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Show Dancing1 'Out of a Job MANY GIRLS USE NO SENSE And Their Employers, in Conse- quence, Never Think of Promot- ing Them to Responsible Places j By Eleanor Gilbert. (Author "Tlio A nt hi (Ions AVoinnti In JItiNliir..") THERE" E one thinpr worse than bclntf a "lonely business woman." wo-man." and that ls being1 such a social favorite that business becomes be-comes an unpleasant intrusion. It requires skill lo Btccr between the extremes of loneliness and ' excess entertainment. If you refuse a proup of Invitations, Invita-tions, that come too close together, on the plea of business requiring your strength; It's likely horros! lo cut off entirely a source of social diversion. And yet, acceptance of too many seductive Invitations ls bound to exact an exorbitant toll of the business woman with ambitions. ambi-tions. Because tho "morning after" Is not entirely a masculine perquisite; perqui-site; and; if T am to believe the testimony of one large, employer of women, it Is becoming 'almost a. feminine monopoly, becausu women are less afraid of losing jobs than men! The gentleman In question was Interviewed In his office on a Monday Mon-day morning .and precipitated the discussion after the entry and exit of a languidly berrt-iful young clerk. She trailed Into tho office leisurely, shoved some papers on the desk, "yawned refinedly onco or tvicer didn't know anything she was asked and dragged herself out of the office as though she wished she were anywhere else. The usincss man smiled cood-humorcdly cood-humorcdly as she loft. "Looks' lfkc a pretty Inefficient type to havu Kg around, doesn't she?" he suggested O pleasantly. "Fact is, however, she's H one of the best workers we have. "vSj This 13 only the 'morning after.' I V understand from reliable sources that 3hc dances as well as most of I the cabaret stars, and I've a Justl- fin hie suspicion that she doesn't j f. wa3te hor sweetness on the dc3crt air.' ;; I kept her waiting ten minutes ! ; one morning while I examined some : papers Bhe brought in, and whoa I shoved tho papers across the desk to her she didn't move to take thorn. 1 looked up, and she was sitting in the chair fast asleep' She" jumped with a start- when I ( spoke to her. blinked her eyes sltip-Idly sltip-Idly for a minute," and when sho saw mgc laughing she flushed and confessed that sho had been danc- ; Ing until 3 a. m. tho two nights p previous." K "But what kind of work did sho ' do? Did she work better for hav- ing had the stimulation of two w nights'' extensive dancing?" was an irresistible query, "Hardly," he admitted. "I don't Jjm suppose sho does much work at all 3 those days. But she makes up for 1 It the next days following, and i wlrcn she has a day that she starts In fresh and up to par. she really ls a splendid worker. ; "Promotion? Well, no. You see, she's perfectly all right In tho lit- ' tie clerical job she has, and she produces decent results worrying ; along as she does. But of courso ! wc couldn't entrust hor with any kind of responsible job requiring , ; a rename level of efficiency every ; lqy. Oh, yes, she's pretty smart. and catchca on to ideas quickly, i and is rapid- as can be when sho does start the day right, but sho won't be any jcood for even a small Job If she ltesps the Jiace up for a year or two more." "What will you do with her ' then?" "Oh. we won't do anything my partner will probably fire her on one of his rhoumatic days. Then -between dances she'll be a pro- g fesslonal Job hunter." W |