El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20
The Business Girls Fight
When stenOgrapher Goes Out to Dine
With Her Married Employees she's
Cheapemfng Her WOmanhOOd.
Ella Wheeler WnIcOL.--

f." he girl in the business block is
an important factor in modern
life.
When the o'clock whistle blows, or
when banking hours are over, one may
see a beauty show on any Of our great
th0rouEhfares in the big clues5 Tor
then the stenOgraphers and the DOCK
keepers. and other assistants IN Dusl-
ness offices set forth to obtain a niue
fresh air and exercise, or to do shop
ping.
Rarely on the fashionable. drives
can so many beautiful faces be seen
as these business girls present to ad-
rnfrine ewes And when we realize the
continual close association into Whlcn
these girls are thrown with men, day
after day, and week after week, ana
month after month, we can only Won
der that so few scandals occur in our
land. in which the business girl IS the
unenviable leading woman
Many Thoughts.
Nevertheless many tragedies occur
in the lives Of these girls Whlch are
not known to the world and more
than one wife owes her peace OF mind
to the good sense and strong viii, ana
high ideal Of some business girl who
refused to act the affinity role Tor a
Again- the naughty and disagreeable
wife or daughter who calls at her nus
bands office and treats the business
Girl as if she were a fly upon she
wall or a speck Of dust upon the desk,
has been known to arouse in the girls
heart a sudden impulse of reIahaJlon-
When the employer asks her to
lunch or dine with him, II seems 10
her a step toward social advancement
"a peep into the fairy world Wnere
his cherished ones dwell
But, instead, it is a step down ana
away from dignified and lovely
womanhOOd-
She is entering the common arena
of the vulgar adventures ante
room Of the divorce court where the
awful role of correspondent may await
The Road to the Ditch
The moment she accepts gallant at
tentionS from married m she IS
starting on the road which lime times
out Of 10 lands all who tread It IN the
ditch Of disgrace or IN the hospata4
ward.
a young woman with the intention Ct
befriending her, or helping her socially
He knows his attentions are COM
promising TO her He knows that
every time she appears with MIN IN
public she is jeOpardlzlng ner SoO9
name and injuriug her chances OF
marriage with an honest and earnest
lover.
ton of man and woman dangerous,
unless both possess a fine sense Il
honor or an absorbing occupation or
an engrossing passion outside OF each
others society.
Mans susceptibility.
Even then the situation has It's
dangers. Many a man who really loves
his wife and who has principle ana
refinement, is susceptible to mag
netic attraction Of an hour Whch, II
the woman is vain, mercenary or silly
may lead to a lifetime Of regret Tor
both
In your peculiar position you should
be constantly on your guard. and save
not only yourself but protect the man
Weaker sex" that she is called, yet
this is a woman's work in her asso-
citation with men the world over
There are thousands Of fine, manly
dignified employers in America VINO
treat their stenOgraphers with the Ut
most respect. But into their OFFICES
other men frequently come VINO are
less considerate Of the value OF
woman's unsullied name
The silly Girl
The silly girl who believes that she
has made a sudden romantic lLHpL 3
sion upon the mind Of casual caller
learns frequently. when too late, that
she is only serving her day rs human
toy to amuse a restless roue- i real
lie that often in your position you are
called upon to act as comforter TO
an unhappy husband But remember
that the profession Of stenographer
does not include that role as neces-
sity. Let the unhappy husband leatn
to be a philosopher and keep MS
troubles to himself It is always an
evidence Of weakness of character
when a man complains of his VIE 70
his employees. Attend TO your business
and let the man attend to his own
domestic affairs
Pespect your work yourself and
compel the world to respect you