Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

tions, of so changing a variety and
scope. that it is wonder that any
man in the world has any idea what
they are all about, as the saying is.
Most men don't. They know when a
woman looks good in hat, and when
it is not becoming, but the Why and
the how is utterly beyond them.
Most men have comforting feeling
that their wives can purchase hats
nowadays that are chic yet cheap.
While woman may pay S25 or $45 or
more for one small hat, she can get a
very good one for IS and in many cases
even less.
The masculine hat buyer prides him.
self on his turnover" This Is bust
ness word that means, as far as we
can find out, selling as rapidly as pos
siole. We have forgotten whether our
particular buyer turns his hats over
forty times year. or only four times,
but whichever it is, it is doing pretty
well, we gather.
How does it happen" we asked him,
that you get larger salary tnan
many eminent men who have gained
the esteem and veneration OF the
world?"
He smiled. ...
cts my turnover he admitted. Fur
Their than that he refused 20 go. The
discussion was so puerile. we felt he
felt, that he could not dignity 1t by dis
cussing it, He turned his hats over,
and that was all there was to 1t: we
had an absurd and no doubt chlldiSn
fancy that his hats went spinning over
and over, while his salary kept gong
up and up.
His salary. however had not turned
over enough to keep up with his nats
Drawing him out delicately, we as
covered that he had turned over ms
hats SO speedily that he thought MS
salary ought to turn over. 100, ana
somehow it hadn't. His fabulous pay
had stood still! He was going 10 see
about it.. He was going to tell EN- tnat
he must have just twice as mucn, OF
he would accept the offer OF rival
firm. There was no particular hiScon-
tent or misgiving about it-he put II
on a purely business plane. He turned
'en over-his pay ought to turn, 100
It was that simple.
We have always felt a hankerlng To
be a fioorwalker. They are not caiieo
that. any more, we understand, put we
have forgotten what they are calleo, 81
will use the time-honored ana tlme-
tested title. =. ~
A floorwalker gets to work In an
atmosphere of pretty ladies, and tnere
is nothing that would suit us more
than that. They come at f1oorWalKe,I,
from all angles, and because ne is all
dressed up they smile sweetly at him
and ask him where the furniture IS
and on what floor one may f1nd the
towels and whether the notions are
on the first floor or the fifth. and now
much that pretty dress in the window
costs. o,,o
floorwalker, as far as we can make
them out. has a double duty imposed
upon, him, to smile gently at the ladies
and to frown nightly at the men. we
have never exactly understood TINS
treatment of their own sex by moor
managers. All the ladies they smile SO
nicely at have husbands or beaux, and
thew might at least look pleasant when
confronting a lone male on the search
for spool of thread
Floorwalkers, like window dressers
however, have their problems which
are not known to the customer, sc. we
forgive them from the bottom OF tnelf
heart. especially the dressers. Secretly
we know a couple of fioorwalkers we
long to punch in the nose and then run
Maybe we shall do it, some day. II you'
kind reader, happen to be in certain
store. and suddenly see gentleman IN
a gray suit assault tall man in frocE
coat. know that we have given in to
that impulse at last.