The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
EVENING CHAT
BY RUTH CAMERON

In a department store not far from
here two girls. Miss s and Miss E,
work side by side at the glove counter.
The requirements of this shop as to
the attractive appearance of its girls
are very strict, and Miss E., the girl
who stands fartheSt from the door on
L. street side, has several times
brought down the criticism of the fore
woman upon her because her clothes
did not look nice enough. Considering
the fact that she gets but eight dol
lars a week such a criticism seems
rather trying, doesn't it?
But the girl who works nearest the
door, Miss s., far from being criticised,
is always so neatly dressed that Gus
toners frequently stop to admire her
and wonder how she does it. AND
she also gets but eight dollars week.
day or two after New Years when
some reorganization in the shop was
going on and several girls were to be
discharged, the forewomen who really
wanted to keep Miss E. because she
was good saleswoman, despite her
unsatisfactory appearance, conceived
a plan.
She summoned both the girls to the
office and put it up to then this way:
Both you girls are getting eight dol
lars a week. Now how much do you
pay at home for board ?"
Both had three dollars week.
your money "
CLOTHES mostly said Miss E. de-
spairingly
81 save dollar week and most
of the rest goes for Clothes" said
Miss s.
well" said the forewoman bluntly,
that means that spend about a dol
lar aweek less on your clothes than
Miss E., and you look about fifty per
cent better. Do you think you could
tell her how you do it,"
81 guess it's because of that dollar
less said Miss S. You see I have
saved about that ever since I've been
here and I've got over hundred dol
lars in the bank, and that makes it
possible for me to take advantage of
every bargain 1 see"
You know. addressing Miss E..
you came in just yesterday and told
me about lovely dress marked down
from forty to fifteen dollars that
would be just the thing to wear in
the shop, but you said you hadn't the
money and when you did have It the
dress would be gone, and that that was
always the way.
"And it would be with me. too. if
I didn't have that money saved. /
like to nave 1t saved anyway, because
it would be fine if I should be sick or
anything, but it does me even more
good this way
"I always keep a few dollars in nv
bureau drawer and 1 never let a
chance to get what 1 need at reason
able price go by. I neve- buv any
thing at regular prices There's not a
thing I've got but would cost me from
one-third to two-thirds more if
didn't buy it at just the right time
The dress that I've worn all this win
ter and that you girls think is so swell
I bought in the last spring marke6
down sale marked from thirtv-eieht
to fifteen dollars. 1t came from a stork
that's enough ahead of the STYLES SC
that 1t won't look old fashioned anf
it's got so little trimming and such mic,
goods that it doesn't look shabby vet
and will do me for a rainy day fires,
next winter"
do you think you could learn tc
save and do like Miss S. if ia aiv,
you a chance to learn ?" asked The
forewoman.
"I'H begin next payday" answered
Miss E., land save a dollar"
eff you'll keep it up for six month,
I'll raise your pay tie nine and your,
has already been raised to that Mis-
S." said the forewoman
wonder if she will keep it IN
wonder. too, If any of the othe
girls whose purchasing power Nigh
be so vastly increased by such fnnl
will take the hint and do likewise,
The Enterprise Cleaning co 30.
Kansas avenue. has a hutton r,oot,;o,