Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-09-19
Opportunity There, as Every
where, for Those Who Are
Deserving of Success.
WORK OF ONE YOUNG WOMAN
Her Experience Shows That Rewards
Are Ample for Those Who Bring
Experience and Willingness
Into Business Even on
Minor Scale.


will pass by the girl wanted" sign in
the side street emporium of general
merchandise with a superior tilt OF
| her chin. mo chance there; only five
a week, and the long hours and odd
| jobs one must do are something ter
rible," she may add, in the wisest OF
| tones.
Things may look that way on the
surface, but there certainly have been
spry and energetic girls who have not
only made good in these obscure
shops but have even jerked them UP
a notch or two in the scale of pros
perity by their own personality and
lively methods. And they may tell
you a different story about the sal
aries paid in some of these small
neat, we'll managed and judiciously
stocked general stores. There the
general assistant and saleslady who
bring in results put themselves in
front by virtue of good judgment in
buying and selecting styles, patterns
and material on which the success OF
a small general store chiefly depends.
If the saleslady be quick witted and
wideawake enough to see what ap-
peals to the average taste of the peo-
pie In her immediate locality, she
can give excellent pointers in select
ing stock for the winter or summer
sales and show where the superfuous
oddities and fads which have a tiuct-
uating sale at the best can most easily
be eliminated. II she is keen on de-
hciencies of method and has the cour-
age and initiative to point out improve
mcnts without giving offense, her en-
ployer is sure to t. ke notice.
Take the case Of 4 young dressmak-
er who, owing to constant application
and long hours by lamplight, had trou-
lie with her eyes. Being forced to
give up the needle, she thought clerk
ing in a mixed merchandise store
might be next best. 1t wa-t-entirely
so and a little over. Her taste and
judgment in dressgoods, haberdash-
cry and all things feminine was per-
fetish knew what the average Gus
toner was likely to select and, hav-
ing catered to people Of all classes
in her previous capacity as dressmak-
eT could see at once wher~ the store
was below standard.
Barely a week had passed before
she asked the boss for the privilege
o. having a little exhibit in the front
window to demonstrate how the
coarse laces car be used with good
effect in fancy work and dress trim
ming. She sat up at night to cut and
sew a negligee gown of cheap tan
dimity that had been showed into an
obscure drawer long ago. 1t was made
in the empire tea gown style. and
coarse corn lace insertion outlined
the high waist, sloping collar and
sleeve ends. The design was a strik-
ing one, and the coarse lace that had
been showing signs of age in the
drawers soon sold by the bolt. The
demand for the tan dimity far exceed
ed the supply, and when it was neces-
sary to take stock in the lawn depart
ment before the summer was half
over, the little dressmaker saleslady
who had trouble with her eyes was
commissioned to do the buying
She had barely served a month
when she was allowed a four dollar
raise, with the privilege of hiring her
own assistants to do the miscellane.
Gus selling when the business should
| spread itself to that extent. 1t did
| spread TO The extent of three sales.
| ladies and an extra porter within a
| short half year, for the renovations
and innovations did not stop with the
| lace and dimity stunt"
/ She devised means and methods tc
quickly get rid of the ancient stock
! that was clogging up desks and draw
/ ers to make room for more up-to-date
! material
! The little dressmaker who had trou
! BILE with her eyes had given the bust
/ ness a fresh inspiration and impetus
! and as the Dos cold not afford to dis
pense with her ready and willing ge
Mus, he raised her another four dol
| lars.-Chicago Tribune.