The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-05
CONFESSIONS
Of A Wife
THE NEW OUTLOOK On
MARRIAGE

After walking down beautiful
Michigan boulevard IN Chicago. {
reached tho great department store
that was my destination tu splendid
spirits and I spent the whole day
shopping. taking my lunch in the
store
love 10 talk 10 good safes
woman. little book. for a woman who
can sell goods Is usually interesting
even II she probably prefers George
81. Conan to Shakespeare, and doca
not know that such a man as iha~n
ever lived The young woman who
sold me set ~ furr tina, did not
need was particularly clever and en-.
tcrtalning. and invited her 60 lunch
with me she had 20 get permits.
sion of some one higher ur. who
after looking me over and the size
% my purchases on travellers alp.
gave a somewhat ErudginE consent.
That old cat doesn't like me.
said the girl confidently. she thinks
maybe I arm going to have her place
some day"
Well. arc you
"Of course know more about
tho stock and the selling end than
.h. does now Pretty soon I'm go
inE To manage 20 set in tho buying
end. and 'firuy' she'll never
know what nent her up"
what viii scnd her upf''
Well. III tell you what one % tho
things will h--sh- always acts rs
tho ahe owned the store. and I've
found out that you want tg act as
tho the woman you nrc waiting on
owns tho store fisaides. instead %
making US all love her and help her
game. We all hate her and try 20
block IL when ws can. You've Eo,
10 fight your wRy IN this game
How aSfuir' I exclaimed.
Not bit OF It II you fight fair
It's only when you got stab In tho
back that II takes tho pep out %
you. That woman never fights fair
and the girls under her can't fight
back. you SEE. II you say anything.
every one thinks you arc Jealous"
DO you always intend 10 stay In
this business I inquired curiousiy
for this girls outlook on hfe inter.
c4ted mo very much Don't you
ever think Of getting married.
My little "Eniespcrson hluahcd.
''Of course I hope TO marry. but
ask you. II you were me. how
would you go about ~ never
meet a boy who is getting any more
salary than /. who wants to marry
me. The other kind think I am just
game for filtration or pastime
when they are bored with the girls In
their own station. I've got their
numbers and / leave them severely
alone. But what - a Giri like me
10 do7 could marry the young
man in the shoe department tomor.
row. but he IL getting SIS "a week
and how far will that go toward
II taking care Of. wife and bahlcs7 BE.
sides. altho know Harry is a dear.
also know that he will never rise
above the position Of floorwalker
III marry some day when ono OF the
department managers offers mo his
pay check" She laughed as she
said H. and I laughed with her.
you don't seem downhearted
about IT," exclaimed.
I'm not. I'm taking what good
times | can get as I go along. And
want to tell you a secret am
taking just an good care not 10 fan
in love with the wrong fellow as he
In trying not 10 fan IN love with
me / am Just as anxious TO mar.
~ well as he is"
| was Intensely Interested In this
confession. little book. particularly
as suppose that many people. both
men and women. would think this
girl with her slang and her com
mon sense. was az hard az nails and
unwomanly. In reality she was "A
pretty girl who WIS having the time
Of her life taking lunch with "A Gus.
toner who. altho she seemingly had
lot of money to spend, was just
"a girl like herself only "a little older
/ hope she will marry her depart
ment manager. and he will be In
luck II he gets her
tn he eont fulIedl