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Show lit the Girl Behind ' Jjjf the Counter Thinks Iolilud the counter comes in all sorts of women in tho r long dny s work, for all I lo more or less buying, bout as many ways to shop women, and Klrls behind know that either through ignoranrc, or simple laok of tho vast majority of wom-'filioppoyB. wom-'filioppoyB. They make our ssarily dtmcuU. and the ln-ri ln-ri rudeness of dorks thnt era complain of ard -usually ult. U is not meant' to say , faulty clerks, hut one does that a, little care, and con-i con-i tho part of tho . shopper In hotter service and fuller In her purchases, to say omotliiy friendly feeling bn-iOPPTs bn-iOPPTs and the clerks, who, c humnn. like tho former, to courtesy and considcra-:hat considcra-:hat women in several sin 1 more from thoughtlessness cllbomte cruelty, a woman to make a few suggestions that comv un day after day encc. -'ays this clerk: ir .shoppliifr early in tho ou can. Cot' the clerks are nd uble to give you bettor later in the day. If vou before noon, go somewhere Mi. and return to your shop-and shop-and refreshed. Thus you 3 noon rush In fact, if you there would he no noon If vnn nrp .1. bUSlnOSS i2 esc noon honr Is the only tlmo J or shopping, that Is different nalces many things right that mvisc he wrong. Dno Thorn in Plosli. rZ ?bus thorn In the llesh of the Ja Vis the 'Sampler.' .For her is vn every bolt, of goods on tho 42 Slensth Is unrolled so she can 2 U will look whu nfnde; up I ?2 I this piece Is all wool. If that iti" If the. other is tho newest :Vnd if It is likely to rema n jSivor: if it chances to bo silk. Mto know if it will crack and. ??lv. do you know it wqn't: ,and ."Cthas consumed much valuab Jo fcilmost all of the salesman s rgc stock of patience, she se-W se-W pieces and sweetly asks If tav'e samples of them. Sh re-Epcrfortnance re-Epcrfortnance at Hie trimmings fc'itho ribbon rrmnler. and ev-fclso ev-fclso that sho can rH samples docsn't buy 'a yard of auy-re auy-re Ton a "Looker"? ijio goes io the departments Kcannot get samples, and bc-nooker.' bc-nooker.' "With 1.."o in Iter Uooks, at every $10 waist in jilitaiding' ultjiualely to spend 'huit: sho must needs try on IP stilts posting double or even jta mount, and often wants full is of Jusl what allerallous will o mado In each in order to perfect lit." Thou fcho sajs ot decide now she was just nind anyway, and" maybe will ti. Maybo site docs come in : does the same thing over I this Is hard 'work for tho Hgie suit floor harder than any yffiUias not sponl hours lifting" (Jftvy suits, fitting them ou and t jCaUcrations. can realize "Pe-akcs "Pe-akcs a great deal of time that Slspcnt in making real saU-a. Jtk-'t standing with tlic firm de-ritlm de-ritlm amount of hrr sals for think it is a great comfort ifcland gloves are not often trid fttherc Is real intention to buy. IRkiiow tho "Looker." IlJsales person in thp store comes Jttho 'looker' and the 'sampler.' ffcu.ro shunned like tho plague. 'M customers reasonably object y,.liavo to wait, while others are MPhcn the clerk knows that there mo-money, hut much time spent Jfab case, and there is a good ja'salc with the olhor customer? Cthavc business at the notion ffmako a list of all the -little, wu, need, and buy .-Midi tilings tjaiccdlfs. hutlouM ami thrcud in Gjjnlc costs no mom, to do this. 'Syour own thru-, itjs well as the BBkjS: Make a note of the .little fiat you need frequently, with jllof each, so you will not have ifclc, price of them each tlrae-an-ijlgrc -saver. 