The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28
FROM SHOP GIRL
POINT Of VIEW
Things And People Look Different
From Behind Counter, Thinks
Times Girl
DEPARTMENT STORE PATIENCE
(By Nuurluc Buttsl


you look to the girl behind the coun-
teri III confess never did That
is, not until Saturday, when | played
sHlcsgirl.
In two OF the large department
stores OF the city | was permitted to
20 behind the counters and walt on
the customers, In order to observe
them from the salesgirl's point ol
view. A day OF this opened my eyes
to lot Of Interesting things, humor'
ous and pathetic, that the salesgirl
sees every day.
At the hosiery counter In one Of the
stores, blonde girl Of 8 came up to-
the girl next 10 me, and holding up Il
small pair Of silk socks, said. II
hate to bOthnh YOU, but II hole came
In these the first time | put them on
"Do you want TO exchange them for
another pair?" asked my nelghbor.
III It's not too much trouble" the
little girl answered politely.
Thank you evah 80 much,' she
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ceiyed her package and hurried away
My first customer was an 0ut-of
town shopper, who bought two pairs
Of Russian-gTeen hose. She chatted
pleasantly while she waited for her
change, and said Goodbye quite
sweetly Then came cross-looking
man, who inquired In a surly tone,
where the mems socks were. He was
/ followed by woman and her daugh-
ter who couldn't be pleased. After
two other girls and | had dragged out
half the stock they decided they
would wait till we get to Kansas
City" My next customer, neat
looking man, wanted six pairs Of
socks What size, pleasel' asked.
Il declare n know" he said, but |
wear size l4Ia collar
At the other store | worked In the
suit department A large well-dressed
man brought his meek little wife mp
to me aud said: Get me suit for
her In something about seven dollars. "
told him we had nothing at that
price, and he walked away pompously,
with his wife tagging displritedly
In the millinery department an el.
derly woman was buying a small black
hat and crepe veil, Her companion,
tail young girl. was saying IT'S too
bad, aud now she's left with those two
little children" A little girl Of 8 was
trying on fluffy "little girl" hats, and
turning this way aud that before her
admirlng grandfather's eyes. Finally
she found one she liked, and clasping
her hands Eve Jr. remarked Gran
daddy, II | bring you your slippers
every night, may | have TT
In the lingerie department, ! helped
the girl at my counter sell number
Of expensive blouses to q customer II
took about nm hour TO make the sale,
and after II was recorded the custom
er decided that she didn't want them
after all so our time spent In selling
the goods was wasted.
"Oh WELL she remarked patroniZ'
ingly, you're here to show goods,
even II you don't sell any" II was
difficult for me TO count ten before
spoke" but the other girl said re
slgnedly I'm used to that and you
ought To I've thankful It's no worse. A
woman threw a shirtwsist In my
face not long ago, and that almost
made me mad"
A little actress came In and bought
some silk lingerie, humming a gay
little tune while she waited for her
package,
Two ginger colored negroes came up
to the counter erinnins. Maria
she wants to look at some llngeray,"
snld one, she's a.goin' TO glt ma
hied, Maria ia"
"Aw. Momms,' said the other, you
doesn't has to tell evaythang you
knows" Maria and "Mofnma" after
much delIberulion bought ffty-cen
breakfast cap, and strutted proudly
away.
These are only a few OF the inter
esting incidents in my day ~ sales
girl. Imagine the numerous things
to laugh at or sigh over, that are
seen and heard by the saleseirl who
waits on you day after day.