The labor world., 1909-09-18

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II cannot get my work half done.''
whats the matter?'' was my inquiry.
Three. OF the girls are going to get
married next month and the whole office
is demora1ized.'' - r =.
=, I knew what he meant I had seen the
same thing happen before. One girl in
love will turn the thoughts Of a whole
feminine Office force from work to we'd
dings. Lace and lingerie become more
important than legal matters and talk
of everything from ushers to orange
blossoms is the, order Of the day.
'""Those three. girls" pursued the man
who had complained. "have resigned, to
take effect June first. can't stop their
pay. But am losing money on them
daily and it certainly doesn't look like
business proposition to let them waste
my time: Beside, I'm in for wedding
present for each Of them and the sum
total would about pay for my own Sum-,
mer trip -. .... -,
:, OF course, we may call such a man
unsympathetic, but the fact remains that
he is right. The girl who is to be mar
ried should remember that as long as
she remains in the Office she belongs to
her employer. At least her time does.
OF course, she begins to feel that she
belongs to the Only Man, but not. until
the wedding ring is on her finger can he
begin to- settle her bills.
: It is with the money that she gets from
her work that she expects to meet her
trosseau expenses. hence her first duty
during these last days is to the man
who pays her. ..
:. But how can keep MY mind on my.
work ?.s asks pretty little June BEde-to-
be. Il sit up late nights to run rib.
bons in. things, and whip lace on other
things and sew in sachers and I have to-
prop my eyes open to keep awake and
in the morning T am dead tired
Don't run in ribbons" is my sugges-
ton.
"Who ever heard of bride whose
things didn't have ribbons in them?''
BUY your things
She looks at me in horror. "Oh, I'm
making everything by hand" she
boasts, "and I've embroidered true-lov-
ers' knots on all the lingerie
"True-lovers' fiddlesticks,' retort;
you'd better have gone to bed early
than have ruined your eyes sewing at
night" e.
"A woman only makes her wedding
clothes once,' murmurs little. June
Bride-to-be, and then I succumb,, for Of
all the world I love a lover best and the
eyes Of little June Bride-to-be are
dreamy with the happiness that is COM
ing to her.
And even while I cannot scold little
June Bride-to-be I know that Tomorrow
morning she will go down to the office
primed with the question as to the ap-
propriateness of pale pink or pale blue
ribbon In those same lacy garuerts
That the whole feminine contingent will
put it's mind to the question and finally
decides,th after all, white best BELTS
bride. At the lunch hour they .gill
agonize over the advisability of brasa
beds or mahogany for the new fiat. Dur
ing the afternoon they will try to de-
eide the relative merits Of matron o,
a maid Of honor and the day will end
with a symposium in the cloakroom az
to whether His mother. ought to expect
to live with Her.
wish little June Bride-t -to-be had more
reserve. Such matters are not for bus,
ness associates to settle or to discuss
It ones associates are ones persona
friends then invite them to the home t<
talk things over, but never bring int
dusty, musty Office the little delicat,
details of private affairs. =.
Some day when little June Bride-to-b.
begins to love His mother dearly sh,
may not care to think that six othe
women shared her doubts as to the moth
er-ln-law question:; that six other 'wome,
chose the brass bed; that six other won
ne ruled against the simple gown tina;
was her own choice and voted for tn,
waite satln that was beyond her mean!
and that six othe. women may, eve,
now, be saying things that would maxi
her ears burn Ii she could hear them.
The thought Of that costly weddin,
, gown Of June e-to-be brings me t.
one Of the temptations Of the busy girl
She wants SO much to have lovel,
clothes-such as the home girl fashion
with. her own hands or with the hel]
Of home seamstress. The dainty neg
ligee. the house froeks, the simple even
Ing gowns are SO desirable, and, as sl1
hasn't time to make tkern,s she is force,
to send them to a dressmaker. The ex
p>nse piles up and when some cautiou
mother or Sister rononst1 ates the littl
bride rstorts:--s.s.i.55 5%ys y. .s$ a. 3. ..:z II
''But everytbSdy has tkens.s Whoeys
heard II q bride th.t didn't have q ia
IA offpretty clothes q
But no bTids has tgfht "a q ,at Il,