styles that will appeal to
them. We must keep in mind our lin
it of expenditure, and plan our budget
wisely. The goods once bought, l go
back to my work in the store anxious
to see my taste vindicated and my de-
partment make a good record in the
seasons sales"
The perquisites of any position are
often very pleasant feature, and the
entertained audience Of one soon learn
ed that her companions profession
was rich in perquisites. Chief among
these were the privilege of staying at
the best hotels in every city and trav-
cling on the best trains. No business
house of standing would be outdone by
a rival firm in this matter Of taking
care of it's buyers. So seats and berths
on the fastest trains, and good rooms
and meals in the best hotels, were
among the pleasant accessories of the
business Of the buyer
Another perquisite was the oppor-
tunity Of seeing so much Of the coun-
try. As long as she did not consume an
undue amount of time en- route she
was allowed to select her own railroad
line. BY Northern, Southern, and mid
Western routes she had crossed the
continent, with occasional stopovers at
the most important places. On this
very trip she had stayed two days in
Philadelphia, sightseeing and visiting
the shops, conversing with head mil
liners only too willing to aid this con-
frere. In her spring visit she had taken
a side trip to Boston, and had slipped
out to certain woman's college for
which her littlest niece was destined
Then the talk drifted into wider
channels, harboring itself at last in the
| topic of women travelling statesmen, or
/ drummers, IL one can fancy that coll
loquialism common in gender The
1 New York woman had herself known
one, a college girl who had gone into
the business of selling drugs to whole
sale merchants, to earn money for her
liiouiesi euueasioii. put y lHe large
/, ~ II Woiiisn VIZ Wete On tiie
ioa.,' - ~ speaA' siie uiu ny guess
uiith oile business woman eIlilsnteheu
| her.
WY siiouiuii woman lnake
a ~. Il ~ collYllueu tfle narrator
lfahS oiis l hi VI NJ WY represents az
! e *. iiousef piie caii Sen aprons las
.ei e'isn siA iiisi' ohe SHOWS JUST what
tspe q apron y iliose Ia uerlahd, she
! uiiiiss paeA sutsseSli9iis y her nrln Of
eiie liliploYsiiietl.s sne nas heara spoK-
sit u Nlai'S ~ 'iie patteiius gre her own
e. iiie!iu WIZ was ~ our
son : e'iiUi9Uo iii4n' IS seiliits heckWear
! ~ WIZ - =, ooiials any lows ana race
e.sIaii eile piet'y erAlies upon Wlllch
noil,en po,lu 90 il,u.n money II IS
ieaiis ia,e " iihu d laiiure'
Anu Tue .eiiiuiieratioh mat IS an
i'i'ot '0ii' ieeni, ltuceu, anu one that
20 pes' a'isweieu " references 10 re-
5Fi.'' 40 saoSt, socn positioiis ilcluue
uo.ii, = sais'iy eilu COMMISSIONS On safes
aDoFe d W cali Hsuie' IL eaH NC seen
.iio' iaueh uepeilus upon tile woman
hersell' "A soou selier VIII make almost
q seooiiu Ss,is ~. ~ uoiili"issio,s WIN
eApehses " lisiis p.io, d seiaiy ana
tue oilalee ~ uouo-lns ~ Wy cieVeI
l,"ip woih' s'ie "oinail ~ Uliiiiiei 10 oii
tue laAr roau 70 prospeiiey.
one woman whose specially Is emil
ufelfs uhuerWeaf any uresses' eNpec.s
" letlfe lloih BUSINESS - s"o nlol
years ana I'VE On an income uerlVeu
from net saNllts ~ tWss,l.y years. III.
WIDOW WIN tWo snlall ooys' she w.
y challce rom q lllellu y ISL liuspailu
% sell soous lor hlhi' ohe was PIP
neef IN the nela' ana woman OF ue-
ughtful personanty' ana tnese TWO
factors more than otlSet her lleApeIl-
elce. 20 she mas orousht up ana eau
eatea her poys TO the polht OF sell
support ana IN addition, mas bought
a fanch IN southern Calltornla Two
more years work VIII sui[lce 10 pay OH
the last remaining lncumprance, ana
then she VIII be IN posltlon TO live
III comfort ana content under her own
vine ana ng tree.
rye California buyer who cited this
instance expressed a decided prefer
enee Tor her own line OF work. 1T
doesn't pay SO well, perhaps for we
get no commission, but 1t is much
pleasanter than travelling constantly,
IN fact, almost daily We buyers trav-
Ell just enough to get the variety we
ike. But want a home to go to when
night comes"
There is another line of activity for
Nomen-the business OF demonstrating
New tangled belts, cereals, labor-SaV-