The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-14

of coffee delivered to her house in
place of her easter hat. Another lady
declares quite angriiy She did not Or
der a load of crockary sent to her
house G. 0. D., but suspects that az
enviOus neighbOr ordered it for spite
and wants her arrested. Another lady |
wishes the five cent skein of yarn she
ordered sent out to the suburbs by
special delivery wagon, and is angry
when Informed it would have cost us
ten dollars to comply with her de-
mand. If customers get obstinate
and unreasonable and cannot otherwise
be pacified, one of the many assistant
superintendents take them in charge
and smooth things over the best that
can be done. Should one of them
faint Or desire medical treatment,
trained nurse is ready for all comers.
The advertising department is per-
haps the best known to the world of
shoppers, and it's head is wise to all
the fads and fancies of the twentieth
century bargain hunter fiends. Each
head of stock in every department has
a specified amount of space allotted
him, in daily newspapers for special
sales, usually Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday. This ad is sent down to the
department the day before it is printed
in the newspapers in order that dis
play cards and goods may be ready.
The morning after the sale a report
goes in to the ad and general manager
giving amounts of the sales Of each
article advertised. Each large depart
ment store watches the ads of its rivals
and completes in price and quality. So
closely do the different stores watch
each other that heSds of stock are
sent out to note goods and prices in
the guise of prospective purchasers.
Other clerks are detailed to stand at
the different entrances between ten
and eleven a. m. and two and three p.
m. and count the number of people
going in.
The artist most In the public eye
; who is a snowy but silent factor in
the management, is the head window
: dresser. To those who have been for
tunate enough to have seen the mag
nificent and beautiful displays in the
windows of Fields, Carson, Pirie and
, Scott; Mandel Bros. and the Fair, or
State Street, Chicago, and seen the
dense crowds before their windows
can have some idea of the exalted po
!, sitior these artists hold in the store
. The whole world is under tribute t.
s these wonderful men. The top notch
t ers receive $4,000 to $1,000 year.
: will pass rapidly by the head porter
l. an important parsonage who superin
! tends the cleaning and moving AM
}, arranging fixtures, and come to de
n partment perhaps some have becom
t acquainted with, the house detective
This gentleman details detectives t
It watch jewelry counters and to pose a
J. prospective purchasers where tn
8 crowd is the largest, usually aroun
J. the five cent bargain counter. Da
t. and night this department is actuall
o engaged in espionage of the man
It clerks who hold responsible position
j. They make a report on every one
Is habits, both male and female, so
le you are q persistent booze fighter {
j. visit the tenderiOin frequently, be sui
,r the superintendent will know of !
b One of the trials of the house detectiv
le floor manager and superintendent
o. the shoplifter. The loss from th
le source is enormous. Every mornin
1T the superintendent sends for the fiot
is managers and shows them tab
piled high with articles from mo
10 every department in the store. Yc
m listen to something like this: "Mr.
~ these articles were stolen from yo'
III department yesterday. Now this thiI
ot must stop. You must keep your ey
nv open and detect these shoplifters
%. You marvel at this unreasonable d
10. msnd to be in twenty different plac
ho at the same time, knowing it, will
id repeated the next day.
nd In closing it may be of interest
th say q word as to the employee. VIII
M chance has he for advancement al
ry- increased salary? The answer is, it
ed depends on his own conception of
he duties and the way he performs the