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Show txuod Look In liastDesv Here i3 a little story which-seoms to Indicate that the pretty girl's businedz prospeots are hampered by her pretti ness-r The secretary of a large eastern insurance insur-ance cumpany decided a short time sinca that it would be better for his office work to introduce half a dozen or mow women as typewriters, operators and as-distant as-distant bookkeepers. Ho had noted that of tho feminine employees in his office the pretty ones were the least effective and attracted the most attention, to tho detriment of the work of the other olerks. So ho deoided to engage only women who were of mature years and experienced in office work. Pirst ho advertised, ad-vertised, stating that applicants should give age and number of years' experience. experi-ence. He did not suoceed in getting a single satisfactory reply. Then he went to a well known business college and told the manager that he did not suppose sup-pose ho would have any trouble in aiding aid-ing him, as he did not want a young or attractive looking woman. The manager listened to him whila ho explained his wants, and then, going to a desk, took out a file of letters, with a smile, and laid tLsm bofore his visitor. There were upward of half a hundred applications from banks and commercial commer-cial institutions, and every one of them, without a single exception, asked for a woman of mature age. The manager said that it was absolutely impossible tG supply tbe demand for employees of the description that business men now demanded, de-manded, but ho had rafts of pretty gir t all times who were applicants |