The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-19
3y BONNIE BURlCl1AM


might be an index to her disposition
I did not want some one who was 60
ing to question my way Of doing
things. I am too busy to be irritated
and upset. But she missed q mighty
good thing. / had made up my mind
II I found the right person that l
would pay her generously"
The woman in question had not re-
allied the value of q first impression.
Had she been tactful she would have
accepted the three weeks trial, and
would have found her employer a
most generous and courteous gentle
man. She could not take him on
faith, however. and SO she missed her
chance.
In seeking work. everything de-
ponds. practically, on the effect that
we have on others. In speech, ip
clothes, in manner, We are. as it
were. on parade. To be too bold or
too shy may initiate against US: to
be over dressed or to be shabby may
be equally detrimental. To drive too
sharp bargain, or yet, on the other
hand, to seem unbusinesslike. may
cause our undoing.
Hence the girl who wishes to make
a good impression must he wise. She
must rally all her forces and as far
rs possible display her best wares at
once.
It Is always worth while to dress
we'll, and this does not mean that
new clothes need be worn or expen-
sive ones. It does mean, however,
that shoes must be brushed, a new
pair Of gloves bought and a fresh
veil will do wonders over an old hat.
A little country friend of mine tells
Of her experience in getting work in
a big city.
I'D been to a half dozen places"
she said. "on q rainy day; felt
weary and blue and unattractive. My
oil black suit. my last years hat and
my cotton umbrella made me seem a
somewhat pitiful object and nobody
paid any attention to me. Busy men
at their desks simply glanced up and
waved me away and / was so consci-
Gus Of my dowdy appearance that I
seemed to shrivel up. / know made
q most rmfavorable impression.
came to the conclusion that some
thing must be done to add to my at
fractions. ! had only So in my purse
and resolved to spend 1t in one last
wild dash for a position before I went
Y.
Il waited until one sunshiny morn.
Ing. when the air was glorious: then
polished my shoes, brushed my
shabby black suit and made my way
to a big department store, where 1
jabot, an expensive face veil. not
conspicuous, but in q fashionable
black and white, and a stout pair of
0I0v0o 7 In he 1oA
room and made my way to the street
A boy ON the corner was selling vio-
lets and lilies Of the valley and gar
deniss. It was q sort of bargain day
for flowers and I bought q gardenia
and stuck II In the front Of my coat.
The result was Transforming. In
stead of q meek, shabby little maid. l
seemed a trig, stylish. sen-possessed
woman. It was the effect Of clothes
or rather Of accessories. for / believe
It Is the little things that make a
woman feel well dressed. was so
uplifted by the sunshine and the
flower In my coat and the good effect
Of the new veil that I sailed into the
first ONCE in sight with the manner
OF one who came to conquer and I
got my position"
! could enumerate q dozen other in
stances as to the value Of a first i'm
preston. but space forbids. I would
advise the girl. however. who seeks
work to put her best foot forward, to
display tact in the driving of her bar
gain, to seem not over eager or on
the other hand. not over-grasping,
and to realize that all the ability in
the world cannot place her il she
does not in the first meeting show
something Of her mettle.