The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-13
PRETTY OFFICE GIRLS

with her. my love, with her, have
 they done well?
 But who shall answer for her? Who
 shall tell
 Sweet things or sad-such things as
 no man hears? May no tears fa1l-if tears ever fell
 From eyes more dear to me than
 starriest spheres
 These many years
 I always feel the deepest sympathy for the girls and women who are stru ggIing against odds to eke out a livelihood, in store or office, only to find the doors closed against them. The woman who is disheartened and cannot give way to desoIate feelings must 20 on her weary efforts to of fees in search of a possible position elsewhere. A great many. girls have applied anxious1y for work and they complain that there must be some suf1- cient reason when one and all scarcely notice them and reply briefly, we have not place you could nll-
 It is hard for an outsider to advise them not to be discouraged; to take cart and begin the inquiries all over again This means an experience sim liar to what. one woman told She had a paper in her hands containing an advertisement for position in an of flee with good salary. ''I was there soon<a fter the place was opened and WistfuIIy made it known to him that was capable of taking, the hardest tasks to do, for so greatly needed the pay to keep the wolf from the door, T am sorry, madam, was his quick reply. We took that young gir1sfor the position, among others, quarter of hour ago.! His eyes frightened as he glanced at a slip of a pretty girl who 1oitered at the door, her pink and white dtmpled face wreathed in a Cupids bow smile, her wavy hair bright as the golden sun shine.
 "A picture of a girls beauty I will not soon forget was the mental com ment of the woman of 30, as she sped away, blinded by a few tears. I have just found out what never knew un- til now It's taught me a lot of real- ities, this rushing from post to pillar, of what little suspected 1t is not question with these sons of fortune. who hold the position of head of the office, whether they could not get along without a faithful, intelligent business woman to zeaIols1y work for their interest, or if some young and pretty girl could be engaged who would do as well. It is very hard from to win the bread of 1ife-a- plain, conscientious woman in her th1rties who would not refuse a greatly needed position even though She had to get up at 5 o'clock in the morning and walk a few miles to it, or a bright, jolly, ight-hearted girl, who would in fuse sunshine into du11ness and warm hearts,. 1
 There are quite number of elderly business men who would appreciate the hard working woman who is in her thirties and who would not consider taking others younger who are better to look at. Put yourself in the wo- mans place who must work and try to hold her own with the younger ones and see if you could have. less discour- agement.
 There's one consolation that must not be overlooked and that is, that the pretty young girl does not always re- main long in the same position. Her charming influence has touched chord in the heart of some young man, and she becomes engaged When she resigns to prepare for her weddingk they will not refuse the steady womaH of 30 a place