'Ct-tuo Corset Counter. Ttlrl atstho corset counter spends eo ovoty morning cleaning t havo boon soiled by care- i, who did not rcinovo their ;n examining corsets. The to buy p. corset is. of course, .fitted; hut let me urgo you Stly, when planning to- buv a flee that your underwear Is J sounds like a needless oau-perlence oau-perlence has proved too sure-ntless sure-ntless women give little homl "cleanliness beneath tho sur-' sur-' corset filter who must fit ; corset on women who per-pot per-pot bathed nor changed their or ??v,,,'al l-i's is perhaps the. iEi?ic!a work doi, in ui wo AVs to Bargain Sales. Pjbjpct of bargain sales In too M1to bp handled In this- paper, many that tho folly 0f tho bar-; ffa;id licr Inst for somethlnj itfejiaif price are responsible in iHPtjre for the high juices ordi-Clwgecl. ordi-Clwgecl. Jf some goods aro sold pt enough extra proilt must 'be -others to even the. account; and -method Is lo mark tho 'goods fctly in the ilrxt place so that &Pj'ld at half tlte marked price falr profit bo made. If shop- pers did not demand sales of this kind, it would be possible to buy goods out of regular stock at a reasonable prlyo, and snapping could be done in much greater comfort to say nothing of the lessening of the strain on the salespeople. Be willing will-ing to pay a fair price for now goods, rather than to crush and crowd an"d half kill yourself for goods that are shopworn, shop-worn, just because you can get them a little cheaper. Finish Shopping Early, "finish your shopping early. The .woman who shops till the very last, minute, min-ute, going to soma store at five minutes to six, keeps the clerk nil tho way from a few minutes to half an hour overtime, and then says she cannot decide On colors col-ors at nighr. and will come in another tlmo, Is guilty of theft she has taken a part of lho time that belongs to the clerk'sown self, and has mado absolutely no compensation for it, JCveii If sho does come 1n again and buy the article, she-probably she-probably does not take tho trouble, to hunt up that same cleric -sho buys from the ono that comes handiest. And right hero let nic say that, whenever you take u clerk's time and do not buy the goods then and there, but come in later fdr them, you should if possible conclude the deal with tho clerk who first waited on you. She has given a portion of her time to making thut sale, and in common fairness it should bo recorded on her salesbook. Remember these" things af- feet a girl's standing with tho firm', and even determlno whether she shall be retained re-tained In their service or not. When Through Go Home. "When your shopping Is done, go home before tho stores close and all available transportation facilities -aro needed for the homcgolng' workers. Our streets in tho evening present a scene that must rouse the indignation of any unprejudiced onlooker. Countless women, with countless count-less bundles, rushing wildly hither and yon, utterly regardless of the 'rule of the. walk.' and In consequence hindering the progress of others and being hindered in tholr own why can wo not learn such a simple tiling as to Invariably- walk to tho right? crowded street cars. many, many tired women who have boon standing stand-ing all day in stores forced tof stand all or tho greater part of the way home; tired shoppers, too, standing, when by a little foresight and consideration most of thin rush and crowd might be avoided. Somo Few Do Plan. "We do not wish to he misunderstood as saying that all women who shop are thus inconsiderate and disagreeable. Far from it. There- aro women, though they are in' a minority, who carefully plan, their day's shopping, who begin early and shop systematically. In every caso where It is possible giving the salespeople salespeo-ple a definite Idea of what is wanted and about j he price they expect to pay, who are courteous and considerate, and show in a thousand little ways that they appro-clato appro-clato the courteous, efficient services of tho salespeople. For .such shoppers wc willingly ransack our shelves and exhibit all our best wares, and tholr orders receive re-ceive our b"st attention. You do not hear such shoppers complain that they can not cot properly waited on, for wo gladly give them tlm best service, or which we are capable. When such a woman finishes her day's buying, sho goes as a satisfied customer, leaving satisfied sat-isfied salespeople, who feel that they have done their work and that It has been appreciated. For your own comfort and satisfaction, as well as for ours, take heed to the way you do your shopping." |
