Evening star., 1937-01-01
1885. according to Mrs. M. K

1885. according to Mrs. M. 4.
Marsh, employe of a local furrier.
"The more expensive Persian lambs
and the high-priced eastern mink
ranked first as the years favorites,
replacing Japanese mink and Hudson
seal. the skins most in demand last
year." she said. "Silyer fox also has
been very popular, and in the last
few months sables in three to seven
skin effects have been generally
wanted. We have sold many eastern
mink, which run from $1,000 up,
whereas in 1885 only a few even in
quired about such furs."
The swagger coat is the favorite
style, she said. The most expensive
Mrs. Marsh sold during the past IL
months was about $3,700. while in
1885 it was about $2,500.
Window Washer Cleans Up"
BOY. did clean up!"
Max A. De Frentz, free lance
window washer. was adding up his
1886 ledger, and Mr.. De Frentz was
serious.
You want to know how much
better 1896 was to me than 1885? All
right, I'm telling you. cleaned up.
Il made money. I'm not buying
any Packards or Cadillacs, but made
dough. Not lot of dough, under
stand, but more than I did in 1895.
In fact there wasn't any comparison
between the two years. In 1885 I
didn't make money.
This year was different, though.
Everybody wanted their windows
cleaned and Max cleaned a lot of
them. Sometimes cleaned the same
windows twice week. Not that
didn't do a good job the first time,
understand (Max emphasized this
point by waving grimy chamois be-
meath his interviewer's nose), but
people seemed to think there was
something in having shiny windows
maybe it made what they were SELL
ing look better. I dunno!
Anyhow, I made money And the
other boys made money, too. If you
don't believe me. 60 ask 'em your
self. I'm too busy to talk to you any
more now, anyhow. got two more
jobs today down on F street. So
long"
Chambermaid Buster.
h.,k
1886 is the plant of Catherine
Bristol, colored chambermaid in a
Downtown hotel, Dto lpes at 23O9A
N street.
"Chambermaids don't get much
chance for tips like beuboys and
porters," she said, "but tDe sure
haze had more to do. MY boss
hired a te,o more women, but my
pay is just the same now that it
uas When I started here about
year ago."
Price No Barrier.
n. K. Wrap it up"
Maybe you said more than that
when you bought sisters or brothers
Christmas present. Perhaps you stop
ped and pondered over the price of
the gift, and then decided something
a little less expensive might do.
But not so with the majority of
Washington shoppers, according to
the folks who are in . position to
know-the shop girls.
This was true not only during the
Christmas season, but throughout
most of the past year. Practically
everybody seemed to be interested in
but one .thing-getting what they
wanted, no matter what the cost, ac-
cording to Miss Marjorie Hood, 26I8
Thirteenth street, a shop clerk.
Miss Hood, who has been employed
in the store for three years. added she
has never seen every one spending as
freely as they are today.
One shop girl said that. while she
could supply no figures, it appeared
that even the light-flngered shop
lifters were actually buying this year.
Antique Market Active.
The gen for luzuries and fnery
OF proved Dalue which develops as
the tDeaIth mounts up made 1886
a happy 366 days for Washington
antique dealer.
Activity in the antique market,
indeed, according to one sDlto has
spent his life in the business. is
good ,nder that people are really
rich again. NTH money to spend
on things they hdue no need OF.
I'VE handle lururies OF an eI-
nilnsnse