The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-02
WINS BY ODD "AD"
GIRL TELLS ALL ABOUT HERsELF
IN APPEAL FOR WORK.
Doesn't Mind Giving Her Age, and
Adds That She Is Red-Headed,
Hlah.Tempered and VIII 40
cept Reduced Wages.

nIHN. STnp0E0O anu WIZ nv eEy
cept Reduced Wages.
Chicago.-A young woman of the
West side, finding herself out Of en-
ployment, has discovered that a small
advertisement, unique in its wording,
a able to go where she could not
and that a position will be the result.
Her name is Miss Blanche Patterson.
In the "ad" which she wrote without
suggestion from any of her friends,
Miss Patterson made a confidant Of
her future employer, telling him her
age, color Of hair, disposition and
other characteristics that an employer
needing the service of q stenographer
would want to know. Her appeal fol-
lows:
SITUATION WANTED. = sTENOGRA-
pher, %, s It. z In, red-headed, high
tempered. kind-hearted. Independent, in
dustrious; position. of any kin on Oliver
machines: former price, 80; reduced to
g up; three years experiences; references.
Address T., s6s Tribune.
II do fatter myself that 1t was an
ingenious way to approach those who
may need stenographers," said Miss
Patterson. "And it has succeeded, In
part at least, for I expect to receive a
position from one of the places where
I made application.
Il have already received more than
so letters from business men all over
the city," she continued. II answered
half a dozen of these in person."
In reply to a question asking what
had led her to employ this method,
Miss Patterson said:
II wanted to let any prospective
employer know before he answered
the advertisement just what kind Of
a personality he was corresponding
with, so that when I applied he would
not be disappointed in me. There vas
method in my plan If you will only
consider that it vas to my interest to
economic in time as we'll as it was
for the prospective employer. I can
not afford to chase around the city on
wild goose errands and after I have
spent a fare and time be told that
the position has just been filed
CAS- to my age, l am not ashamed to
admit that it Is correct as given in
the advertisement. I cannot imagine
why any woman should be ashamed to
tell. By telling my height 1 wanted
my future employer to know just the
size of a girl he was getting. You
know some men like tall stenograph-
ers and others prefer girls Of my
height, though l consider that is an
unimportant feature Of the advertise
ment."
But did you consider it important
that you tell the color of your hair?"
yes; just for the same reason that
l told my height. Many men are par.
tial to red hair, while others abhor it.
by many high tempered may be
misinterpreted. 1t does not mean
that am high tempered in the sense
that l an vicious and not to be
crossed. I meant by that that l have
a mind of my own, and If treated half.
way fairly I will reciprocate in kind.
You know some girls are so 'wishy.
washy,' 'namby-pamby' that they will
submit to most anything from an EN-.
ployer. I will not.
Handkerchief means that am
willing to go out of my way to favor
my employer when he proves to me
that he is a humane man, and that
will not grumble when l am asked to
work a few minutes overtime.
Former price $40, reduced to S.
up is a joke more than anything else
Reading between the lines, anyone can
see that it does not mean that l will
work for So for any length of time
The word up will explain that. Fol
the last three years l have not earned
less than $40 a week, and don't think
l would work for any less now unless
! was forced to by starvation.
CAS- l said in the beginning. the
whole advertisement was inserted fol-
the purpose of attracting attention tc
me, and the fact that l was looking 70,
employment. The business man that
takes me will have no fault to fine
with me when he does get me, for. II
I say it myself, l am a frst-class ste
nographer."
Miss Patterson has been in Chicago
several years. Her father is dead and
her mother is still living at the ole
homestead. She has been making he,
home with friends on the West side
ever since she came to this city.