Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26

40 II, but must make good"
said pretty Helene Rain.
~ with a determined little
shake OF her blonde head. "The
men were unlovely to us when we
stepped into the places left by the
boys who had joined the colors.
They were dubious, a bit skeptical
and sometimes little unkind, and
I've just got TO show EN-"
And she has
Behind her pretty little desk, just
inside the door of one OF the largest
furniture stores in the city sits this
attractive bit of femininity and with
one glance of her big blue eyes she
decides whether you are shopping"
OF buying"
Miss Rain is the official starter"
OF this big concern for she turns
your hayward steps into the right
paths. 1t matters not what you
wish to purchase, carpet tacks or
Bullets, you are in her hands the
minute you step inside the door un-
til you have been surrendered to the
salesman. So expert is she that
very often she can determine Just
what you wish to buy. Perhaps the
flower in your buttonhole spells
cfetonnes or perhaps the 18th but
ton on your spat by some mystcri-
GUS means denotes tea wagon, for
by some psychic power she reads
your innermost thought.
Not always has Miss Rain dwelt
in an atmosphere of Jacobean tables
and Tiffany vases, for not so very
long ago she smiled at you over the
footlights. The possessor of a
charming voice she was member at
a sextet and travelled over the
Orpheum circuit for several seasons.
With war unsettling the lives of the
stage folk she returned to her home
city to enter business. The young
man who formerly occupied her po-
sitiun at the local store enlisted and
opportunity knocked at the door Of
this pretty miss.
Will she ever be contented to
stay at home, INDUCING only in the
little gaieties OF life? Let her speak
for herself,
"Oh, ] never could stay att home
and do nothing. / love people, they
are a Bit difficult at times, but / do
love them, especially in my stage
work. You know Immediately if you
are a success, and how we listen for
the FIRST little ripple Of applause"
Miss Rain is the daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. George Rain and spent
her school days in Omaha. After
a few months study in the east she
accepted an engagement for the
Orpheunl circuit and now after sew
eraI months as a business girl it is
hard to decide which career attracts
her most, Her position is such a
unique one and she performs her
duties so we'll that she has become
true student of human nature.
Each salesman in the concern has
his own particular talents and this
little "doorman" must decide which
one will best suit the customer.
1t is quite as delightful as attend
ing an afternoon tea to enter this
store for Miss Rain is really an at
tractive little hostess and her smile
of welcome brings warm little
glow to your heart. Your shopping
completed she smiles you out, in-
viting ycl to come again and you
dol
Will she ever 60 back to flnly
evening gowns and the makebelieve
world of stage land? Or will she
decide to cling to blue serge and
time eiockss--this attractive little
maid who so successfully fills the
place Of a departed soldier. It is
a vital question-to Helene Rain.
For, on stage or in store, "l1er
bright smile haunts you still" and
you want to go back for more.