The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-12

IN Iuc ILL., .Iaa,,b
800 Who frequent our thorcugh-
su,,ng business hours. They are
s;.,inguishable from the other
~.hy A more or less STABLE ar
! them are employed by nearly
...,chant or business man whose
IS depends upon his success
..rsting with his colleagues. II
rstomary to entrust the work OF
ss.. Information to professionals
=, - specially trained for the pur-
ii department stores they are
"a shoppers.
\. most difficult kind of shopping
n lind that results in making no
500 but in acquiring specific In
ss.ion Is to the resources OF com
.,,c,s The reports Of shoppers as to
M. ,nd values, variety and quantity,
s. basis for buyers purchasing. II
r.ll Known merchant displays a
,sitv a some article, the other mer-
~. infer that he has a reason for
an. that particular article good
.,me1,t which the public will want
,.troise. Immediately it becomes
hduty d shoppers to report any such
NV Or fad, and hastily obtained
,i,ntee are displayed at once in
Sffe other shops of similar charac-
a nm cannot afford not to have
III display Of desirable and fash
~ nerchandise in its stock.
~ / Ssut" in price owes its sud
1S6earance to the fact that some
Y shopper has detected too mel
"a srvn' in some popular article;
~ collar, waist, nat, or bag.
rapo1ted the tendency to the priv
- Immediately the price is re-
- ~ By offering an amazing in
nant the sale is forced SO that
foek b disposed of before the
~ ssIumps." Thus money on the
tnent Is realized before the fad
~ limited hour of its popularity
pnished together.
dlolng Il conducted differently by
LIT Arms One very prosperous
ineat store gave the following
1870 order to one of its shoppers
ID work Of one day:
w u several furniture companies
- what has been most prominent
VA to all the demand for bed
- furniture. See II we are we'll
1n1 with this particular character
r ne Compare 1t with ours, and II
~ i heking state in what way.
ssAttand the lace sale at KS, and see
h ~ head saleswoman is satisfied
~ NJ position. This you may learn
- an ct her way from her coun-
u d cnse she is dissatisfied, learn
~ olary would induce her to come
p 10 several milliners-the best In
~ logk-and In your report point
H. 0eA way In which we excel, and
- w In which we are behind our
t1t0s. Buy three hats. One
~ b the type you consider the
- ~ to become the fashion for re-
~ one for business, and one for
w wear"
s. j ~ furniture houses so much
enmel abounded that a we'll
~ QUESTION drew out the infor-
- tAat while department stores
\ eelllng 4 reduced prices much
lwcEn furniture freshened with
INIT the special dealers in fur
we producing a character OF
~ fAr superior. It was made
poqd instead Of soft, and was
nle and more beautiful.
1Qgt to reach the private ear
woman 1t KS lace sale met
lng results. All questions
y Merchandise were Instant
! over to one Of the clerks, as
Nth the head of a depart.
when she was asked in q
aential voice, Gould you
cment to talk business with
Nplied, without looking up,
nine that pattern of Ouch.
centre aisle, Madam; I will
you at once" Soon, with
eeoee coiffure bent over a
- and the guilelessness OF
1T eyes. she ratified of the
g. that might persuade. her to
present employer, though
lid said that she should
v Inn for lack of money.
~ It Is; any one Of intelli-
4efiy wasted in such a place
slu to one or two fashion
ope on Fifth avenue to get
a what "they" are wearing,
= visit to the great shop
ne Is q mark of elegance
floo in two continents. II
y to be ineffectively CARRIED
e eyes of the siren who
10dee ones presence sweep
nrcel waves of hauteur
aiknificance-and 1--WE do