The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-23
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When Eve descended to the street
floor in the evening she was almost
certain to catch glimpses, through
the elevator door. of belated buyers
in consultation with the window
trimmer or attending 10 some final
detail of the DAYS work. Women,
Eve reflected, seemed unable to
shift the burden Of petty details to
other shoulders. Few men execu-
tives. she knew, would have both
cred with the nunberless small
tasks.
Z We decided that she would copy
L the methods Of the men execu-
tives when she betame advertising
manager Of Bixbyt.
She felt that Mr.. Bixby was
studying her apprasingly when she
entered his Office.
Good morning, Mrs. RAIDER, he
said. I wanted . talk over your
column with you. II hasn't devel-
I oped quite as I h,ped it might. I
don't put the entire responsibility
on your shouldet, however. Mr.
+ Barnes and I sre.perhaps quite as
much to blame.
There have ben times when I
was much please with your work
in that line. Tat column you
wrote about oriedal rugs, for in
! stance, was first ate
Eve fastened b explain that
/ George Bliss desered the credit for
that. He made re feel that there
( is romance and potry IN merchan-
disc" she went on
Exactly" exclaimed MI. Bixby.
I've always conteded that mer-
+ chandise is more tan a matter of
. bargain sales. If gu and George
Bliss and I can So the romance
and poetry in it, erhaps we can
make others see It,.
Suppose we TAX table dsmask
. next. I have an lea Mr.. Fulton
can tell you quite aOt about linen
weaving if you sta, him talking
, some day when he sn't busy. If
! he can't tell you mch, there is
, always the library.
, And were plannig a folder for
Easter brides, featuhg table sill
p yer. Suppose you gtinto the in
t teresting facts back , table silver.
s Out at the art musen they have
r one or two exampleDf Paul Re-
o vere's work. Go outRnd look at
/. them. Take Mrs. Peaey along to
e make a sketch of the ieces. There
0 are a great many pede who don't
know that Paul Reeve was a sill
y versmith. Others VIII do know it
e have never heard thaSOme of his
e work may be seen make City"
II L didn't know it. ie confessed.
II Then there's glaware! Find
g out about glass-Stieg, Waterford,
Bristol, Venetian. moon. There's
romance in aluminium you know
how to find it. Now Is see what
you can dol
Is 1--WE was delighted VII this as
5 Z signment. yet rath chagrined.
to because it had not occred to her
" to pursue the line sgested by
a George Bliss.
er The linen buyer wasble to tell
to her many interesting ngs about
OF the history of linen wing. His
IN grandfather had bee a linen
sh weaver in Belfast. In ne public
library she found so mn material
Mt that it was difficult to sct
a. She began to spend my of her
es evenings at the library. Tough she
ut knew she would have zen quite
fit justified in taking time this re-
t. search from office hoursjhe would
,w not admit, even to hers, what
boon this new work was her. 1t
ri kept her thoughts fronOick and
or the rift that was wideni between
a them.
he More important. perha this adj
ditional work gave her eady eX-
rst cuse from evenings at e bridge
in table where she felt helf to be
art constantly under tn jealous
49, scrutiny of Dorothy Whitney,
On How much the other girlessed or
70 knew about Dicks grow silence
&c Eve had no way of knQg. She
10 felt. however. that her { misery
49, must be an open page fsny one
ae to read.
~ Was it possible that re was
- some understanding betn Miss
MCKINNEY and Dick?
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