The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-29
Its Charm Lies in
Its Inconsistency
Opportunities, / m d e
pendence and Sue
cess Often Spoil
Greatest Asset, Says
Prominent Business
Woman.
Observation-Disclosures lIEallnEaIIE'

1.-THE secret of success for the bust
ness woman? First of all, she must
know what she wants to do. The BUSH
ness world complains of her insincerity
of purpose Marriage. indifference, fri
VoIity-these and a dozen Similar rea-
sons bar a woman from achievement. ~
sincerity is one of the first hurdles that
she must Jump. When she knows what
she wants she must go after 1t with
all her tact; she must show an eager
ness to learn; she must develop adapta-
bility; above all. she must keep her
feminine charm"
Mentally we made note that Mrs.
Elizabeth Porter Ritchey, manager cf
the thrift department of the Morris
Plan Company of New York, had kept
her charm very effectively. And her
office also was charmingly feminine.
The rug, we suspect, was chosen to
bring out the blue in-but there, We
may be mistaken. Anyway, it was joy
Gus and becoming.
Mrs. Ritchey is entitled to speak with
authority on the subject of business
success She herself has had an unusu-
ally interesting career, and in her pres
emit position in her work as manager
of service and thrift for the Rochester
Savings Bank and in her connection
with the Savings Bank Association she
has had an unusual opportunity to
to success in the business world,
Freedom in Work.
sThere is a freedom about the thought
of being a part of the worlds work of
finance and trade that goes to a woman's
head" Mrs. Ritchey continued The
opportunities, the independence, the as
ISOLATION with men sometimes spoil the
greatest, asset that a woman has-he~
femininity and charm. The business
woman must learn to supplement. Too
many women start out to beat the
men with whom they are associated.
Their attitude indicates defiance-there
is an air of superiority about them that
Is fatal to success The business woman
must practice finesse-She must fit her
suggestions into the schemes about her.
Many women become vital parts of a
business without any fuss or noise. They
have become valuable because they have
learned to cooperate.
1.-THE question of clothes is always an
important one, and especially so in bust
ness. Cleanliness, appropriateness, a
look of general care-these are the
things that an employer notices. Over
dressing, harsh colors, extreme styles
inevitably arouse a prejudice in his
mind, For clothes indeed for all per-
sonal expenses, 1 am a strong advocate
of the budget system. Not just an alb
stract budget, however. 1t is well to
take a month to find out what one
actually spends, then add an experts
advice in working out an ideal plan of
expenditure With thoughtful spending,
with the good advice in every standard
magazine on how to dress, with the
efforts being made in department stores
to educate women in values and good
taste, there is really no excuse for a
woman being appropriately dressed.
a "Promptness is another virtue which
thousands Of business girls underrate.
How many women never gain that
twenty or thirty dollar raise that would
spell comfort and happiness to them,
because they cannot get to work on
time. They consider it small thing,
to be Just a minute or two late, yet
that svao'' t'''-@~ " No. - go ~T~'''5