The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-27
Things As
They Are

1t does seem a little cold, to
be doing housecleaning, right
now, to say nothing of the
snow, that would drift in. every
time one raised the window
to shake the rugs. But that's
just what they are doing over
at Rhodes. For invoicing is, to
the department store, what gen.
eral cleaning is to the house
wife-they both serve the same
end.
When Milady does the gen
eral spring cleaning, many
things come to light, that she
had forgotten-perhaps. They
are either made over for a
smaller son or daughter, given
away to the less fortunate, or If
not good enough for that,
chucked in the garbage can.
With Rhodes, it's the same
thing-only different. When
they take the invoice, not only
Is every shelf and drawer gone
over, every yard of lace meas
ured and every button counted,
but each and every article that
either contains Is checked off,
as well.
If the article or thing has
been in the store for just
short time, 1t Is brought out
into the light--that 1t may be
seen the better. II it has been
there for, say, six months-and
that is quite long enough for
Rhodes to ever carry a thing
1t is brought out, placed in
very conspicuous place and
marked SO low that it's real
temptation to the first buyer that
sees 1t. And IL they have had
1t too long, then you may find
II in among some of the many
bargains, Haunting a price-mark
so cheap in comparison with the
intrinsic value of the thing that
the buying of it-by you-is by
way of being joke on Mr..
Rhodes, for as a matter of fact
he paid real money for it.
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But the Inventory-House-
cleaning-goes right on. or
course there are no rugs to
shake out the window (the orr
entail ones are all being sold 20
and so per cent off, on the
sixth floor for model house
keeper, as they are, dirt is
never allowed to accumulate.
No matter how big the crowd
that visits the store, any day,
or how much snow they track
In right now, when night
comes, and the front door
closes, the vacuum cleaners get
busy, and-presto!-the store
is all clean again.
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It's this very love of clean
illness applied to their stock
that makes 1t such a delightful
place In which to trade. Clear
up your stock is the watch
word of each department head.
And a department head in that
big store Is something more
than a figurehead, for to him,
or her, is entrusted REAL Con-
fidence.
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They are made to feel that.
that particular department is
their very own; hence they
love it-work over it--and ever
strive to make of 1t success.
Clear up stock" is their watch
word, in truth and in deed. So
We find all through the big
store, bargains, each in them
selves sufficient to pay one for
shoveling off the snow from in
front of ones door, right now
in order that one may get out
and buy.
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The Fifth Floor Bargain
Store is a little boastful, claim
ing by very sagacious buying to
always have the best-but the
Head of the Silk Department,
down on the second floor, will
tell you that he isn't so sure
about that"
Still, If you will take the
time to look the Bargain
Store over, you will always find
marvellous bargains. Right
now, in keeping with the gen.
eral housekeeping idea, and
rather anticipating a few weeks
when we shall all be at it, they
are offering Wash Dresses and
good generous Aprons, to keep
the cloth dress clean-if you
prefer to wear that-at such
low figures won't quote them.
for fear you will doubt my
word. Better stop by and see
for yourself.
A woman has gained notori-
ETY. lately by writing a play
around the question, did lem
ons grow in the Garden of
Eden?" Whether they did or
not may be a question. but 1t is
q fact that they are still grow
ing somewhere. When you take
my advise. and visit the Fifth
Floor Bargain Store, stop by
the Grocery Department-you
will find lemons, lots of them
and oranges, and other things,