The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
Frumps In Business
RA EnNA N MnnLEY

hN NINA N. W ''''laIl
Some persons arr -u good they over
balance. aud some are 50 sensible
they MISS the balance Of power,
lHughlngIy Informed q handsome aud
successful business woman who actual
ly confessed tu ~ wears uf ugr.
I'm just going lu tell you girls
something, she went on i've heard
some uf you say that YOU rnyied my
my personality and | have admitted
that personality as well us ability
are needed 10 be- really successful Ia
II business way should add that
good common spuse Is also among the
essentials, hut common suuSe like
anything else can be- exaggerated
Il started boz my business cnrpcr
with the idra that common sense
should rule me- In everything. At
that time mI NO alleviatiug sense
of humor I laughed only when | con
sldrrd "a luugh was due. | cultivated
u grave and ect-demnndiug cuun.
tenanrc ami general department
considered lt m,lnessllkc, aud 1t Is,
put mp -, uur n the ideals 10 be-
followed by the business girl.
II VHS very particular io see that
my hair wa, brushed back neatly aud
srnslhlN aud That II wns entirely
gultlc~, ui the curling iron. have
IL high forehead At that time | was
proud NJ # and took palms tu dis
play it l felt that my forehead ought
10 bring my ryluIar Increases In
salary
Face powder scorned Also cold
cream city suot settled IN my skin
aud the mrumwumising soap and wa.
ter which plrutfully used seemed
unable tu grr r0i " II ALL In win.
ter had @ lovely chnpped skin and
red uusr lu summer | was SHINY
and grra,, ur face But was sen
sible
MY clothes we're purchased with
the idea of service. | bought good
material of dark color. for both sum
mcr aud winter Aud wore that
m0trrlul tlll It was worn out. had
all my dresses made ON emlnently
practical lines. with high collars and
long sleeves. / was n business wo.
man, There should I've NO social frllls
about my office appearance.
Also My shurs were of the square.
toed, heavy solrd eminently sensible
type They rluupcd when | walked.
There was never n steadler person
than ! ut my desk. ! never looked
nt the rlock bent over my work
without ceaslug aud failed to notice
that my shoulders were rounding and
my chest getting flat
"Ry all the accepted rules NJ the
game, ! should have been promoted
ut least once u month. with cores
ponding Increase, NJ salary. But no
body seemed tu pny any attention to
me, and | was treated as n | was n
has been tuck IN rut.
Then one day met women pdl.
tor NJ n newspaper She was n bird
Hike little woman with n complexion
Ike Strawberries aud cream aud the
pretticSt white hnlr ever saw. She
has a charming personality and | Tell
In love with her Just like everybody
else lid In our boarding house.
"She took me IN hand.
"A woman said she. has 10 hc n
woman II she expects 10 get ON In
the hnslnes, world You don't need
10 he frivolous, hut you DO need tn
exercise certain feminine charm n
YOU are going lo attract favorable at.
tentlon to yourself don't mean n
sex chain hut a wholesome femlnlty
that doesn't gct In the way Of your ef
flclency and which appeals to women
as well as men
THAT dear little woman put me
through course " training that
soon mnde a marked difference In my
appearance and not only increased my
confidence In myself but made me
q little happier The corners " INV
mouth began 10 turn IN while my
complexion was clearing out and dis
covered with a joy II ls TO shop for
pretty thinsg to wear.
And her theory worked Az per.
Sonnlity developed aud appearance was
metamorphoScd my superlors paid
more attention to me, and FROM that