The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08
The Girl In the Office /:
What She Thinks Of
the Boss
By ADA PATTERSON

No girl can attain an altitude re-
cord Tor vanity SO long as her little
brother lives. No man could remain
vain II no knew what the girl In the
office thinks OF him.
She may be private secretary, a
cooyist. nle clerk or cash girl But
microscope and her opinion of him
liz not hattering. Now and then, once
In hundred times. association In tho
business offices downtown begets ro-
mantle attachment or marriage. But
the remaining ninety nine are excel
lent correcGVes for mans vanity. did
he but know It.
At home n man slpeculiarities are Of
ten CLOSED over or Ignored. Al the Of
fee the white light OF unloyins criti-
cism is turned upon them
man who is proud of his self-con
troll comes to the Office and deals
with case" as he thinks. in Il master
ly manner. AT the table In Il business
woman's lunch room the office CIR.
old man throw n Mt" Had one OF his
Monday morning grouches. Girls. a
grizzlv bear with all It's bangs burnt
off is an angel compared with him"
Many business man is quite uncon-
grapher. II dictate with such ease
that Miss Brown seems to me ma
chine that takes down automatically
what say" / heard man say, and
1t happened that l lunched at table
next to Miss Browns that day.
you ever saw. Don't know what he
wants 20 say and when he does know
he changes his mind about 1t next
day and have to tear up the letter
and send another one. He don't know
his mind for two minutes" was her
version.
Another man thinks he is a tasteful
dresser. This Is what his office help
says about 1t: He came downtown
to-day with a mud colored tie yelling
at pink shirt. Girls. thought I'd
| die"
The grave and reverend head of a
| large business concern in New York
prides himself upon his aloofness from
womankind during business hours. [
have heard him talk of his immunity
from the weaknesses that beset many
| of LIS set, but his sharp-cyed, sharp
| tonGued girl in the office Is OF another
| opinion.
In the tone OF hnality that none dare
contradict she utters 1t. He's cracked
| about pretty face. always has been.
Thinks he never changes his mind.
| I've heard him brag to men that come
to the office that it is of no use to
argue with him. that when he's once
made up his mind he never changes 1t.
He changes his mind as often as he
does his linen"
'He-they always use this personal
pronoun. perhaps because they rea-
lie the imprudence OF mentioning
seem sometimes that they employ the
tiny word because they can pour into
II SO much of long stored up contempt
he Is on such good terms with him
! self that the only way to get along
| with him is to fiatter him. I've given
him nattery by the ladleful, but he
never never seems to have enough. Honest 70
you'd thought he'd gag"
He thinks he never gets clustered.
Why. half the time he doesn't know
whether he's on foot or on horseback.
MY boss talks about his good
memory. That's me. that memory. He
| has hole in his head where he ought
to remember things.
| Mine is always pouring forth wis
| dom about mans being the head or
the house at homo. 1 saw his wife
once, and say. IL know anything about
mouths and noses. he hates to see tho
clock strike six. because he's afraid
! to go home"
The man In the office cherishes one
estimate of himself. The girl in the
office holds a different one. and. gen.
orally. she is right silTl.iv