New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-15
Escape Hopeless Once
They Fall Under Sales
girls Magic Spell.
REGULAR SHOPGIRLS
PROVE STANCH AIDS
Throw Purchases to Hospital
Workers, Who Charm Employees
by Their Mixing"

The women who are doing social ser
vice work for Bellevue Hospital must
have had O special tip from the Wealth
er Bureau when they chose Monday as
the day 20 begin their work as sales
women al Gimbel's. Its vernal soft
ness made every woman realize that
she must have a new hat, most men
that they were running low on ties.
To I'll these needs they turned TO Gin
bels, where society women were sell
ing just these things and incidentally
collecting 10 per cent Of their sales for
Bellevue.
II these spring shoppers were not
fancy when they left the store, It was
not the fault Of the amateur shopgirls.
One days training had given every one
Of them selling conversation which
would convince the most skeptical that
the lazy lions srrawling on the library
steps we're beautiful. The most sombre
gown became as glorious as the INES
Of the field when they described II.
Line of Talk Convincing.
A young man felt the call Of spring
Yesterday and braved the floor walker
in Gimbels in quest OF neckwear. he
was directed to the third floor. with
little difficulty n young woman in the
conventional black and white" Of the
department store clerk made him her
willing prey At first he did not real
ize that she was not dyed in the wool
shopgirl, but when he discovered that
she was wearing a horseshoe OF dia-
monds and a tiny ball of coral traced
in platinum and jewels on a platinum
chain he began TO wonder. He had
heard that "heaven will protect a
working girl" but he also understood
that only spiritual benefit came from
that direction. lie looked again, and
found that she wore red band bear
ing a white cross or her right arm, the
badge Of the Bellevue workers.
How much are these tlesY' he
asked. A sign told him the prices
RANGED from 81 20 $3.50, but he wanted
TO see how society did its work.
The girl played the game with spirit.
Ignoring the sign. she picked up box
Of cravats and examined the price tag.
"These are ST." she answered. Here
is something very smart in stripes.
Don't you like it?' 49,,
Tts rather giddy, don't you think
500
ooh. not BIT. RS quite re dernier
cri' in cravats. You see," and she made
desperate attempt to wrap the piece
of silk around her finger TO show the
effect Of the knotted scarf, you see
oh. I never could learn 20 DO that-but
anyway when you wear 1t only little
of it shows"
Regular Shopgirls Help.
"Pcrhaps it isn't bright enough for
spring." the man suggested, taking the
purple. blue, black and white strip OF
silk from her.
Flows this?" She picked up tie
Of black with q diagonal stripe In
white. ut hasn't the colors, but 1t IL
even more striking in its contrasting
simplicity. You could wear it with
any color suit. think you'd wear II
very we'll"
When a pretty girl tells man he
would look well in anything there Is
nothing TO do but buy that thing. The
customer bought black and white, his
dreams had been of lavender and rose.
A professional shopgirl brought him
the tie scaled in an envelope. These
ladies are awful nice" she ventured.
They mix right in with US, and that's
half the battle
She did not realize that she was put
ting in ono sentence big argument
against the snobbery 50 often attrib-
uted TO wealth.
The social service workers yesterday
confined most Of their efforts to sell
inc hats. They fitted and hunted be-
coming models all day long Occasion
ally a lorgnette came into play a.
special feature OF some millinery tri-
umpb was examined. They waited on
their friends and on strangers with
like courtesy. and were never too tired
20 20 through showcases or stock draw
ers for style that would please the
buyer.
1--WE appreciate the girls behind the
counter as we never did before" said
Miss Ruth Morgan. In telling her half
Of the battle" "They have been so
AclpIul 10 lN anu oAttN lAIH'u oHito
our way 50 we could make our 10 per
cent We know now their hardships
and their Joys Most of US are com
ing back tomorrow because this sale
is benefting US as well as Bellevue
Hospital"
Society women who will act as sales
women at Gimbel's to-day are Mrs. c.
y. Bliss, jr., Mrs. Sydney Breese, Mrs.
l. Townsend Burden, jr., Mrs. Arthur
Scott Burden, jr., Mrs. Lewis Stuyve-
SAINT Chanler. Mrs. Charles Dana Glib
son, Miss Yvonne Gourd, Mrs. Austen
Gray, Mrs. Lydig Hoyt, Mrs. Oliver
Isclin. Mrs Stowe Phelps. Mrs. p. Stuy-
vcsant Pilot, Mrs. Clifford Pinchot,
Mrs. Frank l.. Polk. Mrs John Prentice.
Mrs. Alfred Seton and Mrs. William
Church Osborn, chairman OF the Social
Service Bureau.