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Show FUSSY -MAN MAKES PROTEST Almost Universal Trick of City Salesmen Sales-men Makes No Sort of Appeal to Him. "Of course it is generally understood under-stood that we can always run the other oth-er fellow's business better than he can," said the fussy Philadelpbian, "which is all the more reason for surprise sur-prise that our advice is so seldom regarded. re-garded. I could tell the haberdasher, for instance, what sort of salesmen he should have behind his counters. "1 have never yet met one of these fellows who could resist the temptation- to tell me. what I should wear. And that isn't the worst of it They tell me I should wear certain things because they do, not realizing that that is the very reason why I should not wear them. "I rather pride myself upon the nicety of my attire, and to have one of these young whippersnappers say, "Here is the collar for you; I wear thoBe myself,' as though that would Influence me favorably, certainly does get on my nerves. And they all do It It seems to be considered by their employers em-ployers as an asset in their favor. "If I wanted to look like a $15 a week counter jumper I might consider their taste and follow their advice. But I don't" |
